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The Third Conference on Purchases of Health and Human Services

 

The Third Conference on Purchases of Health and Human Services

January 9, 2003 ~ Hawaii Convention Center

 

The Presenters

 

James R. Aiona, Jr. Joanne Lundstrom
Gladys Baisa John Marsh
David Boerner Pamela Martin
Pat Brandt Geri Marullo 
Frank Chong Carol Matsuoka 
Jean T. Conger Sandra Miyoshi 
Susan Au Doyle Daniel J. Mollway
John Dunnicliffe Ruthann Quitiquit
Mary Alice Evans Debbie Shimizu
Jerry Ford Sam Slom
Aaron Fujioka Mara Smith
Victor Geminiani Ivette Rodriguez Stern
Marcia Hartsock Kelvin H. Taketa
Corinne Higa Christine van Bergeijk
Marion Higa Elaine Wilson
Mary F. Jossem Jamie Woodburn
Nancy Kreidman Claire Woods

 

JAMES R. AIONA, JR.

James Aiona, Jr. is the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawaii.  He is a retired Circuit Court Judge of the State of Hawaii, assigned in October 1977 to the Civil Division of the First Circuit; presiding over jury and nonjury matters.  Lieutenant Governor Aiona was also designated as Tax Court Judge; presiding over all tax appeals in the State of Hawaii.  His initial assignment upon appointment to the Circuit Court bench was to the Criminal Division; presiding over jury and nonjury felony trials.  In January of 1996, Lieutenant Governor Aiona was appointed Administrative Judge of the newly created Hawaii Drug Court.  Prior to his appointment as a Circuit Court Judge, he was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, and the Deputy Corporation Counsel with the City and County of Honolulu, and also a District Family Court Judge with the State of Hawaii.

Lieutenant Governor Aiona has been actively involved in various community activities including the Parishioner Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church, American Youth Soccer Association, Makakilo Youth Baseball League, Maryknoll Schools, St. Louis School Division I Varsity Basketball, Advisory Board of the Hawaii Youth at Risk, and The Salvation Army Honolulu A.R.C. Advisory Council.

Lieutenant Governor Aiona received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of the Pacific and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the William S. Richardson School of Law.

GLADYS BAISA

Gladys Baisa has been the Executive Director of Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) for 18 years, facilitating it's growth into the largest non-profit in health and human services on Maui. MEO receives funding from approximately 32 sources each year to deliver a wide variety of programs. Having joined MEO as an accountant in 1969 and becoming its executive director in 1984, she has been involved in the purchases of services contracting process and is experienced in the processes and challenges of managing multiple funding sources. Gladys has been deeply involved with Maui United Way in its reinvention of its allocation process.  She has also been actively involved in evaluating and improving the County of Maui's grants system. Gladys served on the Advisory Council for Purchases of Health and Human Services and was the chair of the Community Council on Purchases of Health and Human Services. She has also been on the boards of over 40 non-profit organizations locally, nationally and internationally, serving as president on many of them. Prior to having careers as an accountant and then administrator Gladys was a nurse.

DAVID BOERNER

David Boerner has worked for the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the past 10 years in program development and in program support including grants management, federal revenue programs, and procurement.  He is presently an assistant program administrator in the Support Services Office of the Social Services Division.  For the past 5 years, David has supervised the Division's Purchase of Services Unit, which currently includes four program specialists, 75 contracts, and an annual budget of $21,000,000.  Prior to coming to DHS, David worked for 13 years in both public and private human services settings in Minnesota and Wisconsin in independent living programs, nursing home social services, county adult services for the elderly and developmentally disabled, community action programs, and a regional agency on aging.

PAT BRANDT

Pat Brandt started working for the Kalihi-Palama Library as a page (mostly shelving books) in the 8th grade and has been working ever since.  With more than 20 years of state government experience, Pat is very familiar with the bureaucracy, its strengths and weaknesses.  She is always on the lookout for ways to bring people together and enjoys her role as a facilitator/trainer at the Judiciary.  Pat has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, a Masters in Organizational Management and a long list of experiences in community and economic development activities.

