Mervlyn Kitashima Speaker Bio
Mervlyn is the Administrator for the Parents and Alumni Relations Department of the Kamehameha Schools Kapälama. She has developed parent and family involvement curriculum and training for the State of Hawaii’s Department of Education’s Parent Community Networking Center Program, Hawaii’s parents, teachers and administrators.
Mrs. Kitashima has served on the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Governor’s Commission on Teacher Morale, as commissioner of the Aloha Region USA Junior Volleyball and many other community and educational organizations.
Drawing on her experiences as a teenage mother, mother of seven, grandmother of thirteen and wife of 39 years, Mrs. Kitashima has traveled widely throughout the United States and Canada as a motivating communicator. Her speaking engagements have included institutes and seminars at universities and colleges, state and national conferences on education, prevention, juvenile justice, student assistance and numerous schools, organizations, communities and churches.
In 2003, Mervlyn was named the State of Hawaii and the National Mother of the Year by American Mothers Incorporated, an organization dedicated to strengthening the moral and spiritual foundation of the home and family. She currently serves as the President of the AMI, Hawaii Association.