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Laura Tevaga

Advancement Vice President
University Communications
Email: laura.tevaga@byuh.edu
(808) 675-3669

Laura Tevaga has spent the last 25 years in media and direct marketing and has worked for the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, BYUtv, KBYU-TV & FM, and BYU Broadcasting. Before coming to BYU–Hawaii, Laura was Director of Development and Station Management at BYU Broadcasting where she served as a key member of the executive management team, providing direction and oversight for several television and radio stations and their 450+ employees. Laura also has extensive fundraising experience and has raised over $25 million for various non-profit organizations across Utah. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from BYU and an Executive MBA from BYU’s Marriott School of Management. Laura was born and raised in Chicago but now calls Hawaii home. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, socializing, and offering unsolicited advice to her husband Nofoa and their two children.

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Arley Enesa New Director of EIS

Laura Tevaga
By Laura Tevaga
August 30, 2018
Arley Enesa has been appointed the new director of EIS, starting Friday, September 1. She replaces Jeff Strain, who moved to the CIS Faculty starting Fall 2018.
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Devotionals

Don't Be Afraid to Fail

Laura Tevaga
By Laura Tevaga
June 12, 2018
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June 12, 2018
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Announcements

Reid Millerberg new Director of Human Resources

Laura Tevaga
By Laura Tevaga
May 21, 2018
BYU–Hawaii welcomes Reid Millerberg as the new Director of Human Resources.
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BYU–Hawaii Graduate Eritai Kateibwi Named UN Environment Young Champion of the Earth

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By Laura Tevaga
December 05, 2017
BYU–Hawaii graduate Eritai Kateibwi named UN Environment Young Champion of the Earth
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BYU–Hawaii Accreditation Reaffirmed Through 2025

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By Laura Tevaga
July 24, 2017
Brigham Young University–Hawaii announced today that the Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges has reaffirmed the accreditation of the university through 2025. WSCUC’s accreditation process evaluates institutions for their educational excellence and operational effectiveness. The commission’s decision was based on a thorough self-study report prepared by BYU–Hawaii, an offsite review of that report by a WSCUC evaluation team and a three-day campus visit by that same team this past March.
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Michael Tejada Promoted to Director of Budgets

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By Laura Tevaga
July 14, 2017
Michael Tejada has been named as Director of Budgets at Brigham Young University–Hawaii. “We are pleased that Michael has accepted this position,” said Vice President of Administration Steve Tueller. “I look forward to working closely with him in this new capacity.” Tejada is an alumnus of BYU–Hawaii where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He later earned a master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Utah. He worked for Deloitte Touche and Bank of Hawaii before joining the BYU–Hawaii team in 2012. Tejada has deep connections to the Laie and Kahuku community. His grandfather Roscoe Sorenson was the Grounds Foreman at the Church College of Hawaii for many years and was also one of the first bishops called in the Laie area. Tejada attended Laie Elementary, Kahuku Elementary and Kamehameha Schools. He was a star baseball player throughout high school and went on to play four years of minor league baseball in the Colorado Rockies organization. He and his wife, Maria, are the parents of four children with a fifth one on the way.
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Announcements

Steven W. Tueller Appointed Vice President of Administration

Laura Tevaga
By Laura Tevaga
June 14, 2017
Brigham Young University–Hawaii is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven W. Tueller as Vice President of Administration. The BYU–Hawaii Board of Trustees approved the appointment following the recommendation of the university search committee.
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Feki Pouha to Lead BYU–Hawaii Office of Honor

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By Laura Tevaga
May 08, 2017
Brigham Young University–Hawaii is proud to announce that Feki Pouha has joined the university as the manager of the Office of Honor. Feki comes to BYU–Hawaii after serving the past two years as the State Representative for House District 47 (Waialua-Kahuku-Waiahole) on O'ahu's North Shore. Feki received his juris doctorate degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He also earned a bachelor of arts degree in Hawaiian Studies from BYU–Hawaii. As an undergraduate student, Feki helped build, maintain and sail 'Iosepa, the 57-foot oceanic double-hulled-voyaging canoe of La'ie and BYU–Hawaii. He also served as Student Body President from 2006 to 2007. Feki was born and raised in Hau'ula and served an LDS mission in Uganda, East Africa. He and his wife Kieiki have four children. Also of note, Feki was named after and is the grandson of the same Feki Pouha who was the young missionary companion to Elder John H. Groberg as depicted in the movie, "The Other Side of Heaven."
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Title IX Updated

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By Laura Tevaga
February 28, 2017
BYU–Hawaii learned on Tuesday, February 21, that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is adding the university to its list of more than 227 postsecondary institutions under investigation. These investigations relate to the federal government’s requirements for responding to reports of sexual harassment.
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