Noʻeau Team
Meet Our Noʻeau Center Team!
Read through our team’s miniature biographies below and learn more about your No’eau Center Team
Chloe
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Student Assistant
Major: Creative Media
How long have you worked at the center?
about a year
Why are you passionate about helping people?
Because I like to socialize and helping people is nice.
MBTI: INFP
Hobbies: Drawing and playing video games
Interests: Carrying cat food for stray cats.
True Color: Orange
Fun Fact: I have four cats
Hometown: Ohio
Favorite Class: Art
Random: I drank 4 coffees in one day.
Han
Pronouns: They/He/She
Role: Student Assistant
Major: Creative Media
How long have you worked at the center?
About a year, i think i started sep/oct 2022
Why are you passionate about helping people?
People need help and i hate it when help is denied so its nice to help others
MBTI: INTP-A
Hobbies: I like to draw and sometimes bake, but basically i like making things
Interests: Art, Greek Mythology, Marvel
True Color: Green
Fun Fact: half my bed is filled with stuffed animals
Hometown: Waipahu
Favorite Class: Art or any CM class
Random: no
Janelle
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Writing Tutor
Major: Psychology
How long have you worked at the center?
3 months
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I find joy in helping others!
MBTI: Protagonist (ENFJ-T)
Hobbies: Dancing: Hip hop & Hula, Painting
Interests: Painting
True Color: Gold
Fun Fact: I’ve been dancing for Hip Hop for 13 years and Hula for 2 years
Hometown: Waipahu
Random: I love Sanrio.
Kamryn
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Writing Tutor
Major: Applied Science, Pre-med and Public Administration, Community Health, and Certificate in Asian Studies
How long have you worked at the center?
Since Summer 2024
Why are you passionate about helping people?
Giving back to the community and seeing people improve makes me happy.
MBTI: ESFJ
Hobbies: Dancing Tahitian, working out, and playing video games with friends.
Interests: I like listening to Kpop and watching anime.
True Color: Gold
Fun Fact: I love green tea!
Hometown: Mililani, Hawai`i
Favorite Class: Science
Random:I like meeting new people and making friends, especially when we share the same hobbies/interests
Leslie
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Testing Coordinator
Major: Sociology / Educational Administration
How long have you worked at the center?
Since Spring 2022
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I believe in life long learning, and I enjoy being a part of persons learning journey.
MBTI: ENFP
Hobbies: Music and Crafts
True Color: Blue
Fun Fact: I love the color purple!
Hometown: Pearl City, Hawai`i
Favorite Class: Hawaiian Studies, History, and Sociology
Random: I was named after my father, I am a Junior. : )
Madi
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Student Assistant
Major: Social sciences with a concentration in Psychology, Gender Studies
How long have you worked at the center?
7 months
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I’m passionate about helping people because I find comfort in knowing that my abilities can positively impact the lives of others
MBTI: INFJ
Hobbies: Listening to music, singing, playing guitar, reading, sleeping.
Interests: Music, traveling, collecting things (like CDs and figurines lol)
True Color: Blue
Fun Fact: I made a drink for a “celebrity” (sort of) at my old job 🫢
Hometown: Kapolei
Favorite Class: Sociology
Random: I am a big fan of Sanrio, Miffy, and Snoopy.
Marianne
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Writing Tutor
Major: Business Administration
How long have you worked at the center?
around 2 months
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I like seeing the growth of people when they seek help and guidance.
MBTI: Consul – ESFJ-T
Hobbies: Photography, listening to music
Interests: Watching Netflix, driving around for fun, shopping
True Color: Gold
Fun Fact: I love watching Miss Universe Competitions! The 2018 batch is my fave.
Random: I like to drive around for fun.
Hometown: Waipahu
Favorite Class: Math
Megan
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Writing Tutor
Major: English and Asian studies
How long have you worked at the center?