FRANK CHONG

The Reverend Frank Chong has been the Executive Director of the Waikiki Health Center since 1977.  Frank received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Sociology, Masters in Social Work and Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Hawaii.  He also holds a Masters in Divinity from the Union Theological Seminary in New York and is a Weinberg Fellow.

Through the years, Frank has actively been a part of  many community organizations such as Aloha Care, American Cancer Society, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Central Union Church, Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Cancer Care in Hawaii, Hawaii State Primary Care Association, Hawaii Public Health Association, Honolulu Advertiser, Hawaii Pacific University’s Division of Nursing, University of Hawaii’s Public Administration Program Hawaii State Coalition on the Homeless, and Queens Cancer Institute, to name a few.

Frank is also a lecturer, has written numerous papers and monographs, and has received many recognitions and awards over the years including twice receiving the AIM for Excellence Award for Non-Profit Leadership, Weinberg Fellows, from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.

 

JEAN T. CONGER

Jean Conger has spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, helping organizations grow and operate with maximum effectiveness in highly competitive environments.  Her career began as a teacher and principal in the Philadelphia area, where she earned a masters degree in educational administration. In Los Angeles for 14 years, she served as the director for several area nonprofit educational and social service organizations and a charitable foundation, and taught Community Organization and Planning at UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning.  Jean moved to Maui in 1996, where she worked as development director for the Maui Arts & Cultural Center before founding J/C Consulting Group, a statewide consulting practice for nonprofit organizations.  Recently, Jean completed a study of nonprofit mergers in Hawaii commissioned by the Hawai'i Community Foundation that is available on their website, http://www.hcf-hawaii.org/hcf/hotnews/studies

SUSAN AU DOYLE

Susan Au Doyle currently serves as vice president for community building at the Aloha United Way. She is responsible for AUW’s community improvement work, including the allocation of resources to agencies and initiatives, the 211 information and referral service, and agency strengthening efforts.  Formerly president and CEO of the YWCA of O`ahu and deputy director of the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, she has volunteered with a number of organizations in the past 15 years. Susan currently serves on the advisory council of the Queen Lili`uokalani Children’s Center.

JOHN DUNNICLIFFE

John Dunnicliffe has served as the Statewide Director of the Hawaii Rural Development Project since 1998.  This University of Hawaii program involves all campuses in the UH system and focuses on workforce and economic development in Hawaii's rural communities.  The project involves Federal, State, county, and local agencies as well as community advisory committees and the private sector.  Previously a computer networking consultant to small and medium sized businesses on Maui and in Southern California, John has over 25 years of experience working with entrepreneurs and government.

MARY ALICE EVANS

Mary Alice Evans grew up in Portland Oregon and attended college in Santa Barbara, California before moving to Hilo in 1969.  She started work for the Office of the Governor in 1972 as a student intern and was hired as a research statistician in 1973. She worked for the Progressive Neighborhoods Program for twelve years.  Mary Alice received a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree in 1978 from UH - Manoa. In 1985, she transferred to the Commission on Employment and Human Resources as an employment analyst.  In 1987, Mary Alice transferred to the Office of State Planning as a planner. She assisted with the State Plans for Employment and Training and Health and Human Services and worked on Hawaiian Home Lands claims. She also worked for the Governor's Special Assistant for Children and families on measuring outcomes for children. In 1999, she transferred to the Office of the Governor where she assisted with the electronic government initiative.  In 2000, Mary Alice transferred to the Department of Accounting General Services as the deputy comptroller and in August 2002 she become the state comptroller.  In December 2002, she returned to the Office of Planning in DBEDT.

