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 S.L. Paloma, PhD

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Minna-Mari Lehti

Chief Operating Officer

Quin Ogawa

Chief Financial Officer

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
 

EMMIT KĀNE
 

ELAINE FUJIWARA
 

QUIN OGAWA 
 

MINNA-MARI LEHTI
 

DIANE S.L. PALOMA, PhD

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

 

T. KIMO BLAISDELL

 

JAN BOIVIN

 

KERIANN ERNST

 

KEVIN S. HASEYAMA

 

EMMIT KĀNE

 

TYLER KIMURA

 

NELSON K.M. LAU

 

NONA TAMANAHA