Hawai'i Pacific Health Director Biographies

Karen Chang

Ms. Chang completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, and attended Pepperdine University’s Executive Masters of Business Administration program. Ms. Chang has extensive business leadership experience as a senior executive at two Fortune 500 companies, having held the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing at American Express and then President for the Individual Investor Enterprise at Charles Schwab, where she had responsibilities in sales, marketing, strategy, customer service, finance, compliance, and operations. Ms. Chang previously served on the board of University Health Alliance and is currently a director of AIG-Hawaii and Pacific Health Research Institute, and a member of the Hogan Entrepreneur Advisory Board of Chaminade University. Ms. Chang has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2009, and currently serves as Board Chair.

Laurie Foster

Ms. Foster completed her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Masters of Business Administration at Stanford University. She is currently Senior Consultant for Business Resource Consulting, Inc., where she is responsible for marketing, selling and actively managing client engagements in the areas of strategic planning, reengineering, organizational and business development, human resources, and succession planning. Ms. Foster was previously President and Founder of Ventures, LLC, President and Chief Executive Officer of HotU, Inc., President and Founder of Brew Moon Hawai‘i, and Vice President of Mercer Management Consulting. An active member of the community, Ms. Foster is currently on the Advisory Board of the Hogan Entrepreneurial Program at Chaminade University, and has served on the Board of Directors of YWCA Hawai‘i and American Red Cross Hawai‘i. Ms. Foster has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2011.

Dale Glenn, M.D.

Dr. Glenn joined Straub Clinic & Hospital in 2000 and is board certified in family medicine. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and received his Doctorate of Medicine from the John A. Burns School of Medicine. He completed his family medicine residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania - Hahnemann University. Dr. Glenn has served as the Chief of Family Medicine for Straub Clinic & Hospital since 2005. He has served as the Clinical Advisor of Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s Epic (electronic medical record system) Project since 2001, and now serves as the Medical Director of Information Systems for Straub Clinic & Hospital. Dr. Glenn has been a member of the Straub Physicians Advisory Group since 2005 and has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2009.

James Kakuda, M.D.

Dr. Kakuda graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Riverside and studied medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency in general surgery at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center and his fellowship in surgical oncology at City of Hope National Medical Center. Dr. Kakuda is board certified in general surgery and is a Fellow of the Society of Surgical Oncology and a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He currently serves on the Board of the Hawai‘i Society of Clinical Oncology and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. Dr. Kakuda maintains a private surgical practice at Pali Momi Medical Center, where he chairs the Cancer Committee and serves on the Medical Executive Committee as Chief of Staff, Elect. Dr. Kakuda has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2011.

Andrew Kawano

Mr. Kawano holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. He is currently Executive Vice President of Food Pantry, Ltd., and Chief Financial Officer of Food Pantry, Ltd., Foodland Super Markets, Ltd. and the Kalama Beach Corporation. Prior to joining Food Pantry, Ltd., Mr. Kawano was a senior audit manager at Ernst & Young, where he managed audits for a number of clients in various industries, including health care organizations and the State of Hawai‘i. An active member of the community, he has served as Programs Chair of the Financial Executives Institute and as a member of the Finance Committee and Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association of Hawai‘i. Mr. Kawano has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2010.

Faye Watanabe Kurren

Ms. Kurren holds a law degree from the University of Hawai‘i , a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Stanford University. She has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawai‘i Dental Service since 2003. Prior to joining Hawai‘i Dental Service, Ms. Kurren held a number of executive leadership positions with notable Hawai‘i companies, including Vice President and General Counsel for BHP Hawai‘i and later President of Tesoro Hawai‘i. Ms. Kurren is a member of the Hawai‘i Business Roundtable and actively involved in the community serving on the boards of numerous businesses and non-profit organizations, some of which include: First Hawaiian Bank, First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i , The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i , and the Hawai‘i State Chapter of the American Red Cross. She is the former chair of the Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women and of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation. Ms. Kurren has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2002 and also serves on the Straub Clinic & Hospital Board of Directors.

Lynn McCrory

Ms. McCrory attended the University of Michigan, majoring in Economics. She is the President and Chief Operating Officer of multiple PAHIO Companies in Princeville, responsible for numerous development projects related to time share resorts and housing. Ms. McCrory is also responsible for community and government relations, and for the operations of the Family Trust for the David E. Walters Trust. She is an active member of the community and currently serves on the Hawaii Nature Center and Kauai Economic Development boards. Ms. McCrory has been on the Executive Committee of the American Resort Development Association – Hawaii since inception and currently serves on the Resort Management and Membership Committees for the national American Resort Development Association. Ms. McCrory has been a director of Wilcox Memorial Hospital since 2010 and a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2011.

Kenneth T. Nakamura, M.D.

Dr. Nakamura holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Whitman College and received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Hawai‘i , John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1979. He completed his residency and fellowship program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa prior to his return to Hawai‘i in 1987 as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and a staff neonatologist at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children. Dr. Nakamura has served as the Division Head of the Neonatology Division at KMCWC and was appointed as the Chief Medical Officer of Kapi‘olani Medical Specialists in 2005, and is a Professor of Pediatrics at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. He is board certified in pediatrics and sub-board certified in neonatal-perinatal medicine. He is a published author and has earned numerous teaching awards from medical school faculties where he has taught. Dr. Nakamura has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2005 and also serves on the Board of Kapi‘olani Medical Specialists.

Kenn Saruwatari, M.D.

