STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2130

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     GOV. MSG. NO. 636

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 636, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Mental Health & Substance Abuse, O'ahu Service Area Board

 

G.M. No. 636

CHERYL GUZIKOWSKI,

for a term to expire 06-30-2021,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Cheryl Guzikowski for service on the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Cheryl Guzikowski from the Department of Health and eight individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Guzikowski's background and experience qualify her to be nominated for appointment to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Guzikowski has been working as a pharmacist since 2005 and is a Clinical Coordinator for the Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui and was previously the On Call Pharmacist at Queens Development Corporation –Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.  Your Committee further finds that Dr. Guzikowski is committed to community service and has volunteered with Hawaii Marine Animal Response and Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui.  Dr. Guzikowski is a passionate advocate for decreasing stigma associate with mental health treatment, especially as it relates to the homeless population.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Guzikowski's experience as a pharmacist has enabled her to turn complex medical terms into more user friendly language for non-medically trained audiences, which will be an asset to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Dr. Guzikowski be appointed to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board based on her knowledge, experience, and dedication to community service.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair