Department of Communication

Hawaii Pacific University Department of Communication Advisory Council

The HPU Communication Advisory Council (CAC) is an integrative forum where students, faculty and important professionals in our community discuss topics related to current Department of Communication programs. Many ideas from previous meetings have aided in the enhancement of the educational experience HPU provides.  Members of the Communication Advisory Council are hand-selected from Department of Communication faculty, students and representatives of Hawaii’s leading communication-related companies and organizations.

The CAC meets yearly to provide external program review of the Department of Communication’s course offerings, curriculum and design of majors.  Current communication industry members are listed below.

Council Members

Mr. Rick Blangiardi- President & General Manager, KGMB 9

Mr. Chuck Boller -Executive Director, Hawaii International Film Festival

Mr. Chuck Cotton-Vice President & General Manager, Clear Channel Hawai'i

Mr. Kerry Gershaneck -Congressional & Public Affairs Officer, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Ms. Marylou Foley –Director of Community Outreach, Waikiki Aquarium

Mr. Mike Kelly -General Manager, Cox Radio Hawai’i

Mr. Stafford Kiguchi –Senor  Vice President & Corporation Communications Manager, Bank of Hawaii

Ms. Kitty Lagareta –President, Communications Pacific

Mr. Joseph McNamara -President & General Manager, KHON2 Hawaii's News Channel

Ms. Anne Murata- Director of Marketing, Pacific Aviation Museum

Mr. William Meyer III -Attorney Dwyer Schraff, Meyer Grant & Green

Ms. Barbara Pleadwell – Partner, Hastings & Pleadwell Communications & Public Relations

Ms. Olena Heu –Reporter, KHON 2

Mr. J. Kenneth Sanders- Chairman, Co-founder, President, & Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Network

Ms. Georja Skinner- Chief Officer, Creative Industries Division Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Mr. Lance Tanaka- Manager, Government Relations Tesoro Hawaii Corp.

Ms. Barbara Whitman –President, BJW Public Relations

Mr. Phil Wood -Executive Vice President, Laird Christianson Advertising

Mr. John Temple –Editor, Honolulu Civil Beat

Mr. Kevin Burgarner - Editor, Pacific Business News

Ms. Sherry Menor-McNamara (Senior Vice President, Government Affairs)

Sherry Menor-McNamara