{"id":1187,"date":"2024-11-15T19:01:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskimuakoa\/?page_id=1187"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:29:18","slug":"tasha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/tasha\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasha Kawamata Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1211\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskimuakoa\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_8001_TKR-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_8001_TKR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_8001_TKR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_8001_TKR.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Tasha<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Aloha mai k\u0101ua! What a privilege it is to work with Kamehameha Schools Kap\u0101lama (KSK) recent alumni. I never imagined my career path would lead to KSK, but I am right where I need to be planted. With over 10 years of experience in higher education academic support, STEM program retention, scholarship\/fellowship assistance, and being a co-founder of a small business, I find the greatest fulfilment in guiding students along their learning adventures.<\/p>\n<p>I am the first in my family to attend college. My college journey began with three things in mind: 1) I wanted to go out of state and leave Colorado to live in a more culturally and ethnically diverse place\u2014I wanted to go where people \u201clooked like me\u201d; 2) The college needed to be affordable, as mostly likely I would be relying on scholarships and paying for tuition with limited assistance from my parents and 3) The college needed to be close to family. So, off I went to the University of Hawai\u02bbi (UH) at M\u0101noa to be reconnected to my family and to island culture.<\/p>\n<p>At UH M\u0101noa I built my community of support. I experienced dorm life, met diverse friends, enrolled in classes that were completely new to me, and participated in paid summer research programs at different universities. With the encouragement from mentors, and after a seven year break, I earned my masters and doctorate degrees.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t wait to get to know you better and walk alongside you in your post-high journey. I believe everyone\u2019s learning paths looks different. Yet, when we are guided by aloha \u2018\u0101ina, we continue to Ho\u02bb\u014dla l\u0101hui.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"haw\">Educational Background<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD in Higher Education- Azusa Pacific University<\/li>\n<li>MEd in Administration: Higher Education concentration<\/li>\n<li>BA in Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Colorado Springs, CO\/ Wahiaw\u0101<\/p>\n<p><strong>High School:<\/strong> Roy J. Wasson High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Food:<\/strong> My mom\u2019s green chile smothered chicken enchiladas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Place in Hawai\u02bbi:<\/strong> Hale\u02bbiwa Beach<\/p>\n<p><strong>Random Fact:<\/strong> I love going to farmers markets and because of this I daydreamt of being a farmer one day. After volunteering on an organic farm, I came to the realization that farming is HARD, underappreciated work. No farmer Tasha for me. Instead, I am an advocate for food sovereignty and locally grown food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best tip for Postsecondary Success:<\/strong> Get involved with campus life. Join student clubs and\/or find an on-campus job. Embrace opportunities, even when you don\u2019t think you are completely qualified, just try. And one last pro-nerd tip: find a study partner or a study group that holds you accountable. Study as a group for mid-terms and final exams.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c813dfbd9c0e03903da51566f9710896 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\"><strong>Phone: (808) 842-8921<br>Email: takawama@ksbe.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-1-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/asday\"><strong>Schedule an Appointment with Tasha Kawamata Ryan<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\"><strong><br>Email: machong@ksbe.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Tasha Aloha mai k\u0101ua! What a privilege it is to work with Kamehameha Schools Kap\u0101lama (KSK) recent alumni. I never imagined my career path would lead to KSK, but I am right where I need to be planted. With over 10 years of experience in higher education academic support, STEM program retention, scholarship\/fellowship assistance, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/tasha\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tasha Kawamata Ryan<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1297,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1187","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tasha Kawamata Ryan -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/tasha\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tasha Kawamata Ryan -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"About Tasha Aloha mai k\u0101ua! 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