Guampedia Staff and Contributors

Guampedia Author. Jacqueline (“Jackie”) A. Marati is the eldest of the eight children of former Speaker Joaquin C. Arriola and former Senator Elizabeth P. Arriola.

Guampedia Author. Desiree Taimanglo-Ventura (Familian Alamåsac) is a full-time instructor of English and Communications within the English Department at the Guam Community College.

Guampedia Author. Samantha Marley Barnett is a native Chamoru from the island of Guam, and is actively involved in fighting for Guam’s future as a decolonized independent nation.

Guampedia Author. Frank Quimby studied history at LaSalle University (Philadelphia, PA) and the University of Hawai’i (East-West Center graduate fellowship), receiving an MA in Asian Studies in 1969.  He served in the Peace Corps (Philippines), worked as a teacher and journalist in Micronesia for more than a decade (1972-1984), was city editor of the Pacific Daily News and taught journalism at the University of Guam.

Guampedia Author. Faye Varias’ byline is a familiar sight throughout publications in Guam and Hawai’i. First published in 2000, she owns and operates Faye Varias Creative Services, a network of writers and photographers, providing media and marketing material for several business firms.

Guampedia Author. Omaira Brunal-Perry is an associate professor and the Spanish Legal Historiography and Librarian, Spanish Documents Collection and Manuscripts Collection at the Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam. She holds a Juris Doctorate degree from University Libre of Bogota, Colombia and a Master’s of Library Science from Syracuse University, New York.

Guampedia Author. Robert W. Wescom earned a MS in Natural Resources (Forestry) from Humboldt State University in Northern California and a BS in Natural Resources Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is a registered professional forester with the State of California and a certified forester with Society of American Foresters.

Guampedia Author. Mike T. Carson, PhD, was an assistant professor at the archeology office of the Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC), University of Guam.  He earned his BA with honors in 1993 in Anthropology at University of California at Los Angeles, an MA in 1996 and a PhD in 2002 in Anthropology, both at University of Hawai’i.

Guampedia Author. Joanne Eakin received a BA in Anthropology from the University of Maryland in 1978 and an MA in Anthropology with a concentration in Bioarcheology from the University of New Mexico in 1993.

Guampedia Author. Judith R. Amesbury earned her BA in anthropology magna cum laude from the University of Arizona.  She is an archeologist with Micronesian Archaeological Research Services.