STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3519

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 554

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 554, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

State Council on Mental Health

 

G.M. No. 554

SUSAN FOARD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Susan Foard to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the State Council on Mental Health.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Susan Foard from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and one individual.

 

     Ms. Foard is a licensed mental health counselor and is currently the Assistant Administrator for the Department of Human Services, Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division, in which she has worked for over fourteen years.  In her current position, she is responsible for the administration of the statewide programs for vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and services for the blind.  Ms. Foard has, in total, thirty-two years of experience in the private and public sectors providing vocational rehabilitation services.  Ms. Foard's skills and expertise regarding the services needed to prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment for individuals with disabilities will be of significant value to the State Council on Mental Health. 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on 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 Health,

 

 

 

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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair