Board of Directors

HIBC is a corporation formed to facilitate management of the national Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program.

Officers
Sharon Vitousek, MD
Board President
Director, North Hawaii Outcomes Project

Randy Kurohara
Vice President
Director, Department of Research and Development, County of Hawaii

Richard Lee-Ching, MD
Vice President
President, East Hawaii Independent Physicians Association

Karen Teshima
Board Secretary
Executive Assistant, Office of the Mayor

Directors
Howard Ainsley
Chief Executive Officer
Hilo Medical Center

Money Atwal
Regional Chief Financial Officer
Regional Chief Information Officer
Hilo Medical Center

Craig Feied, MD

Beth Giesting
Healthcare Transformation Coordinator
Office of the Governor

Michelle Hiraishi
Executive Director
Hui Mālama Ola Nā ‘Ōiwi

William “Billy” P. Kenoi
Mayor
County of Hawaii

Brian Panik, DO
Emergency Room Physician
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation

Bill Park, MD
Senior General Surgeon
North Hawaii Community Hospital

Lyric Santiago, MD
Physician
Hilo Urology Clinic

Paul Strauss
Chief Operating Officer
Alohacare

Richard Taaffe
Executive Director
West Hawaii Community Health Center

Elisa Yadao
Community Affairs, Marketing and Communications
Hawaii Medical Service Association