JERRY FORD

Jerry Ford has worked in HIV/AIDS care in various capacities since 1982.  In 1986, he moved to Hawaii and continued his HIV/AIDS work first as a volunteer with the Life Foundation’s Buddy Program.  In 1988, he was the first Program Coordinator with Gregory House Programs (then known as Ho’omana’olana).  In 1998, Jerry was appointed Assistant Director, and in 2001 was appointed Executive Director, the position he currently holds.  Jerry is currently establishing the agency’s second residential program, Michael’s Place, a 1-bed transitional shelter for homeless persons living with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental illness and/or AIDS-related dementia. Jerry has served as President of the Hawaii AIDS Task Group, Vice President of the National AIDS Housing Coalition (where he continues to serve on the Board of Directors), Secretary of the AIDS Community Care Team, and Co-Chair of Hawaii CARES, Hawaii’s Ryan White Consortium and care planning group, where he currently serves on the Steering Committee.

AARON FUJIOKA

Aaron Fujioka is the Administrator of the State Procurement Office and Chief Procurement Officer for the State Executive Branch.  He previously served as Procurement Manager for the State Procurement Office and was responsible for implementing Chapter 103F, HRS.  He has worked as a planner for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; program specialist for the Executive Office on Aging, and committee clerk for the House Health and Human Service Committees.  Aaron has a BS and MSW from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.  
e-mail: 
aaron.fujioka@hawaii.gov.

VICTOR GEMINIANI

Victor Geminiani is the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Hawai'i (LASH).  LASH provides legal services statewide to the low-income community through its nine offices on all six primary islands in Hawai'i.  Victor has worked in non-profit legal services for the last 31 years since his graduation from law school.

 

MARCIA HARTSOCK

Marcia Hartsock, M.A., serves as Director of the Hawaii Kids Count Project at the Center on the Family.  She has a rich background in public policy analysis, advocacy, and social demography.  Along with Ivette Stern, she has been a driving force behind the development of the online Data Center for Children and Familieswww.uhfamily.hawaii.edu  Marcia’s research work focuses on family and community effects on child outcomes, family resiliency, and social change in the Pacific Islands.

CORINNE HIGA

Corinne Higa is the Procurement Contracts Specialist of the State Procurement Office.  She is responsible for providing contract management services and training, procuring treatment services, and matters relating to the public procurement process for health and human services.  Corinne has 20 years of procurement experience, 17 with the State Procurement Office and 3 with the Department of Public Safety.  email:  corinne.y.higa@hawaii.gov.

 

MARION HIGA

Marion Higa has been with the Office of the Auditor for over 31 years, starting as an assistant analyst and rising to Deputy Auditor.  She became the Acting Auditor in 1991, was appointed by unanimous vote of the Senate and House of Representatives as the State Auditor for an eight-year term in 1992 and reappointed for another eight-year term in 2000.  The mission of her office is to assure the accountability of government agencies by conducting post-audits of their programs, performance, and accounts.  Marion is also one of 20 staff representatives from around the country elected to be on the executive committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), which is comprised of all 50 legislatures and their staff units.  Marion is a graduate of the University of Hawaii-Manoa (B.Ed.) and the University of Illinois-Champaign (M.Ed.).

MARY F. JOSSEM

Mary Jossem is the Executive Director of the Special Education Center of Hawaii (SECOH), a private, not for profit agency committed to supporting people with disabilities to live self-directed lives.   Mary has provided leadership resulting in SECOH becoming one of the most progressive Hawaii agencies in the field of developmental disabilities and the 10th largest not for profit in the state of Hawaii.  In her 12 years in Hawaii, Mary ran for public office, served on the State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, graduated in the first Weinberg Fellows class for Executive Directors of nonprofit agencies, received three Weinberg Aim for Excellence Awards for outstanding achievement in nonprofit management, was nominated for the Pacific Business News Businesswoman of the Year in 2002, served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Health and Human Services in Hawaii, served as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society, and  is currently Vice President of Adult Day Services Hawaii, Inc. and President of the Pilot Club of Downtown Honolulu, a community service organization.

