FACULTY STORIES – THINKING BEYOND GRADUATION

“The most rewarding part of my job is actually seeing the results,” says Andrew Marchetto-Ryan, College, Career and Life Readiness Counselor and Dean of Students at IPA.

Marchetto-Ryan had already tried several careers — including working at bank and being a police officer — when he decided to go back to school for a master’s degree in education.

“I was looking for another way to make a difference,” he says.

After teaching at schools on the mainland and Oʻahu, he was excited to work at IPA because of its small class sizes, focus on academics, and emphasis on values. “It was the right fit for me,” he says.

At IPA, Marchetto-Ryan has coached basketball, advised the National Honor Society, and led school service trips to communities as nearby as Makaha and as far away as Tanzania. Now, after years in the classroom, he’s excited to be working an administrative role, helping students discover what they want to pursue after graduation and figure out how college can help them reach their goals.

“It’s not just about getting them through high school,” Marchetto-Ryan says. “It’s about helping them be successful after we send them out in the world.”

"I was looking for another way to make a difference." Andrew Marchetto-Ryan