Taro Field

Leadership

HDS management believes in good oral health for all and supporting the communities we live and work within with "SMILES", our shared values - Service, Mindfulness, Integrity, Learning, Efficiency, and Solidarity. Read more to get to know who we are.

Our Management Team

 

Executive Officers

 

Diane Paloma

 

Diane S.L. Paloma, PhD

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Minna Lehti

 

Minna-Mari Lehti

Chief Operating Officer

Quin Ogawa

 

Quin Ogawa

Chief Financial Officer

Elaine Fujiwara

 

Elaine Fujiwara

Chief Customer Officer

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Roque Aranador

Director, Information Technology

 

Christie Fejeran

Director, Government Programs

 

Joey Lee

Director, Sales and Account Management

 

Patti Garrett

General Counsel

 

Victor Yoon

Director, Dental Operations

 

Jan Iga

Director, Human Resources

 

Tracie Mukai

Director, Special Projects

 

Cara Numasaki

Controller, Financial Reporting

 

Chad Yano

Director, Information Systems

 

Clesson Pang

Director, Pricing and Underwriting

 

Shere Saneishi-Kim

Director, HDS Foundation

 

Joann Gebauer

Director, Professional Relations

 

 

 

 

 

HDS Board of Directors 2024 – 2025

 

Officers

T. KIMO BLAISDELL    
Chairperson of the Board    
 

EMMIT KĀNE    
Vice Chairperson of the Board

 

ELAINE FUJIWARA    
Assistant Secretary
of the Board
(HDS Chief Customer Officer)    
 

QUIN OGAWA    
Treasurer of the Board    
(HDS Chief Financial Officer)    
 

MINNA-MARI LEHTI    
Vice President of the Board  
(HDS Chief Operating Officer)    
 

DIANE S.L. PALOMA, PhD    
President of the Board    
(HDS President & CEO)    
 

 

Dentist Directors

JOSEPH CHA, DDS 
 

MARTIN K. OISHI, DDS 
 

EMI ENO ORIKASA, DDS
 

KAIMANA GOO-RAHTZ, DMD 
 

MASON A. SAVAGE, DDS 
 

ALISON P. TRAN, DDS 

Public Directors

 

SHAKIL AHMED    
Chief Executive Officer
PDC Systems

 

T. KIMO BLAISDELL    
Retirement Plan Counselor
Empower Financial Services, Inc.

 

JAN BOIVIN    
Senior Vice President & 
General Counsel
Hawaii Pacific University

 

KERIANN ERNST    
Accounting Director
Hawaii Pacific Health

 

KEVIN S. HASEYAMA    
SVP, Strategic Planning and    
Investor Relations Manager    
First Hawaiian Bank

 

EMMIT KĀNE    
Manager of Corporate Safety &    
Emergency Planning and Preparedness (Retired)   
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

 

TYLER KIMURA    
Partner    
Spire Hawaii LLP

 

NELSON K.M. LAU    
Office Managing Partner (Retired)    
KPMG LLP

 

NONA TAMANAHA    
Human Resources Director
Marriott