3 months lol
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I am passionate about helping people because I believe anyone can write a good essay
MBTI: ENFP
Hobbies: Eating out, going to the gym, sometimes surfing, listening to music
Interests: Listening to music, hiking, trying out new restaurants, sleeping
True Color: Orange
Fun Fact: I have 8 piercings
Hometown: Hawaii Aiea
Favorite Class: English
Random: I would like to be an author after college
Mel
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Operations Coordinator for Student Engagment
Major: Justice Admin and Psychology
How long have you worked at the center?
Since Spring 2023
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I am passionate about helping people because I believe anyone can write a good essay
Fun Fact: I’m a hue “Bleach” anime fan. I’m a closet singer and a poet
Hometown: Nanakuli
Nia
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Writing Tutor
Major: Social Science with a concentration in Psychology
How long have you worked at the center?
One Month
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I want to be able to help people become more confident in their skills and independent.
Hobbies: I like cooking, reading, and hiking.
Fun Fact: I’ve (technically) been to +10 states.
Hometown: Kahului, Maui
Favorite Class: All of them…
Nick
Pronouns: He/Him
Role: Online Engagement Coordinator
Major: BA: History and Economics, MBA: General Business.
How long have you worked at the center?
Since January 2017
Why are you passionate about helping people?
It’s fun ig.
MBTI: ISTP-T
Hobbies: I like to watch basketball and play fantasy basketball.
True Color: Green
Fun Fact: I made this webpage!
Hometown: Kapolei
Favorite Class: History
Noah
Pronouns: He/Him
Role: Math Tutor
Major: Accounting
How long have you worked at the center?
1 year
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I love watch people grow and get excited while learning something new
MBTI: Isfp-a/isfp-t
Hobbies: Playing guitar, ukulele, bass; photography; watching youtube; gundam model kits; yoga
Interests: Music, photography, anime
Fun Fact: I like to spend hours on facebook marketplace
Hometown: Mililani
Favorite Class: Anything creative like music or photography
Random: I have very bad FOMO
Robyn
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Director of the Noʻeau Center and Tutor Coordinator
Major: My B.A. and M.A. are in English, and my Ph.D is in Rhetoric and Writing.
How long have you worked at the center?
Since 2015
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I realize that many people do not enjoy writing, or struggle with writing. I remember the particular moment when I was in high school–the first time I was motivated to get a writing assignment right because it was about something that really mattered to me. I enjoy helping others to find what they enjoy about writing, find what matters to them, or find what it can do for them.
Hobbies: Yoga, thrifting, yard work, reading
Interests: Reading
True Color: Gold
Hometown: Mililani
Favorite Class: English
Sage
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Writing Tutor
Major: Secondary Ed, English
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I believe everyone deserves the right support in order to be to led on the right path and build skills for their own learning.
How long have you worked at the center?
About 3 weeks
MBTI: ENFJ-T
Hobbies: Outrigger canoe paddling, writing poetry for fun, video games
Interests: Writing, art, outdoors
True Color: Gold
Fun Fact: I have a twin, I’ve published poetry, I have a lot of siblings and a very mixed and beautiful family, I enjoy learning and practicing my Hawaiian culture, I used to take singing lessons
Hometown: Ewa Beach, Oahu
Favorite Class: My favorite classes are English classes
Random: my motto that I like to go by everyday is “e hoʻāʻō i kēia lā” which means to “try today” (put in effort, just try)
Shayla
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Writing Tutor
Major: Applied Sciences – Pre-Med
How long have you worked at the center?
I’m new!
MBTI: INTP-T
Hobbies: Reading, Playing the Piano, Taking Walks
Interests: The arts, Languages, Old Texts
True Color: Green
Wendy
Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Student Services Specialist
Major: Social Sciences with concentration in Psychology
How long have you worked at the center?
1 month
Why are you passionate about helping people?
I feel most fulfilled when I’m empowering others.
MBTI: ISFJ-T
Interests: Listening to live music. Car rides with the windows rolled down. Eating sweets.
True Color: Gold
Fun Fact: I have a dog that is half Golden Retriever and half Corgi—imagine a Golden Retriever with short legs 😆
Hometown: Kapolei
Favorite Class: English
Random: I have a tattoo license.