NANCI KREIDMAN

Nanci Kriedman has been the Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline since 1991.  In addition to providing overall direction and supervision in the operation of the agency, she develops and evaluates programs and provides technical assistance to the community, raises funds and monitors delivery of services.  Prior to becoming the executive director, she was the administrative coordinator.  Nanci has worn many hats including being a campaign coordinator, House staff, a lecturer at Chaminade University and Leeward Community College, a writer, producer, administrator, project coordinator, consultant and trainer.  She is also a member of the Hawai’i Commission on Access to Justice, Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Crimes Against Women Coalition, and the Domestic Violence Task Force among others.  Among her many accomplishments, Nanci received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award and has been a Weinberg Fellow.  Nanci has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and Master’s of Arts degree from the University of Hawaii in Communications

JOANNE LUNDSTROM

After working 10 years as a psychiatric social worker in the State, Joanne returned to school for a  second masters degree in public health, the better to prepare for a career shift to management and administration in human services.  She has worked as a consultant in the Community College system, developed residential programs for adolescents, and has been the executive of a mental health agency since 1979.  Joanne serves as Chair of the Purchase of Health and Human Services Council of the State Procurement Office, is on the executive committee of the Alliance for Health and Human Services, is a Weinberg fellow, and has advanced training in organizational change and leadership. In her 24 years as CEO of Mental Health Kokua, she has addressed the continuing challenge of sustaining quality community based services to our citizens with mental illness, while expanding services to reach more of those in need. The merger in 2000 was in response to this challenge.
 

JOHN MARSH

John Marsh is the principle of TQP (Total Quality Performance).  John was awarded the first Master of Philosophy degree in a Total Quality subject in the UK.  ICL Design to Distribution, the operation where his master's degree was completed won the European Quality Award.  Among John's publications are The Continuous Improvement Toolkit, which became a best seller in the UK and A Stake in Tomorrow, a book on the subject of stakeholding.  He has also published papers in books and journals internationally.  He was appointed as a Quality Consultant to one of the fourteen New American Schools and assisted Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Alaska, one of the international leaders in applying Total Quality to schools.  John was also appointed to the US Congress Task force focusing on enabling students to contribute quickly and positively to the ethics and values of organizations.  He also facilitated the production of a rigorous framework for assessing the degree of diversity within organizations called Equal Opportunities Quality Framework.  John also has expertise in applying Total Quality principles to whole communities.  e-mail: jmarsh@hawaii.rr.com  website:  http://www.tqp.com 

PAMELA MARTIN

Pamela Martin is the Acting Director at the State of Hawaii Judiciary’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and is also the administrator of the Hawaii Appellate Conference Program, a mediation program of the Hawaii Supreme Court.  Pam, who has been the Acting Director since Oct. 2001, joined the Center in 1999 as a Research Analyst.  A 1988 graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law, Pam has worked in private practice, small business, and at the legislature as a non-partisan research analyst.  She is an active neutral for The Mediation Center of the Pacific, the American Arbitration Association and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.  Pam currently teaches International Negotiation as an adjunct professor at Hawaii Pacific University's Master of Business Administration Program.

GERI MARULLO

Geri Marullo is the President and CEO of Child and Family Service, where she oversees the work of over 700 employees in 24 sites and administers 88 programs.  She was Executive Director & CEO of American Nurses Association in Washington, D.C. from 1994 to 1998.  She was the first nurse appointed to serve as Deputy Director of Health from 1989 to 1994.  Geri has also served as the Executive Director of the Hawai'i Nurses association and assistant head nurse of Bellview Hospital's emergency room in New York City.  She was named Nurse of the Year in 1985.  She was elected to the Hunter College Hall of Fame in 1997.  Geri has a Bachelors degree in nursing from Hunter College, a Clinical Specialist Masters degree in Medical Surgical Nursing from the University of Hawai'i, and is completing her Doctorate in Public Health at the University of Hawai'i

CAROL MATSUOKA

Carol Matsuoka has approximately fifteen years of program development experience in state government.  Her career interest is in the development of health and human service programs and contract administration.  Presently, Carol is the contracts management supervisor for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) of the Department of Health.  The CAMHD purchase of service program is approximately $85 million per fiscal year and provides behavioral health services to severely emotionally disturbed youth in Hawaii.

