Board

Meet the Governing Board

2009-2010

CHAIR

The chair presides at all meetings of the Coalition and the Board of Directors.  The Chair provides leadership for the strategic direction of the Coalition.

Kimberly Miyazawa Frank

Kimberly is the owner of Kimberly Frank Consulting.  She has 20 years of experience in Organizational Development (OD); Kimberly has enhanced clients’ overall business performance through the strategic implementation of OD initiatives.  Her experience encompasses the broadest range of capacity-building strategies including assessment of organizational needs, design and delivery of training curricula in many content areas, process design, strategic planning and implementation of succession planning programs for organizational endurance and other talent management initiatives designed to increase organizations’ competitive edge.  She is a frequent speaker and presenter at industry conferences and leadership retreats.  Previous employment includes OD Manager in Honolulu, HI; Senior Consultant at Towers Perrin in San Francisco, CA; Senior Managing Consultant at The Gallup Organization in Lincoln, NE, Los Angeles, CA and San Francisco, CA; and Project Manager at Global Lead, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH.

She received her Bachelor of Science from Miami University, Oxford, OH and her Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law, Camden, NJ

Kimberly was born and raised in Hawai‘i, and recently returned to Honolulu, having pursued her education and much of her career on the mainland.  Kimberly and husband, Trey, live with their two daughters and son in Manoa, Hawai’i.

CHAIR ELECT

The Vice Chair assumes the responsibilities and performs the duties of the Chair in the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Chair or whenever the office of Chair is vacant.

Clifford Chang, MPH

Clifford is currently the Executive Director for Pacific Islands Primary Health Care Association.  He is no stranger to the tobacco control community.  He was the first Executive Director for the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai’i and the project director of the first Robert Wood Johnson funded SmokeLess States grant. Clifford was instrumental in passage of the $1.00 tax increase on a package of cigarettes in 1998 and spearheaded smoke free dining ordinances on neighbor islands.

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR/SECRETARY

Marilyn Gagen, CPA

With over 37 years experience in public accounting, Marilyn worked in the audit and middle market services departments of Deloitte & Touche LLP for four years before transferring to tax in the Deloitte Cleveland Office.  Marilyn became a partner of Deloitte in June 1981.  She moved to Phoenix in 1985 to become the partner-in-charge of the Deloitte Phoenix tax practice, and moved to Honolulu in 1991 to become partner-in-charge of the Deloitte Hawai’i tax practice.  In May 2002 Marilyn retired from Deloitte, and now serves several long-time clients in an “of counsel” role with Deloitte.  At the time Marilyn was promoted to partner at Deloitte she was one of only 6 women partners out of 1,500 U. S. partners.  At her retirement in 2002 she was the most senior woman partner with Deloitte.

Marilyn specializes in income tax planning, estate tax planning, charitable giving, and financial consulting services to high net worth individuals and their trusts, estates, private foundations, charitable remainder trusts, family partnerships and family offices.

TREASURER

Kent Kasaoka, CPA

Kent is a Certified Public Accountant with CW Associates, CPAs.  He has 10 years of public accounting experience, initially as an auditor, then transitioned to focus on tax compliance and consulting.  CW Associates’ practice has an emphasis on the construction and not-for-profit industries.

Kent is an Eagle Scout and currently assists with adult leader training for the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America.  He participates in the Hawai’i Society of CPAs as committee member on the Young CPA and Tax Committees.  He is a graduate of Punahou School and has a bachelor’s degree with distinction in accounting from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

MEMBER AT LARGE

Maria Chun, Ph.D.

Maria Chun is the Associate Chair of Administration and Finance for the University of Hawai’i’s Department of Surgery.  She has a Ph.D. in psychology (community and cross-cultural concentration).  She has been a public servant for my entire career and has worked for various state government agencies.  For her current position, she reports directly to the Department Chair and her duties include the oversight of all administrative and fiscal matters within the department, including grants administration.   Maria is currently working on cultural competency initiatives within her department, with a particular focus on surgical resident preparedness to provide cross-cultural care, which is based on work done nationally.  Prior to Maria’s current position, she worked as a performance auditor/program evaluator for the Hawai’i State Auditor’s Office for 10 years.  She also worked as the director of a regulatory reform project for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and served as a legislative budget analyst for two sessions.  Maria wrote her first novel in 2007 and she resides in Makiki with her husband and two children.

Cal Gentry, First Lieutenant U. S. Air Force

Cal Gentry is a 2007 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy.  His current position is 1^st Lt in the Air Force.  He works as a contracting officer, specializing in construction contracts at Hickam and other military organizations throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Cal served a two year LDS mission to Ukraine where I had the opportunity to help people who struggled with smoking addictions.  His medium range goals include starting a family with his wife Lisa and going to a top notch business school to obtain his MBA.  Cal’s hobbies include all types of sports and reading.

Maile Goo, Psy.D.

Maile is a faculty member within the Student Equity, Excellence, and Diversity (SEED) Programs at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.  She has recruited students to attend the Intercultural Cancer Council Biennial Symposium which is designed to address the unequal burden of cancer and the medically underserved.  Maile has been successful preparing students for obtaining entry into graduate school in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and is experienced in the administration of several Minority Biomedical Research Support programs funded by the National Institutes of Health.  She continues similar efforts in her role as Director of Graduate Professional Access.

John Hunt, MPA

Originally from Miami, Florida, John moved to Kauai in 1993. After a brief stint at the Department of Health managing a hurricane recovery grant he took a position with the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai’i in the College of Business Administration.  John has been the Public Health Administrative Officer for the Kauai District Health Office since 1998. John has worked in tobacco control in earnest since 2000 as a member of Tobacco-Free Kauai Coalition.  He has been Chairman of TFK since 2003.  John holds a Master Degree in Public Administration from Florida International University and has over 25 years experience working at various levels of local and state government.

