Connie Mitchell will be our speaker for Dec 11 and has been forcused on ending homelessness for over 14 year and the Executive Director for IHS. The institute for Human Services.
Topic: What Institute for Human Services does for our homeless in Honolulu?
BIO & Honors: Her career includes financial planning, pastoral work, teaching mental health nursing at UH, and healthcare management. Nursing has always served as the lens through which she has served vulnerable and underserved populations. She also has strong passion for social and environmental justice and advocates cross-sector collaboration and an openness to creative and thoughtful solutions.
BA and MS have been from UH Manoa. Post grad at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
UHM School of Nursing Hall.of Fame
Mental Health America Hawaii Community Leadership
YWCA Women's Luncheon Leader
Hawaii Community Foundation Ho'okele Award for Non Profit Leadership
Duane Walker Nursing Leadership
Church of the Crossroads Peacemaker Award
Service on a couple of boards:
Pacific School of Religion Board of Trustees 2012-2020
EPIC Ohana Board of Directors 2014-2018
State Workforce Develop Council 2012-2018
Oahu Workforce Investment Board (current)
Partners In Care Board of Directors (current Chair)