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Center:
AS-PB- Pacific Basin Program (AS & CNMI), UCEDD
Contact Information:
American Samoa Community College PO Box 2609, Pago Pago, AS, 96799
684-699-9155
Leadership:
UCEDD Director
Primary Activity Coordinators:
Adult Services
Community Support
Early Intervention
Parent/Consumer
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
Research
Technical Assistance
Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment
Distance Learning
Inclusion
Technology Coordinator
Discipline Coordinators:
Disability Studies
Law
Special Education
Inclusion
Public Policy
Specialty Resource Contacts:
AS - Emergency Management & Preparedness
Health Policy
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts:
AS - Emergency Management & Preparedness
Discipline(s):
Education/Special Education
Emergency Management
AUCD Council Membership:
No Council Membership
Vita/Bio:

Positions

UCEDD Director 1999 - Present

UCEDD Assistant Trainer 1994-1999

Special Education Teacher 1991-1994

American Samoa Government Special Needs Coordinator to FEMA Tsunami Disaster

 

 

Service:
Federal Communication Commission - Disability Advisory Council, 2015-Present American Samoa Legal Aid Board Member, 2015-Present Special Olympic Amerika Samoa Chair, 2011-Present AUCD-SIG Emergency Preparedness AUCD-SIG Abuse & Neglect Lions Club of Pago Pago President, 2015-2016
Linked Projects
AS - Pacific Basin University Center for Excellence (PBUCE) Subcontract
Advocacy Inclusion and Governance for All
AS-ZIKA LEND Healthcare Professionals
ZIKA LEND Healthcare Professionals w/University of Southern California Children's Hospital of LA
AS- AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER: No Wrong Door Initiative
Linked Products
Developmental Disability Awareness Month Proclamation
AS-Emergency Management/Homeland Security Education Regional Academic Collaborative Region IX
AS-Increasing Diversity in Emergency Management: The Best of Two Worlds
AS - Disaster Legal Aid 2018 Roundtable Series: Disability and Disaster
AS - Mutual Aid Agreement
AS - Samoan Translation of COVID-19 Poster
AS - Ambassador Recruitment Flyer
AS-Vaccine Induced Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia (VITT): An Overview
AS-Building an Inclusive Community: Infrastructure
AS-Assistive Technology in quarantine facilities
AS - Project EMPLOY (Emergency Management Program and Leadership Opportunity for Youth grant proposal
AS - Money Follows the Person
AS - ADA Access: From Childhood to Adulthood
AS - Disability Awareness Month Proclamation
UCEDD It! September news
AS - IEM 240 Disaster Response and Recovery
AS - IEM 190 Disasters and Vulnerable Populations
AS-PCHS-IEM Curriculum Presentation
AS - IEM 299 Capstone
AS - Strengthening Cohesive Higher Institution Engaging Faculty and Students in STEM (CHIEFS)
2024 PCHS Booklet
PCHS Strategic Plan
AS - IEM 150 Intro to Emergency Management and Homeland Security
AS - IEM 155 Intro to Human Security
AS - IEM 170 Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
AS - IEM 220 Disaster Law and Policy
AS - IEM 260 Emergency Communications and Social Media
AS - IEM 280 Ethical Leadership and Decision Making for Emergency Management
AS - IEM 290 Emergency Exercise and Evaluation
AS - MFP Transition Plan
AS - MFP Food Plan
AS - Money Follows the Person Operational Protocol
AS - MFP Housing Plan
American Samoa - Broadband iNei Digital Equity Plan
AS - Navigating Home & Community Based Services in a Non-C Waiver Community: American Samoa Experience
AS - IEM 190 Disaster and Vulnerable Population
AS - Disability Awareness Month Proclamation 2025
AS - Resilient Environment-Emergency Management and Justice Network (RE-EMAJN)
AS - Quarterly Report to Governor
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