Our Team
HOWARD S. GARVAL
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Howard S. Garval, MSW started at Child & Family Service on April 17, 2006.
Garval has spent 31 years in the human services field, most recently as president and CEO of The Village for Families & Children, Inc., a Hartford, Connecticut-based agency that serves more than 5,000 children and families annually. Before that, Garval was a District Director for Family Service of Greater Boston. Garval holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan.
In Connecticut, Howard was Chair of the Board of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and also chaired its Public Policy Committee. He was also very active with the National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter in the following roles: Board member, Co-Chair of the Education Legislative Action Network, Member of the Personnel Committee and Strategic Planning Task Force. He also served on the Governors' Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health.
Howard and his wife MaryEllen, who is also a social worker, have two daughters, Maren and Lyndsay. Maren has her Master's in Early Childhood Education and Lyndsay is a Sociology Major at Connecticut College.
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PATTI BATES
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Patti Bates, MSW, LSW joined Child & Family Service in January 1993. Patti started her career with us as a Home Assessment Specialist and has been promoted various times over her many years. During the first half of 2006, she stepped in as Acting Chief Executive Officer to lead the organization. Her current position is Chief Operating Officer. In this position, she provides direction and leadership in the development, communication and implementation of the organization’s operating policies/procedures and goals.
Prior to starting with us she was employed as a Program Head with the State’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division. Patti received her Bachelor of Social Work from the University of South Dakota and went on to earn her Master of Social Work from the University of Denver. She has over 20 years experience in program delivery and supervision and is licensed in the State of Hawaii.
Patti has served on several community groups including: Blueprint for Change Policy Board, SCR 128 Task Force, Mayor’s Review Team, SCR 13/45 Task Force, numerous Aloha United Way’s Committees, Kapu Na Keiki and Hawaii Together Payment and Contract Sub-Committee.
KAREN TAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
Karen Tan, MSW, LSW started with Child & Family Service on May 23, 2005. Karen started her career with us as the Director of Training and was promoted to Director of Program Services before her recent promotion (July 2006) to Vice President of Programs. She previously worked at Parents and Children Together for ten years. The last position she held there was Division Director of Treatment Programs. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts from Seattle Pacific University she obtained her Masters in Social Work from the University of Hawaii. Karen has over 15 years experience in the human services field.
Karen has served on several community groups and was a member of the Oahu Domestic Violence Task Force, The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Hawaii State Domestic Violence Working Group, and the Hawaii State Family Visitation Network.
Karen and her husband Felix, have three daughters, Kaytlin, Kara, and Krystal.
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Nearly 580 strong, the Child & Family Service staff are among the most caring and committed individuals in our community. They work for Child and Family Service because they care about helping families in need, and they do help, through over 30 programs on six islands.
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