Board of Directors
Patrick Byrne, Treasurer
DAS42
Patrick Byrne is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of DAS42, a modern data analytics consulting firm. Mr. Byrne is responsible for the firm’s operational leadership across the company’s day-to-day operations, including financial operations, IT infrastructure, real estate, and risk management. Mr. Byrne received his MBA from Yale University’s School of Management and his BA in economics from Hobart College.
Kanoe Enos, President
ʻAʻaliʻi Allliance
Kanoe Enos is a member of the consulting group ʻAʻaliʻi Allliance—culturally-grounded leaders dedicated to systemic change and a Hawaiʻi that is the beacon of hope for the world. Kanoe brings over 10 years of experience as a social worker to create a better life for residents of Hawaiʻi.
Growing up at the Cultural Learning Center at Kaʻala Farms in Waiʻanae Moku, Oʻahu, has helped Kanoe bring a culturally grounded approach to his many roles as a case manager, youth development worker, collective impact convener, and educator.
Kanoe has a degree in Hawaiian Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and currently teaches social work in the University of Hawaiʻi System. Kanoe serves on numerous boards, community groups, and collective impact initiatives.
Ryan K. Kusumoto
Parents And Children Together
Ryan Kusumoto serves as President and CEO of Parents And Children Together (PACT), a statewide family service agency dedicated to creating safe and promising futures for Hawaiʻi’s keiki, individuals and families. Prior to PACT, Ryan worked for Goodwill Industries of Hawaiʻi, operated a small business, and worked at Hawaiʻi Pacific Health and the Queen’s Medical Center.
Ryan serves on other boards in Hawaiʻi and the continental United States. Some of these include Hawaii Employers Mutual Insurance Company (HEMIC), Employer’s Protective Insurance Company (EPIC), Camp Mokulēʻia, Mental Health Association of Hawaii, the 501(c) Unemployment Insurance Trust, and The Church Pension Fund.
Sharon Kaʻiulani Odom
Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance
An accredited dietitian and health educator, and a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner, Kaʻiulani has developed, managed, published, and presented on culturally-based nutrition and health programs for over 20 years. She was the Program Director for Kokua Kalihi Valley’s Roots Cafe and Food Hub from its inception in 2011 until 2023. During that time, Kaʻiu participated in creating the Pilinahā framework, an indigenous framework for health. She is now the Executive Director of the Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance, where she is working to ensure the health of Hawaiʻi’s ʻāina, food system, and people.
Garret Sugai, Vice President
Integrated Services, Inc.
Garret Sugai serves as vice president of Strategic Execution and president of Integrated Services, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of HMSA. He brings over 24 years of experience in healthcare and information technology. Prior to joining HMSA, Garret was the chief operating officer at Pharmacare Hawaii. Prior to that he was the market chief operating officer at MDX Hawaii, an agilon health company. Garret spent most of his career at Kaiser Permanent where he spent 20 years starting in Information Technology, then to business operations where he became the vice president overseeing health plan service and administration division.
Garret serves on other boards that include Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans. Garret earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and has attended the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard Business School.
Kerrie Urosevich
Early Childhood Action Strategy
Kerrie Urosevich, MA, PhD, is the Lead for Network Design and Innovation for Early Childhood Action Strategy. Kerrieʻs main responsibility is overseeing a multi-disciplinary early childhood systems building plan, which includes six team and over 100 public and private partners all working to improve the system of care for Hawaiʻiʻs youngest children. She previously served in both Governor Neal Abercrombie’s and Governor David Ige’s Administrations.
Over the last 25 years, Kerrie’s work has been rooted in local and international community mobilization, peace-building and violence prevention, including 10 years working with communities and organizations in transition, through her own mediation and facilitation consultancy. She serves as Affiliate Faculty at the Matsunaga Institute for Peace at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) teaching peace and conflict resolution courses, and has co-developed Ceeds of Peace workshops focused on supporting children’s social and emotional development.
Kerrie serves as volunteer board member to Hawaiʻi Appleseed, Montessori Community School, EPIC ʻOhana Inc., and MPANZI, a Kenya-based organization. Kerrie received her Ph.D. in political science with a specialization in conflict resolution and systems design from UHM, a master’s degree in international policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management. She is a parent of three children, who ground her in all of her work.