Assistant Professor, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

AGU embraces the global community and welcomes leaders representing various identities, voices and perspectives. List any identities, voices and perspectives you would bring, including but not limited to nationality, regional representations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and anything else you feel comfortable sharing.

As a faculty member at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, I am deeply committed to ensuring that Pacific Island communities and perspectives are reflected in AGU's global scientific community. Hawaiʻi's geographic position makes it uniquely vulnerable to seismic and tsunami hazards, and it is uniquely situated to bridge North American and Asia-Pacific scientific networks. While I am not originally from Hawaiʻi, I take this responsibility seriously, including active service on the Hawaii Earthquake and Tsunami Advisory Committee, where seismological expertise connects directly with state emergency management agencies to improve public safety for island communities. My position also shapes how I think about education and community building in the Earth Sciences. The University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa is a Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander serving institution, communities that are underrepresented in the Earth Sciences. I feel a genuine responsibility to bring those perspectives to forums like AGU, and equally to ensure that students at institutions like UH have access to the networks, opportunities, and visibility that AGU membership can provide.

Volunteer experience that you feel relates to this position:

Examples of my volunteer service includes: AGU Fall Meeting Program Committee, Seismology section (2025 - ); Hawaiʻi Earthquake and Tsunami Advisory Committee, member (2026 - ); Subduction Zones in 4 Dimensions, member of multiple leadership committees including Steering Committee (2022 - ); Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center Operations Subcommittee, member (2021-2025); University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Marine Seismic Research Operations Committee, member (2021-2025); organizing >10 scientific sessions across AGU, the Seismological Society of America, the European Geosciences Union, and the Japan Geoscience Union (2017 - ).

The section secretary role is determined by individual sections. If needed, the secretary might be asked to serve as an alternate to the president or president-elect at a Council meeting.

As part of the section leadership team, how will you work in partnership with your president, president-elect, other leaders, and staff to communicate with and engage your members to achieve AGU’s vision, values, mission, and goals?

As Seismology section Secretary, I would work in close partnership with section leadership to ensure members feel informed, represented, and connected to the broader AGU community. My approach centers on three priorities aligned with AGU's strategic goals.

First, proactive and transparent communication. My experience coordinating across large distributed initiatives has taught me how to keep diverse stakeholders engaged across institutional boundaries. I would work with the president and president-elect to ensure section communications are timely, accessible, and reflect the full breadth of our membership.

Second, meaningful early career engagement. Early career scientists are central to AGU's strategic vision, and fostering their engagement would be a priority. My commitment here is long-standing: I participated in the Student Seismology Workshop as a student organizer and now serve as faculty mentor for UH Mānoa students organizing this year's iteration. This reflects genuine investment in early career community-building across career stages. I have consistently participated in and helped plan early career focused events across workshops and community science initiatives. I would draw on this experience to create structured pathways for students and early career members to engage meaningfully with section governance.

Third, advancing community science. My involvement in the Hawaiʻi Earthquake and Tsunami Advisory Committee reflects my commitment to science that serves society. I would bring that orientation to helping the section partner effectively within and beyond AGU, consistent with the strategic goal of addressing scientific and societal challenges.

I am committed to a Seismology section that is communicative, inclusive, and engaged with the communities our science serves.