has held several positions throughout his time at Hawaii Job Corps Center and currently serves as the Academic and Penn Foster High School instructor. Dan has held several other positions at HJCC, including Career Transition Readiness specialist, College Program coordinator, TABE Test administrator and Career Transition Placement specialist. He embraces a BIONIC (Believe It Or Not I Care) attitude when working with students.

is a CPP instructor at Hawaii Job Corps and previously worked as a senior secretary for the deputy director on campus. Sara provides attention to detail for her CPP2 students as they complete their MyPACE career plans and move forward to the CDP phase of the program.

Before assuming her current role as a Security and Protective Services instructor, Viv Kaaihue worked for many years on the Hawaii Job Corps Center security team. Viv has a passion for connecting and helping students.  

is a lifelong member of the Painters’ Union. He progressed in his career by completing the union apprenticeship program, and now, he is able to impart this knowledge on his students as a full-time Painting instructor at Hawaii Job Corps Center. 

is a Culinary Arts instructor with Hawaii Job Corps. Prior to joining the program he was the catering sales manager at Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, previously known as Hawaiian Regent Hotel, and he has a bachelor’s degree in business. When he isn’t working, Bob enjoys fishing on his kayak.

is a Building Construction Technology instructor with Hawaii Job Corps. Lonnie has extensive experience working in and with painters and carpenters unions. He has a passion for helping students, and in his free time, loves playing the guitar.

is a Manufacturing instructor at Hartford Job Corps Center. Prior to joining Hartford Job Corps, she worked at a major insurance company in human resources, professional development and education.

has been a full-time Manufacturing instructor at Hartford Job Corps Center since 2017. He has extensive knowledge from working at Pratt & Whitney for more than 45 years and from serving as a combat engineer in the Army. After seven years of retirement, James decided to go into teaching, where he can use his skills and years of knowledge to shape the future generations of machinists and engineers.

is a full-time Clinical Medical Assistant instructor at Hartford Job Corps Center. Her educational background is in health care management, and her specialties include EKG, phlebotomy and medical assistance with clinical education. Her roles in these fields have provided her with experience and insight to help her teach in a classroom setting. Teaching is Nicole’s passion, and she enjoys seeing her students grow both personally and professionally.

began her time at Hartford Job Corps Center as a CTT substitute instructor and is now a Career Transition Readiness instructor. Her educational background is in psychology and criminology, and she has extensive experience working with Hartford-area youth. Kaitlin is currently a full-time student at Central Connecticut State University working toward her bachelor’s degree in criminology. She enjoys building meaningful relationships with her students and providing them with the tools they need to be successful in life after graduation.