This directory includes Marianists residing in on-campus communities, those serving on Chaminade’s Board of Regents and Marianist Educational Associates.
Marianists of Kalaepohaku
Marianists who live on Kalaepohaku, home to Chaminade University and Saint Louis School.
BRO. BRANDON K. ALANA, SM – 2020
Chief Mission Officer
Saint Louis School, CTCC Learning & Technology Center
[email protected]
Bro. Brandon entered the Society of Mary in 2006. After graduating from Chaminade University, he remained on campus serving as a campus minister before entering the Marianists. He has served as Campus Minister at both St. Mary’s University and the University of Dayton. His hometown is Aiea, Hawaii.
FR. ROLAND BUNDA, S.M. – 2022
Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
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Fr. Roland Bunda graduated from Saint Louis School in 1960. He made his first vows as a Marianist brother in 1962. He was campus minister and Principal at St. Louis from 1979 until 1988. Between 1988 and 2022, he served in various ministries, including Chaplain at UC Santa Cruz and, for 14 years, Pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku, Maui. After 34 years, he returned to Kalaepohaku in August of 2022 and is providing priestly ministry and sacramental preparation at Saint Louis School, Chaminade University, and at Mystical Rose Oratory. He celebrated his 60th Jubilee on August 15, 2022.
BRO. JOHN CAMPBELL, S.M. – 2003
Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
Board Member, Saint Louis School
Board Member, Marianist Center of Hawai’i
Counseling, Preaching, Spiritual Direction
[email protected]
Bro. John entered the Society of Mary in 1958. After graduating from the University of Dayton, he served as President of Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida, where he also taught math, religion, psychology, and biology and coached track and cross-country. Bro. John serves on Marianist Province committees and is a trustee of Chaminade College Preparatory School in California. His hometown is Brooklyn, New York.
BRO. MAGDALENO “LENO” CEBALLOS, S.M. – 2026
Campus Ministry, Chaminade University
Clarence T.C. Ching Hall, Room 105
—[email protected]
Bro. Leno entered the Society of Mary in 2017. A native of San Diego, California, he earned a degree in world language education in French and Spanish, along with a TESOL certificate, from the University of Dayton. He supported the Multi‑Ethnic Education and Engagement Center programming at Dayton, interned in Community Engagement at St. Mary’s University (Texas), and taught Religion, French, and Spanish at several Marianist schools across the U.S. His ministry now focuses on faith formation and student support at Saint Louis School and Chaminade University.
Fr. SEAN DOWNING, S.M. – 2026
Campus Ministry, Chaminade University
Clarence T.C. Ching Hall, Room 109
—[email protected]
TBD
BRO. TOM JALBERT, S.M. – 2011
Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
Archivist, Sullivan Family Library- Chaminade University
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Bro. Tom entered the Society of Mary in 1967. After graduating from Chaminade University in 1971, he served in various capacities at Saint Louis School, including Director of Campus Ministry. He also worked as a librarian at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco from 1992 to 2011. Brother Tom enjoys attending both St. Louis and Chaminade athletic events and is a family historian/genealogist. His hometown is Long Beach, California.
BRO. PETER KIAMA, S.M. – 2017
Information Technology, Saint Louis School
[email protected]
Bro. Kiama entered the Society of Mary in 1991. He served in the Office of Temporalities of the Marianist Region of Eastern Africa Administration and carried out social development projects for youth in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya; and Davao, Philippines. Starting in 2012, Bro. Peter worked on parish projects for the St. Francis de Sales community in Cincinnati, Ohio. His hometown is Mukui, Kenya.
BRO. ROBERT MARUYAMA, S.M. – 1998
Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
Spiritual Advisor, Japanese Catholic Community of Hawaii
[email protected]
Bro. Robert entered the Society of Mary in 1962. A California native raised in Japan during World War II, he attended a Marianist school in Yokohama. After earning a college degree in the U.S., he taught at Marianist high schools in California and at his alma mater in Japan. Before coming to Chaminade in 1998, Bro. Robert spent 17 years with the University of Dayton’s computer science department. His hometown is Los Angeles, California.
