The General Education Committee (GEC), a Permanent Committee of the UHM Faculty Senate, and the six General Education Boards, play vital roles in overseeing the educational effectiveness, policies and procedures governing the Gen Ed curriculum across our institution. Current members are listed below.
2025-26 Membership
| General Education Committee (GEC) | Department |
|---|---|
| Mahealani Kaneshiro (O liaison) | Natural Resources & Environmental Management |
| E. Kalikoaloha Martin, Jr. (HAP liaison) | Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language |
| Laura McGuire | School of Architecture |
| Kapena Shim (Div liaison) | Library Services |
| Shauna Sibonga (Co-secretary; W liaison) | Mānoa Transfer Coordination Center |
| Brad Taylor (Co-chair) | Art & Art History |
| Sarah Widiasih Post (Co-chair; F liaison) | Mathematics |
| Paulette “Paully” Yamada Tamashiro (Co-secretary; E liaison) | Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science |
| (vacant) | Associated Students of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa |
| Garett Inoue, Senior Associate Director | Office of Admissions |
| Paul McKimmy, Interim Associate Vice Provost | Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence |
| Thanh Truc Nguyen, Interim Director | General Education Office |
| Marguerite Butler (SEC Liaison) | School of Life Sciences |
| Lisa Fujikawa (GEO Liaison) | General Education Office |
| Foundations (F) Board | Department |
| Patrick Agullana | Outreach College |
| Graham Crookes (Co-chair) | Second Language Studies |
| Derek Furukawa (Co-chair) | Advising Center for the College of Arts, Languages & Letters |
| Kimberly Galante-Wong (Vice-chair) | Languages & Literatures of Europe & the Americas |
| Dusko Pavlovic | Information & Computer Sciences |
| Hejin Shin | Library Services |
| Yang Xu | School of Travel Industry Management |
| Sarah Widiasih Post (GEC Liaison) | Mathematics |
| Rosalie Paradise (GEO Liaison) | General Education Office |
| Diversification (Div) Board | Department |
| Dustin Crowther | Second Language Studies |
| Oceana Francis | Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering |
| Poonam Keral (Vice-chair) | Natural Resources & Environmental Management |
| Courtney Nomiyama | Library Services |
| Kelsey O’Brien (Chair) | Student-Athlete Academic Services |
| Kapena Shim (GEC Liaison) | Library Services |
| Rosalie Paradise (GEO Liaison) | General Education Office |
| Contemporary Ethical Issues (E) Board | Department |
| John Allen (Chair, S26) | Mechanical Engineering |
| Travis Idol (Vice-chair) | Natural Resources & Environmental Management |
| Shamila Janakiranam | Learning Design & Technology |
| Karen Jolly (Chair, F25; sabbatical S26) | History |
| Jun Panee | Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Paulette “Paully” Yamada Tamashiro (GEC Liaison) | Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science |
| Lisa Fujikawa & Vicky Keough (GEO Liaisons) | General Education Office |
| Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues (HAP) Board | Department |
| Rosela Balinbin Santos (Co-chair) | School of Teacher Education - Elementary |
| Shin Ae Han | School of Teacher Education - Elementary |
| Kahealani Lono (Co-chair) | Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language |
| Sanjeev Sridharan | Social Science Research Institute |
| Julieanne Walsh | Pacific Island Studies |
| E. Kalikoaloha Martin, Jr. (GEC Liaison) | Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language |
| Lisa Fujikawa & Vicky Keough (GEO Liaisons) | General Education Office |
| Oral Communication (O) Board | Department |
| Curtis Daehler | School of Life Sciences |
| David Krolikoski | East Asian Languages & Literatures |
| Raezheen Pascua (Vice-chair) | Mānoa Advising Center |
| Nicole Sagapolutele | Student-Athlete Academic Services |
| Jay Stout (Chair) | School of Communication & Information |
| Mahealani Kaneshiro (GEC Liaison) | Natural Resources & Environmental Management |
| Rosalie Paradise (GEO Liaison) | General Education Office |
| Writing (W) Board | Department |
| Jun Wook Chi | School of Travel Industry Management |
| Hazel Gedikli (Vice-chair) | Center for Teaching Excellence |
| Krista Haapanen | Psychology |
| Jennifer Kelly | Outreach College |
| Joel Moffett | School of Cinematic Arts |
| Mark Nakamoto | Shidler College of Business, Office of Student Academic Services |
| Justin Walguarnery (Chair) | School of Life Sciences |
| Priscilla Faucette, English Language Institute Director | Second Language Studies |
| Thanh Truc Nguyen, Interim Director | General Education Office |
| Jack Taylor, Composition & Rhetoric Director | English |
| Shauna Sibonga (GEC Liaison) | Mānoa Transfer Coordination Center |
| Lisa Fujikawa (GEO Liaison) | General Education Office |