Welcome to the Center for Graduate and Adult Services Center!

Dr. Deborah Baker
Assistant Vice President
Phone: (808) 544-1120

Adult Learner Programs

Marsha Castillo
Assistant Director of Admissions
Domestic Recruiting and Admissions
Phone: (808) 544-9300
Email: mcastillo@hpu.edu

Jill Merl
Associate Director/Advisor
Phone: (808) 544-9364
Email: jmerl@hpu.edu

Undergraduate Programs Supported:
All programs except Nursing and Sciences programs.

Nursing and Sciences students:
Please contact the Hawai'i Loa Campus Academic Advising Office at
808-236-3578.

Graduate Programs

Chad Schempp
Director of Graduate Admissions
Phone: (808) 543-8035
Email: cschempp@hpu.edu

Christine Rials
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Phone: (808) 566-2498
Email:crials@hpu.edu

Lisa Hanson
Director of Recruiting
Recruitment: US Mainland West Coast and Midwest Regions
Phone: 808-373-3737
Email: lhanson@hpu.edu

Rumi Yoshida
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
International Recruiting and Admissions
Phone: (808) 544-1417
Email: ryoshida@hpu.edu 

Danny Lam
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
Hawai'i Recruiting and Domestic Admissions
Phone: (808) 544-1135
Email: dlam@hpu.edu

Chris Stutes
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
Recruitment: US Mainland East Coast and Southern Regions
Phone: (808) 544-0282
Email: cstutes@hpu.edu

Graduate Student Advising

Erleina Danao
Director, Academic Advising
Phone: (808) 566-2499
Email: edanao@hpu.edu

Norma Kop
Assistant Director of Graduate Advising
Phone: (808) 356-5293
Email: nkop@hpu.edu

Trevor LaClair
Academic Advisor
Phone: (808) 543-8077
Email:tlaclair@hpu.edu

Shirley Zhuang
Academic Advisor
Phone:(808) 543-8031
Email: szhuang@hpu.edu

Leilani Arita-Takayama
Academic Advisor
Phone: (808) 356-5296
Email:larita-takayama@hpu.edu

Registration

Mina Lee
Senior Customer Service Representative
Phone: (808) 543-8034
Email: mmlee@hpu.edu

Patrick VanWyck
Registration Coordinator/Reconciliation Specialist
Phone: (808) 544-0279
Email:pvanwyck@hpu.edu