Caption: Mrs. Keseta Okenaisa Fauolo (front row, second right) gathers together the ASCC faculty and staff with whom she will work as the newly appointed Director of the College's Institute of Samoan Studies. (Photo: J.
Kneubuhl)

Dr. Pili brings with him more than 30 years of experience in public service, finances, and education. Most recently, he served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004-2006, and other noteworthy posts in his resume include six years as the CFO of LBJ Hospital during the ‘90s, and 11 years as Director of Finance/Deputy Treasurer for the ASG Department of Treasury between 1982 and 1993. Dr. Pili also worked at ASCC as an adjunct faculty member from 1990 to 1996, teaching classes in Accounting, Business Management, and Taxation. He received his Doctorate of Philosophy in International Business Administration from Kennedy-Western University in 2003.

            Dr. Le’i started at the College in 1984 as a counselor, as well as an instructor in College Life Planning. During the course of her long career as a counselor, she has helped hundreds of students choose the direction of their academic careers both within ASCC and beyond.  Originally from the island of Kaua’i in the Aloha State, Dr. Le’i earned her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Truman State University, her Masters degree in Education from Brigham Young University, and in 2004 her Doctor in Public Administration diploma from Golden Gate University. She has served in the capacity of Acting Dean of Student Affairs since the beginning of the spring 2007 semester.

            A mainstay in the Social Science department since joining the ASCC faculty in 1995, Mrs. Fauolo has the distinction of incorporating into her teaching numerous outreach projects in areas ranging from Service Learning to Public Health, Distance Learning and Samoan Culture. Since 1997, she has presented five papers at workshops and conferences both on and off island, and her students have nominated her for inclusion in the last five editions of the national publication “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.” Fauolo earned three degrees from Waikato University in Hamilton, New Zealand, including her Masters in Social Sciences.  As Director of the Institute of Samoan Studies, she will have the responsibility of coordinating the College’s Samoan Studies curriculum, formerly divided between the Samoan Language and Culture department and the Samoa and Pacific Studies (SAMPC) department, into a single program.

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