Convening Panel
We continue to add members to the Convening Panel. Please let us know if you’d like to join or otherwise provide input on the agenda and speakers. Input and guidance from local leaders like those on the Convening Panel are essential to a great event in Honolulu on January 15th!
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Arcena | Chief Customer Officer | AlohaCare |
| Joy Barua | Senior Director, Government & Community Relations | Kaiser Permanente |
| Rich Bettini | Chief Executive Officer | Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center |
| Francis Chan | Executive Director | Hawaii Health Information Exchange |
| Sheri-Ann Daniels | Executive Director | Papa Ola Lokahi |
| Jennifer Diesman | Vice President, Government Relations | Hawaii Medical Service Association |
| Ed Fess | Medical Director | Ohana Health Plan |
| Christopher Flanders | Executive Director | Hawaii Medical Association |
| Beth Giesting | Consultant | Giesting & Associates |
| Josh Green, MD | Senator | State of Hawaii |
| David Heywood | Plan President | UnitedHealthcare Community Plan |
| Robert Hirokawa | Chief Executive Officer | Hawaii Primary Care Association |
| Brenda Ho | CEO | Hospice of Hilo |
| Gordon Ito | Insurance Commissioner | State of Hawai'i |
| Trisha Kajimura | Executive Director | Mental Health America of Hawaii |
| Trish La Chica | Policy and Advocacy Director | Hawaii Public Health Institute |
| Ernie Lee | Chief Executive & Marketing Officer | FirstVitals Health and Wellness Inc |
| Howard Lee | Chief Executive Officer | UHA Health Insurance |
| Scott Miscovich, MD | Owner | Winward Urgent Care & Primary Care Physicians |
| Susan Mochizuki | Administrator | East Hawaii IPA |
| Judy Mohr Peterson | Medicaid Director | State of Hawaii |
| Colm O'Comartun | Principal | 50 State Public Affairs |
| Steve Robertson | Chief Information Officer | Hawaii Pacific Health |
| Michael Robinson | Vice President, Government Relations & Community Affairs | Hawaii Pacific Health |
| Mike Sayama, PhD | Executive Director | Community First |
| Lance Segawa | Director, Hawaii | Mountain-Pacific Quality Health |
| Scott Sukow | Executive Director | American Liver Foundation, Pacific Coast Division |
| Andrew Takuya Garrett | Associate Vice President, Post-Acute Care & Operations | Healthcare Association of Hawaii |
| David Watmull | Chief Executive Officer | Cardax |
| Marni Wild | Director, Technical Services | Blood Bank of Hawaii |
| Kelley Withy, MD | Director | Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center |
| Paula Yoshioka | Senior Vice President, Corporate Development | The Queen's Health Systems |
| Susan Young, DHA, MSA, RN | Chair | Hawaii State Center for Nursing Advisory Board |
