Congress Committees

Organizing Committee

Co-Chairs:
Jon R. Conte, MSW, PhD
USA

Steven J. Choy, PhD
Hawai’i, USA.

Committee Members:
Irene Cheah, MBBS, FRCP
Marketing & Publicity, Malaysia

Isabel Cuadros
Social/Cultural Programs, Colombia

Kai Duponte, MSW, LSW
Social/Cultural Programs,
Hawai'i, USA

Loretta J. Fuddy, ACSW, MPH
Secretary, Hawai'i, USA

Jacquelyn Gamboa
Youth Empowerment & Participation, Hawai'i, USA

Amy Iritani
Finance/Budget, Hawai'i, USA

Keith Kuboyama, MSW, LCSW
Logistics, Hawai'i, USA

Wynetta “Bunny” Carl Matsuura, APRN-BC, MPH, PhD
DC Forum, Hawai'i, USA

Joan van Niekerk, M Med Sc
DC Forum, South Africa

R. Kim Oates, MD, DSc, FRACP
Finance/Budget and Sponsorships, Australia

Adriana Ramelli, MSW, LSW
Scholarships, Fundraising, and
Sponsorships, Hawai'i, USA

Debbie Shimizu, LSW
Marketing & Publicity, Hawai'i, USA

Gaby Taub, MSW
Youth Empowerment & Participation, France

John Walters, MSW
Hawai'i, USA

Scientific Committee

Co-Chairs:
Bernard Gerbaka
Lebanon

Susan Chandler, MSW, PhD
Hawai'i, USA

Philip Hyden, MD, JD
Hawai'i, USA

Committee Members:
Assefa Bequele, PhD
Ethiopia

Chris Goddard, MSW, PhD
Australia

Irene Intebi, MD
Argentina

David Jones, MD
United Kingdom

Joan van Niekerk, M Med Sc
South Africa

Ruth Soonets, MD
Estonia