Joshua Alafat graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, where he developed skills in Human Resource Management, Accounting, Leadership, and Marketing. In his final semester, he interned at The Trinity Forum in Washington, D.C., working in marketing and communications. During his summers, Josh served as a camp counselor at Camp Homelani in Oahu and Sonrise Mountain Ranch in Colorado, ministering to children, ensuring their safety, and organizing activities. He later served as the Youth and Children’s Program Director at Sonrise Mountain Ranch, where he directed and oversaw all youth programming at the camp. Josh has been involved in the performing arts from a young age, developing skills in singing, acting, and dancing through theater and choir. In high school, he was a member of the Summit Ensemble travel choir, performing internationally in Hiroshima, Japan, and at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
After graduating, Josh pursued his dream of performing at Disney, moving to Orlando where he portrayed iconic Disney characters, danced in seasonal parades, and performed in Fantasmic!. He later performed at Tokyo Disney Resort in both daytime and nighttime parades, Believe! Sea of Dreams, and Christmas entertainment. Throughout high school and college, he also performed in numerous community and professional productions, including Newsies, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, Bye Bye Birdie, Oliver!, Seussical, Kiss Me Kate, and A Chorus Line. Mr. Alafat is excited to share his experience in performance, business, and student ministry at APIS while fostering a supportive Christian community for students.

Mr. Beatty received his bachelor’s degree in Social Studies Education from Eastern Michigan University with concentrations in history, geography, economics, and political science. Before joining APIS, he taught middle school social studies in Michigan, emphasizing inquiry-based learning, student-led exploration, and global citizenship. He designed an original elective that challenged students to analyze cultural and historical themes through interactive, hands-on experiences.
Raised in Michigan, Mr. Beatty has traveled extensively across the United States and throughout Europe. These experiences continue to shape his passion for connecting students within the global community. He supports his students not only in developing historical thinking skills but also in building confidence, independence, and empathy. Outside the classroom, he enjoys hiking, traveling, playing sports, and reading. He is excited to contribute to the APIS community and grow alongside his students.

Pastor Garrett was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, and graduated from Kahuku High School in 2001. He became a Christian right before graduating, and this created an insatiable desire to study all things theology. This led him to a small Bible College which was formerly in Murrieta California, including one semester abroad in Peru.
Since then he returned to Peru to serve the people and Bible College there, came back to Hawaii for further schooling, and went on (via online classes) to get an M. Div from a small Seminary which also was in California. During most of this schooling He served as a small church in Wahiawa that he helped to pastor for ten years, and then started a church on the eastside which meets at APIS called the Refuge Church Koolauloa of which he has been the lead Pastor for the last 5 years.
Pastor G is constantly learning and taking other courses for self-improvement as well. This even led to his passion for videography and photography. He has taken various courses on these subjects and has dabbled in wedding films, and photography, as well as family photography, water photography, school portraits, and aerial photography.
Pastor Garrett is married to Sara and they have four children that he loves to spend time with at the beach, play board games with, and watch the cinematic masterpieces of the 80’s. And he loves surfing with his kids.

Ms. De Boer graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor’s degree is Business Administration with a cognate in Human Resources Management. While at university, Ms. De Boer gained experience in Human Resources and Project Management, balancing two seasonal jobs throughout the four years. While also working, she volunteered as a Resident Shepherd and Commuter Shepherd, ministering to the students on her hall as well as the students off campus, forming deep, faith-based relationships, encouraging community and spiritual growth for her peers. On her summers off, Ms. De Boer served as a camp counselor at Camp Homelani in Waialua, HI. Her summers here fostered her passions for children’s ministry, being a strong Christ like example of faith for them and encouraging their own spiritual growth. Ms. De Boer is excited to combine her administrative knowledge and love for student ministry here as APIS is looking forward to following the Lords calling for her life. She believes that a strong Christian community allows for people to grow and flourish into the person the Lord has called them to be. In her free time, she loves to adventure outdoors, especially hike, surf play spikeball and pickle ball, and she loves to travel to new places around the world!