Fredric Stern, MD is a physician specializing for over 20 years in aesthetic and cosmetic surgery and is the Medical Director of The Stern Center for Aesthetic Surgery in Bellevue Washington. Fred also has held several leadership positions in healthcare including Chief of Ophthalmology at Virginia Mason, Member of the Board of Virginia Mason, Member of the Board for Virginia Mason Health Plans, and Member of the Board for Alliant Health Plan. Fred holds a BA from Tufts University, an MD from Columbia University and completed his residency at the University of Washington. He has been voted “Best Plastic Surgeon” by both King 5 Best of Western Washington and 425 Magazine. Fred’s passion for fine food and wine led him to become an entrepreneur and co-founder of Noviello Vineyards.

Mike is the Managing Director, Finance for Elemental Excelerator. Elemental Exclerator is on a mission to redesign the systems at the root of climate change and breaking down the barriers to innovation alongside entrepreneurs. After spending the first 20 years of his professional life in the banking industry, Mike pursued entrepreneurial adventures in a variety of start-ups and distressed companies. Mike is a seasoned finance and operations leader with broad experiences who brings forward collaborative problem solving with ethics, vision and determination. Mike also contributes his time and talents to a variety of non-profit organizations working to make Hawaii a better place to live including Family Programs Hawaii, Friends of Foster Kids, The Outdoor Circle, The Hawaii Blood Bank, St. Andrew’s Schools and Housing Solutions Incorporated.

Dew-Anne Langcaon, CEO is a senior services entrepreneur with 25+ years’ experience in the healthcare industry in executive leadership of hospitals, mergers and acquisitions and technology solutions. A CPA by training with Deloitte and more than 15 years of experience as a senior hospital executive with Hawaii Pacific Health prior to founding Ho’okele Health Innovations and Vivia. As the Chief Strategy Officer for Hawaii Pacific Health, Dew-Anne was the key driver in the consolidation of operations of several hospitals and physician groups postacquisition and understands the importance of leveraging technologies to standardize and gain economies of scale. Dew-Anne is driven to build organizations that fulfill a greater mission, but are fiscally strong and sustainable.

Ben is a retired CPA and former manager with Deloitte & Touche who has served for over 40 years in CFO or VP Finance roles for a variety of companies from the largest automotive retailer in the, an industrial ship repair company, real estate development and a medical device start up. Ben is a graduate of the University of Sothern California and the University of Hawaii and now volunteers his time in the community including serving as the Treasurer for the McKinley High School Foundation and former Chairman of the Board for Junior Achievement of Hawaii.. Ben brings to the Board his wealth of operations finance experience as well as the early investor’s perspective as one of Vivia Cares, Inc’s first investors back in 2010.

Ryan is Managing Director of Rising Tide Collective which provides coaching and advisory services for founders and executive teams of start-ups. Ryan brings a wealth of experience in the innovation and health care sectors having previously served as the Chief Commercial Officer for Prealize Health and VP of Sales, Strategy and Customer Success for CoverMyMeds. Ryan is passionate about working with founders to create successful companies and achieve their dreams.

Cheri McEssy is the owner of CMAC Ventures LLC which allows her to financially invest and formally provide coaching, mentoring, and consulting to businesses and healthcare innovation start-ups. She is a partner in McVentures LLC which is focused on investing in and advising on business endeavors that work in the wellness, aging and health technology fields with a special emphasis on empowering women founded companies. She works with Project Sunflower which is a unique private equity platform that coinvests in buyout transactions with premier sponsors who value the importance of the female perspective in investment strategy. Following a successful exit from her BrightStar Care of Chicago home care, care management and healthcare staffing business, Cheri uses her experience as a Nurse Executive and business owner to now focus on investment opportunities, consulting, and philanthropic interests. Cheri is an experienced and sought-after board member in both advisory and governance roles. She attended Marquette University and is a member of their Leadership Board at the College of Nursing; her clinical career was focused on critical care/trauma nursing. Cheri has received numerous clinical, business, and professional excellence awards and is also the founder of Springboard Chicago, a women's professional development group

Dr. Montoney is the Senior Medical Advisor of Contessa Health, having previously served as its Chief Medical Officer, overseeing clinical operations for patients in a progressive home recovery care program. Mark also serves as a Senior Advisor on the investment committee for Martin Ventures, a Nashville based venture capital firm focused solely on healthcare. Prior to Contessa Health, he served as the Chief Medical Officer of Tenet Healthcare where he led a network of regional physician executives and collaborated with nursing leadership in driving clinical performance and patient care. Mark joined Tenet through its acquisition of Vanguard Health Systems, where he was the Chief Medical Officer. At Vanguard, he was responsible for system-wide clinical quality improvement, patient safety, physician alignment strategies and value-based health care delivery. Prior to Vanguard, Mark was the Chief Medical Officer of OhioHealth where he also practiced internal medicine and geriatrics.

Larry is a retired partner with Ernst & Young. He was with E&Y for over 40 years spending 29 years as a partner and over 15 years as the managing partner of the Hawaii practice. His career in public accounting included serving companies in the financial services, healthcare, airlines, retail, hospitality, real estate and insurance industries. In addition to his work in audit-related matters, Larry also provided services that covered taxes, internal controls and other operational activities for local and mainland companies with global locations. After E&Y, Larry served as the CFO for Central Pacific Financial Corp and assisted with the Corporation’s recapitalization. Today Larry operates his own consulting firm to help organizations with financial, operational and other business matters. Larry devotes considerable time to many non-profit organizations and is a recognized community philanthropist.

Dr. Rosenbloom is a physician, a former health plan medical director, and a businessman, with a broad based perspective on the health care system and expertise in the issues of quality and medical necessity of care. His experience encompasses a seven-year practice in occupational medicine and emergency medicine, founding a managed care company, and management and consulting work with a wide range of businesses. Dr. Rosenbloom has served as the Managing Partner of Sacramento Surgery Center Associates, and prior to that has held positions as CEO of Polymer Biosciences, Inc., Division President of Cambridge Integrated Services Group, SVP and Chief Medical Officer for Presidium Inc. Dr. Rosenbloom is actively involved with many community charities including the Jewish Federation of the Sacarmento Region, Central Downtown Food Basket, Triumph Cancer Foundation, the B Street Theatre Company and the Jewish Community Foundation of the West.

Damian is a principal and founding member of W&T Family Office which invests opportunistically in private equity, real estate, and venture capital across a variety of sectors. He leads the continued development of W&T through the creation and execution of the office’s strategic investment policy which is supported by his diverse network and effective due diligence process. W&T has diversified its portfolio through over 100 investment opportunities, while consistently exceeding return targets and achieving top success rates under his leadership. He is always eager to engage with portfolio companies and utilize his experience in finance and high-pressure negotiations to support their goals and promote collaboration. Prior to W&T Damian worked ten years in energy, managing development of 500K acres across 5 states and executing over $200M in JV and A&D transactions. Damian and his wife enjoy spending quality time with their family and three dogs on the trails. They are passionate travelers, especially by road, always seeking new perspectives to apply both personally and professionally.