Japan America Society of Southern California
Building Japan-America Relationships Since 1909
 
 
2013-2014 Board of Governors



Dr. Hitoshi Abe
Director
UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

Yoshio Aoki
President
Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California

Dr. Gordon M. Berger
Professor of History, Emeritus
University of Southern California

George A. Brumder
Chairman Emeritus
Pacific Asia Museum

Matthew E. Digby
Partner
Squire Sanders Gaikokuho Kyodo Horitsu Jimusho

Dr. Richard Drobnick
Director, Center for International Business
USC Marshall School of Business

Keith B. Elmer
Partner (Retired)
Ernst & Young LLP

W. Guy Fox
President
Guy Fox & Associates, Inc.

Ninoska French
CEO
International Cultural Connection

William Tolin Gay
Partner
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Rex Y. Hamano
Assurance
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Ernest Hida
President, LANSCA
American Holiday Travel

Randy Higa
President
Kirin Brewery of America LLC

Sabrina Higdon
Director, Corporate Partnerships
AEG Global Partnerships

Chris T . Inouye
Managing Director
Marsh Risk & Insurance Services

Misako Ito 
Director 
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles

Takashi Ito 
President & CEO, Kajima Development Corp. 
Kajima USA, Inc.

Brian J. Jemelian
S.V.P., Finance & Administration 
Yamaha Corporation of America

Peter Kelley 
President
National Association of Japan-America Societies, Inc.

Julian Kleindorfer
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP

Chief Deputy Emile Mack 
Administrative Operations Commander 
Los Angeles Fire Department

Toby Rose Mallen 
Attorney
MALLEN LAW

Tomohiro Matsumura
General Manager
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Mike Miki 
Sr. Vice President & General Manager of Western Region 
Tokio Marine Management, Inc.

Eric C. Miller 
Director, Chief Marketing Officer
Green Solar Finance LLC

Jack H. Naito 
President 
OCJAA

Tatsushi Paul Nakamura 
President 
Emeritus Nanka Kenjinkai Kyogikai

Yukinori Nishio 
E.V.P., Pacific Rim Executive Office 
Bank of the West

Ambassador Yoshio Okawara 
President 
The America-Japan Society, Inc.

Naoji Ono 
Vice President, H.R. & Administration 
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Osamu Ota 
Director of Sales, New York Office 
Imperial Hotel America, Ltd.

Steven G. Polard 
Partner 
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Etsuko & Joe D. Price 
Shin'enkan Foundation

Paul Ruiz 
Global Sales and Distribution, Senior Sales Account Executive - Nikkei
Delta | KLM | Air France

Sandra L. Sakamoto 
Partner 
Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP

Jason Schwartz 
President Sanyo 
Logistics Corporation

Jeffrey Shimamoto 
Director, General Counsel 
First Quadrant LP

Yu Tanabe
International Representative
Cybozu, Inc.

J. George Tanaka 
Senior V.P., Retail Specialized Markets
Union Bank, N.A. 

Masako Unoura Tanaka 
Director of Environmental Management 
Ted Tokio Tanaka Architects

Hiroko Tatebe 
Founder and Executive Director 
Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity

S. Tokuyama 
Partner 
Miller Tokuyama & Sur LLP

Jeffrey Tom

Advisory Service
KPMG LLP

Daisuke Tonai 
Executive Director 
Japan National Tourism Organization

Ryuji "Rick" Watanabe
Vice President, Regional Head, West & General Manager Los Angeles Branch
Mitsubishi International Corporation

William T. Whitaker
Correspondent 
CBS News

Sachiko Yoshimura 
Chief Executive Director 
JETRO Los Angeles

Kashif Zubair
Chief Executive Officer
Adroit Business Solutions LLC
 
 
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