SAIPAN
#1
| Name: |
| Andrew Orsini |
| Village: |
| Oleai |
| Highest level of education: |
| Post-graduate Studies in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, and Business Management |
| Professional experience: |
| Executive Director, State Council on Vocational Education, Guam Executive Director, CNMI Civil Service Commission Human Resource Manager, Commonwealth Utility Commission Board of Regents- University of Guam Board of Regents- Northern Marianas College Board of Education- CNMI Public School System |
| What should the Public School System do once it runs out of ARPA funds? |
| The CNMI Public School System is already formulating a Contingency plan to ensure that our students education do not stop just because ARPA stops. We must continue our Constitutional Mandate for Compulsory Education; This means ensuring that students have the best educational possible while teachers and staff have the best salaries possible. I will work tirelessly to make sure this is done for the public school system because I have always believed that the wisdom, knowledge, and skills of our people are our islands greatest resource. Ensuring that our islands have the best Education possible ensures our islands have the best future possible. |
#2
| Name: |
| Robert Harrell |
| Village: |
| Chalan Kiya |
| Highest level of education: |
| Data Processing – Vocational Technical School Virginia Beach |
| Professional experience: |
| US Army Veteran – 15 Years Active Duty as an Electronic Signals Intelligence Analyst. Moved into Telecommunications, Data and Video Industry starting at GTE Hawaiian Telcom as a Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) Operator and promoted over the next 15 years into various leadership/management positions ending as Senior Manager Business Operations Statewide Hawaii. In 2008 I moved to the Northern Mariana Islands with IT&E as Executive Director Customer Operations and Network Operations Center for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. I departed the islands in 2010 moving to Manila for 2 1/2 years as the Verizon Country Manager for Operator Services and returned back to Saipan in 2013. I have over 30 years’ experience in Resource Management, Process and Policy Improvements, Budget Controls and Data, Application Technologies and Training. |
| What should the Public School System do once it runs out of ARPA funds? |
| We should be confident that the Public School System is already planning and preparing for when ARPA Funds are no longer available. A review of current policies and practices that may be obsolete need to be identified now for cost savings and if still viable for the future. The current administration has a great team reviewing potential grants and other resources to financially support our students in their continuing education. PSS in line with the BOE should continue to look for ways to identify efficiencies which would positively impact Operating Expenses reducing costs, Vendor Mangement and potential cost sharing with other educational institutions. |
TINIAN
#1
| Name: |
| Antonio Borja |
| Village: |
| San Jose |
| Highest level of education: |
| Bachelor’s Degree |
| Professional experience: |
| Chamorro Teacher – 2013 to 2016 Administrative Assistant – 2016 to 2017 Tinian Ports Manager – 2017 to Present Tinian Municipal Scholarship Board – 2016 to 2017 |
| What should the Public School System do once it runs out of ARPA funds? |
| Currently there are no clear answers regarding the expiration of ARPA funds. As a current Board of Education Member I can say that we are in constant disussions with the Commissioner of Education and his Key Management to make a plan for when we no longer have ARPA funding. We have until the end of 2024 to figure out what we can do to prepare PSS for this eventuality. We will continue to prepare and discuss and I am sure we will be in the best position we can be moving forward. |
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