Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, Chapter Representatives, and Champions for 2025 to 2027

 
 
 

Board of Directors

 

Joseph Gary Dela Cruz, MD, FAAP
President

Michael Ching, MD, MPH, FAAP
Vice President

Casandra Simonson, MD, FAAP
Secretary

Vince Yamashiroya, MD, FAAP
Treasurer

Jeffrey Okamoto, MD, FAAP
Immediate Past President

Ken Nakamura, MD, FAAP
Member at Large

Kristyn Nishimoto, MD, FAAP
Member at Large

Irene Papaconstantopoulos, MD, FAAP
Member at Large

Nadine Tenn Salle, MD, FAAP
Member at Large

Kara Wong Ramsey, MD, FAAP
Member at Large
 

 
 

Executive Director

Gaile Yano

 
 

Committee Chairs, Chapter Representatives, and Champions

 

HAAP Committee Chairs

  1. Advocacy Committee - Chaired by Maya Maxym, MD, FAAP and Brooke Hallett, MD, FAAP.

    Members: Drs. Jeffrey Okamoto, Kristyn Nishimoto, Mari Grief, Lindsey Heathcock, Rachel Kwon, Cassandra Simonson, and Philip Verhoef.

  2. CME Committee - Chaired by Michael Ching, MD, MPH, FAAP.

    Members: Drs. Venkataraman Balaraman, Galen Chock, J. Gary Dela Cruz, Michael Hamilton, Mae Kyono, Brent Matsumoto, Jeffrey Okamoto, Jenny Welham, and Vince Yamashiroya.

  3. Finance/Investment Advisory Committee - Chaired by Vince Yamashiroya, MD, FAAP.

    Members: Drs. Michael Ching, Galen Chock, Gary Dela Cruz, Derrick Kida, and Jeffrey Okamoto.

  4. Membership/Nominations Committee - Chaired by Felicitas Livaudais, MD, FAAP.

    Members: Drs. Michael Ching, Michael Hamilton, Mae Kyono, Kenneth Nakamura, Jeffrey Okamoto, Carrie Ip, Matthew Lim, Jenny Liu, and Erika Noel.

Brian Wu, MD, FAAP
Asthma, Allergy & Anaphylaxis

Michael Haight, MD, MHA, FAAP
Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinator

Kara Yamamoto, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey Okamoto, MD, FAAP
Chapter CATCH (Community Access to Child Health) Facilitators

Michael Ching, MD, MPH, FAAP
Listserv Newsletter Editor

Vacant
Community Relations

Curtis Toma, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Ambassador

Natascha Ching, MD, FAAP
Chapter Immunization Representative; Hawaii Immunization Coalition (HIC)

Tashya Jayasuriya Whitehead, MD, FAAP
Hawaii Department of Health Vision Hearing Advisory Group

Vacant
Healthy Child Care Hawaii (HCCH)

Danielle Lum, MD, FAAP
LGBTQIA+

Galen Chock, MD, FAAP
Section on Administration and Practice Management (SOAPM) Payment Advocacy Grant

Vacant
Social Committee

Kristyn Nishimoto, MD, FAAP
Social Media

Amanda O’Kelly, MD, FAAP
Mental Health

Joseph Gary Dela Cruz, MD, FAAP
Mental Health Ambassador

May Okihiro, MD, FAAP
Obesity

Steven McDaniel, DMD, FAAP
Oral Health Advocate

TBA
Resident, 3rd year

TBA
Resident, 2nd year

TBA
Resident, 1st year

Vince Yamashiroya, MD, FAAP
Webmaster

Vacant
Special Needs

Bryan Mih, MD, FAAP
National AAP Executive Committee for the Section on Nicotine and Tobacco Prevention and Treatment (SONTPT)

Jeffrey Okamoto, MD, FAAP
National AAP Council Management Committee

Christine Hara, MD, FAAP
Senior Committee

Kenneth Nakamura, MD, FAAP
UH JABSOM Pediatrics Chair

Vinson Diep, MD, FAAP
Young Physicians