SANDRA MIYOSHI

Sandra Miyoshi moved to Hawaii Community Development Corporation of Hawaii six and a half years ago to administer the Homeless Programs.  Prior to that, she was the Director of Government Affairs for the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.  Sandra’s other experiences includes one Legislative session working for the Majority Floor Leader, Representative Russell Blair; several years as a legal assistant in a law office; and English instructor at Kauai Community College.

DANIEL J. MOLLWAY

Dan Mollway is the Executive Director and General Counsel for the Hawaii State Ethics Commission.  He joined the Commission as its Associate Director in October of 1981, and continued in that capacity until he was appointed Executive Director in January of 1986.  As Executive Director and General Counsel, he serves the Commission as its head attorney and administrator.

Mr. Mollway received his law degree from Boston College Law School.  He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from the University of Illinois-Urbana, and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature form the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Prior to entering law school, he taught both English Literature and writing as a full time faculty member at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and at Takushoku University, Tokyo, Japan.

In the early 1990's he served a three-year term as a board member of the Council on Government Ethics Laws (COGEL), a national professional organization for government agencies with responsibilities in regulating governmental ethics, elections, campaign finance, open records laws and lobbying laws.  He also served on COGEL's board, ex-officio, as Chair of COGEL's 16th Annual Conference, held in Honolulu in December of 1994.  He has also served as a board member of the Hawaii Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and was a recipient of the Hawaii Chapter of the ASPA's "Excellence in Public Administration Award."  He also received an award from Common Cause, Hawaii Chapter in 1995.
e-mail: ethics@hawaiiethics.org   website:
http://www.hawaii.gov/ethics

RUTHANN QUITIQUIT

Ruthann Quitiquit is the Executive Director of Parents And Children Together (PACT).  Ruthann has a Masters in Social Work and in Public Health.  PACT is a community based, multi program agency serving approximately 20,000 individuals, families and communities on Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Lanai.  Over the years, PACT has earned the reputation of developing strong community networks and effective working relationships and collaborations with other provider agencies, state and county departments, and communities.

DEBBIE SHIMIZU

Debbie Shimizu is a licensed social worker and has been the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers, Hawaii Chapter since 1991. She received her Bachelor's degree in social work from Whittier College in California and a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Hawaii School. She has also held positions at the Easter Seal Society, Mental Health Association, Army Community Services and the University of Hawaii School of Social Work.  She lived for a short time in Japan when her son was born which enabled her to become familiar with her "roots".  She took flower arranging and doll making lessons.  She was able to travel throughout Japan as well as Hong Kong and Korea.  Debbie now enjoys traveling to Washington DC and any points in between, chocolate desserts, and shopping... but not necessarily in that order.

SAMUEL MORGAN (SAM) SLOM

Sam Slom is the State Senator from East Oahu’s 8th District.  He was elected in 1996, served as Minority Floor Leader, member of various legislative committees, and co-chair of the bipartisan Legislative Small Business Caucus.  He was re-elected in 2000, and is one of 12 Senate-House Felix Special Education Investigation Committee members.  After reapportionment, Senator Slom was re-elected to a 4-year term in 2002.  He currently serves on the Ways and Means, and Labor and Tourism Committees.

Senator Slom is also the President/Executive Director of Small Business Hawaii (SBH), a private, independent association of 2,000 firms.  Senator Slom has a background as an entrepreneur, economist, and educator.  He also has an extensive journalist/media, and a broad financial, legislative, and tax experience background.

Senator Slom has been the recipient of numerous civic and patriotic awards.  Recent awards include the Business Associate of the Year by the IMUA Chapter of the American Business Woman’s Association in 1997, Free Enterprise Award (1998) and U.S. Champion of the Merit Shop (1999) from the Associated Builders and Contractors.  In 1999, he was also named as a “Guardian of Small Business” of the NFIB.

