Education

 

1992 Maryknoll School

        Valedictorian

• Class President, Junior & Senior Years
• Founder, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools Student Leadership Board
• Pac-5 & Maryknoll Cross Country and Track - Intermediate, Junior Varsity, & Varsity Teams

1996 Princeton University

        Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

        American Studies Certificate

        Teacher Preparation Program Certificate

• Secretary, Hawaii Club
• Coordinator, Symposium on the Economic, Social, and Political Future of Hawaii in the Year 2000

2003 University of Hawaii

        William S. Richardson School of Law

        Juris Doctorate (J.D.)

        Environmental Law Certificate

• President, Student Bar Association
• Captain, Environmental Moot Court Team
• Managing Editor, Asian Pacific Law & Policy Journal

Work Experience

 

1993-96  United States Senate

              Intern, D.C. Office, Senator Daniel K. Akaka

 

1995-96  Trenton Central High School

              Social Studies Student Teacher

 

1996-00  Maryknoll School

              High School Social Studies Teacher

 

1996-03  Hawaii State Campaign Spending Commission

              Commissioner

 

2003-04  First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii

              Law Clerk, Honorable Dexter D. Del Rosario

              Circuit Court Judge

 

2004-05  Hawaii Supreme Court

              Law Clerk, Honorable Simeon R. Acoba

              Associate Justice

 

2005-06  Senate Research Majority Office

              Research Attorney, Assigned to

              Commerce & Consumer Protection Issues

 

Community Service

• William S. Richardson School of Law Alumni Association, Director
• Hawaii State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Director
• Patsy Takemoto Mink Legislative Fellowship Program, Co-Founder & Steering Committee Member
• Hawaii Women Lawyers, Programs Committee Member
• Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association, Member
• Envision Hawaii, Member
• Maryknoll School Paddling Team, Former Assistant Coach
• Pac-5 Track & Cross Country Teams, Former Assistant Coach

Achievements

• National Scholar, Coca Cola Scholarship Program (1992)
• Fellow, Klingenstein Summer Institute Fellows Program for New Teachers (1998)
• Honolulu Civic Entrepreneur, Pew Civic Entrepreneur Initiative (1997-99)
• Semi-Finalist, White House Fellowship Program (2000)
• Co-Author, Best Overall Brief and Best Appellee Brief, National Environmental Law Moot Court Competitions (2003 & 2002)
• Amy C. Richardson Award, Co-Winner, "Act 50: The Protections, Pitfalls, and Possibilities of the 2000 Cultural Assessment Requirement for Hawaii's Diverse Communities" (2002)