Like almost any student-run organization, PRSSA has a small but dedicated team of officers who help lead and run the week-to-week events and activities of the club. Check out our Facebook group for more information!
Shiina LoSciuto is currently attending her third year at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She plans to graduate in Spring 2016 and get a head start on her career in broadcast journalism. Outside of PRSSA, she is an editor for the online magazine Her Campus Hawaii, and is also a active member on her church council. This fall, she has taken on a group of freshmen as an ACE mentor and is helping them transition into college life. She is not sure what kind of PR she wants to do yet because of her variety of interests, but knows she wants to eventually work in a large city. Originally from Alaska, she is excited to someday live somewhere she can enjoy professional sports and of course, go shopping.
Shiina LoSciuto
President
losciuto@hawaii.edu
Tenaya Bennett was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and raised in a small coastal town just south of the city. She graduated from high school in 2012 from Notre Dame Belmont and continued her education at Foothill College before transfering to UH Manoa. She is a Communications major hoping to work in public relations for the San Mateo County Sherifs Department. She is extremly close with her family and enjoys spending time with them out on the family’s boat, camping, and pretty much anything outdoors. A random fact about Tenaya is that you can always count on her to have chapstick and water on her at all times.
Tenaya Bennett
Vice President
tenayab@hawaii.edu
Born and raised in Hong Kong Brian Lau studied at the Edmonds Community College of Seattle before transferring to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. As a senior majoring in Communication this would be his last year before graduates this coming Spring. Brian plans to work with non-profit organizations to help educating the children in the rural areas of China. Brian has only been in PRSSA for one semester and already he is excited to meet new people from the PR Profession. Brian also has a passion for basketball and cars.
Brian Lau
Secretary & Treasure
brianlau@hawaii.edu
Born in Japan, Bianca grew up moving around from New York City, Chile, New Jersey, Tokyo, Spain to currently having the pleasure of enjoying sunny Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bianca is an undergraduate student majoring in Spanish and Communications and also working at Kennedy Theatre as a Public Relations Assistant. Outside of PRSSA, Bianca likes to keep herself busy by designing, writing and taking photos for many different organizations.
Her future goal is to work at a latino media organization where she can put her Spanish skills to good use.
Bianca Bystrom Pino
Professional Development Director
bystrom6@hawaii.edu
Kevin Wilson is from Detroit Michigan. At a young age he moved to Hawaii with relatives to have a change of scenery. Kevin attended Kapiolani Community College where he received his Associate's degree in Liberal Arts. Kevin is now a senior at University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) majoring in Sociology and minoring in Political Science. Being a Sociology major, Kevin enjoys social gatherings and social conformity. Joining the Public Relations Student Society of America was his first priority since enrollment at UHM. Kevin has worked his way into becoming the Director of Fundraising because of his passion and dedication to social and political organizations. He constantly reminds others that, “No one has ever become poor by giving. -Anne Frank”
Kevin Wilson
Fundraising Director
KevinW@hawaii.edu
Aloha meet Brian Kojima! Brian is 22 years old and he is a Junior at the University of Hawaii at Manoa majoring in Communications. Brian completed his first two years of college at Kapiolani Community College and has transferred to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Brian was born and raised here locally on the island of Oahu (Mililani). During Brian’s free time, he likes to surf with his friends, go on hikes, and go fishing. Brian is very customer service oriented, loves to meet new people, and likes to create new experiences. Brian has shown continuous dedication to our organization and always continues to strive for higher success for the PRSSA. He is the current Director of Community Service for our Public Relations Student Society of America here at the Manoa campus. Brian is planning to graduate in the Spring of 2017 and would like to start a career in marketing and advertising. After graduation Brian would also like to enroll in a graduate program and attain his Masters. One of Brian’s favorite quotes is by Randy Pausch, “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
Brian Kojima
Community Service Director
kojimab@hawaii.edu
Brooke was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and was raised in Waianae, Hawaii during her childhood. She comes from a Navy family and lived in 5 states. In the Fall of 2012, she transferred to UH Manoa. She is a Senior, majoring in Communications and minoring in American Studies; she will be graduating Spring 2016. She joined PRSSA in Spring 2015. She previously worked at the UH Manoa Undergraduate Admissions and interned at 6 Pillars Marketing. She enjoys photography, going to the beach and concerts and just being around family & friends. She hopes to work for E! news or a public relations firm on O’ahu or California.
Brooke-lynn Navarro
Public Relations Director
navarrob@hawaii.edu
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