Governance

Board of Directors
Kako Ito, President/Chairperson
Keiiji Asakura, Principal, Asakura Robinson Company
Yuzuru Nagawa, VP & GM, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Kyoko Vivias, Director, Japan Airlines (JAL)
Author Sakamoto, Ph.D, Texas A&M University

Board Members
Adela Uchida, CBS Austin
Andy Tryba, CEO, Japanese Heritage Acadmy, Ride Austin
Donna Fujimoto Cole. CEO, Cole Chemical & Distributing
Ichiro Kamezaki, VP, Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Manegemnet
James Rodriguez, CEO TexHealth Central Texas & Genwakai Karate America
Katy Crist, Director, Tokyo Electron US Holdings
Keith Taniguchi, JD
Shigekazu Watanabe, Kinokuniya Austin
Sheila Fling, Ph.D. Chado Austin; Professor Emerita, Texas State University
Tomio Yamakoshi Petroski, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Toshinaga Hirai, Chief Executive Director, JETRO Houston

Honorary Director
Consul General Hideo Fukushima, Consulate General of Japan in Houston

Advisory Board 
Barry R. Mayer, Chairman, Tokyo Electron US Holdings
 

Volunteer Committee Members
Emma McClain, Aya Koga, Aki Omikawa, Kevin Dedon, Lorraine Socia, Mary Feng, Marc Kajiwara, Matt Groot, Kimiyo Maruo, Kenichi Ono, Keiichi Yamamoto, Tony Parker, Martin Celusniak

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