Salani Pita joined the financial services department at BYU in November 2022 as an analyst in the budget office. She also serves as a member of the University Belonging Committee and as the project manager for the University Master Safety Plan.
Pita was born and raised in Tutuila, American Samoa as one of 12 children. She played tennis for the University of Hawaii at Manoa for three years before transferring to BYU, where she received a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Her remarks will be broadcast live on BYUtv, BYUtv.org. Video, text and audio are archived on speeches.byu.edu