Kumu (Faculty) and Staff
Administration & Staff
Nicole Ryan
Po’okumu
(Head of School)
Island: Hawai’i
Email: nicoler@kalo.org
Cheyenne Joaquin
Enrollment Coordinator
Island: Hawai’i
Email: cheyennej@kalo.org
Scarlett Silva
Administrative Clerk
Resource Ordering
Island: Hawai’i
Email: scarlett@kalo.org
Keola Levenson
Technology Specialist
Island: Hawai’i
Email: keola@kalo.org
Student Support
Pua Mendonca
K-12 Curriculum Coordinator
Lead Kumu
Island: Hawai’i
Email: pua@kalo.org
Brian Hart
Student Services
(SPED & 504)
Island: Hawai’i
Email: brianh@kalo.org
Kimi Nagahisa
Resource Kumu
Island: Kaua’i
Email: kimin@kalo.org
Spencer Williams
Resource Kumu
Island: Hawai’i
Email: spencerw@kalo.org
Frank Cordes
Hawai’i ʻOhana Kōkua
Island: Hawai’i
Email: frank@kalo.org
Lori Pastrana
Moloka’i ʻOhana Kōkua
Island: Moloka’i
Email: lorip@kalo.org
Leilani Kim
O’ahu ʻOhana Kōkua
Island: O’ahu
Email: leilanik@kalo.org
Kahea Hamakua
Kaua’i ʻOhana Kōkua
Island: Kaua’i
Email: kahealanih@kalo.org
Elementary Kumu
Jessie Eskaran
Kindergarten Kumu
Island: Hawai’i
Email: jessiee@kalo.org
Natalie Luczon
1st Grade Kumu
Island: Moloka’i
Email: nataliel@kalo.org
Ku’uwainani Eaton
2nd Grade Kumu
Island: O’ahu
Email: kuuwainani@kalo.org
Jennifer Smith
3rd Grade Kumu
Island: O’ahu
Email: jennifer@kalo.org
Kait Atkins
4th Grade Kumu
Island: Hawai’i
Email: kaita@kalo.org
Kanani Benz
5th Grade Kumu
Island: O’ahu
Email: kananib@kalo.org
Secondary Kumu
Leinani Sakamoto
Grades 6-8:
Math, Social Studies
Island: Kaua’i
Email: leinanis@kalo.org
Scot Plunkett
Grades 6-8:
Math, Social Studies
Grades 9-12:
Algebra 1
Island: Hawai’i
Email: scot@kalo.org
Hayden Atkins
Grades 6-8:
Science
Grades 9-12:
Environmental Science
Island: Hawai’i
Emai: hayden@kalo.org
Kamaka Parker
Grades 6-8:
Elective Project
Island: O’ahu
Email: kamakap@kalo.org
Tu’u Goo
Grades 6-8:
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Papa Mele
Island: Kaua’i
Email: tuu@kalo.org
Jamie Perry
Grades 6-8:
English Language Arts
Island: Hawai’i
Email: jamiep@kalo.org
Kilia Purdy-Avelino
Grades K-12:
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Advisory 11-12, Senior Capstone, College Counseling
Island: Moloka’i
Email: kilia@kalo.org
Steph David
Grades 9-12:
Advisory 9 -10, English 9, Health, PE
Island: Hawai’i
Email: stephd@kalo.org
Kamaka
Meringolo
Grades 9-12:
English 10-11, US History, World History, Participation in Democracy(.5), Modern Hawaiian History
Island: Hawai’i
Email: kamaka@kalo.org
