PIK2AR’s impact + recognition in the community.
Our CEO & Executive Director, Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou, is a “Bright Star” in the Community; She is passionate about helping ALL Community Members succeed, while educating the Community on systemic issues, advocating for changes in Legislation to improve the lives of those in the Community, and bringing different organizations, nonprofits, advocates, educators, leaders, and community members together to create more opportunities, programming, support groups, and access to specific resources, while taking Community Members’, PIK2AR Staff & Programming Clients alike, under her “wings” to help them succeed and “learn to fly’. Some of the amazing work she does includes mentoring small Business Owners, empowering Domestic Violence Survivors, teaching Pacific Island Values and Holistic Healing Methods, and connecting Entrepreneurs with the opportunities and business tools to become successful. One of Susi’s biggest strengths is BUILDING BRIDGES with Community Members, Community Leaders, Legislators, & Community Organizations, leading Community-wide Initiatives to solve REAL problems while providing resources and emergency assistance to under-resourced communities, helping reach the most vulnerable & marginalized in the Community.
Forbes Magazine
Top 50 Over 50
2021
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Community Leadership Award
2018
ABC Channel 4 News
“Pacific Islanders Have A Remarkable Woman In Their Corner”
2024
Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou
Simi Poteki
Cencira Te’o
Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou + Simi Poteki; (Susi is sitting at the table. Simi is in the back with his arms crossed). This was DECADES before they even knew each other and before they realized they were “meant to be”, and had a purpose to carry out, together. This is a beautiful example of “divine intervention & purpose”.
Salt Lake Tribune; September 8th, 2021
Cencira Te’o is one of the Founding Members of PIK2AR, in partnership with Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou and Simi Poteki. In fact, Cencira Te’o & Simi Poteki first approached Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou with the idea of PIK2AR’s initial Founding Services & Programming.
Cencira Te’o is a Woman of many Talents; A tenured Singer, Artist, & Shining Light in the Community, Cencira is passionate about helping Pacific Islanders and those from all walks of life, attain equal opportunities, resources, success, and self-sufficiency.
Cencira Te’o is one of the reasons Pacific Island Knowledge To Action Resources is here in our Community in Utah, and her vision, talents, & Heart bring so much value to this Organization and it’s overall Mission.
In partnership with Susi & Simi, PIK2AR was Founded in 2015, and has been making a significant impact in the lives of not only Pacific Islanders, but the most vulnerable and marginalized in our Community.
Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou was born in Tonga, and adopted by a White, LDS Family when she was three years old. Susi is in the picture (right) sitting at the table with her adopted Family, before she moved to Vernal, Utah with them.
Simi Poteki was also born in Tonga, but he didn’t come to the United States until he was 23 years old. However, Simi Poteki, is also in the picture (right).
At the time, little did they know, Susi & Simi would be married one day, decades later, starting PIK2AR and K.A.V.A. Talks, a community-led organization with specific programming that focuses on breaking cycles of Generational Trauma, Domestic Violence, Systemic Racism, and more, while assisting the Pacific Islander Community with overcoming barriers to success and self-sufficiency.
roots, race, & culture on PBS Utah.
a conversation focusing on Polynesian Communities, specifically Tongan & Somoan Communities in Utah, the struggles we face as a Community as a whole, how to get involved in the Community, and how we must work together to build bridges, help each other, and teach the Community At-Large about Pacific Island Values.
Pulse of Polynesia
With Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou
“As the Executive Director of PIK2AR (Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources), Susi has been a driving force behind empowering Pacific Islander communities by bridging cultural gaps, providing critical resources, and advocating for positive change in areas such as domestic violence prevention, economic development, and the arts.”
-Pulse of Polynesia Podcast
deseret news profile
PERSPECTIVE: Embracing Two Cultures; An In-Depth Perspective by Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou
ksl 5 news
Pacific Islander Advocacy Group Launches Effort To Aid Utah Prison Inmates
