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Center for Community Education Staff
Lauren Van Heukelem
HIMB Faculty, Junior Specialist
Community Education Coordinator
M.S. Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Gagandeep (Gagan) Lally
Program Assistant
B.S. Natural Resource & Environmental Management (NREM) Marine Coastal Ecology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kekuʻiapōiula (Kuʻi) Keliipuleole
CCE & KeaoaLoʻe REMS Lab Graduate Assistant
B.S. + M.S. Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
UH Mānoa Marine Biology PhD Graduate Student
Shayla Kiyota
KUPU Member 2024-2025
B.A. Marine Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES) Alumni
Vivian Chan
KUPU Member 2025-2026
B.S. Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Our Project In Hawaiʻi's Intertidal (OPIHI) Alumni
Kapiʻolani Community College Marine Options Program (MOP) Alumni
Program Alumni
Hannah Bancroft
KUPU Member 2023-2024
B.S. Wildlife & Conservation Biology, University of New Hampshire
Coral Resilience Lab Program & Outreach Associate
Leah Barkai
KUPU Member 2022-2024
B.A. Environmental & Ocean Sciences, University of San Diego
UH Mānoa Marine Biology Master's Graduate Student
KeaoaLoʻe REMS Lab Graduate Assistant
Mark Heckman
Retired HIMB Faculty, Education Specialist
Previous Community Education Coordinator (2008-2022)
Master's in Education, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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