The Growing Our Talent Team

Dr. Kabi Neupane
University of Hawaiʻi - Leeward Community College
Dr. Neupane holds a BS in Agriculture and a MS in Plant Breeding and Genetics from University of Agricultural Sciences - Bangalore, India and a Master in Business Administration and PhD in Plant Molecular Physiology from University of Hawaiʻi. Dr. Neupane is a professor in Biology and Biotechnology.

Dr. Ania Wieczorek
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - CTAHR
Dr. Wieczorek holds a BS in Molecular Biology from Drexel University and a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Western Cape - South Africa. As a professor, Dr. Wieczorek works to provide educational outreach in agricultural biotechnology.

Dr. Cindy Goldstein
Pionner Hawaii-Bred, Waialua Hawaii
Dr. Goldstein holds a BS In Horticulture from Oregon State University, an MS In Plant Breeding and Genetics, specializing in wheat and barley breeding; and a PhD In Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology from the University of Illinois. Dr. Goldstein has been the Industry Relations Manager for DuPont Pioneer in Hawai‘i.

Dr. Anna Ah Sam
Office of Student Equity Excellence Diversity
Dr. Ah Sam holds a BS in Child Development from Iowa State University, a Master’s in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health and Epidemiology from Tulane University, and a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaiʻi.