Events

Join the Finance Committee in a discussion about the club's finance position and processes. 

Kathleen Rhoads Merriam moved to Hawaii in 2003 from working at Fountain House, NYC, the largest psychiatric rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness. The Department of Health hired her to strengthen and develop Clubhouse Day programs and since then, she has held a variety of positions with the Adult Mental Health Division.

Kathleen joined Rotary as soon as she moved to Hawaii and met her husband and former district governor, Mark.

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor; she has worked in mental health services over 35 years.

Kathleen’s perspective comes from being a consumer, family member, provider, and administrator in mental health. She believes her own experience in various mental health systems as someone living with Bipolar illness has provided her with the greatest wisdom.

Kathleen is the recipient of the Mental Health Outstanding Government Leader Award and the Department of Health Sustained Superior Performance Award. Additionally, she is the Past President of the Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu and a current member of the Kaneohe Rotary Club.

Join the Youth Service Committee in a discussion about club activities surrounding youth service.

James “Jim” Neuman serves as the historian for Navy Region Hawaii, where he preserves and shares the history of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, including the legacy of the USS Arizona Memorial.

A 20-year federal servant, he began his Navy career in 1988 as an active-duty Ocean Systems Technician Analyst, later served in the Navy Reserves until retiring in 2022 as an Intelligence Specialist, and has worked as a Navy civilian. Since 2009, he has used history to inspire service members and civilians to understand and carry forward the lessons of the past. Previously, he worked as a tour guide and archivist at the Battleship Missouri Memorial, where he preserved historical materials and recorded hundreds of veteran oral histories for the National Archives.

Born in Michigan and raised in Florida and Georgia, Neuman has called Hawaii home for more than three decades and earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Hawaii–West Oahu in 2005.

Join the Rotary Club of Hickam Pearl Harbor for our next General Membership Meeting featuring member Kukuna Nakanishi as she gives her vocational talk. Guests and prospective members are welcome to attend, meet our members, and learn more about RotaryHPH’s commitment to service, fellowship, and community impact.

Stephanie Sharpe

Navy Veteran, Healthcare Specialist & Dedicated Community Leader

Stephanie spent 21 years of dedicated service in the United States Navy, beginning her career as a Navy Corpsman before advancing to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Throughout her military career, she deployed multiple times to provide critical humanitarian aid around the globe, notably serving on the front lines of the disaster relief efforts following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia.

Following her retirement from the military, Stephanie transitioned her passion for service into local community leadership and environmental stewardship in Hawaii. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Hawaiian Islands Honor Flight (HIHF), working tirelessly to honor and transport local veterans to Washington, D.C.

HIHF, is a local hub of the National Honor Flight Network, a national nonprofit organization comprised of independent hubs working together to achieve the Honor Flight mission. In furtherance of this common goal, we have the enormous privilege of showing our nation’s veterans the appreciation and honor they deserve.

Participation in an Honor Flight trip gives veterans the opportunity to share this momentous occasion with other comrades, remember the fallen, and share their stories and experiences with other veterans. Honored veterans always travel free of charge, thanks to generous donations to our organization.

While initially focused solely on America’s World War II era veterans, Honor Flight Network has expanded its mission to include those who served during the Korean War and the Vietnam War eras. The Honor Flight TLC program also honors veterans of any service era who are critically ill.

Deeply committed to protecting Hawaii's unique ecosystem and supporting its residents, Stephanie also volunteers her time with the Oahu Honu Nesting Team, where she helps safeguard endangered sea turtles, and continues her lifelong mission of care as a volunteer with the American Red Cross and as a steward at several Native Hawaiian Cultural sites.

David Nguyen is the Chief Operating Officer of Navian Hawaiʻi, a nonprofit healthcare organization providing hospice and palliative care services across Oʻahu. He oversees enterprise operations including clinical operations, IT and cybersecurity, facilities and capital projects, supply chain, and organizational strategy.
 
David has spent over a decade working in information technology and operations, with experience spanning healthcare systems, infrastructure, data, and process optimization. Over the past six years at Navian Hawaiʻi, he has helped lead organizational growth, operational transformation, and long-term strategic planning in support of patient-centered care.
 
Born and raised in Kalihi, David brings a deep understanding of Hawaiʻi’s local communities and the importance of accessible, culturally grounded healthcare. He earned both his undergraduate degree and MBA from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and remains committed to strengthening Hawaiʻi’s healthcare ecosystem through thoughtful leadership and community partnership.