Kaimana Intervention Coordinator

Tausoa “Soa” Mulitalo received her bachelor’s degree in Social Work with a minor in Political Science in the summer of 2020 from the University of Utah. During Soa’s undergraduate research study with Dr. Leilani Katoa-Taholo, she focused on Pacific Islander (PI) Youth and risk factors for violence, suicide, and depression in hopes to empower others and address mental health among her community. At this time Dr. Taholo was finishing her PhD program and dissertation on Pacific Islander mental health and well-being. Out of her Kaimana study dissertation, Dr. Taholo created a Pacific Islander intervention using the study’s findings and concepts, which she calls the Kaimana Intervention. Soa was lucky to participate in one of the first Kaimana Interventions, and in the fall of 2020, she became the Kaimana Intervention Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for Child and Family Empowerment Services to carry out the message and power of Kaimana to the communities in need. Soa is grateful for the people who have taught and mentored her, and especially for her family and Pacific Islander community. She is an eternal student, and her hopes are to continue their legacies through her work in the community. Outside of work, Soa enjoys participating in community service and events, spending time with family, and learning new things. She is recently learning how to garden and care for her Pasifika plants and how to make financial investments.