Shaun Chillingworth is the Senior Communications Specialist for Kamehameha Schools at Kawaiahaʻo Plaza as well as a graduate of Kamehameha Schools ‘99. He has worked for KS for six and a half years, first as a Public Relations Specialist, then as his current role for a year and a half. As a communications specialist, Shaun must be able to research, extract and condense pertinent information from various sources, prepare oral presentations in a clear, concise, articulate manner, relate to and interact effectively with KS executives, staff, consultants and others, manage confidential and sensitive information, work independently with minimum supervision; self-motivated and flexible, and above all possess a high degree of integrity and discretion.
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He always knew that he wanted to grow up doing something that involved writing. That’s what eventually led Kekoa to wanting to major in Magazine Journalism. He enjoyed the freedom of writing articles in a longer format that the field allowed. He later went on to receive his Bachelor’s in Maganize Journalism from Drake University (1981), as well as his Master’s degree in Mass Communications (1983). The first jobs he held were during his college years performing a variety of different tasks. When he returned back home, he worked at a food distribution company known as the Honolulu Poi Company. He then went on to work for KS as the Director of Communications. This job was unique because a posititon like that did not exist during the time he was in college, let alone a KS communications department. When Kamehameha Schools first opened up the communications function, Kekoa was intrigued by the idea of the position revolving around a lot about writing on behalf of a specific point of view, KS and its beliefs/values. One of his most crucial responsibilities of that job was managing issues both within and outside of the organization, which he became more adept to as he dealt with more
He always knew that he wanted to grow up doing something that involved writing. That’s what eventually led Kekoa to wanting to major in Magazine Journalism. He enjoyed the freedom of writing articles in a longer format that the field allowed. He later went on to receive his Bachelor’s in Maganize Journalism from Drake University (1981), as well as his Master’s degree in Mass Communications (1983). The first jobs he held were during his college years performing a variety of different tasks. When he returned back home, he worked at a food distribution company known as the Honolulu Poi Company. He then went on to work for KS as the Director of Communications. This job was unique because a posititon like that did not exist during the time he was in college, let alone a KS communications department. When Kamehameha Schools first opened up the communications function, Kekoa was intrigued by the idea of the position revolving around a lot about writing on behalf of a specific point of view, KS and its beliefs/values. One of his most crucial responsibilities of that job was managing issues both within and outside of the organization, which he became more adept to as he dealt with more