Meet the Staff

Lauren Moriguchi, Director

Lauren Moriguchi, Director
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Lauren was born and raised on Oahu, and has worked in education for more than 15 years at the district and state levels, including the Hawaii Department of Education. She has served as an educational specialist, preschool teacher, special educator, resource teacher and mentor teacher.

A graduate of the University of Idaho, she received her bachelor’s degree in Child, Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis on early childhood, and a minor in Aging Studies. She is currently working on her master’s degree in Curriculum Studies with an emphasis on early childhood.

Staff

Dolores Brockman State Office Teacher Email: [email protected]	Dana Ciacci Program Specialist Email: [email protected]	Tiffany Hirota State Office Teacher Email: [email protected]
Keli Houston Institutional Analyst Email: [email protected]	Chris Jackson Program Specialist (Head Start) Email: [email protected]	Kevin Kabasawa Data Processing User Support Technician (DPUST) Email: [email protected]
Kuulei Kaluhiokalani State Office Teacher Email: [email protected]	Phyllis Kawamoto State Office Teacher Email: [email protected]	Jeff Larson Research Statistician Email: [email protected]
Alohi Maiava Program Specialist Email: [email protected]	Ashley Miura Office Assistant Email: [email protected]	Coleen Momohara Early Learning Educational Specialist Email: [email protected]
Yvette Paglinawan State Office Teacher Email: [email protected]	Keopu Reelitz Communications Specialist Email: [email protected]	Kathi Takakuwa Early Learning Educational Specialist Email: [email protected]
Joelle Takayama Office Assistant Email: [email protected]	Lisa Teruya Secretary Email: [email protected]	Tania Torres-Delgado Secretary Email: [email protected]
Wimmie Wong Lui Policy Analyst Email: [email protected]