The HCWEC Advisory Council is chaired by the principal investigator, Dr. Francie Julien-Chinn, and comprised of representatives from the Department of Human Services, community service providers, the Judiciary, a HCWEC Scholar representative, a former foster youth representative and a foster parent representative. The purpose of the committee is to help guide training for future child welfare social workers by providing expertise as we discuss the HCWEC curriculum and collaborating in tackling any challenges we face.
Council Chair
Dr. Francie Julien-Chinn, HCWEC Principal Investigator
The current members are:
- Elladine Olevao, Child Welfare Services Branch Administrator
- Tonia Mahi, Child Welfare Services Branch
- Daisy Hartsfield, Child Welfare Services Branch
- Robin DeRego, Wrap Facilitator, EPIC Ohana (HCWEC Alumni)
- Laurie Jicha, MSW Department of Human Services Staff Development
- Emily Cureton, Court Improvement Program Co-Coordinator
- Cheryl Ann Mendez, Program Administrator, Catholic Charities
- Stephen Morse, Executive Director of Blueprint for Change
- Dean Nagamine, GAL
- Rachel Thorburn, MA, MSW, Acting Program Development Administrator Child Welfare Services Branch (HCWEC Alumni)
- Sabrina Tran, Program Director Early Intervention & Family Strengthening, PACT
- Kristine Tuitama, Program Manager, Hawaiʻi Child Welfare CQI Project at UH Maui College
- Robin Arndt, University of Hawaii Thompson School of Social Work
- Aimee Chung, University of Hawaii Thompson School of Social Work
- Azure Lwin-Maluo, University of Hawaii Thompson School of Social Work (HCWEC Alumni)
- Gloria Kwon, HCWEC Student Representative
- Madalyn Landreth, HCWEC Student Representative
