Administration

Stephanie Whalen
Executive Director
swhalen@harc-hspa.com

Blake Vance, Ph.D.
​Assistant Director of Facilities
​bvance@harc-hspa.com 

Alice Tupou (Sharp), MBA
Assistant Director of Finance and Controller
​atupou@harc-hspa.com

Tyler Jones, M.S., MBA
Assistant Director of Research
tjones@harc-hspa.com

Research Faculty

Ming-Li Wang, PhD
Plant Molecular Biologist

Xiaoling (Linda) He, PhD
Research Associate

Nicklos Dudley, MS
Senior Forest Scientist

Nathan Fumia
​PhD Candidate/Geneticist
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Maureen M. Fitch, PhD
Plant Physiologist

​Sayaka Aoki, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher/ Plant Pathologist

Huynh Cong Luyen, PhD

Johanie Rivera Zayas, PhD
​Research Agronomist

Juli Burden, MS
​Agrivoltaic Systems Lead

​Chifumi Nagai, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Plant Breeding/ Biotechnology, Emeritus

Robert V. Osgood, Ph.D.
Agronomist, Emeritus

Ann Marsteller, MLS
Librarian

Education and Outreach 

Wendy Rosen
​Education Program Coordinator
(K-12 and Community Outreach)

Graduate Fellows 

Kathleen Joo, MS student fellow
​Plant Molecular Biology

Administration Support

Melissa Fritz
Executive Assistant
​(808) 621-1350
​mfritz@harc-hspa.com

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Florida Chow
Human Resources Officer
(808) 621-1353
fchow@harc-hspa.com

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Sandra Mitani, BA
Accounts Payable/Receivable
(808) 621-1355
smitani@harc-hspa.com

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Tiffany Pacheco
​Kunia Village Liaison
​(808) 621-1340
​tpacheco@harc-hspa.com

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Field and Laboratory Staff

Michael Kaufmann
Farms Manager

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Patrick Yuen
​Facilities Support 

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Marjorie Ortega
Laboratory Assistant

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Manōʻike Delude
​Site Foreman

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Kyle Onaga
Agricultural Operations Specialist

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Thunder Boy Galvez
​Farmhand

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Mary Joy Ancheta
Laboratory Assistant

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Ash Mudd
Field Support

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Nellie Shaw
Laboratory Assistant

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Affiliated Scientists

Qingyi Yu, Ph.D.
Research Geneticist
USDA, ARS, DKI Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center Tropical Plant Genetic Resources and Disease Research Unit
(808) 959-4322
                                            Qingyi.Yu@USDA.gov

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Angel del Valle Echevarria, Ph.D.
​Research Associate in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics
aechevarria@harc-hspa.com

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Ray Ming, Ph.D.
Professor of Plant Biology
Plant Biology Department,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-1221
rming@life.uiuc.edu

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Susan Schenck, Ph.D.
Plant Pathologist
Disease Diagnosis and Control, Microbiology, Nematology
sschenck0015@gmail.com

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