Board of Directors
Pulse Oceania is a Pacific Island wāhine-run organization. Our Board brings global experience across non-profit, government, educational, and community-run organizations.
Our expertise includes performing arts, production, education, research, policy, operations, finance, event management, and board management. We value operating with care and accountability so we can best serve our communities.
Some of us are drawn mauka (to the mountains), others makai (to the ocean); all of us are deeply committed to using our skills to uplift and advance our Pacific Island communities, and supporting others in doing the same wherever they live in the world.
PO Board meeting at Honolulu Museum of Art–
in front of enlarged detail from a painting of the young
Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena (Robert Dampier, 1825)
Jan 10, 2026 • Pūowaina, Honolulu
Founder & President
Nawahineokalaʻi Lanzilotti
A performing artist and director with experience developing multi-cultural performance and land-based arts curriculum.
A 2024-25 Culture of Health Leadership Institute Fellow. From Mānoa, Oʻahu.
Vice President
Dr. Tammy Tabe
Leading researcher on community displacement due to climate change.
Assistant professor at the Center for Pacific Island Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and adjunct researcher at East-West Center.
Treasurer
Ruth Lohr
Finance and operations consultant with extensive experience as Director of Finance for various Hawaiʻi non-profit and for-profit institutions.
Secretary
Raquel Kealalōkahi Aki
Professional background in corporate governance and strategic planning for various Hawaiʻi non-profit institutions. A 2024 ʻŌiwi Leadership Accelerator alumna.