BRO. GARY MORRIS, S.M. – 2003
Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
Retired Associate Professor of Theater
[email protected]
Bro. Gary entered the Society of Mary in 1965. After graduating from San Francisco State and the University of Dayton, he taught drama, English and speech at high schools in Hawaii and California. He wrote and staged a rock opera that toured Australia, and wrote and staged a pageant for San Francisco’s bicentennial celebration. Bro. Gary taught theater and directed theater productions for 17 years at Chaminade University. His hometown is San Francisco, California.
BRO. ALLEN A. PACQUING, S.M. – 2012
Vice President/Executive Director, Marianist Center of Hawai’i
Clarence T.C. Ching Hall, Room 108
Community Director, Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
[email protected]
Bro. Allen entered the Society of Mary in 2012. He earned a graduate degree in Pastoral Ministry from Santa Clara University. Before entering the Society of Mary, he served as Pastoral Associate at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, Hawai’i. He later served as Associate Director of Community Engagement at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, and held several leadership roles at Chaminade University, including Campus Minister, Director of Campus Ministry, and Director of Advising for the Education Division. Bro. Allen is a native of Kalihi Kai, Honolulu, Hawai’i.
BRO. DENNIS SCHMITZ, S.M. – 1996
Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
On Sabbatical: August 2026- May 2027
[email protected]
Bro. Dennis entered the Society of Mary in 1967. He taught English and worked in campus ministry for ten years at Marianist high schools in California. He also served for 12 years in Korean missions, primarily in houses of formation. Bro. Dennis is engaged in special ministries with the Marianist Center of Hawaii, and has assisted with the bi-annual Marianist Lecture Series. He is also involved with the Faith of Heart Marianist Lay Community and the Pu’a Foundation. His hometown is Los Angeles, California.
FR. MARTIN SOLMA, S.M. – 2018
Vice President for Mission and Rector, Chaminade University
Clarence T.C. Ching Hall, Room 210B
[email protected]
Fr. Marty entered the Society of Mary in 1966 and was ordained in 1978. He holds English and philosophy degrees from the University of Dayton, a master of education degree from Boston College, and a Master of Divinity degree from the University of Toronto St. Michael’s College. He served for 28 years in Kenya, including as Superior for the Marianist District of Eastern Africa. In 2010, he became Provincial for the Marianist Province of the U.S. His hometown is Cleveland, Ohio.
Board of Regents Members
Marianists serving on the Chaminade University Board of Regents.
BRO. ROBERT METZGER, S.M. – 2026
Assistant for Education, Marianist Province of the United States
4425 West Pine Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108-2301
[email protected]
Bro. Robert (Bob) Metzger is a Dayton, Ohio native and a 1967 graduate of Chaminade High School in Dayton. He earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio in 1981 and his Ohio CPA designation in 1984. In the Society of Mary, he served as business manager of Bergamo Center; assistant treasurer and treasurer of the Marianist Province of Cincinnati; and director of finance for the Marianist Province of the United States. He has spent most of his first 40 years of Marianist ministry in finance and accounting work for the provinces. From 2008-2018, Bro. Bob worked with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. as associate director for planning and education for the National Religious Retirement Office. He also served on the University of Dayton’s board from 1999 to 2008 and was reinstated as a board member again in 2025. Since 2019, he has served as the Director of Finance for the Marianist Province of the United States, located in St. Louis, Missouri, and began a five-year term as the Assistant for Temporalities / Treasurer for the province on July 1, 2026.
