Nae‘ole-Wong Selected as Po‘o Kula for KS Hawai‘i
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ähealani Nae‘oleWong KSK’87 was appointed as po‘o kula (head of school) for Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i in July 2015. She served as the campus’ M. Ka ¯healani assistant head of school Nae‘ole-Wong as well as the interim KSK’87 head of school for two months before her appointment. In her role as assistant head of school, Nae‘ole-Wong led K-12 campus curricular efforts associated with the Working Exit Outcomes (WEO) framework, Standards Based Kula Hawai‘i and the Danielson Framework. She has worked with KSH and tri-campus administrators and kumu to create a curriculum development infrastructure which results in the integration of Hawaiian school and 21st-century skills. Nae‘ole-Wong has served the KS Hawai‘i ‘ohana since 2003, first as a high school career academy coordinator then serving for eight years as po‘o kumu o ke kula ha‘aha‘a (elementary school principal) before stepping into the assistant head of
school role in 2013. Prior to joining KSH, she served as the vice principal for Waiäkea Elementary, Mountain View Elementary and Waiäkea High School along with various capacities with Ke Kula Kaiapuni Hawai‘i.
Nae‘ole-Wong received her bachelor of arts in Hawaiian studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, and two master’s degrees in curriculum and instruction and education administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa.
Clevenger Named Director of Internal Audit
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n August 2015, Dustin Clevenger KSK’00 was selected as Kamehameha Schools’ new director of Internal Audit. He replaces Darrel Hoke who was recently selected as the Dustin Clevenger organization’s execuKSK’00 tive vice president of Administration. Kamehameha’s Internal Audit department reports to and is accountable for assisting the Board of Trustees in the effective execution of their fiduciary responsibilities
through independent, objective assurance and consulting activities designed to add value and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of KS’ risk management, internal control and governance processes. Clevenger comes to Kamehameha after serving as the internal audit manager for James Hardie Industries PLC, where he was responsible for planning, managing, and execution of financial, regulatory, compliance and operational audits. Clevenger carries a bachelor’s in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.
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