Meet Our coaches & Mentors
Our coaches & Mentors are a vital part of our program.
brandon teshima
head coach & head of technology & Business department
Marites Calad
Branch Manager & VP of Norman S. Wright Mechanical Equipment Corporation
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineer (ASHRAE)
Santa Clara University – ME 1995
Samantha Nakamura, PE, LEED AP
Senior Mechanical Engineer @ WSP
University of Notre Dame – ME 2012
Derick Sonoda
Johnson Controls
Les Taniyama
Vice President, Energy Manager, and Engineer of Power & System Inspection Group (PSIG) - Hawai‘i
Vice President of IFMA Hawai‘i Chapter
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineer (ASHRAE) Member
Certified Energy Manager, Forensic Engineer, and more.
University Of Hawai‘i @ Mānoa – BSEE 1973
Jan Taniyama
PSIG-HI
Hi‘ilani Fujihara-Nagamine
Loke Burgett
Robo Mom
Evan Lum
Ryan Saito