{"id":17000,"date":"2025-11-12T09:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=17000"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:31:46","slug":"2025-alumni-spotlight-lord-ryan-lizardo-james-campbell-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/es\/2025-alumni-spotlight-lord-ryan-lizardo-james-campbell-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Lord Ryan Lizardo (James Campbell High)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lord Ryan Lizardo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Lord<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cargo: <\/strong>Vice President of Education, Chamber of Commerce Hawai\u2018i
\u00bfEn qu\u00e9 escuela terminaste tus estudios? <\/strong>James Campbell High School \u201810
Universidad:<\/strong> Chapman University, Johns Hopkins University
Localizaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> Honolulu, HI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord Ryan Lizardo serves as the Vice President of Education for the Chamber of Commerce Hawai\u02bbi, where he acts as a bridge between businesses and schools to promote work-based learning (WBL) opportunities. Through this role, he helps facilitate student engagement with employers via field trips, mock interviews, internships and other experiential learning programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He received the Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Hero Award for O\u02bbahu in 2024 and was named one of Pacific Business News\u2019 \u201c40 Under 40\u201d honorees in 2025, celebrating young leaders making a difference across the state. Passionate about empowering Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s youth, he continues to advocate for meaningful educational and workforce pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lizardo currently serves as a board secretary, Honolulu Pride Festival chair and scholarship chair for the Hawai\u02bbi LGBT Legacy Foundation, in addition to chairing various school-related councils and boards. A proud product of the \u02bbEwa Beach community, he attended Escuela primaria de Ewa Beach<\/strong>, 'Ilima Intermedio<\/strong>, y Escuela secundaria James Campbell<\/strong>, where he later taught from 2014 to 2020 through the Teach for America program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Briefly describe your journey after high school.<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> In high school, I found my passion for the world of education through the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program. When I graduated in 2010, I decided to attend Chapman University to major in Integrated Educational Studies, a major that gave me the world of education in the classroom and non-profit. After graduating from Chapman, I applied to Teach for America and got placed to teach in O\u2018ahu at my alma mater, Escuela secundaria James Campbell<\/strong>. At JCHS, I taught social studies, became an Academy Lead for the Academy of Public and Human Services, and advised the Class of 2020 student council and Rainbow Sabers club. I was honored to join the Chamber of Commerce Hawai\u2018i Education Team in 2020 to manage all work-based learning activities for our employers and schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: \u00bfQu\u00e9 est\u00e1s haciendo \u00faltimamente?<\/strong>
A<\/strong>:  I am now the Vice President of Education at the Chamber of Commerce Hawai\u2018i! Alongside the Education and Workforce Development team, I manage and support work-based learning for our partner schools and act as a strategic partner with the state to coordinate and streamline employer partnership in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 eligi\u00f3 usted este camino profesional y qu\u00e9 le gusta m\u00e1s de \u00e9l?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> I love being part of someone’s growth journey! Mentoring and watching people grow always brings me joy and there is no shortage of that in the education world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: \u00bfQu\u00e9 hace que seas orgulloso de #PublicSchool?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong>  I love seeing young leaders in public schools out in the community, making their voices heard, and making differences in the community! Recently, I’ve been so inspired by the young public school students who attend our work-based learning experiences and how knowledgeable they are. I love when we get to see public school representation in spaces of influence and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: \u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu asignatura favorita en la escuela?<\/strong>
A: <\/strong>Sociology, by far!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Favorite school lunch or breakfast?<\/strong>
A: <\/strong>Oven-baked chicken with saimin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: \u00bfEn qu\u00e9 tipo de actividades extraescolares participaste?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> I was president of the student council and National Honor Society. I was Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: \u00bfCu\u00e1l es el nombre de un profesor o mentor a quien le gustar\u00eda agradecer?<\/strong>
A: <\/strong>Amy Rabago, best teacher and student council advisor I could have ever hoped for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: \u00bfQu\u00e9 consejo tienes para los estudiantes?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> Authentic leadership is a powerful motivator and opens doors for the next generation of leaders to see people like themselves in you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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