Shidler Business Magazine

Sometimes circumstances choose our path forward. For TIM School Associate Professor of Travel Industry Management and Hee Foundation Endowed Fellow Lenna Shulga, her journey to academia was happenstance. Shulga was born in Ukraine and several decades ago, she and her family immigrated from Russia. She landed her first job in America after connecting with a woman who also had a young child and was the daughter of a Japanese immigrant. The bed and breakfast owner hired Shulga on the spot as a front desk girl.

As the director of human resources at Young Brothers, Shannon Lum, BS ’12, MHRM ’17, doesn’t just manage teams— she connects people, communities and purpose across the Hawaiian Islands. With a deep belief in compassionate leadership and a foundation built at Shidler College, she’s helping move what matters most in Hawai‘i. 

This story was reposted on Oct. 5 on UH News and originally appeared in the Shidler Business magazine.