Vision
We envision a collaborative ocean community with diverse knowledge systems fostering a lifelong love for learning and a shared stewardship of Oceania.
Oceania serves as the regional
Chapter of the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA).
Meet the Board
Joanna Philippoff
Chair
College of Education
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Oʻahu, HI
Madeleine Sherman
Coral Resilience Lab
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Oʻahu, HI
Anne Rosa
Secretary
University of Hawai’i Sea Grant
Oʻahu, HI
Anuschka Faucci
Treasurer
Leeward Community College
Oʻahu, HI
Kanesa Duncan Seraphin
Membership, HaSTA liaison
University of Hawai’i Sea Grant
Kauaʻi, HI
Stephanie Betancourt
St. Anthony School
Maui, HI
Casey Ching
Heʻeia NERR
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Oʻahu, HI
Patty Miller
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA
Maui, HI
Lauren Van Heukelem
Communications Committee Chair
Center for Community Education
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Oʻahu, HI
Jenny Kuwahara
Mililani High School
Oʻahu, HI
Jenny Seki-Wong
University Laboratory School
Oʻahu, HI
Laura Jim
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Big Island, HI
Nicolas Brilliande
Lānaʻi High & Elementary School
Lānaʻi, HI