2018 Officers & Directors
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President Christian T. Gloria, PhD, CHES Associate Professor of Public Health, Hawaii Pacific University Interests/Expertise: Health Behavior; Health Education; Program Planning; Stress, Coping, & Emotions; Resilience of Disadvantaged Youth; Filipino Populations; Plant-Based Diet Email: cgloria@hawaiipublichealth.org LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cgloriaphd |
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Immediate Past President Ethan Allen, PhD STEM Director, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning Interests/Expertise: Drinking Water Improvement in Remote Pacific Islands Email: ethan@hawaiipublichealth.org |
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Vice President Jessica Yamauchi |
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Secretary Colby Takeda, MBA Community Program Manager, Sharecare Interests/Expertise: Age-Friendly Communities; Education; Intergenerational Relationships; Youth Empowerment LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/colbytakeda |
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Treasurer Margaret Walkover |
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Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC) of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Hali Robinett |
DIRECTORS AT-LARGE |
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Oahu Director At-Large Cheryl Soo Hoo, MPH, CPH Director of Market Operations, Navvis Healthcare Interests/Expertise: Community Health; HIV; HCV; Tobacco; Mental Health; PCMH; Practice Transformation; Payment Reform Email: cheryl.soohoo@navvishealthcare.com |
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Oahu Director At-Large Michelle Tagorda, MPH Program Coordinator, Health Careers Opportunity Program Office of Student Equity, Excellence, & Diversity; University of Hawaii at Manoa Interests/Expertise: Workforce Development; Rural Health; Tobacco; Social Determinants of Health LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michelletagorda |
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Maui Director At-Large John A. H. Tomoso+, MSW, ACSW, LSW Social Worker and Episcopal Priest Interests/Expertise: Public Policy; Community Development; Aging/Gerontology Phone: (808) 280-1749 Email: john.a.h.tomoso@gmail.com |
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Hawaii Island Director At-Large Yvonne Gilbert |
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS |
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Director of the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Virginia Pressler |
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Appointed Representative of Virginia Pressler (Director of DOH) Jill Tamashiro |
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Professor & Chair of the Department of Public Health Hawaii Pacific University Lyndall Ellingson, PhD, CHES Interests/Expertise: Sexual & Gender Minority Well-Being; Social Determinants of Health; Social Justice; Participatory Action Research |
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Director of the Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) University of Hawaii at Manoa Kathryn Braun |
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Appointed Representative of Kathryn Braun (Director of OPHS) Vanessa Buchthal, DrPH Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Public Health Program Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa Interests/Expertise: Food Insecurity; Poverty; Food Systems Email: opalb@hawaii.edu |
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Student President of Public Health Club Hawaii Pacific University Rachel Gonzales |
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Student President of Hui Ola Pono University of Hawaii at Manoa Joanna Patterson |