Previous HCA Board Members

President 2022-2024

Dr. Christine Park was born and raised in Hawaiʻi and has worked in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island communities since 2007. She is a nationally certified counselor (NCC), and licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), and registered expressive arts therapist (REAT). Her experience includes providing counseling and support to children, adolescents, and adults through public education and community settings. Dr. Park runs a private practice and works as a program coordinator in Hawai'i and a professor for graduate-level counseling programs. Her passion lies in advocating for wellness and normalizing access to mental health care.

Recording Secretary 2022-2024

Sheena is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Nationally Certified Counselor, and a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. She is currently at Chaminade University of Honolulu as the Internship Director for Mental Health Counseling in the Masters of Science in Counseling Psychology program and is an adjunct professor. Sheena also works in private practice part-time.

HCA Membership Secretary for 14 years

Stephanie is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice on Kaua`i. She completed a Masters of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as a Masters of Arts degree in Communication. She received her clinical training in county mental health clinics. As a former university wellness educator and board member of the National Wellness Institute, she brings a whole health, integrative approach into her counseling practice. As Senior Faculty Member for the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (Washington DC), Stephanie works extensively in agency and community-wide trauma-focused, self-care programming. She is a registered provider with Give An Hour (www.giveanhour.org), a national non-profit network of volunteer licensed mental health professionals offering free, confidential counseling for military service members, veterans and their loved ones. Her own stress management self-care includes dancing with Hula Hālau O Hanalei and 40 years of national and international powerlifting competition.

President 2024 - 2026

Gino joined the Hawaii Counseling Association’s Board of Directors with great zeal. His contribution in mental health has spanned ten years of progressive work, from direct clinical services to administrative leadership. Gino’s credentials include being licensed in Hawaii as a mental health counselor (LMHC) and a nationally certified counselor (NCC). Gino’s other professional experience includes being at the helm of a group mental health practice, where I am an active clinician and an associate faculty with Northwestern University’s Graduate Program.

Treasurer 2022-2026

Christopher West is a licensed mental health counselor who has been working in the mental health field since 2017. He graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and completed his internship practicum at The Queen’s Medical Center. He has since gained experience in case management and counseling at various non-profits, and is currently in private practice, specializing in addiction and parole and probation adherence.