Our Leadership

Please meet and welcome the first elected leaders of the Pasifika Communities University 

The Most Reverend Sione Silongo Ulu'ilakepa

Taumoana (Chancellor)

Office of the Chancellor

Sione Silongo Uluʻilakepa is a Tongan Anglican bishop. Since 2023, he has been bishop of Polynesia and thus simultaneously serving as one of three co-equal primates of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia in the Anglican Communion. He now becomes the second Taumoana/Chancellor for the Pasifika Communities University

Dr. Akanisi Kedrayate

Tautai (Pro-Chancellor)

Office of the Pro-Chancellor

With profound commitment to Pasifika values, community advancement, women’s empowerment, and educational excellence, Dr. Kedrayate embodies the leadership ethos of a Tautai — a navigator who guides and uplifts the collective.

Rev. Prof. Dr. Upolu Luma Vaai

Manu Folau (Vice-Chancellor)

Office of the Vice Chancellor

The first Vice Chancellor of the Pasifika Communities University (PCU) formally known as Pacific Theological College (PTC), takes up office and sets new primary focus on advocating the “Whole of Life” education philosophy.

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Assoc. Prof. Faafetai Aiava

Koi’mata-Kiki (Academic Dean)

Office of the Academic Dean

The Academic Dean co-ordinates the academic award programmes at the University. He also supervises the provision of academic skills teaching and learning at PCU.

Brian Bird

Fa'atere (Registrar)

Office of the Registrar

The Registrar representing a leader of operations with a wider view of things, standing and leading the voyage from the back of the canoe (Maohinui).

Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago

NOKE (Dean of Research and Strategic Partnerships)

Office of the DRSP

As Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships, Leituala will lead PCU’s research innovation and partnership strategies, advancing the University’s vision for Pacific-led scholarship, knowledge exchange, and impact-driven collaboration across the region and beyond.

Aisake Casimira

Dean of Strategic Visioning

Office of the DSV

The Dean of Strategic Visioning ensures the sustainability and longevity of the university education vision, tradition and history, its ‘vakamaraqeti nai yau bula’ philosophy, and the due diligence and compliance of the university to its governance, human resources, finances and academic