The Pacific Islands Development Program welcomes the 2024 Resilient Pacific Islands Leaders (RPIL), Generation 2 fellows. Twenty-three fellows from 18 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL) member countries, territories, and the State of Hawaii are participating in a six-week hybrid leadership development program. The program includes a two-week asynchronous section and a four-week in-person residency including a one-week field immersion in Washington, DC.

The curriculum for these rising leaders is centered around areas of critical importance to humanity identified in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership and in alignment with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. The program strengthens participants’ knowledge and understanding of key regional economic, social, political, health, educational and environmental issues, and cultivate culturally sustaining leadership capacities.

Program Dates:

April 8 – 21: Online Module and arrival

April 22 – May 3: Hawaii

May 4 – 12: Washington, DC

May 13 – 18: Hawaii

2024 RPIL G2 Participants:

Ms. Benateta Atanteora, State Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Kiribati

Mrs. Cronisa Baguga, NEC-Electoral Commissioner, Nauru Electoral Commission, Nauru

Ms. Miriama Bono, Artist/Curator/Speaker, French Polynesia

Ms. Véronique Caihe, Digital Inclusion Officer, I.T., Association Jeunesse Informatique, New Caledonia

Dr. Deeleeann Daniel, Professor, Math and Science, College of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia

Mr. Jesse Ray Deleon Guerrero, Extension Agent, Cooperative Research, Extension & Education Services (CREES), Northern Marianas College, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana islands

Ms. Tiara Drabble, Assistant Manager, Sadie’s Hotel, American Samoa

Ms. Joana Duabaubau, Senior Customs Officer, Fiji Detector Dog Unit (Border), Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, Fiji

Mrs. Rubyna Hemon, Community Health Worker, Micronesian Islander Community, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Mrs. Kinless Karovo, Chief Knowledgement & IT Officer, Professional Unit, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Solomon Islands

Ms. Sharon Katuke, Teacher, Gordon International School, International Education Agency, Papua New Guinea

Ms. Jasmine Koria, Secondary School Teacher (English and History), Samoa Adventist School; Curator, Global Apia Hub, Samoa/Papua New Guinea

Ms. Mereseini Marau, Ocean Communications Officer, Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Pacific Islands Forum, Fiji

Mrs. Oyfase Moeago, Europe Desk Officer, Foreign Affairs Department, Tuvalu

Mr. John Naviti, Business Adviser, Market Development Facility, Vanuatu

Ms. Nitaligi Pihigia, Tax Officer, Taxation, Finance, Niue

Mr. Chamberlain Pita, Trainee/Immigration Officer, Immigration, Niue

Mr. Robert Rengiil, Special Assistant to the President, Office of the President, Palau

Mr. Joiel Setik, Project Director, Micronesian Resource Center One-Stop Shop, Mane’iu, Guam

Ms. Eileen Story, Smaller Island States Officer, Pacific & Regional Affairs Division, Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Cook Islands

Mr. Tebeio Tamton, Food Technologist Researcher, Land Grant – Cooperative Research and Extension, College of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati/Marshall Islands

Mr. Edgard Tamatoa Tepuhiarii, Communication Officer, Communication-Radio Station, Etaretia Porotetani Maohi, French Polynesia

Mrs. Jasmine Weiss, Copy Editor, Editorial, The Guam Daily Post, Guam/Palau

The Pacific Islands Development Program welcomes the 2024 Resilient Pacific Islands Leaders (RPIL), Generation 2 fellows. Twenty-three fellows from 18 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL) member countries, territories, and the State of Hawaii are participating in a six-week hybrid leadership development program. The program includes a two-week asynchronous section and a four-week in-person residency including a one-week field immersion in Washington, DC.

The curriculum for these rising leaders is centered around areas of critical importance to humanity identified in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership and in alignment with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. The program strengthens participants’ knowledge and understanding of key regional economic, social, political, health, educational and environmental issues, and cultivate culturally sustaining leadership capacities.

Program Dates:

April 8 – 21: Online Module and arrival

April 22 – May 3: Hawaii

May 4 – 12: Washington, DC

May 13 – 18: Hawaii

2024 RPIL G2 Participants:

Ms. Benateta Atanteora, State Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Kiribati

Mrs. Cronisa Baguga, NEC-Electoral Commissioner, Nauru Electoral Commission, Nauru

Ms. Miriama Bono, Artist/Curator/Speaker, French Polynesia

Ms. Véronique Caihe, Digital Inclusion Officer, I.T., Association Jeunesse Informatique, New Caledonia

Dr. Deeleeann Daniel, Professor, Math and Science, College of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia

Mr. Jesse Ray Deleon Guerrero, Extension Agent, Cooperative Research, Extension & Education Services (CREES), Northern Marianas College, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana islands

Ms. Tiara Drabble, Assistant Manager, Sadie’s Hotel, American Samoa

Ms. Joana Duabaubau, Senior Customs Officer, Fiji Detector Dog Unit (Border), Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, Fiji

Mrs. Rubyna Hemon, Community Health Worker, Micronesian Islander Community, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Mrs. Kinless Karovo, Chief Knowledgement & IT Officer, Professional Unit, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Solomon Islands

Ms. Sharon Katuke, Teacher, Gordon International School, International Education Agency, Papua New Guinea

Ms. Jasmine Koria, Secondary School Teacher (English and History), Samoa Adventist School; Curator, Global Apia Hub, Samoa/Papua New Guinea

Ms. Mereseini Marau, Ocean Communications Officer, Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Pacific Islands Forum, Fiji

Mrs. Oyfase Moeago, Europe Desk Officer, Foreign Affairs Department, Tuvalu

Mr. John Naviti, Business Adviser, Market Development Facility, Vanuatu

Ms. Nitaligi Pihigia, Tax Officer, Taxation, Finance, Niue

Mr. Chamberlain Pita, Trainee/Immigration Officer, Immigration, Niue

Mr. Robert Rengiil, Special Assistant to the President, Office of the President, Palau

Mr. Joiel Setik, Project Director, Micronesian Resource Center One-Stop Shop, Mane’iu, Guam

Ms. Eileen Story, Smaller Island States Officer, Pacific & Regional Affairs Division, Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Cook Islands

Mr. Tebeio Tamton, Food Technologist Researcher, Land Grant – Cooperative Research and Extension, College of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati/Marshall Islands

Mr. Edgard Tamatoa Tepuhiarii, Communication Officer, Communication-Radio Station, Etaretia Porotetani Maohi, French Polynesia

Mrs. Jasmine Weiss, Copy Editor, Editorial, The Guam Daily Post, Guam/Palau