MARA SMITH

Mara Smith is a Procurement Manager with the State Procurement Office.  She has responsibility for implementing the provisions of Chapter 103F, HRS and its administrative rules.  She has overall responsibility for assisting, advising, and guiding government agencies statewide in matters relating to planning and purchasing health and human services.  She has over 11 years experience in contracting for health and human services.  She has over 20 years of experience in the area of troubled youth, including children and youth specialist for Department of Human Services, group home director for troubled teens and counselor in a medium security juvenile institution. 
 
e-mail: 
mara.smith@hawaii.gov

 

IVETTE RODRIGUEZ STERN

Ivette Rodriguez Stern, MSW, coordinates several projects at the Center on the Family, including the Hawaii Family Touchstones, Compassionate Capital – Hawaii Moving Forward, and Financial Strain and Family Resiliency projects. Prior to assuming her current position as a Project Coordinator, Ivette served as a Youth Gang Program Specialist with the Office of Youth Services.  Her work focuses on family resiliency, especially in the presence of economic strain, and on promoting the well-being of Hawaii's families through data driven advocacy.

KELVIN H. TAKETA

Kelvin H. Taketa is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF)—a statewide, charitable services and grant making institution endowed with contributions from many donors.  Kelvin has dedicated 24 years of his professional career to serving the nonprofit industry and has been with HCF for four years.  Under his direction, HCF has redefined its focus, becoming a leader in promoting philanthropy; providing charitable services to donors and strategic grantmaking to support nonprofit agencies; and serving as an information resource on the nonprofit industry, and community issues and trends.

Last year, HCF awarded a total of $28 million in grants to the community:  $16 million from HCF funds; $9.2 million on behalf of private foundations; and $2.5 million from HCF’s scholarships program.  In addition, more than $27 million was facilitated for charitable causes with the assistance of HCF.

Kelvin currently serves on the boards of several business and nonprofit agencies including:  Hawai‘i Pacific University, Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Ho‘okupu Fund and Civic Ventures—an organization that expands the social contribution of older Americans.

Kelvin was born and raised in Hawai‘i.  He graduated from Colorado College and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California’s Hastings College of Law in 1980.

CHRISTINE VAN BERGEIJK

Christine van Bergeijk has worked in the field of community economic development and nonprofit organizational development for the past 15 years.  Since 2000, she has been Vice President of Programs for the Hawaii Community Foundation, with oversight of the Foundation’s competitive grantmaking programs. Christine was previously the Economic Development Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, managing programs that included a $15 million small business revolving loan fund, a community economic development program, and a program to improve organizational capacity among native community development organizations. She also serves in an advisory capacity for the Ways to Work program of the Consuelo Alger Foundation and the OHA Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund.

ELAINE WILSON

Elaine Wilson is the chief of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, Department of Health.  Elaine has a Master's in Social Work, as well as a Master's of Public Health, and has over 26 years of experience in mental health and substance abuse program administration.

JAMIE WOODBURN

Jamie Woodburn is the Executive Director of Ka Lima O Maui, a non-profit community rehabilitation program on Maui that provides employment and support services to the island’s disabled and disadvantaged workers.  He serves as the President of the Rehabilitation Facilities of Hawaii and is the past president of the National Rehabilitation Facilities Coalition.  Jamie is an advocate for the employment rights for persons with disabilities and continues to lobby on their behalf at both the State and Federal level.  He has been very successful in developing collaborative employment projects with the County of Maui and currently has work projects with (4) different County Departments, in addition to those Ka Lima maintains with the private sector.  Jamie is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and has been employed with Ka Lima for 30 years.  One of his first jobs in the field was operating a preschool for developmentally disabled children in Wahiawa.  

CLAIRE WOODS, M.Ed.

Claire Woods is the Executive Director of the Salvation Army Family Treatment Services.  She has been with the Salvation Army for the past 20 years, in a variety of administrative and supervisory positions, and has front line learning and training in the areas of chemical dependency, timelessness, child abuse and neglect, as well as advocacy, collaborative planning and coalition building. Her special interests are community and program planning, family focused initiatives and advocacy.  Claire is a graduate from the  University of Hawaii and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Early Childhood Special Education and family support services).

 

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