Leadership
Meet the Team
Leadership
Susan Furuta
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dani Maldonado
Director of Operations
Kristine Garabiles
Program Manager, Community Clearinghouse
Lori Hamada
Program Manager, Representative Payee Services
Mae Gallardo
Program Manager, SNAP Outreach
Dorian Nakamichi
Communications & Development Manager
Sandy Lau
Accounting Manager
Edee Yuen
Insurance Coordinator, Representative Payee Services
Vance Milcetich-Tano
Program Coordinator, SNAP Outreach
Tara Fung
Office Coordinator
Cayla Kapanui-Sula
Employment and Volunteer Coordinator
Meet the Team
Board of Directors
Emmanuel Zibakalam, Chair
Principal, Government Affairs and Public Private Partnerships, Pacific Business Advocates LLC
Greg Carlson, Vice Chair
Executive Director, Information Office Hawaii Region and Maui Health Systems, Kaiser Permanente
Matt Orias, Treasurer/Secretary
First Vice President, Business Relationship Team Leader, American Savings Bank
Adam Bogucki, Director
Area Director, StretchLab Hawaii
Eric Chan, Director
Vice President & Institutional Advisory Services Administrative Officer, First Hawaiian Bank.
Summer Kaiawe, Director
Partner, Watanabe Ing LLP
Dr. Stanley Luke, Director
Clinical Psychologist, Hawai‘i State Hospital
Drew Nagai, Director
Director, Pulse Edge Insurance Solutions
Kahala Pimentel, Director
Wellness & Events Manager, Hawaii Dental Service
Joseph Sam, Director
Associate Executive Director, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly
Meet the Team
Young Leaders Board
Melissa Miura, President
Head of Business Operations, EARL Hawaii
Daven Heen, Vice President/Treasurer
Physician Compensation Analyst, The Queen’s Health Systems
Mandi DeSouza, Secretary
Community Health Consultant, Kaiser Permanente
Nick Bradley, YL Board Member
Owner, Stargazers of Hawaii
Dr. Suma Metla, YL Board Member
Owner, Three Little Ducks
Justin Nakagawa, YL Board Member
Implementation Specialist, Teampraxis LLC
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