Staff
Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola, M.Ed.
State Director
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4201
M.Ed. in Special Education & Teaching - Argosy University
M.Ed. in Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision - University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
B.A. in Developmental Disabilities & Deaf Education - University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
A.A. in Business Administration & Management - American Samoa Community College
"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it's faced." - James Baldwin
Listed in alphabetical order by first name:
Denise L. Thomsen, M.A.
Project Director
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4205
M.A. in Forensic Psychology - Argosy University
B.S. in Criminal Justice - Argosy University
"The greatest enemy of tomorrow is yesterday's success." - Rick Warren
Heather Lee
Assistant Trainer
Phone: 684-699-2722 # 4203
B.AS. in Management - Wayland University
A.A. in Liberal Arts - American Samoa Community College
"Failure is another stepping stone to greatness." - Oprah Winfrey
Jane Claire Cappelle
HCBS Community Health Coordinator
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4209
B.A. in Women's Studies - University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Katrina Helsham
Communications Manager
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4206
M.Ed. in Higher Education, Student Affairs - Liberty University
B.A. in Mass Communications - Chaminade University of Honolulu
A.A. in Liberal Arts - American Samoa Community College
"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision passes the time. Vision with action can change the world." - Joel A. Barker
Lesina FalANiko
Office Assistant
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4202
"Don't let silly little things steal your happiness." - Anon
NathaIdia Moea'i
Transition Coordinator
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4204
B.Ed. in Elementary Education - American Samoa Community College
A.A. in Education - American Samoa Community College
A.A. in Liberal Arts - American Samoa Community College
"You don't have to be defined or confined by your environment, by your family circumstances, and certainly not by your race or gender." - Mariah Carey
Noel Candelario
Data & Quality Analyst
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4207
B.S. in Computer Science - Adamson University
"Let all that you do be done in love." - 1 Corinthians 16:14 ASV
Rosalee Shoulders
Project Manager
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4210
M.Ed in Higher and Postsecondary Education - Arizona State University
M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction - University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
B.Ed in Elementary Education - University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
A.A. Liberal Arts - American Samoa Community College
A.A. Political Science - American Samoa Community College
"The only limit to THE HEIGHT OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IS THE REACH OF YOUR DREAMS and your willingness to WORK HARD FOR THEM." Michelle Obama
Valencia Tinae
Project Admin Assistant for MFP
Phone: 684-699-2722 #4208
B.S. in Business Management - Colorado State University
A.S. in Business Management - American Samoa Community College
"There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the Heavens." - Ecclesiastes 3:1