Kamai B. Kuala‘au, B.A.

Kamani is a Vice-President with Bank of Hawai‘i.  In this capacity, he manages institutional client relationships for investment, trust, and custodial services to clients in Hawai‘i, Micronesia, and the South Pacific. Kamani is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, where he served as Student Body President and graduated with honors.  He continued his education at Princeton University and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology.

He is actively involved with community and was appointed as Trustee for the Estate of King William Charles Lunalilo.  The mission of King Lunalilo’s Estate is to provide buildings for the use and accommodation of poor destitute and infirm Hawaiians, giving preference to the elderly.  He also participates in volunteer activities with Nā Pua No‘eau’s programs for Hawaiian Youth, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Aloha United Way, and Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association.

Hye-ryeon Lee, Ph.D.

Dr. Hye-ryeon Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech Communication, and is on the faculty of the Cancer Research Center of Hawai’i, the Center for Korean Studies, and the Population Sciences Program at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.  She has directed many research projects in the area of tobacco use prevention and control in California, Arizona and Hawai’i.  She currently works on several projects including an exercise-based smoking cessation programs for college students, a community intervention to develop a minimum infrastructure for smoking cessation and health promotion within the Korean immigrant community, and a Cessation Network for Hawai’i Primary Care Association.

She received her Ph.D. (Communication) and M.A (Political Science) from Stanford University. Hye-ryeon’s primary teaching and research interests are in health communication and health policy research. Specifically, she is interested in studying the process through which interpersonal and mass-media communication influence individual perceptions about social norms and expectations regarding health behaviors.

Stephanie Martin, R.N.

Stephanie is the Addictions Research Nurse – Program Manager for the Pacific Addiction Research Center (PARC), a program of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. PARC conducts clinical research trials, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to study potential treatments for people addicted to methamphetamine. She received her Nursing Degree at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois and her Baccalaureate Degree at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois.

Stephanie’s nursing career began in a hospital setting.  While employed at a private medical clinic, she discovered clinical trial research nursing.  Stephanie started and ran a small business in Eugene, Oregon, Advanced Clinical Trials, Inc., for nine years and managed over 100 clinical trials.

Steve Pavao, MHR

Born and raised in Hilo, Steve received his Bachelor’s in Psychology from UH-Hilo and Masters in Human Resource Development from Clemson University.  He has spent most of his professional career working with challenged youth and families to include; as a social worker in Child Protective Services; as the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club on the Big Island and currently the Director of Neighbor Island Programs for Hale Kipa.  Steve did work for the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawai’i as its Community Health Specialist for a short time in 2006.  As an ex-smoker Steve passionately believes in the work of tobacco control in Hawai’i.  Since quitting smoking and adopting a complete lifestyle change several years ago, he has become an advocate of healthy lifestyles to include proper diet and regular exercise.  He is an avid runner and has completed five marathons this year so far and qualified for the 2009 Boston Marathon.  Steve currently serves on the County of Hawaii’s Environmental Management Commission.

Patricia “Patti” Lee-Robinson, M.S.

Patti is Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Academic Enrichment Programs at Chaminade University of Honolulu.  Patti oversees the Prehealth Program which prepares students for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and many other health fields.  For the past several years, she has directed efforts for Chaminade students to participate in training and research programs across the country through conference attendance, summer program, and networking relationships.  She is the Institutional Coordinator for the Leadership Alliance, a member of the Endocrine Society’s Minority Access Program’s Advisory Board, and Board Member of the Intercultural Cancer Council.

Caroline Thomas, LCSW

Caroline Thomas, LCSW is a licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked with the Oncology population for eight years.  Initially, she was the Clinical Director for Gilda’s Club Chicago, a support community for men, women and children diagnosed with cancer as well as their family members.  She was also an Oncology Social Worker with Evanston-Northwestern Healthcare in Illinois.  Most recently she has worked with the Cancer Information Service of the National Cancer Institute.  Additionally, she is on the Board of Directors for the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai`i as well as, the Board Chair for the Cessation Advisory Group of the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai`i.

Caroline received her dual Master Degrees from Columbia University in New York City.  She has a Master’s Degree in Organizational Psychology as well as in Social Work.  She has her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado.

Don Weisman

Weisman is the Hawai’i Communications and Marketing/Government Affairs director for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.  He joined the American Heart Association’s Hawai’i Affiliate in 1989 as its communications director, with advocacy responsibilities.  He also serves as a volunteer on the Policy, Membership and Fundraising, Nominating and Personnel committees for the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai’i and previously served on the Coalition Board in a term ending in 2006. He is also a steering committee member of the Hawai’i Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition and chairs its School Work Group committee.

Prior to joining the American Heart Association, Don served for four years as the national communications manager for AIAC, a subsidiary of AIG Insurance Company. He served on the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Honolulu Board from 1990-1992 and headed its Public Relations Committee in 1991.

Curtis Saiki, Esq.

Curtis Saiki currently serves as the Vice-President of the Wealth and Planning Department with First Hawaiian Bank. Curtis received his Juris Doctor at University of Oregon Law School with a business certificate in 1995. He also went on to pursue a license in taxation at the University of Washington Law School. He has been a practicing attorney in Hawai’i for more than 11 years and has experienced serving in the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, and Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to joining First Hawaiian Bank, Curtis has served as an “of counsel” role with Cades Schutte, LLP specializing in tax, trust, and estate and as a Senior Associate Attorney with Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda practicing primarily in the areas of estate planning, taxation, succession in planning and business law. Additionally, he has also served as a member of the American Bar Association, Hawai’i State Bar Association and Washington Bar Association.