Bro. ALLEN A. PACQUING, S.M. – 2012
Vice President/Executive Director, Marianist Center of Hawai’i
Clarence T.C. Ching Hall, Room 108
Community Director, Kalaepohaku Marianist Community at Hale Malia
[email protected]
Brother Allen entered the Society of Mary in 2012. He earned a graduate degree in Pastoral Ministry from Santa Clara University. Before entering the Society of Mary, he served as Pastoral Associate at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. He later served as Associate Director of Community Engagement at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, and held several leadership roles at Chaminade University, including Campus Minister, Director of Campus Ministry, and Director of Advising for the Education Division. Brother Allen is a native of Kalihi Kai, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
BRO. EDWARD VIOLETT, S.M. – 2026
Provincial
Marianist Province of the United States
4425 West Pine Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63018-2301
[email protected]
Bro. Edward entered the Society of Mary in 1982. He holds a bachelor’s in financial management from St. Mary’s University, a master’s in administration from the University of Notre Dame, and a doctorate in social policy and administration from the London School of Economics. He served as General Counsel of the Marianists in Rome before joining Our Lady of the Lake College in 2015 as Provost. Before he was elected Provincial, Brother Edward was the Vice President/Executive Director of the Marianist Center of Hawai’i. His hometown is Agana, Guam.
Marianist Educational Associates
Members of the Marianist Educational Associates community are dedicated to strengthening the Catholic and Marianist mission of Chaminade University. They do so by increasing their knowledge and appreciation of Marianist spirituality and its educational traditions. Community members also adapt and transform these traditions so they respond to current challenges facing the university.
Andrew Ancheta
Campus Minister
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Eric Bovaird
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
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Tom Buning
Athletic Director
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Cathy Chong
Vice President of University Communications and Marketing
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Rylan Chong
Assistant Professor in Data Science
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David Coleman
Professor, Religious Studies
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Valerie Coleman
Community Volunteer
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Jennifer Creech
Vice President for Enrollment Management & Associate Provost
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Janet Davidson
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
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Cheryl Edelson
Dean of Humanities, Arts and Design
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Dale Fryxell
Dean of School of Education and Behavioral Sciences
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Gail Grabowsky
Dean of School of Natural Science & Mathematics
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Carlos Gutierrez-Ayala
Program Director, Forensic Sciences
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Abby Halston
Associate Professor of Psychology
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Tammy Hohu
Administrative Specialist
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Abigail Hurgo
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
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Stacey (Higa) Ishii
Assistant Vice President of Marketing
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Darren Iwamoto
Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology
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Allison Jerome
Vice President of Student Affairs
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Deanine Johnson
Director of Housing and Residence Life
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Aulani Kaanoi
Senior Vice President and CFO
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Kahala Kabalis Hoke
Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
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Frederique Kandel
Associate Professor of Biology
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Sharon LePage
Librarian III/Director
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Kristopher Martin
Director of Admissions
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Elisabeth Mather
Mental Health Coordinator
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Koreen Nakahodo
Assistant Professor of English
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Wera Panow-Loui
Lecturer of Business
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Elizabeth Park
Director of EC & MP; Associate Professor
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Dustyn Ragasa
Assistant Professor & Director, MPT Program
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Lorin Ramocki
Dean- School of Nursing & Health Professions
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Pono (Andre) Riddle
Director of Inclusive Excellence & Academic Success
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John Rinen
Senior Admissions Counselor
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Ariz Sanchez
Assistant Vice President of Student Success
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Sean Scanlan
Director, Clinical Psychology
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Junghwa Suh
Associate Professor of Arts and Design
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Maritel Suniga
Program Manager of Faculty Affairs and Contracts
maritel.suniga@chaminade.edu
Henry Trapido-Rosenthal
Associate Professor of Biology
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Julieann Tupuola
Director of Facilities
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Helen Turner
Professor of Biology
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Dcn. Michael Weaver
Lecturer of Historical and Political Science
michael.weaver@chaminade.edu
Sr. Malia Wong, OP
Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Arts and Design
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Justin Wyble
Assistant Professor of English
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Jodi-Anne Yoshida
Director of Alumni Relations
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Coordinator of MEA Formation
Fr. Martin Solma, SM
Vice President for Mission and Rector
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Executive Director, Association of Marianist Universities
Allison Leigh
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