Convening Panel

We are honored to have such a diverse group of leaders from across the health care community joining us to help build our 2023 Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference! Take a look at the names of folks we are lucky enough to partner with for our event.

Want to be a speaker? Want to join the Convening Panel? Just have questions? If so, drop us a line and let us know you’re interested.

First	Last	Title	Organization
Paula	Arcena	Executive Vice President, External Affairs	AlohaCare
Brian	Baker	VP, National Client Partnerships	Beacon Health Options
Rich	Bettini	President & CEO	Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
Francis	Chan	Chief Executive Officer	Hawaii Health Information Exchange
Pono	Chong	Consultant	Pono Consulting
Sheri-Ann	Daniels	Chief Executive Officer	Papa Ola Lokahi
Jennifer	Diesman	Senior Vice President, Government Policy and Advocacy	Hawaii Medical Service Association
Ed	Fess	Medical Director	Ohana Health Plan
Aimee	Grace, MD	Director of Strategic Health Initiatives	University of Hawai'i System
Beth	Giesting	Former Director; Healthcare Consultant	Hawaii Budget and Policy Center
Paige	Heckathorn Choy	Associate Vice President of Government Affairs	Healthcare Association of Hawaii
David	Heywood	Plan President	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Brenda	Ho	CEO	Hawaii Care Choices
Trisha	Kajimura	Deputy Director	Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center
Jeannette	Koijane	Executive Director	Kokua Mau
Ernie	Lee	Chief Executive & Marketing Officer	FirstVitals Health & Wellness Inc
Mark	Marabella	Executive Driector	Mountain-Pacific Quality Health
Jacce	Mikulanec	Director of Government Relations	The Queen's Health Systems
Peggy	Mierzwa	Community and Government Relations Manager	AlohaCare
Scott	Miscovich, MD	President & CEO	Premier Medical Group
Susan	Mochizuki	Executive Director	East Hawaii IPA
Judy	Mohr Peterson, PhD	Medicaid Director	State of Hawaii
Terri	O'Connell	VP, Legal	UHA Health Insurance
Justin	Puckett	Market Leader	Humana
Steve	Robertson	Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer	Hawaii Pacific Health
Michael	Robinson	Vice President, Government Relations & Community Affairs	Hawaii Pacific Health
Mike	Sayama, PhD	Executive Director	Community First
Samantha	Trad	National Director of Care Advocacy	Compassion and Choices
David	Tumilowicz	Vice President, Public Relations, Communications, and Brand Management	Kaiser Permanente
David	Watumull	Chairman and CEO	Cardax
Kelley	Withy, MD	Director	Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center