Demirbag named UH-MC director of development
Jocelyn Romero Demirbag has been named director of development at the University of Hawaii Maui College by the University of Hawai‘i Foundation.
She will work to expand fundraising efforts and broaden philanthropic support for students and programs at UHMaui College, the foundation announcement said.
She will take the position Oct. 22, replacing Cordy MacLaughlin, who retired June 30.
Demirbag’s resume includes four years as head of school at Honolulu Waldorf School and 16 years as chair of school for Haleakala Waldorf Schools. For two years, she was philanthropic services officer in Maui County for the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.
Her past recognition includes being a PONO Leadership Program Fellow and receiving the Gintong Pamana Leadership-Achievement Award from the Filipino Chamber of Commerce. Her volunteer work includes serving at Hospice Maui, Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools, Hawai‘i Council of Private Schools and Maui Nonprofit Directors.
After graduating from Maui High School, Demirbag earned her bachelor of arts in sociology at Loyola Marymount University, her master’s in sociology from University of California, Berkeley, and her educational doctorate in educational professional practice at UHManoa.
The University of Hawai‘i Foundation is a nonprofit organization that raises private funds to support the University of Hawaii system.