Waikiki Health is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of consumers, community leaders, and others interested in delivering quality health services to people in need, regardless of ability to pay.

Board Officers

President
Thomas Shuichi Namiki, MD, Department of Pathology, The Queens Medical Center; and Dept. of Surgery (Pathology), Castle Medical Center.  Click to view Bio

Vice President / Chair, Marketing and Development Committee
James J. Nelson*, Consumer; served as session attorney, research analyst and special assistant to Hawaii State Legislators. Click to view Bio

Treasurer/Chair, Finance Committee
Scot Sterenberg, Head of Office of Marsh Management Services, a financial services company Click to view Bio

Secretary
Nola A. Nahulu, Music educator/director of adult and youth choral and opera groups. Click to view Bio

Chair, Governance Committee
Leon Williams*, Consumer; Realtor Associate, SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist) and SRS (Seller Representative Specialist). Click to view Bio

Chair, Quality Assurance Committee
Edward Springer*, Consumer; Former Consultant and Technical Advisor to White House OMB, FBI. Click to view Bio

Board Members

Marya Grambs, MS*, Consumer; Board President of Partners in Care (PIC). From 2005 to 2016, served as Executive Director of Mental Health America in Hawai`i. M.S. in Clinical Psychology; she has worked in the non-profit sector for over 45 years. Click to view Bio

Carol Halesworth*, Consumer; Advertising Consultant; Advertising Senior Account Executive. Click to view Bio

Lindsey Lau*, President, Lau Ltd., Honolulu. Certified Real Estate Sales Agent and Used Auto Dealer. Click to view Bio

Ashley Noji, VP of Product Strategy and Retail Analytics at Hawaii State Federal Credit Union. Click to view Bio

Craig Thistleton*, Consumer; Actor, singer and filmmaker. Former Waikiki Health staff who provided mental health outreach services. Click to view Bio

* Health Resources & Services Administration requirements: The Board, elected annually, consists of up to 13 members representing diverse backgrounds. More than half of Board members “shall be active consumers” of the health center’s primary care services, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Bureau of Primary Health Care. In addition, no more than half of the non-consumer Board members can derive more than 10% of their annual income from the health care industry. Consumers are marked with an asterisk.