FEATURED PRESENTERS
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Dr. Evan Beachy
Kamehameha Schools, Senior Education Consultant
Dr. Evan Reppun Beachy is the Senior Education Consultant for Kamehameha Schools who has thirty years of experience in education as a teacher, school leader, founder, board member, consultant, and pot-stirrer. Evan grew up in Kahaluʻu, Oʻahu and has worked at home, on the continent, and abroad in educational institutions across the entire P20 spectrum.
Dr. Tye Deal
Kamehameha Schools, Senior Instructional Designer
Dr. Tye Deal is Senior Instructional Designer who specializes in creating technology‑enhanced, AI‑supported learning experiences grounded in Hawaiian culture-based education strategies and competency‑based design. With a focus on learning systems impact and authentic application, Tye supports teams in the development and implementation of professional learning courses and coaching models that empower kumu to explore, personalize, and implement innovative instructional strategies.
Kaiwi Hāmākua-Mākuʻe
Kamehameha Schools, Senior Instructional Designer at Holomoana & Native Hawaiian Educator
Kaiwi Hāmākua‑Mākuʻe is a Senior Instructional Designer at Holomoana and a Native Hawaiian educator based in Hawaiʻi. A crewmember in the Hawaiian voyaging community, Kaiwi bridges culture, learning, and emerging technology to support organizations and communities through human‑centered, values‑driven innovation.
Edmond Mak
Kamehameha Schools, Manager of Digital Learning Team
Edmond Mak has 25 years in Educational Technology, evolving from hands‑on creator to a supportive leader of an instructional design team. With experience in design, audio, and video, he now focuses on empowering his team to create engaging, thoughtful learning experiences. He continues to explore ʻĀina-based learning and traditional wayfinding, which shape his approach to design and leadership.
Jamie Nunez
Common Sense Media, Manager of Outreach and Training
Jamie is the Senior Manager of Outreach and Training at Common Sense Media where he supports school districts and state education agencies in integrating practical digital literacy skills into classrooms. With over 20 years of experience as a high school civics and economics teacher, vice principal, and education nonprofit executive, he has deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities technology presents for students and families.
A frequent consultant, speaker, and contributor on education technology issues, Jamie leads professional learning for K-12 and international educators. Jamie is passionate about simplifying technology and addressing digital distractions to help schools create more engaged learning environments.
When not working, Jamie can be found in the ocean, where he teaches his daughter how to enjoy cold water swimming.
Keʻalohi Reppun
Punahou School, Director of Kuaihelani Learning Center
Keʻalohi M. Reppun, a native of Waiāhole, O‘ahu, serves as the director of Kuaihelani Learning Center for ‘Ike Hawai‘i at Punahou School. She co-founded Kauluwao, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to Hawaiian cultural education. A Punahou alumna, she holds degrees from UH Hilo’s Ka Haka ‘Ula o Ke‘elikōlani and UH Mānoa’s College of Education. Her work focuses on revitalizing Hawaiian language and culture through education.
Dr. John Spencer
Spencer Education, Educator & Author
Victoria Thompson
Educational Strategist & Technologist
Victoria Thompson, M.S. is an educational strategist and technologist based out of Winter Garden, FL. She works alongside school leadership and technology professionals to bring viable strategy and business solutions to the forefront. In 2023 she won the title of one of the Top 10 Most Visionary Leaders in Education by CIO Look Magazine. Additionally, she was recently awarded the title of one of the top 30 K-12 IT influencers in 2021 by EdTech Magazine and one of the ISTE Top 20 to Watch in 2023. She is also the author of Elevate Equity in EdTech, an instructional book about bringing equitable solutions to K-12 environments via technology.
Mitch Weathers
Organized Binder, Inc., Educator & Author
Mitch Weathers is an educator, author, and nationally and internationally recognized voice on executive functions in the classroom. Mitch is best known for translating brain science into practical strategies that hold up in real classrooms. His work focuses on helping students strengthen skills such as organization, task initiation, self-regulation, and follow-through without adding to teachers’ plates. Through his writing, speaking, and consulting, Mitch challenges us to rethink why students struggle and how intentional systems and structures can unlock their potential.
Mitch’s ideas give educators with a shared language, concrete tools, and a renewed lens for supporting our students. In a world where we must embrace technology, analog interaction and the hands-on practice of building resiliency are more important than ever. Thus, Mitch’s work with executive functioning is vitally important—far more important than mere content or scope and sequence. Studentness, the habits and practices of being a student, is more vital than ever in today’s educational landscape and Mitch is among those leading the charge.
Dr. Toby Yos
University of Hawaii Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education,
Director of Outreach and a p4cHI Specialist
Dr. Toby Yos has spent 35 years facilitating p4cHI discussions in K-12 and University classrooms and 20 years doing Resilience Theory based counseling in Hawai‘i’s public schools. He is the Director of Outreach and a p4cHI specialist with the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education (home of p4cHI). Toby is joined by Grade 7-12 students who have been practicing p4cHI for multiple years and have given dozens of p4cHI demonstrations and conference presentations.