Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has designated acting directors for two agencies for the second four-year term of the Lolo/Lemanu Administration.

“Pending nomination and confirmation” by the Fono, the governor’s separate memos released yesterday afternoon by the Governor’s Office, designated Evelyn Lili’o Satele as acting director for the Territorial Administration on Aging, while Va’amua Henry Sesepasara as acting director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources.

Both designations are effective today, Jan. 19, according to the governor’s memos.

Mrs. Lili’o Satele, who is currently a senior official with the Department of Education, is a veteran educator and had served as South Pacific Academy School principal prior to re- joining ASDOE. Wife of Associate Judge Satele Lili’o, she has also been involved in the Samoa News Annual Spelling Bee competition, as one of its main organizers.

Mrs. Satele, who is a current member of the ASG Scholarship board, takes over the TAOA directorship held by Tifimalae Ale, who resigned two months ago due to health reasons.

For Va’amua, he is a former Pago Pago faipule in past years, veteran fisherman and boat owner, and held the same post at DMWR, many years ago. He has served for the past two years as the governor’s fishery representative, and takes over the directorship post held by the former director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga, who has been nominated to the Fono by the governor as Education Department Director.

In a third memo released yesterday afternoon, the governor appoints Ameko Pato as the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency director for the next four years and the appointment is effective today. The governor’s memo made clear that Pato is the designated director of ASEPA.

Pato served in the same directorship post, which is not subject to Fono confirmation, since the Lolo Administration took the helm of government in January 2013. Prior to joining ASEPA, Pato served for many years in the Education Department.

ASEPA was established by executive order, and is not a department of the local government, but instead an agency or office. In 2012, then Togiola administration submitted legislation to create a local Environmental department, but the Fono, which caused it to lapse at the end of the session, never reviewed it. The agency as it stands, is fully funded by the feds and is in partnership with the US-EPA in establishing local environmental policies.