Pacific Forum Staff

Elevating Excellence: Meet Our Dedicated Team

Executive Staff

David Santoro

President

Carl Baker

Executive Director

John Hemmings

Senior Associate Director

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

Akhil Ramesh

Director, India Program &

Economic Statecraft Initiative

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