UHPA Staff & Consultant’s Directory

Name, title, email address and contact number listed for UHPA staff & consultant.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Christian L. Fern
Executive Director
fern@uhpa.org
593-2157 ext. 224

Sarah Beamer
Assistant Executive Director
sbeamer@uhpa.org
593-2157 ext. 229

James D. Kardash, Ph.D.
Associate Executive Director
kardash@uhpa.org
593-2157 ext. 226

Joseph Sam
Associate Executive Director
jsam@uhpa.org
593-2157 ext. 227

Dwight Takeno
Associate Executive Director
takeno@uhpa.org
593-2157 ext. 222

Rovena K. Varde
Technical Specialist
vena@uhpa.org
593-2157 ext. 221

Kathy Yamashita
Secretary II
kathy@uhpa.org
593-2157 ext. 225

Peter Kay
Chief Technology Officer
peter@uhpa.org

Members Ask: What Will AFT Affiliation Cost?December 5, 2023 - 4:50 pm
This Q&A is part of a continuing series that we introduced with the “Taking a Hard Look at Our Future Starts with Asking the Hard Questions” article. In addition to the monthly UHPA dues, how much would the AFT dues be per month? The cost to affiliate with AFT would be $20.18 per member per […]
Members Ask: Is AFT Affiliation A Long-Term Commitment?December 5, 2023 - 4:50 pm
This Q&A is part of a continuing series that we introduced with the “Taking a Hard Look at Our Future Starts with Asking the Hard Questions” article Would there be a probationary period for AFT in which UHPA members can determine if this association is beneficial to us or not? Or is this a long […]
Members Ask: What’s the Process to Affiliate?December 5, 2023 - 4:50 pm
This Q&A is part of a continuing series that we introduced with the “Taking a Hard Look at Our Future Starts with Asking the Hard Questions” article Why is the decision regarding affiliation with AFT a decision of the UHPA board, and not its members? Section 3 of UHPA’s By-laws require that affiliation decisions be […]