MEET THE STAFF

Sunny is an Army Nurse Corps veteran, graduate of the University of San Francisco and holds an MBA from the Paul Merage School of Business, UCI. She’s also a certified Lactation Consultant, and although over the years she has held a variety of different jobs in the field of nursing and business, she always kept a pulse on helping mothers, children and babies.   One interesting fact about Sunny is that at one point in her life, she was an aspiring professional golfer.  Today, she’s lucky if she gets out on the golf course once a year because the most important hat she wears today is being a mother to a creative daughter and two high-spirited boys.  She is also a military spouse and has a strong passion for helping those who serve.

Kari is a mother to a very spirited and sociable son. Serving 10 years as HMHB’s Project Coordinator and 6 years as a Board Member has fueled Kari’s drive and determination to directly impact women and children in Hawaii. In her new role as Clinical Services Director, she will be helping to increase access to comprehensive perinatal health services for all women in Hawaii. Kari obtained her MSN and RN license, with a dual focus in family practice and nurse midwifery from Frontier Nursing University. Kari is also trained as a birth doula and breastfeeding counselor and has led many Piko Pals groups.

Pennie is a Certified Professional Midwife and a Licensed Midwife in the State of Hawaiʻi. She holds a Master of Science in Urban Management with emphasis on rural sustainability from Technische Universitaet Berlin and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Linguistics from the Evergreen State College. Her extensive research in community health systems put her on the executive team of some of the leading development organizations in South and Southeast Asia. She served as project lead mobilizing over one million volunteer health workers in Thailand and successfully transferred models within regions of Asia and South Africa. She began her midwifery training in the townships of Cape Town then lived the village midwife life on a hilltop by the sea.

Jacquelyn Ingram is a Hawai’i state-licensed certified professional midwife and international board-certified lactation consultant.  She is mother to twins Duke and Jolie, baby Jaia, and wife to Michael.  Jacquelyn grew up in rural Alaska, studied and lived on the mainland and abroad, and now is happy to call Hawaii home.  Jacquelyn holds a BA in History and Psychology from the University of Alaska – Anchorage, an MBA from Aspen University and is a graduate of the National Midwifery Institute. She is also an indigenous full-spectrum doula and an active part of the indigenous birth network. When not advocating for maternal child health, Jacquelyn loves to cook, spend time outdoors and travel.

Princess interned with Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies before taking on the new role as Program Manager for the Hawaii Cribs For Kids Program. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa with her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health. Princess gave birth to her daughter in 2016 and felt that she was not aware of all of the resources available for new moms and new families. She wants to ensure that other moms are not left in the dark and was eager to join an organization dedicated to helping mothers, babies, and their families. She has a passion for giving back to the community and helping those in need. On her spare time, Princess enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, traveling, and trying out new restaurants around town. She is a firm believer of “Life is Short. Eat Dessert First.”