Staff Directory
Meet Our Team
Administration
Kanoa Ng
Executive Director
Stephen Los Banos
HR Director
Jenny Estrella
Project Manager
Operations
Nicole Moore
Operations Director
Emma Walsh
Data Specialist
Dayna Torngren
Client Services Representative
Megan Vertido
Web Developer
Finance
Aileen Blizzard
Finance Director
Ronnie Delos Santos
Finance Assistant
Transportation
Keona Pa’aluhi
Transportation Specialist
Abby Potter
Transportation Specialist
Kekai Kamai
Transportation Specialist
Robbie Schmelzer
Transportation Specialist
Esther Stremski-Borero
Transportation Program Coordinator
Family Medicine Clinic
Nohea Kaawaloa, MD
Provider
Gaku Yamaguchi. MD
Provider
John Engle, MD
Provider
Tiare Ortega, CCMA
Clinical Operations Manager
Kandis Smith
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
Mahina Homalon
Patient Services Representative
Traditional Hawaiian Healing
Leila Ryusaki
Program Instructor (Healthy Hapai)
Health Education and Outreach
Mari Martin
Programs Director
Leenal Castro
Community Health Worker (CHW) Lead
Area: Hilo
Jovena Moses
Community Health Worker (CHW) Lead
Area: Kona
Val Hadley
Community Health Worker (CHW) Lead
Area: North Hawaii
Michelle Himalaya
Community Health Worker (CHW) Lead
Area: East Hawaii
Michael Emmons
Community Health Worker Manager
Kawahineu’i Freeman
Health Education Program Assistant
Kilohana Hirano
Community Health Educator