2023 Next Gen Leaders Program Homepage
We are so excited to start the Next Gen Leaders Program with you! This webpage will be your one-stop shop for everything that you need.
Team, Healthcare Organization & Project Advisors |
Team Lead |
Team Member |
Team Member |
Team Member |
Team A Hawaii Pacific Health Alison Zecha Dir., Organizational Effectiveness Chris Chow Patient Experience Coordinator |
Jay Fernandez UH West Oahu Senior Mentor Leina Ijacic Chief Admin. Officer Institute for Human Services |
Justina Bui UH Manoa MS Candidate Mentor Ben Treviño Network Coordinator Omidyar Fellows |
Alysha Rothstein UH West Oahu Senior Mentor Dr. Constancio Paranal Marketing Faculty UH Manoa |
Ariel Thepsenavong UH Manoa Senior Mentor Makalika Naholowaʻa Exec. Dir. Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. |
Team B The Queen's Health Systems Jason Chang EVP, Innovation and Strategy Katie Kemp Mgr., Specialty Care |
Brandon Ramos UH Manoa Junior Mentor Todd Nacapuy CIO & Dir., Tech. Consulting Serv. Accuity LLP |
Whitney Katsutani UH Manoa PhD Candidate Mentor Derek Kanehira SVP, Human Resources Alexander & Baldwin |
Evan Liang UH Manoa Junior Mentor Yoh Kawanami Dir., Customer Energy Resources Hawaiian Electric Co. |
Jessa Torres Saint Mary’s Junior Mentor Brandie Ota Dir., Human Resources AlohaCare |
Team C Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center Denise Della-Sabas Dir., Business Dev. & Community Partnerships |
Clyds Manzano UH Manoa Junior Mentor Karey Kapoi Founder & Strategist Karey Kapoi Consulting |
Bailey Wong USC Senior Mentor Jennifer Yamanuha Staff Attorney Hawaii State Ethics Comm’n |
Donovan Roy UH Manoa Senior Mentor Rob Van Tassell President & CEO Catholic Charities Hawaii |
Arianne Karylle Cadiz UH Manoa Senior Mentor Alison Zecha Dir., Org. Effectiveness Hawaii Pacific Health |
Team D HMSA Dawn Kurisu AVP Community & Government Relations Tai Matsuoka Community Relations Elizabeth Kim Care Transition Specialist |
Cara McClean HPU MBA Candidate Mentor Charlie Beyer Sr. Dir. of Talent & Dev. Hawaiian Airlines |
Melvin Dizon UH Manoa MSW Candidate Mentor Karen Tan President & CEO Child & Family Service |
Rain Tanabe Boston Senior Mentor Lori Fukumae VP & Dir. of Mem. Dev. Hawaii Employers Council |
Nathan Bregman UH Manoa Senior Mentor Phil Bacchus SVP & Treasurer American Savings Bank |
- Strategic Directors: Jeff Berlin, Owner of Jeff Berlin Consulting, and John Doyle, Director of Information Security at Array
- Leadership Director: JJ Bernardo, HR Associate at Accuity LLP and '20 participant
- Mentorship Director: Teiana Gonsalves, student at Stanford University and '20 & '21 participant
- Project Directors: Natalie-Rose Wilcox, student at Cornell University and '20 & '22 participant, and Ivy Li, student at University of Southern California and '21 & '22 participant
- Program Administrator: Jordan Odo, President of the Jordan & Cara Odo Scholarship Foundation and FVP & Associate Counsel at American Savings Bank
2023 Program Schedule
Please mark your calendars with the following events.
Talk Stories
Date, Time & Location |
Topic |
Speaker |
Wed., June 21, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm Zoom |
Good Policy Can Make Access to Healthcare More Equal |
Rep. Della Au Belatti House Health & Homelessness Committee Chair Hawaii State Legislature |
Wed., June 28, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm Zoom |
Healthcare As a Means to Address Homelessness |
Connie Mitchell Executive Director Institute for Human Services |
Wed., July 5, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm Zoom |
Benefits and Challenges of Expanding Telehealth |
Judy Mohr Peterson, PhD, Med-QUEST Administrator Hawaii Department of Human Services |
Wed., July 12, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm Zoom |
Lowering the Cost of Prescription Drug |
Krysten Joyce Senior Health Policy Consultant Kaiser Permanente Ross Takara Exec. Dir., Pharmacy Dept. (Hawaii) Kaiser Permanente Jon Ching Dir., Government Relations (Hawaii) Kaiser Permanente |
Wed., July 19, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm Zoom |
Tips for Making an Impactful Presentation |
Sterling Higa Executive Director Housing Hawaii’s Future |
Documents
| Next Gen Syllabus |
| Next Gen Challenge Questions v2 |
| Next Gen Agreement |