HDS Leadership

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

 

Mark Yamakawa

 

Mark H. Yamakawa

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 
TomDelaney

 

Tom Delaney

Chief Operating Officer

 Cheryl Takitani-Smith

 

Cheryl Takitani-Smith

Chief Financial Officer

 Minna Lehti

 

Minna Lehti

Chief Administrative Officer

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Roque Aranador

Director, Information Technology

 

Rachael Brant

General Counsel

 

Elaine Fujiwara

Director, Sales and Account Management

 

Gwyn Hirasa

Director, Dental Operations

 

Jan Iga

Director, Human Resources

 

Tracie Mukai

Director, Special Projects

 

Cara Numasaki

Controller, Financial Reporting

 

Michael Orozco

Director, Marketing

 

Clesson Pang

Director, Pricing and Underwriting

 

Shere Saneishi-Kim

Director, HDS Foundation

 

Dr. Robert Sherman

Dental Director

 

Chad Yano

Director, Information Systems

 

HDS Board of Directors 2019 – 2020

 

Officers

SUZY P. HOLLINGER
Chairperson of the Board
 

T. KIMO BLAISDELL
Vice Chairperson of the Board

MARK H. YAMAKAWA
President of the Board
(HDS President & CEO)

 

TOM DELANEY
Secretary of the Board
(HDS Chief Operating Officer)
 

MINNA LEHTI
Assistant Secretary of the Board
(HDS Chief Administrative Officer)
 

CHERYL TAKITANI-SMITH
Treasurer of the Board
(HDS Chief Financial Officer)
 

 

Dentist Directors

JOHN R. BLACK, DDS

 

MARTIN K. OISHI, DDS

 

EMI ENO ORIKASA, DDS

 

MASON A. SAVAGE, DDS

 

CHARLES R. SUGIYAMA, DDS

 

ALLISON P. TRAN, DDS

 

 

Public Directors

 

SHAKIL AHMED
Chief Executive Officer
PDC Systems

 

T. KIMO BLAISDELL
Real Estate Advisor
Engel & Vӧlkers

 

SUZY P. HOLLINGER
Chief Financial Officer
Hawaii Gas

 

EMMIT A. KĀNE
Manager of Corporate Safety
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

 

PATSY H. NANBU
Controller
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

 

DAVID K. TODANI
Chartered Financial Analyst (Retired)

 

TRAVIS I. UMEMOTO
Administrator
Hawaii Electricians Administrative Office

 

JON D. YOSHINO
Senior Vice President,
Director of Internal Audit and Credit Review
Central Pacific Bank