STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1517

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 335, 336

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 335 and 336, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Maui Service Area Board

G.M. No. 335	KARIN E. PHANEUF, for a term to expire 6-30-2012; and
G.M. No. 336	SHERRY L. POPPE, for a term to expire 6-30-2012,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees will work with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the functions related to mental health and substance abuse for the people of Hawaii.  Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed based on their credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through their participation on the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Maui Service Area Board to which they have been nominated.

     Your Committee received testimony supporting the nomination of each of these individuals from the Department of Health.

     Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Ms. Karin E. Phaneuf has over 20 years of experience in work‑related vocational and life skills counseling, of which sixteen years were spent with employers located on the island of Maui.  She has a Master's Degree in Technical Management.  Currently, Ms. Phaneuf works with Arbor Education and Training assisting persons with mental or physical disabilities who receive welfare services, to obtain employment.  Her community service includes membership in the Maui Homeless Alliance.  Ms. Karin E. Phaneuf fulfills a provider representative position on the Board.

     Ms. Sherry L. Poppe received her Bachelor's Degree from the Oregon Institute of Applied Technology in Applied Psychology and her Master's Degree from Cappella University in Human Services with a specialty in mental health.  She worked with the Maui Assertive Community Treatment Team as a recovery manager.  While living in Oregon, Ms. Poppe was employed by Klamath City Juvenile Detention Center and by Lutheran Community Services.  Ms. Sherry L. Poppe fulfills a provider representative position on the Board.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair