I welcome your support, recommendation, and partnership on any of my various initiatives.
Dr. Joakim Peter Memorial Scholarship
I co-founded this scholarship to fund the next generation of COFA college students who would carry on the work and legacy of our friend, Dr. Joakim “Jojo Peter, in social justice and community activism. I serve as the Scholarship Director to support the A+JOJO Scholars Program, which provides the student support services for the scholarship recipients. Website: www.ajojoscholars.org
Pacific Focused
Pacific Focused is the collection of my social enterprises that keep me engaged in Pacific-relevant initiatives to help my Pacific Islands community back home and here in the US. It focuses on projects to support the success of the underrepresented Pacific Islander students in the US and the perpetuation of our indigenous cultures and languages. Website: www.pacificfocused.com
Raatior Consulting
Raatior Consulting is our equity-focused education consulting company specializing in the Micronesian region and the diaspora. We collaborate with our clients to develop culturally appropriate and innovative educational solutions customized to their unique local realities.
Website: www.raatiorconsulting.com
Raatior Design
Raatior Design is a website design venture focusing on the empowerment of non-profit organizations, grassroots community movements, social activists, schools, and small businesses in the developing Pacific island nation of Micronesia and beyond. We believe that these small developing Pacific island nations have a rightful place in the vastly globalized society. Website: www.design.raatior.com
Fanapi Foundation
The Fanapi Foundation is the US-based entity committed to raise funds to support technical assistance to support the people from the outer islands in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). As a fiscally sponsored project of United Charitable Programs – a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, Fanapi Foundation enables tax deductible contributions by any US-based individuals, organizations, or corporations.
Website: www.fanapi.org
Island Soldier
I serve as a consultant and cultural advisor on the newly released documentary about Micronesian citizens in the US military and the reality and struggles of island veterans, Gold Star parents, and the future of the small Pacific Island nations of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau.
Website: www.islandsoldiermovie.com.
Northwest Unified Schools (NUS)
I provide pro bono educational consultancy for the Northwest Unified Schools. These are public schools located in the remote outer islands of Chuuk State, FSM which have the greatest disadvantage due to inaccessibility to educational resources. Our approach centers around global partnerships with individuals, organizations, schools, businesses to lead programs and services aimed at helping children in the developing outer island communities of Micronesia.
Website: www.northwestunifiedschools.org
Fanapi CARE Project
I co-founded the Fanapi Health Care project in 2005 with my father-in-law Dr. Barry Staley, DDS as Micronesian Dental Service Project (MDSP) to help the forgotten children in the remote and small outer islands in the Pacific island nation of Micronesia. In 2013, the MDSP was expanded to become part of the Fanapi Foundation’s CARE project to provide health care assistance to the same outer islands. Website: www.care.fanapi.org
Pacific Leaders Network
As a Pacific-focused consultant in Hawaii, I founded the Pacific Leadership Assistance Network (PLAN) to unify the efforts of all my colleagues. PLAN is a coalition of independent consultants championing Pacific-relevant, culturally-appropriate, Micronesia-focused leadership development programs for organizations, schools, agencies, service providers that support the Micronesian diaspora in the United States.
Website: www.pacificleaders.com
Chuuk Reform Coalition
As a Chuukese citizen, I founded the Chuuk Reform Coalition to mobilize Chuukese citizens to be actively involved in helping Chuuk State improve as a state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). We believe that improving the state of our Chuuk fiscally, politically, educationally, socially, culturally and spiritually should be our top priority and focus to prepare for 2023 when the economic provision of the Compact is scheduled to expire. Only when we have reformed our Chuuk to a healthy, ethical, and vibrant state can we even begin to think about becoming a nation. We truly believe that citizens can positively influence our political leaders if we combine our individual breaths to form strong typhoons that will blow the winds of change for a better and more prosperous Chuuk. Website: www.chuukstate.org
Aloha Kiva Kids
As a parent, I founded this Kiva Team with my daughter Keala to teach her and other kids to engage in Kiva’s global micro-lending initiative to support entrepreneurs become self-sufficient. Aloha Kiva Kids is open to any parent who wishes to have their children work with mine in person or virtually to build a movement of youth who care about the good of the world. This website supports their effort. Website: www.alohakivakids.org
WordPress Meetup
I founded the Santa Cruz WordPress Meetup to create a community of web designers, programmers, and other techies in Santa Cruz, CA. It has grown from 5 guys meeting in a local coffee shop to over 700 members. If you’re in town, come by the Cruzio building for our monthly meetup with others who use the WordPress platform to design websites for clients. Website: www.meetup.com/santa-cruz-wordpress/
Navigating Success
I founded this youth movement with community and school partners on Hawai’i Island particularly the Micronesians United – Big Island (MU-BI), Hilo-Waiakea Complex Area, and UH Hilo as a way to bring together Pacific Islander college students with their high school counterparts for inspiration, information, and action. Today it is replicated on Oahu by We Area Oceania (WAO), Micronesian Connections, and their partners. It will soon be launched on Guam and elsewhere in the US. Website: www.navigatingsuccess.org