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Stephen Dunn

September 28, 2020

Mr. Dunn joined Parker School in 2020, with fifteen years of independent school leadership experience. He served as Upper School Head at The Nueva School which is internationally known for cutting-edge, inquiry-based learning in Silicon Valley and as Assistant Head and Interim Head of School at The Ethel Walker School, a 108-year-old girls’ boarding school […]
David Clarke

July 13, 2022

David brings more than 30 years of experience in schools as a teacher, coach, academic dean, assistant head of school, and college counselor. David is rejoining our school ‘ohana having previously held the same position at Parker from 1992-99. He is a graduate of Punahou School, the University of Southern California, and Columbia University. Before […]
Patrick Caenepeel P ’37

July 12, 2019

Mr. Caenpeel has spent over ten years working with students in grades K-8 in the San Francisco Unified School District. He holds a bachelor’s degree from The Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at Sonoma State University and earned a Masters of Education from San Francisco State University in Educational Leadership. For the last three years […]
Heather Polhemus P ’29

July 11, 2019

“Mrs. P,” was a founding member of the Parker lower school faculty in 2005; she served one year as the fourth grade teacher before moving into her role as lower school head in 2006. Mrs. Polhemus was born and raised on O’ahu and moved to the Big Island in 2005, where she is fifth generation […]
Makela M. Bruno, CAEP, LMFT P ’22

September 28, 2020

Ms. Makela “Aunty Makela” was born and raised on Hawai’i Island and is passionate about supporting and guiding youth. Prior to joining Parker School in 2019, Ms. Makela worked in the Hawaiian medium education school systems and as a licensed therapist in private practice providing individual and family therapy in Waimea. Ms. Makela is a […]
Robert McKendry

April 6, 2022

Mr. McKendry rejoined the Parker School ‘ohana in 2022 after serving as Parker’s business manager and treasurer from 2007-2010. Mr. McKendry brings with him more than 25 years of experience in independent schools, finance, accounting, and executive leadership. Previous positions include chief financial officer and head of school at Hawai’i Preparatory Academy and most recently […]
Gerry Delgado P ’27

July 11, 2019

Mr. Delgado joined Parker School in 2017 after working as the business manager, technology coordinator, athletics coordinator and transportation coordinator for one of the top charter schools in Hawaii. He received his bachelor of science in business administration from ITT Technical Institute in San Bernardino, California and has worked in the accounting field for almost […]
Vickie Frogley P ’20

July 12, 2019

Ms. Frogley holds an associate’s degree in business and received her paralegal certificate from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to relocating with her family to the Big Island in 2002, Ms. Frogley served as a paralegal in Orange County, California. She joined the Parker School ‘ohana as the parent of a kindergartener in 2007 […]