Dr. Saruwatari joined Straub Clinic & Hospital as a Pediatrician in 1985 and has been the Straub Pearlridge Satellite Chief since 2003. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Yale University in 1976 and graduated from the University of Hawai‘i , John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1981. He completed his Pediatric residency at the University of Hawai‘i , Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children in 1984 and served a year as Chief Resident before joining Straub. He is a board certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Saruwatari has also served as President of the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Saruwatari has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2006 and also serves on both the Straub Clinic & Hospital Board, which he joined in 2005, and the Straub Physicians Advisory Group.

Dennis Scheppers, M.D.

Dr. Scheppers received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Riverside. After completing medical school at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Dr. Scheppers completed his residency in Family Practice at Prince George’s General Hospital in Maryland and the Youngstown Hospital Association in Ohio. He is board certified in family practice and joined Kauai Medical Clinic in 2000 where he is currently the Chair of the Primary Care Department, which encompasses Family Practice, Internal Medicine and the satellite clinics. Dr. Scheppers serves as the Chair of numerous committees at both Wilcox Memorial Hospital and Kauai Medical Clinic. Dr. Scheppers has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2006.

Charles A. Sted

In addition to serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Hawai‘i Pacific Health, Mr. Sted’s career has included leadership positions with Ernst & Young, The Queen’s Health Systems and Bank of America Hawai‘i. Mr. Sted has provided leadership to many community boards, including the State’s Public Housing Authority, the Boy Scouts of America – Aloha Council, the Board of Water Supply, and the Bishop Museum. He is currently Chair of the National Major Gifts Task Force for the Boy Scouts of America, and a Trustee of the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Mr. Sted is also a member of the Hawai‘i Business Roundtable. Mr. Sted has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2004.

Lyle Tabata

Mr. Tabata holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Bradley University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Hawai‘i. He is the Deputy County Engineer for the County of Kauai. Mr. Tabata is an active leader and member of the community, where he is Scoutmaster of Troop 148 and serves on numerous boards. Mr. Tabata was formerly a director of Wilcox Memorial Hospital, and has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2011.

Howard Todo

Mr. Todo received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and is a 1995 inductee into the College of Business Administration’s Hall of Honor. He is Vice President for Budget and Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Hawai‘i System, where he provides oversight for system-wide budgeting and management of accounting, asset management, bond system operations, disbursing, capital improvements, procurement and real property. Mr. Todo, a former partner at Ernst & Young LLP, is a certified public accountant and has chaired the state’s Board of Public Accountancy and served as president of the Hawai’i Society of Certified Public Accountants and as a member of the National Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a member of the Global Strategies Committee of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Mr. Todo has served on the boards of the UH Alumni Association and College of Business Alumni and Friends, and currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Audit Committee Chair of University Health Alliance. Mr. Todo has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2011.

Mark Wong

Mr. Wong is the founder of Commercial Data Systems, where he is currently Chief Executive Officer. He attended Iolani School and Yale University and has received numerous business leadership awards. An active community supporter, he currently serves as Chairman of the Honolulu Symphony Foundation, Vice Chair of the Hawai‘i Theatre, Chairman of Kaka‘ako Makai Community Planning Advisory Council and is a director of Muscular Dystrophy Association Executive Committee and Kukui Plaza Association. Mr. Wong has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2007.

Geri Q.L. Young, M.D

Dr. Young holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoology from Pomona College and received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Hawai‘i , John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1978. She completed her Internship and Residency in Pediatrics at the USC-LAC School of Medicine and the University of Hawai‘i. Dr. Young has practiced as Pediatrician with Kauai Medical Clinic since its inception in 1996 and prior to that with its predecessor, the Kauai Medical Group, which she joined in 1981. Dr. Young is board certified in Pediatrics, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Young was appointed Chief Medical Officer of Kauai Medical Clinic in 2008. She also serves both as the Chair of the Medical Executive Committee and on the Board of Directors of Kauai Medical Clinic. Dr. Young has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2007.

Directors Emeritus

Calvin C.J. Sia, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Sia graduated from Dartmouth College and Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency training at Kauikeolani Children’s Hospital in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. A primary care pediatrician in Honolulu for 38 years, he retired from practice in 1996 to devote his time as Principal Investigator on various early childhood grant projects, promoting the Medical Home and Integrated Systems of Care statewide, nationally and globally. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Hawai‘i , John A. Burns School of Medicine, past President of Hawai‘i Medical Association, the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and has served as Chairman of the American Medical Association Section on Pediatrics, 1983 - 2007. Dr. Sia has received numerous professional and community awards, which have included being named Physician of the Year by the Hawai‘i Medical Association and being the honoree of “Dr. Calvin Sia Day” proclaimed by the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i. Dr. Sia has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2002 and has served as a Director Emeritus since 2004.

John K. Tsui

Mr. Tsui received his Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University and attended the Amos Tuck Graduate School of Business at Dartmouth College. He has served as the Chairman of Towne Development of Hawai‘i , Inc. since 2003. He retired from First Hawaiian Bank in 2002 as the President and Chief Operating Officer, which ended a storied career in banking that started in Philadelphia and New York. From New York, he later moved to Honolulu to join Bank of Hawai‘i , where he served as Vice Chairman before joining First Hawaiian Bank. Mr. Tsui is an active leader and member of the community where he serves as a director and trustee on numerous boards. Mr. Tsui was Chair of the Kapi‘olani Health board at the time of the merger. Mr. Tsui has been a director of Hawai‘i Pacific Health since 2002 and has served as a Director Emeritus since 2004.