ABOUT US
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President and CEO
Paul A. Hadik
Mr. Paul A. Hadik serves as President and CEO at PREL, providing leadership and direction for operational functions and programmatic work. Hadik previously served as a Consultant with Graduate School USA, strengthening Chuuk Department of Education’s reform processes, Principal at Chuuk High School, Director of the Kosrae Department of Education, and Principal of Kosrae High School. For the past 20 years, he has led or advised numerous quality-setting, and school improvement initiatives.
Board of Directors
PREL’s Board of Directors guide our policies, financial investments, and management. Members represent constituent groups within the U.S.-affiliated Pacific and are leaders in their own industries – education, government, private business. The Board meets regularly to review programs and set strategic planning directions.
Mr. Vic Angoco (PREL Board Chair)
Senior Vice President, Pacific Division
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
Dr. Mary Okada (PREL Board Vice Chair)
President
Guam Community College
Mr. Stephen A. Brock (PREL Board Treasurer)
Vice President/Private Banking Division
First Hawaiian Bank
Mr. Nathan T. Okubo
Partner
Cades Schutte LLP
Dr. Patrick Tellei
President
Palau Community College
Dr. Judith T. Won Pat
Independent Education Consultant
Mr. Max Yarawamai
Founder
Resort Management Group, Hawaii
Program Governance Council
The Program Governance Council supports the research and education mission of PREL, providing the crucial link between the organization, schools and local communities, as well as ongoing input on local needs and the strategic direction of PREL’s work in education.
Dr. Tulensru Waguk
Director of Education, Kosrae State Department of Education
Mr. Sinton Soalablai
Minister of Education, Republic of Palau
Mr. Jon J.P. Fernandez
Superintendent of Education, Guam Department of Education
Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga
Director of Education, American Sāmoa Department of Education
Ms. Rosa Lynne Florendo
Teacher Representative, Republic of Palau
Mr. Wilbur Heine
Minister of Education, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mr. Graceful Enlet
Acting Deputy Director of Education, Chuuk State School System
Dr. Christina Kishimoto
Superintendent of Education, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education
Mr. Kalwin Kephas
Acting Secretary of Education, Federated States of Micronesia National Department of Education
Ms. Teresa Filepin
Director of Education, Yap State Department of Education
Mr. Glenn Muna
Interim Commissioner of Education, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System
Mr. Churchill Edward
Director of Education, Pohnpei State Department of Education