Lillian Pagaduan Villamor graduated from BYU–Hawaii in 2002 with a degree in Biology. Today, she is a devoted mother and a Ph. D. biotechnologist in Agricultural Science with the National Livestock Cryobank of the Philippine Carabao Center, Department of Agriculture. Her livestock genetics research feeds the Philippines and has earned her national and regional recognition across Southeast Asia. Through success and adversity, including a ten-year journey to earn her master's degree while raising young children, Villamor's story is one of discipline, sacrifice, and unshakable faith.

Dr. Norman “T-man” Thompson III graduated from BYU–Hawaii with a degree in English before earning his master's and PhD. Today, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Pacific Studies. A devoted husband and father of five, Dr. Thompson's journey has been shaped by faith, persistence, and a second chance that changed everything, to give his students the kind of classroom he once needed himself.

Cherry Zhang is a Brigham Young University–Hawaii alumna originally from Shenzhen, China, now residing in Hong Kong, China. She graduated in December 2024 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management. Today, with a Master's in Digital Management and an IBM internship, she's bringing her curiosity, and love of connecting with people into her career as a Technology Transformation Consultant.