Elementary Faculty
Darci Asato-Garcia
Elementary Curriculum Coordinator • dasatogarcia @ ipahawaii.org
PD in Education – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
BEd – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
At IPA since 2007
Ruth Ann Babas
Elementary Music • rbabas @ ipahawaii.org
BM in Vocal Performance – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
At IPA since 2004
Alexia Byrne
Grade 3 • abyrne @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2021
Dora Chilton
Elementary Digital Innovation • dchilton @ ipahawaii.org
MFA in Art and Ecology – University of New Mexico
BA in Theater Design and Italian – Middlebury College
At IPA since 2019
Virginia “Tiny” Chuberko
Grade K Teacher's Aide • tchuberko @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2008
Katie Davis
Elementary Art • kdavis @ ipahawaii.org
MEd in Elementary Education – Lehigh University
BA in Art – Lafayette College
BA in Economics & Business – Lafayette College
At IPA since 2014
Sheena Fajardo
Grade 2 • sfajardo @ ipahawaii.org
MEd in Montessori – Chaminade University of Honolulu
BA in Psychology – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
At IPA since 2017
Sa’ofetalai Faulkner
Grade 4 • sfaulkner @ ipahawaii.org
MEd in Curriculum and Instruction – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
BEd in Elementary Education – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
At IPA since 2018
Terry Fuller
Elementary Science • tfulle r@ ipahawaii.org
BEd – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
At IPA since 2014
Richard Hata
Elementary Physical Education • rhata @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2020
Samantha Hodes-Der
Elementary Vice Principal / Counselor • shodesder @ ipahawaii.org
BS in Child and Adolescent Studies – California State University, Fullerton
MA in Counseling & Pupil Personnel Service Credential – Chapman University
Preliminary Administrative Credential – University California, Irvine
At IPA since 2019
Katherine Jones
Sustainability & Innovation Coordinator • kjones @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2018
Starr Kekoa
Grade K Teacher's Aide • skekoa @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2009
Momi Kuahiwinui
Grade K • mkuahiwinui @ ipahawaii.org
MEd in Elementary Education – University of Phoenix
BA in Hawaiian Pacific Studies – University of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu
At IPA since 2005
Seth Lee-Yee
Grade 3 • sleeyee @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2017
Ashley Leon
Grade 1 • aleon @ ipahawaii.org
BA in Elementary Education – Trinity Western University
At IPA since 2012
Anuhea Mertens-Newsome
Grade 1 • anewsome @ ipahawaii.org
BA in Sociology – University of Hawaiʻi
MA in Teaching – Chaminade University
MEd in Instructional Leadership – Chaminade University
At IPA since 2019
Nicole Ogimi
Grade 4 • nogimi @ ipahawaii.org
MEd in Elementary Education – Chaminade University
At IPA since 2018
Valeen Ohira
Grade 1 Teacher Aide • vohira @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2019
Fei Rao
Elementary Mandarin • frao @ ipahawaii.org
MPA in Public Administration – University of Southern California
At IPA since 2017
Uʻilani Reynolds
Elementary ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi • ureynolds @ ipahawaii.org
MEdT in Elementary and Hawaiian Language Immersion Education – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
BAS in Hawaiian Language – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
At IPA since 2019
Steve Ross
Elementary Principal • sross @ ipahawaii.org
MEd in Educational Leadership – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MA in Educational Counseling – University of Phoenix
BA in Elementary Education – Central Connecticut State University
At IPA since 2011
Rebecca Rudder
Grade K • rrudder @ ipahawaii.org
MEd in Reading – Auburn University
BS in Family and Consumer Sciences – Lipscomb University
At IPA since 2006
Kitty Tackett
Grade 2 • ktackett @ ipahawaii.org
BS in Early Childhood Education – College of Charleston
At IPA since 2021
Lisa Uesugi
Grade 5 • luesugi @ ipahawaii.org
BA in Elementary Education – Chaminade University
BFA in Art – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
At IPA since 2016
Joseph Villaluz
Grade 5 • jvillaluz @ ipahawaii.org
MA in Elementary Education – San Francisco State University
BA in History / Minor Education – University of California at Santa Cruz
At IPA since 2017
Xi Yang
Elementary Mandarin • xyang @ ipahawaii.org
At IPA since 2021
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