Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Aline A. Yamashita earned her BA in human services and early childhood education from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978.
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Guampedia Editorial and Author. Victoria-Lola M. Leon Guerrero (Familian Cha’ka) is from the village of Toto. She is the daughter of Erlinda Montecalvo and Raymond Leon Guerrero.
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Victor Consaga is a Guam resident and professional photographer. He received his training through his experience while on staff at Latte Magazine and the Pacific Daily News. He worked as a media editor for Guampedia during the project’s development phase.
Former Guampedia Staff and Author. Tanya M. Champaco Mendiola was a member of the Guampedia team from 2006 until the end of 2010. She was initially the assignment editor but was promoted to content editor. Mendiola is the second eldest of six children of Norbert Flores Mendiola (Familian Tunda) and Martha V. Champaco (Familian Chino) Mendiola.
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Guampedia’s first Managing Editor. Shannon J. Murphy (1953 – ) was the Managing Editor of Guampedia.com, from its planning stages in 2002 until her retirement in June 2019. She continues to contribute to Guampedia as an editor.
Guampedia’s Humanities Scholar. Nicholas J. Goetzfridt holds a PhD and an MLS in library science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MA and BA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Minnesota, respectively.
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Guampedia Website & Archive Manager. Nathalie Pereda earned a BFA in material studies with an emphasis on metal and wood design from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia awarded in 2006.
Former Guampedia Editorial Staff. Marguerite Blythe Saussotte (Flores, Familian Cabesa) received a BA in English from the University of San Francisco in 2004.
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Guampedia Author. Jillette Leon-Guerrero graduated with summa cum laude honors from the University of Guam in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in Micronesian area studies. She earned a master’s degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma in 1991.
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Guampedia Advisor and Author. James Perez Viernes, PhD, is from the village of Sånta Rita-Sumai and is a member of the Kotla, Ginza, and Miget clans of Sumay and Hagåtña. He earned a PhD in Pacific History in 2015 and an MA in Pacific Islands Studies in 2008 from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He also holds a BA in English from the University of Guam, which was awarded in 2003.
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