Community of Practice Meetings

A community of practice refers to a group dedicated to a common cause. UHCDC framed a series of three Community of Practice meetings as opportunities to share-out progress, gather feedback, and strengthen relationships to continue to support long-term system reform.

Community of Practice Meeting 01
The first Community of Practice meeting focused on the mission, vision, purpose, programming, and population scenarios.

Speakers
Dan Mistak, Community Oriented Correctional Health Services

Community of Practice Meeting 02
The second Community of Practice meeting focused on sharing UHCDC’s proof of concept design considerations and approaches that were created based on public input.

Speakers
John Schell, Warden at Oʻahu Community Correctional Center
John Dudoit, Makana O Ke Akua
Kat Brady, Community Alliance on Prisons
Patrick Uchigakiuchi, Prison Reform Hui

Community of Practice Meeting 03
The third Community of Practice Meeting focused on updates from DCR and DAGS on the timeline for the professional project, consultant scopes, procurement approaches, an outline of UHCDC’s final report, and a brainstorm to envision continued community engagement.

Speakers
Pamela Sturz, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
John Schell, Warden at O’ahu Community Correctional Center
Chris Kinimaka, Department of Accounting and General Services
Michael Champion, Office of the Governor
Christin Johnson, Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission
Bob Merce, Correctional Reform Working Group
Kuʻumeaaloha Gomes, Community member
Keoni Kelekolio, Community member