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Christine Park says UH Hilo provided her with a solid foundation, helping her gain the essential knowledge and experience to be a mental health counselor. She now runs an adult education program that helps students improve their lives by finding career pathways.
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Park is now coordinator of the Individualized Career Achievement Network or iCAN transition program, a community-based initiative she established at the Waipahu Community School for Adults (WCSA), which has campuses on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island. The iCAN program helps students improve their lives by finding career pathways, whether to college or workforce training. It’s based at WCSA, which helps students earn their high school equivalency credentials and improve workplace skills. Qualified students can enroll in iCAN.