Carl "Doc" Sturges joined the Parker School English and history faculty in 2001 and a year later moved into the role of headmaster. Previously, he served as upper school principal of Utah's Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School for eight years. In his eighteen years at that school, he also taught English ...

Born and raised in Honoka’a, Eric received his associate’s degree in information technology from Hawaii Community College and trained in information security systems through the University of Phoenix. Before becoming the technology director at Parker School, he held IT positions at various ...

Mrs. Callender was born on the Big Island, and after a long stint on the mainland, returned with her family in 2001. She is proud to be back and raising her two children, both Parker School students, in the island community she loves. She holds her B.A. in Spanish from Tulane University and her ...

Mr. Delenia (Happy) is easy to spot around the Parker School campus, his positive demeanor and perennial smile are two of his legendary trademarks. He brings decades of experience as a professional painter to the maintenance and custodial team. Mr. Delenia is married and has a grand-daughter who ...

Mr. Dizol joined the Parker School maintenance and custodial team in April 2006. He was born and raised on the Island of Kaua'i and graduated from Kapa'a High School. Mr. Dizol moved to the Big Island in 1981 and worked as the senior storekeeper in the food and beverage department at the Waikoloa ...

Ms. Grace managed a massage therapy practice in Colorado for ten years before moving to the Big Island in 2004.  She has a son who is in the ninth grade at Parker.  Ms. Grace and her son, Kevin enjoy all Hawaii has to offer - amazing weather, beach camping, beautiful hikes and lots of aloha.

Mrs. Jardine received her Master of Business Administration from the Hasan School of Business at Colorado State University-Pueblo where she also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She enjoys outdoor activities with her family and manages youth baseball in addition to ...

Lani, aka Ingrid, was born and raised in the small plantation town of Honomu here on the Big Island. After 25 years of living in Waimea, she still considers herself "new" to the ever-changing town. While caring for sons Jackson and Travis, she did the "behind the scenes" work for the family ...

A graduate of Kamehameha Schools, Mrs. Nearman attended Kapi‘olani Community College and Hawai‘i Community College where she was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Mrs. Nearman, an active participant in the community, serves as a School Community Based Management Parent ...

Mrs. Note-Gressard, born in Washington and raised in upstate New York, holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology from Washington State University. She also earned a master’s degree in Educational Technology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Well rooted into the community, Mrs. ...

Ms. Pagliaro holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and Native American studies from the University of California Davis. Having grown up on Oahu, she returned to Hawaii after college to work with various Native Hawaiian organizations and businesses. Emily moved to the Big Island in ...

Mrs. Renick relocated to Waimea with her husband in 2006 after many years in Honolulu. In addition to her primary responsibilities as Admissions Director, she provides support for Parker’s acclaimed debate team as judges’ coordinator and off-island assistant. She introduced both the Poetry Out ...

Originally from Colorado, Jennifer moved to the Big Island in 2004. She holds a degree in real estate and construction management from the University of Denver, and has had a long career in that field. She is a licensed broker in Hawaii and Colorado and has been named a top sales person and a ...

Since coming to Parker School in 1997, Eric Sills has distinguished himself as someone who has much to teach students in everyday situations. An eight-year member of the ironworker's union, Mr. Sills says he chooses to work at Parker School because of the importance of education. "The way I was ...

Mr. Vedelli is originally from Virginia, where he earned his bachelor's degree in finance from James Madison University. He moved to the Big Island in 2005 with his wife Nicole and their two children.  Prior to joining Parker School, he worked as a Wealth Advisor with Bank of Hawaii’s Private ...

Mrs. Whitfield is an avid runner with a passion for sports and fitness. In 1998 she earned her Professional Fitness and Nutrition Certificate in Atlanta, Georgia. Before moving to the Big Island in 2007, she worked with preschool children at The Children’s Center in Los Altos, California. Mrs. ...

Born and raised on Maui, Renee joins the PAU (Parker After-school University) team after working with nine children in a private home school. Prior to that she was an educational assistant at Waimea Elementary School, where she was responsible for directing the upper elementary computer lab, taught ...

Mrs. Brown taught third grade at Waikoloa Elementary for nine years and at Waimea Elementary for a year before that, so she is well prepared to be the third-grade teacher at Parker School. With a degree in psychology and her education certification from Merrimack College in North Andover, ...

Before moving to the Big Island, Ms. Everts and her husband Michael spent their summers subsistence fishing, hiking and camping throughout Alaska, where she lived for seven years. In that time, she taught fourth grade in Petersburg, Alaska and Kindergarten through second grade in Gustavus, Alaska. ...