Pacific Forum Staff

Elevating Excellence: Meet Our Dedicated Team

Executive Staff

David Santoro

President and CEO

Carl Baker

Executive Director

Kimberly Lehn

Senior Director,

Honolulu Defense Forum

John Hemmings

Senior Advisor

Rob York

Director for Regional Affairs

Mark Bryan Manantan

Director of Cybersecurity &

Critical Technologies

Brooke Mizuno

Director of Development &

Grants Management

Ralph A. Cossa

President Emeritus & WSD-Handa

Chair in Peace Studies

Crystal D. Pryor

Senior Advisor, Non-resident

Brad Glosserman

Senior Advisor, Non-resident

Jeffrey Ordaniel

Director for Maritime Programs,

Non-resident

Maryruth Belsey Priebe

Director for WPS Programs &

Senior Fellow, Non-resident

Program Staff

Georgette Almeida

Executive Assistant

Valeria Villasenor-Bruyere

Women, Peace & Security

(WPS) Program Manager

Jesslyn Cheong

Senior Program Manager

Jeff Otto

Young Leaders Program

Coordinator

Shanna Khayat

Communications &

Outreach Manager

Megan Taenaka

Development &

Program Manager

Kula Kukonu

Program Manager

Chrissy Fisher

Program Manager