Advisory Councils
Partner Organizations Advisory Council
The Partner Organizations Advisory Council (POAC) is comprised of community leaders who represent organizations serving older adults in Hawai`i. The POAC assists with the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions, ensuring that the Center is anchored in community-driven priorities. The members also facilitate the dissemination of information to aging networks.
Members
John Tomoso, MSW (Chair)
Executive Director, Hui No Ke Ola Pono,
Wailuku, Maui
Kealoha Takahashi, BA (Vice-Chair)
Executive on Aging,
Kaua`i County Agency on Elderly Affairs
Deborah Arendale, MA, CSAC
Executive on Aging, Maui County Office on Aging
Elizabeth Bethea, PhD
Executive on Aging,
City and County of Honolulu Elderly Affairs Division
May Fujii Foo, MPA
Grants Manager,
City and County of Honolulu Elderly Affairs Division
Sister Alicia Damian Lau, MSN, MPH
COO of O`ahu Care Facility,
Pearl-City Nursing Home, KM
Wesley Lum, PhD
Director, Executive Office on Aging,
Hawai`i State Department of Health
Elizabeth Meahl, MPH
Director of Elderly Services, Kumu Kahi
ALU LIKE, Inc.
Alan Parker, BA
County Executive
Hawai`i County Office of Aging
Cheryl Vasconcellos
Executive Director, Hāna Health