Trisha Kaleo’onālani Tamashiro Gray

Board Member

​Trisha Kaleo’onālani Tamashiro Gray was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended The Kamehameha Schools, a private charitable educational trust endowed by the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the great-granddaughter and last direct descendant of King Kamehameha I. As a beneficiary of Princess Pauahi’s mission to improve the capability and well-being of Hawaiian children through education, Trisha is forever indebted. 

Trisha attended Chapman University, majoring in Public Relations and Advertising. She began a long and magical career at The Walt Disney Company, starting in El Capitan Theater ticket sales and eventually found herself in the creative space as a network executive managing Disney Junior’s Educational Resource Group. It was in the preschool-friendly division of Disney Channels where Trisha championed social-emotional learning themes and diversity in children’s programming, and she helped bring Disney’s first Latina princess, as well as many other culturally inclusive storylines to life for young children. Pro-social messaging was also of the utmost importance at Disney Junior, where Trisha worked on nationwide pro-social campaigns for Doc McStuffins, Miles From Tomorrowland, and Sofia the First. 

During her time at Disney Junior, Trisha pursued a Master's Degree at the University of Southern California, graduating with honors in Applied Psychology. Currently, Trisha is a Kids and Family Content Analyst at Netflix, where she analyzes movies and television shows premiering on the streaming service for appropriateness for young children. 

Trisha has volunteered time with EPIC over the years as a mentor for NHPI college students. She is honored to join the board of EPIC and looking forward to contributing to her community!