Sergio Alcubilla is the Executive Director of the Hawaii Workers Center (HWC), a non-profit organization that focuses on empowering low-wage workers to organize for their own social, economic, and political well-being. HWC has launched workers' associations including the COFA Workers Association, the Filipino Workers Association, and Restaurant Workers United to organize low-wage workers in combating wage-theft, labor trafficking, and other workplace abuses. Sergio is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii, Manoa and the University of Florida. Born in Iloilo City, Philippines he immigrated to the US at age 7 and now lives with his wife and 2 children on Oahu.

Dr. Derauf has been with KKV 1989, starting as KKV's Clinical Director. He remained in this position until being named as KKV's Executive Director in 2003. Dr. Derauf worked from 1987-1988 as the Assistant Director of Public Health in the Thai Highland Project on the border of Thailand and Burma. He is board certified in General Preventive Medicine. Dr. Derauf has served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing at the University of Hawaii. He serves as a board member of the Association of Asian and Pacific Island Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and Aloha Care, a Hawaii Medicaid Managed Care Corporation, as well as Lawyers for Equal Justice. He is also a member of Na Limahana o Lonopuha, a consortium of Native Hawaiian Health Organizations.

Under Dr. Derauf's leadership, KKV was named a Center of Excellence in Women's health care by the Federal Government in 2002. In 2008, KKV was honored by HRSA with its Special Populations Service Award, recognizing KKV's excellence in service to minority populations.

Kūhiō Lewis serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA), a non-profit organization committed to advancing the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians.

Since assuming leadership in 2018, Kūhiō has been instrumental in driving CNHA's impressive growth. In 2023, CNHA's exceptional progress led to its recognition as one of the top 100 companies in Hawai’i. Under Kūhiō's guidance, the organization has emerged as a leading advocate for policy issues and a significant political influence in both Hawai’i and Washington D.C.

Kūhiō's leadership was acknowledged with a special invitation to the White House in 2021 to meet with President Biden and Vice-President Harris. CNHA's impactful programs have positively impacted the lives of thousands of residents through employment opportunities and housing for hundreds of families. Furthermore, CNHA recently secured a substantial multimillion-dollar contract to oversee tourism management in Hawai’i and they play a key role in supporting Maui's recovery efforts.

Kūhiō's exceptional accomplishments have garnered him several prestigious awards, including "20 for the Next 20," "40 Under 40," "Hawai’i Power Leader," and "Most Admired Leader". His contributions have also led to his induction into Hawai'i's esteemed Book of Lists.

Outside of his professional commitments, Kūhiō is a dedicated single father, a homestead lessee, and a proud alumnus of the University of Hawai’i.

Jared, a native of Wahiawā on the island of Oahu, has been a pivotal member of the Lāna‘i Community Health Center medical team since 2014. He has an Undergraduate Degree in History and Hawaiian Studies from BYU-Hawai’i. His passion for healthcare started during his work at Wāhiawa General Hospital as a transporter and surgical assistant and that led him to the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, where he completed his Nursing Degree through the Master’s Entry Program into Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner Program. Jared was also a recipient of the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship from Papa Ola Lokahi.

As a Family Nurse Practitioner at Lāna‘i Community Health Center, Jared delivers patient-centered care to his patients. His role expanded when he became the Associate Medical Director in 2020, a position in which he oversees the day-to-day operations of medical, optometry, and dental care at the health center in conjunction with the Medical Director.

And for the past 10 years, he and his family have been living on Lānaʻi full time. They enjoy the rural lifestyle Lānaʻi offers with hunting, fishing, and camping at the beach.

Nicole is the Director of Research and Economic Policy at Hawai‘i Children's Action Network, a non-profit organization committed to advocating for children by addressing the root causes of poverty and inequity and developing public policies that help keiki and their families. She focuses on the economic empowerment of Hawai‘i's families and children through tools such as the state budget, tax credits for working families, and food security. She has over two decades of policy and research experience looking into childhood hunger, work-family support strategies, wages and economic inequality, and tax and budget policies, at non-profit organizations and think tanks in New York City; Washington, DC; Bangalore, India; and Hawai‘i. Nicole received her bachelor's degree from Harvard College, where she concentrated in Government.

Tia-Nicole Leak, Ph.D. is a Supervisory Public Health Analyst in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care’s Office (BPHC) of Policy and Program Development (OPPD). Dr. Leak is the Deputy Director of the Strategic Initiatives Division where she oversees the development of short and long-term strategies to inform federal priorities for the nation’s community Health Center Program. Dr. Leak began her federal career in 2013 in HRSA’s Bureau of Health workforce, before joining BPHC in 2016.

Dr. Leak is a Cultural Anthropologist whose work explores HIV/AIDS and the intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality in the U.S. and post-apartheid South Africa. She is the recipient of numerous research fellowships and awards including NIH/NIMH Doctoral Fellow, Ford Foundation Fellow, and a Fulbright Fellow. Prior to HRSA, Dr. Leak was on the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco working on issues of social and racial inequities in chronic diseases, and maternal and infant health disparities.

In addition to being scholar, Dr. Leak has nearly 20 years of experience advocating for and working directly with medically underserved populations in community-based organizations and state and local governments in New York and California. Dr. Leak earned her Masters of Arts and Doctoral degrees from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

In her spare time, Dr. Leak is an avid gardener, fan of sci-fi and crime dramas, a musician, and a highly competitive board games player. She currently lives in Frederick, MD with her wife and their dog Molly.