State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board Members
Cameron Rogers
MSN, RN, CEN
Cameron Rogers, MSN, RN, CEN, is a nurse based on Maui with over a decade of experience in emergency and trauma care, clinical education, and quality improvement. She has dedicated her career to improving patient outcomes through quality improvement, staff education, and community outreach. At Maui Memorial Medical Center, she leads injury prevention initiatives, develops data-driven education programs, and supports trauma readiness across departments.
Karen Klemme
Survivor
RN; Director. Former family caregiver to her parents; retired RN after 40+ year career in rehabilitation; case management and nurse life care planning. Karen opened the Kona Adult Day Center in 1988 and has been a resident of Kona since 1986. She facilitates the Kona Brain Injury Support Group meetings (since 1994) and volunteers with Hospice of Kona’s Memory Lane Thrift Store.
Lisa Dau
Private Sector
Lisa is a registered nurse with over 33 years of experience at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children. She holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and an MBA in Healthcare Management from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
As Injury Prevention Coordinator, Lisa leads Kapi‘olani’s comprehensive Injury Prevention Program, overseeing initiatives such as Child Passenger Safety, Safe Sleep and Crib Distribution, Home Safety, and numerous other child safety efforts. She also serves as facilitator for the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition (KIPC) and State Leader for Safe Kids Hawaii, collaborating with community partners to expand injury prevention programs statewide.
In recognition of her impactful work, Lisa received the Emma Kauikeolani Wilcox Award in 2023 and the Advocacy Award from the Healthcare Association of Hawaii in 2025.
A lifelong Hawai‘i resident, Lisa was born and raised in the islands, married, and is the proud parent of two children.
Rita Manriquez
Rita is a 1985 TBI Survivor from a motor vehicle accident, a Registered Nurse with an active Hawaii Nursing License who worked for the American Red Cross as a Nurse Aide Tester for 8 years. As a volunteer of 11 years for the ARC, she was lead of Health Services at the time of disaster so has had to open 3 shelters on Kauai. She is a member of the Hawaii’s STBIAB as Kauai’s TBI Representative who also represents the STBIAB on Kauai’s MACFEA (Mayor’s Advisory Committee For Equal Access) for people with disabilities. While it has not been easy, Rita achieved these accomplishments after her accident and would like survivors and family members to know IT IS possible!
Stephanie Edwards
Steph Edwards is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience in patient care and neuro recovery. She began her career as a nurse on a neuroscience unit, has worked in a Stroke Clinic and currently works in the Intensive Care Unit at Wilcox Medical Center on Kaua‘i.
In addition to her hospital work, Steph facilitates the Kaua‘i Brain Injury Group (BIG) a community-based, monthly meeting that brings together persons with acquired brain injury and anyone interested in supporting brain health. She is passionate about fostering connection, education, and hope for survivors and their families.
Wayne Parsons
Wayne is currently a personal injury trial lawyer. Wayne takes a service-oriented approach to the practice of law by working directly with his clients, returning to their calls, and responding promptly to inquiries as the case progresses. Wayne’s mission is safety and preventing injuries. On top of his reputation as a trial lawyer, Wayne has an engineering and science background. In 2006, Wayne served as the President of the Hawai’i State Bar Association and regularly writes legal articles at the Legal Examiner as a member of InjuryBoard, the Melvin B. Belli Society, the Roscoe Pound Foundation, and the Federal Bar Association. In July 2016, Wayne took over as the president of the Hawaii Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. In 2024, Wayne was honored to receive the Howard Twiggs Award. This award demonstrates his unwavering commitment to justice and professionalism.
William Rodrigues
Survivor/Chair
In 1976 while a Senior at Damien Memorial High School, Bill joined the Hawaii Air National Guard. After boot camp he received specialty training in munitions, bombs, missiles, bullets, and land mines. Having achieved top secret clearance status while with the National Guard, Bill easily cleared the background check to work at Loomis armored services. Bill went on to serve the State of Hawaii as a grounds supervisor at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) teaching the youth inmates about groundskeeping and life. While working at HYCF, Bill was sworn in as a deputy sheriff to serve subpoenas for Child Protective Services. Bill later transferred from the HYCF to the City & County of Honolulu to work as a park’s grounds maintenance supervisor.
Since 1985 Bill has been a member of Hawaii’s oldest motorcycle club, The Sons of Hawaii. Through the club and as a part of the mayor’s motorcycle classes, Bill taught motorcycle safety. In 1999, while driving home on the H-1, after a long day on a demolition job, Bill fell asleep. He and his motorcycle were found on a concrete barrier on the freeway median. After spending 6 weeks in a coma, Bill entered rehabilitation to learn how to walk, talk, feed himself, and get on with normal life. Normal life would include enrolling into Hawaii College of Health Sciences. After 1 ½ years of schooling and taking the test 4 times, Bill became a licensed massage therapist in the State of Hawaii.
