YP Exec Connect with Jason Chang, Craig Courts and Jennifer Diesman Sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Exclusive luncheon event for YP members only!

Join the YPs for this intimate healthcare-themed lunch event with three of Hawaii's premier healthcare industry business leaders. This is open to current YP members only and limited to only eight YP members per executive. Sign up NOW to attend this great "talk story" luncheon and learn from these accomplished business executives on how they navigated the pandemic, and more!

Jason Chang
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
The Queen's Health System
President, The Queen's Medical Center

Joining Queen's in October 2015, Jason has over thirteen years of executive leadership experience in both for-profit and non-profit healthcare. He was recently named in Hawaii Business magazine's 20 for the Next 20.  He currently serves as a board member for Blood Bank of Hawaii, Vizient, American Hospital Association RPB and is the chair of the Oahu Workforce Development Board. He was previously the CEO of McAllen Heart Hospital and McAllen Medical Center, part of the South Texas Health System and Universal Health Services. 

He received his MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is the past National Vice President of the Japanese American Citizens League. 


Craig Courts
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kahala Nui

Mr. Courts joined Kāhala Senior Living Community dba Kāhala Nui in August 2021 as President and Chief Executive Officer where he oversees strategy, mission driven growth, operations, and philanthropic advancement of this not-for-profit senior living Life Plan Community.

Prior to his role at Kahala Nui, Mr. Court's previous roles included Regional Vice President at Trinity Health Senior Communities, President of Glacier Hills, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Clark Retirement Community, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Zeeland Lumber Holdings, President of Great Lakes Fasteners & Supply, Michigan Division President for Inergy Propane,  VP of Business Development and Director of Finance for the Pyxis Innovations Division, and Principal and Chief Financial Officer for the Windquest Group.

Mr. Courts received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees from Western Michigan University. Mr. Courts has served on the Board of Directors for Atrio Home Care, Streams of Hope, Western Michigan University Alumni Association and Legacy Christian School Foundation. He also served as a member of the governing board of Cornerstone United Methodist Church.


Jennifer Diesman
Senior Vice President, Government Policy & Advocacy
HMSA

As senior vice president of Government Policy & Advocacy, Jennifer Diesman works with government leaders on policy initiatives and leads advocacy efforts, community and government relations, corporate giving and the HMSA Foundation, all to improve the health and well-being of HMSA members. She oversees a team whose scope includes everything from community events to working with State and Federal legislators. Through corporate giving and the Foundation, Jennifer and her team make investments in organizations and nonprofits that address health disparities, access to health, and community-driven health.
 
An active community member, Jennifer currently serves on the board of Diamond Head Theatre, Family Promise Hawaii and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. She is board president of the Hawaii Association of Health Plans.
 
Jennifer has degrees from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the Robert M. La Follette Institute of Public Affairs.

DONATE: YP WAHINE COMMUNITY DRIVE 
To support our local community, YP Wahine is hosting its first community drive to support women who are experiencing domestic violence. Items collected will be donated to local domestic violence shelters run by Parents And Children Together (PACT), a statewide non-profit organization. The shelters offer a safe and confidential facility for survivors and their children who can no longer remain in their homes because of danger from domestic violence. Sometimes women arrive at the shelter without their personal items, so our goal is to collect donations of the items listed below to assist in their transition.  Bring any of the items below to any YP event in February or drop off at the Chamber's office.

Items needed:

• Shampoo/conditioner

• Toothpaste/toothbrushes

• Hairbrushes

• Lotion

• Razors/shaving cream

• Deodorant

• Towels

• Feminine hygiene items (tampons & pads)