Staff & Faculty
Director
Aufa‘i Apulu Ropeti Areta
Director
a.areta@amsamoa.edu
Talofa Lava and Greetings,
With its rapidly growing population and fragile island environment, and not to mention the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, American Samoa has an acute need for research projects to be conducted and extension programs to be developed and delivered locally that can help the community develop its own solutions to meet the needs of this growing population while protecting the islands’ precious natural resources. Increasing economic links and air travel mean increasing frequency of accidental introductions of invasive exotic pests and human and animal diseases. Greater market integration and lifestyle and dietary changes have resulted in an increased incidence of non-communicable diseases. Global economic trends present new threats as well as new opportunities.
As the Land Grant institution for American Samoa, the American Samoa Community College is uniquely positioned to address these pressing issues through research, extension, and instructional programs that are suited to our environment and culture. State-of-the-art laboratories and scientific expertise situated on the islands and embedded in the local cultural context constitute a powerful resource for our community.
American Samoa has undergone enormous changes in recent decades as globalization in all its dimensions increasingly permeates our lives. Throughout its history, ASCC-ACNR has continuously transformed itself to improve its capacity to serve our community in the face of these changes. This process continues today as we rise to new challenges and explore new opportunities.
Faafetai tele lava,
Aufa'i Apulu Ropeti Areta
Administrative & Support Staff
Eseta Su‘a-Kalio
Office Manager
e.sua-kalio@amsamoa.edu
Mary Scanlan
Administrative Officer
m.scanlan@amsamoa.edu
Daisy Talatau Mauga Lei
Extension Administrative Officer
d.talataumaugalei@amsamoa.edu
Joyce Peters
Administrative Assistant II
j.peters2@amsamoa.edu
Neil Gurr
GIS Specialist
n.gurr@amsamoa.edu
Daniel Helsham
Media Specialist
d.helsham2@amsamoa.edu
Daniel Ofagalilo
IT Supervisor
d.ofagalilo@amsamoa.edu
Instruction
Seiuli Dr. Michael Otto Hansell
Instruction Program Coordinator/Animal Science Instructor
o.hansell@amsamoa.edu
Leilua Ionatana Fasavalu
Agriculture and Natural Resources Instructor
i.fasavalu@amsamoa.edu
Pauline Tuitele-McFall
Nutrition Instructor
p.mcfall@amsamoa.edu
Eirenei Tesimale
Greenhouse Technician
e.tesimale@amsamoa.edu
Extension
Tialavea Molly Asifoa-Lagai
Extension Program Coordinator/4-H Program Manager
m.lagai@amsamoa.edu
Elenoa Taisali
4-H Agent III
e.taisali@amsamoa.edu
Toepo Leiataua
4-H Agent II-A
t.leiataua@amsamoa.edu
Aliimau Petaia
4-H Agent II-B
a.petaia@amsamoa.edu
Autagavaia Alfred Peters
Agriculture Program Manager
a.peters4@amsamoa.edu
Seiuli Dr. Michael Otto Hansell
Animal Specialist
o.hansell@amsamoa.edu
James Gurr
Extension Crop Specialist
j.gurr@amsamoa.edu
Lefua Amio Mavaega-Luvu
Agriculture Extension Agent III
a.mavaega-luvu@amsamoa.edu
June Talamoni
Agriculture Extension Agent III
j.talamoni@amsamoa.edu
Mele Faiai
Agriculture Extension Agent I - Manu‘a
m.faiai@amsamoa.edu
Manisesa Danielson
Livestock Technician
m.danielson3@amsamoa.edu
Apulu Sione Matai'a
Agriculture Extension Assistant I (A)
s.mataia@amsamoa.edu
Mekisateko Fiaavae
Agriculture Extension Assistant I
m.fiaavae@amsamoa.edu
Tulagalua Nimo
Agriculture Extension Assistant I
t.nimo@amsamoa.edu
Kelley Anderson Tagarino
UH Sea Grant - Extension Specialist
kelleyat@hawaii.edu
Francis Leiato
Aquaculture Extension Agent I
f.leiato@amsamoa.edu
Ese Misiaita
EFNEP Nutrition Agent II
e.misiaita@amsamoa.edu
Talimatagi Isaako
EFNEP Nutrition Agent I
t.isaako@amsamoa.edu
Diana Tarrant
Family & Consumer Science Specialist II
d.tarrant@amsamoa.edu
Suelynn Molesi
Family & Consumer Science Specialist I
s.molesi@amsamoa.edu
Shalley Tailevai
Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent I
s.tailevai@amsamoa.edu
Travis Fleming
Community Nutritionist
t.fleming@amsamoa.edu
Sebastian Mariner
Health and Fitness Specialist
s.mariner@amsamoa.edu
Saono Enesi
Exercise Assistant
s.enesi2@amsamoa.edu
Denis Sene Jr.
Forestry Program Manager
d.sene@amsamoa.edu
Fitiuta Faafoi Tony Mauga Lei
Urban Community Forestry Specialist
t.maugalei2@amsamoa.edu
Uiki Isaako
Forest Health Specialist
u.isaako@amsamoa.edu
Simon Stowers
Forest Stewardship Specialist
s.stowers@amsamoa.edu
Naseri Meki
Forestry Watershed Technician
n.meki@amsamoa.edu
Pasia Setu
Forestry Technician II
p.setu@amsamoa.edu
John Ah Sue Jr.
Extension Forestry Technician
j.ahsue@amsamoa.edu
Imeleta Matautia
Forestry Technician
i.matautia2@amsamoa.edu
Research
Dr. Mark Schmaedick
Research Program Coordinator/Entomologist
m.schmaedick@amsamoa.edu
Metotagivale Pitoitua
Entomology Lab Manager
m.meredith@amsamoa.edu
Faavaoa Ielafi
Entomology Technician
f.ielafi@amsamoa.edu
Niela Leifi
Entomology Technician
n.leifi@amsamoa.edu
Ian Gurr
Horticulture Researcher
i.gurr@amsamoa.edu
Jennet Chang
Research Assistant II - Horticulture
j.chang@amsamoa.edu
Ellen Ropeti-Ng Lam
Research Assistant I - Horticulture
e.ropeti@amsamoa.edu
Elisha Meleisea
Horticulture Technician
e.meleisea@amsamoa.edu
Dr. Aifili John Tufa
Community Health Researcher
a.tufa@amsamoa.edu
Sharon Fanolua Sunia
Research Assistant
f.fanoluasunia@amsamoa.edu
Maintenance & Custodians
Tolomoa Alalamua
Station Manager
t.alalamua2@amsamoa.edu
Iakopo Tuiolenuu
Maintenance Technician II
Silialaei Situfu Tusi
Handyman
Jerry Faaloua
Custodian
Sala Laki Sa
Custodian
