Gay Chinen has been part of the La Pietra – Hawai‘i School for Girls community for the last 25 years and now serves as the Alumnae Engagement Coordinator.

Over the years, Mrs. Chinen has held positions as the school's Dean of Students, Upper School Dean, and as an art teacher. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute.