Carrie Kitashima, RN, has over 15 years of experience in nursing in acute care, home care, respite care, in-vitro fertilization, and blood bank. Carrie has served as a staff nurse at Kapi’olani Medical Center on a variety of nursing units including: labor & delivery, post partum, high risk perinatal care, urgent care, women’s and pediatric outpatient clinics. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii School of Nursing and has held various supervisory and management positions most recently as the Director of Nursing at the Blood Bank of Hawaii.

Norine Wong, MSW, has been a Medical Social Worker for over 25 years. She has extensive experience as a medical social worker at both Queen's Medical Center and in administrative roles as Director of Family Services at Shriners Hospital for Children and Executive Director with Community Case Management Corp. In her role as Executive Director, Norine developed the private case management company that included contracts with DHS, private care management for the elderly living in communities and consultative services for acute and long term care facilities, and agencies managing medically fragile individuals in the community. She co-authored and implemented a CHOICES grant that created an inter-agency transition program to assist youths with disabilities in transitioning towards independence, and has served in multiple leadership roles on community based initiatives. Norine received both her Bachelor's and Master's degree in social work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is a licensed social worker and holds certifications with the Academy of Certified Social Workers, and is a Certified Case Manager.

Vicki Philben, RN, has been a Registered Nurse and healthcare administrator in Hawaii for over 30 years. Her experience has included Infection Control, Director of Nursing, a Peace Corp Medical Officer, and Kuakini Health System Administrator for Quality and Patient Outcomes. She received her Bachelors’ of Science degree from Boston University and Master of Public Health from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is a past Vice Chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, a member of the Hawaii Association for Health Care Quality, and Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society of Nursing. Vicki holds certification with the national Association for Healthcare Quality.

Chris Baxendale, PT, has practiced physical therapy in Hawaii for over 25 years in acute care, short term rehab and home care. Chris is also a certified lymphedema therapist. In 2004, Chris was appointed to the Hawaii Board of Physical Therpay and presently serves as its Vice Chair.

Hui-I Chen, OT, has practiced occupational therapy in Hawaii for over 10 years in various healthcare settings. Hui-I also earned a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. Hui-I is currently the Vice President of the Hawaii Occupational Therapy Association and has served in this position for the past 4 years.

Jodi Leslie MPH, RD, is a registered dietitian with over 10 years experience in nutritional counseling, education, and research. Her professional experience includes clinical dietetics with the Queen's Medical Center, Kona Community Hospital, and Life Care Center of Kona and nutrition education and planning with the Hawaii Department of Health, Hawaii department of Education and the University of Hawaii. Jodi has experience conducting nutrition-related research, with a current focus on worksite wellness. She has also provided technical assistance and consulting to local chefs and farmers along with the local media and television productions. Jodi has a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition and a Master in Public Health with specialization in Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Nutrition, both from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in public health with a focus on chronic disease and obesity research.

Stephanie Miyasaki, RN, has been a practicing nurse in Hawaii for over 25 years in intensive unit care. She also has additional experience in quality management, medical staff peer review, telemedicine, and health informatics. Stephanie is an active member in the Hawaii Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and served as its Secretary from 1999-2001.

Deanna Moncrief, MS, CNS, is a certified nutrition specialist with ten years of experience in nutrition counseling and employee wellness. Deanna coordinated the employee wellness program the Queen's Health Systems before starting her own company in 2002, now called Benchmark Wellness. Ms. Moncrief also enjoys a busy private practice working with people wanting to manage their weight, prevent or manage diabetes, or older adults wanting to maintain their independence by staying healthy. Ms. Moncrief received her undergraduate degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and her graduate degree in Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics from the Chicago Medical School. She is an active member of the American and Hawaii Dietetic Associations, the Society for Nutrition Education, the Food Security Coalition, and the Hawaii Public Health Association.

Carolyn Schwartz, RN, has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years. Her experience has included Infection Control, ICU-CCU, ED, OB, and leadership roles in Perioperative Nursing and Vascular and Urological specialties. She is a graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, completed her Perioperative Nurse Residency at Wyoming Medical Center, is a Certified Nurse for Operating Room and is currently enrolled for her BSN.

Stacy Ujimori, RN, has been a practicing nurse in Hawaii for over 5 years in acute care at Kuakini Medical Center. She also specializes in case management, utilization, and quality management and is a Certified Professional Utilization Reviewer.

Sue Watts, RN, has been a practicing nurse in Hawaii and Philadelphia for over 25 years in acute care and psychiatric nursing and also has a Masters degree in organizational management. Sue has worked in leadership positions in nursing, nursing education and patient safety within Hawaii's hospitals and has served on the board of directors for EduCenter for Nurses.

Sydney Wiecking, has 25 years of experience educating and advising children, adolescents, and adults. Her background includes working as a teacher, counselor and dean at the middle and high school levels. For the past twelve years she has run an accredited personal training business. This led Sydney to complete a masters-level certification in parent coaching, and wellness coaching and to expand her business to work as a Life Coach. Sydney has several related academic and professional degrees and accreditations. She received a BA in Psychology from Hawaii Loa College in 1981 (now Hawaii Pacific University). She received her personal training certifications from the American Council of Exercise (1995) and the American College of Sports Medicine (2001). In 2007, she completed two years of academic study and practicum in parent coaching from the Parent Coaching Institute (PCI). In 2008, Sydney completed her training and certification as a Wellness Coach through Wellcoaches.