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ON & ABOUT CAMPUS
New Faculty LEEMARIE AULANI ARMSTRONG ’93 (5th grade) holds a BA in Liberal Studies with a minor in Spanish from Seattle University, and a master of arts in teaching from Trinity College. She previously taught in an urban public school in the District of Columbia.
STEPHANIE CONCHING (high school theatre) holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Hawaii-Manoa, and is pursuing her MA in Education Theatre from New York University. She has been onstage, directed and worked backstage for many community theatre productions. She is also the education coordinator for Hawaii Opera Theatre. Stephanie is married to Mark Conching ’83.
GARY DELANOY (high school biology) is earning his MS in Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering from the University of Hawaii-Manoa. He has worked as a chemist, microbiologist, chemical microscopist and biochemist for the past 14 years. Gary and his wife Caroline have two children, MorganReed and Liam-Will.
JIM FALLON (5th grade) holds a BA in Psychology from San Diego State University, an MA in Educational Technology from Cal Poly Univeristy, Pomona, and a California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. He taught second, third and fifth grades in California for 18 years. He taught fourth grade for two years at St. Patrick School here in Honolulu. Jim’s hobbies include computers, reading and surfing. He and his wife own and operate a local health food store. LORI HALVORSEN (6th grade) holds a BA in Liberal Arts and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Saint Mary’s College of California. Her teaching experience in California public schools includes fifth grade math, science and language arts, and middle school special education. She has also taught at international schools in Denmark, Scotland and Brazil. She enjoys travel, tennis, snow skiing and, as a new resident of Oahu, exploring the island.
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ERIC HERMOSURA (high school religion) holds an MA in Religion from the University of Hawaii-Manoa. He has traveled extensively in South America, the Mediterranean and Northern Africa, and spent the past year teaching at Assumption College in Bangkok, Thailand. He enjoys surfing and playing beach volleyball.
KANIALA KIM (high school Hawaiian history, culture and language) holds a BA in Hawaiian Language and an MA TECS from the University of Hawaii-Manoa. He is a youth pastor at Hope Chapel Koolau Loa in Kahuku. He and his wife Cheryl have three sons, a daughter, and a grandson.
KEAO LOFTUS (high school biology) recently earned an MS in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of HawaiiManoa. She has earned a green belt in taekwondo, and enjoys soccer, long-board surfing, gardening, and sewing.
TRACY MORREIRA (1st grade teacher’s assistant) holds an AA in Liberal Arts from Maui Community College, a Certificate of Competence in Early Childhood Education from Honolulu Community College, a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Hawaii-Manoa, and is doing graduate work in the School Counseling Program at Chaminade University. She began working at Maryknoll in the After School Care program.
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BRUCE SMITH (high school creative writing, world literature and journalism) holds a BA from Michigan State University in Communication Education-Speech, Theatre and English. He did graduate work at Western Michigan University in teaching the disadvantaged, and at Oakland University in guidance and counseling. He taught theatre arts and English for 14 years in Michigan before moving here to teach at Maryknoll.
ALISON HODGES TAITE (high school writing and literature) is a graduate of Punahou School who holds a BA in Art from the University of Hawaii-Manoa, and an MA in English from UC-Davis. She is a former newspaper columnist and art critic, and has done theatre at Manoa Valley Theatre and Diamond Head Theatre. She and husband Manning have two whippets.
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