The 2019 In-person Conference at Lakewood High School
We look forward to in-person in 2023!
NPIEN’s 21st ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE
ON OCTOBER 22, 2022
The Virtual Annual Education Conference included over 300 participants! The Career and College Fair took place from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. followed by the General Session at 11:15 a.m. The General Session recognizing 61 Christina Diaz Student Scholars, named after Native Hawaiian Christina Diaz, an NPIEN Sponsor. We also recognized our 12 Service Awards winners.
General Session Speaker: Dr. Larry Natividad, Principal, Compton High School
Entertainers:
Hayward High School Poly Club
Dominguez High School Pacific Islander Club
NPIEN’s Service Award Honorees – Bios
LooLoo Tupua, Long Beach City College
Alema Te’o, Alta High School
Sgt. Daniel Tuitele, California Army National Guard
Stephanie Westbrook, Dominguez High School
Hayward High School Poly Club
Shari Farmer, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
UrsulaAnn Siataga, San Francisco State University
Nele Ofisa, Alta High School Pacific Islander Club
Rebecca Fast, Parent University, Long Beach Unified School District
Callie Bjerregaard, Alta High School Counselor
Ana Petero, Board Member, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Darlene Kato, Bay Area Community Services
Participating Student Clubs: Alta High School, Heritage High Polynesian Culture Club, Hayward High School Poly Club, Dominguez High School Pacific Islander Club.
College Fair Participants: Cerritos College, Long Beach City College, Long Beach City College MANA, the University of California, Irvine, Grand Canyon University, Southern Oregon University, California Army National Guard
Conference Sponsors: Martin Cate, gofundme.org, Henry Chang, Network for Good, Ann Thompson-Butler, HundredX, AccompliCenter, Dr. Siona Motufau, Bakari Copeland, Amy’s Trophies
Awards Sponsors: Assemblywoman Laurie Davies, Downey City Council, Mayor Blanca Pacheco, Congresswoman Katie Porter, Congressman Ed Case, Lakewood City Council, Mayor Steve Croft, Ventura County Supervisor Kelly Long, Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks, Assemblymember Dr. Bill Quirk, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, Ventura County Supervisor Vianey Lopez. Assemblymember Evan Low, Congresswoman Norma Torres, Congressman Eric Swalwell, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez
Christina Diaz Scholars Slide Show: Visit www.npien.com to see the Slide Show of our Pacific Chapter Scholars and our Northern California Chapter Scholars. We will add more students and chapters every week.
