Satoru AKAMA
President and CEO, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc.

Ken ASANO
Southern States Regional Officer, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Debra Tsuchiyama BAKER
Managing Partner, Baker Wotring LLP

Laird DORAN
Vice President, Government Relations and Senior Counsel, The Friedkin Group

Joseph A. HAFNER, Jr.
Retired Chairman of Riviana Foods Inc.

Satoshi HAMADA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Head of Houston Branch, Mitsubishi International Corporation

Takajiro ISHIKAWA
President, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.

Atsuki KAWAKAMI
GM, Tubular Products Group and General Manager Houston Office, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

James D. PRAPPAS
Director, Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC

Akemi SAITOH
Advocate of Japanese culture

Miwa SAKASHITA
Japanese businesswoman

Hiroko SATO
Retired Japanese language professor, Rice University

Shigeru SAKAMOTO
Vice President and General Manager Houston Office, All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Nanako TINGLEAF
Advocate of Japanese culture

Takajiro ISHIKAWA
Chairman

Laird DORAN
Vice Chairman

James PRAPPAS
Secretary

Patsy Yoon BROWN
President & CEO

Lauren HURLEY
Administrative Assistant

Ikuyo KATAYAMA
Program & Volunteer Coordinator

Midori UKITA
Japanese Language Program Coordinator