Epsiode #19: A Talk Story w/ Kupu Pacific Resiliency Fellows

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with a few of the fellows from the first cohort of the Kupu Pacific Resiliency Fellows Program. We have recently aired a podcast with John Leong, the CEO of Pono Pacific and Kupu Hawaii. We briefly spoke about this fellows program but today we will go into detail because these fellows from across the Pacific are here in Hawaii today! Do checkout that podcast next if you haven’t already listened to it. We will begin with Elia Herman, the Senior Program Manager for Kupu Hawaii. 

The Pacific Resiliency Fellowship program capitalizes on the experience of Kupu and the resources of Hawaiʻi to better equip this generation of change-makers; to create a network of Pacific Island leaders; and to collectively learn and grow from our shared, as well as divergent, experiences. Pacific Resiliency Fellows (PRF) is an international fellowship program that brings together rising local professionals well-positioned to affect change who work on conservation or sustainability initiatives throughout the Pacific region. The goal of the program is to support the development of resilient communities by building local capacity and supporting the development of empowered social entrepreneurs. The program will also provide a space for sharing of best practices and lessons learned, and create a working network of individuals addressing issues of resiliency within their communities. In cohort one we will connect Fellows across the Pacific, including American Samoa, Guam, Hawaiʻi, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and Rapa Nui.

Fellows In Presenting Order:

Mallory Muna | CNMI | Communication Specialist | Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality - Division of Coastal Resources Management

Instagram: @goingcoastal_cnmi | Website: www.dcrm.gov.mp | Email: mmuna@dcrm.gov.mp

Jihan Younis | CNMI | CNMI Coral Reef Initiative Education and Outreach Coordinator | Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality - Division of Coastal Resources Management

Facebook: Laolao Bay Pride Campaign (Click Here) | Website: www.cnmicoralreef.com 

John Cowen | Hawaii | Graduate Student and former Associate, Investments at Ulupono Initiative

Email: johnLcowen@gmail.com 

Seneuefa Muliagatele | American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) | Engineering Technician 

Website: www.aspower.com | Email: seneuefa@aspower.com 

Farron Taijeron | Guam | Project Coordinator at The Nature Conservancy

Email: farron.taijeron@tnc.org

Kupu Pacific Resiliency Fellows Program 

Elia Herman | Senior Program Manager for Kupu Hawaii | Email: elia.herman@kupuhawaii.org 

Facebook: @Kupuhawaii | Instagram: @Kupuhawaii | Website: www.kupuhawaii.org/prf 

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