School Board

Father Dario Rinaldi
Pastor & Head of School

Father Dario joined our school and parish community in the summer of 2024 after serving at St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish on the island of Kauai for two years. Father Dario grew up in Maui and is proud to be a product of Catholic education. A fun fact about Father Dario: he served as a deacon at Holy Family before his ordination.

Dr. Celeste Akiu
Principal

Celeste joined HFCA in 2018 after serving as a teacher and administrator in Vacaville and Napa, California, for over 20 years. She grew up in Oahu, attended Sacred Hearts Academy and the University of Hawaii, and is currently earning a doctorate. A fun fact about Ms. Akiu: she is a second-generation HFCA principal, following in her mother's footsteps.

Jeff Fontanilla
Business & Facilities Manager

Jeff joined HFCA after Holy Family was temporarily clustered with St. Philomena in 2004, when staff spent the year supporting both schools and parishes. He held a similar role at St. Philomena from 1991-2005 and has served Hawaii Catholic schools for 34 years and counting. A fun fact about Mr. Fontanilla: his most unique role on campus is DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Jocelyn Burch
Assistant Principal

Jocelyn joined HFCA in 2020 and has diverse experience at the school, including her current position as Assistant Principal. She grew up in KauaŹ»i and earned her degree in Early Childhood Education from Chaminade University, following a long line of educators in her family. A fun fact about Mrs. Burch: she started her career at HFCA as a Kindergarten teacher.

Gerome Andrade
Parishioner

Jerome is a long-time Holy Family parishioner who has served on the HFCA School Board for over 20 years. He attended St. Anthony School, Maui, and has extensive business experience working as a General Manager in the hospitality industry and as a Funeral Director, in addition to numerous leadership roles for local organizations and non-profits.

Jill Tamminga
Parent

Jill works for a defense contracting company conducting research in the machine learning and artificial intelligence space and previously served in the Navy as a Naval Flight Officer in the E-2C Hawkeye and the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. In addition to serving on the school board, Jill volunteers her time on our PTG. Jill has two children at HFCA, including Tess (7th grade), and Jojo (2nd grade).

David Caneda
Parent

David retired from the US Air Force after serving 21 years, where he worked in Cyber Operations and Planning. In addition to serving on the School Board, David is a PTG Member-at-Large and runs the HFCA Used Uniform program. He has two children who attend HFCA, including Kailani (8th grade) and Malie (6th grade).

Jessica Ing Brahan
Parent

Jessica has years of experience in the educational field as a teacher and school psychologist, and we are blessed to have her on our school board. The Brahans are a Coast Guard family, and new to Holy Family this year. In addition to serving on the school board, Jessica volunteers her time as our PTG secretary. Jessica has three children at HFCA, including Dianne (5th grade), Destinee (2nd grade), and Eva (2nd grade).