STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1655

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 698, 699

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 698 and 699, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Health Planning Council, Windward Subarea

G.M. No. 698	IRENE CARPENTER, for a term to expire 6-30-2017; and
G.M. No. 699	CHRISTOPHER SIBLEY, for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

begs leave to report as follows:

IRENE CARPENTER

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Irene Carpenter to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Health Planning Council, Windward Subarea.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Irene Carpenter from the Department of Health and the Hawaii Primary Care Association.

     Ms. Carpenter received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Counselor Education from Suffolk University.

     Ms. Carpenter currently serves as the Founder and Board President of Ko‘olauloa Community Health and Wellness Center.  She has over thirty years of experience in health and human services programs.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Carpenter has been appointed to the Health Planning Council, Windward Subarea, based on her knowledge, professional experience, and commitment to public service.

CHRISTOPHER SIBLEY

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Christopher Sibley to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Health Planning Council, Windward Subarea.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Christopher Sibley from the Department of Health.

     Mr. Sibley received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Finance from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He also received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.

     Mr. Sibley currently serves as the Business Planning Manager for the Hawaii Medical Service Association.  He has over fifteen years of leadership in the full lifecycle of healthcare management, technology implementation, real estate finance, and organizational change management.

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Sibley has been appointed to the Health Planning Council, Windward Subarea, based on his knowledge, professional experience, and commitment to public service

     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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JOSH GREEN, Chair