JASH Voting Board - FY2022-2023
Minoru AIZAWA
General Manager, Houston Branch, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Satoru AKAMA
President and CEO, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc.
Debra Tsuchiyama BAKER
Managing Partner, Baker Wotring LLP
Laird DORAN
Vice President, Government Relations and Senior Counsel, The Friedkin Group
Glen GONDO
CEO, Gondo Company Inc.
Joseph A. HAFNER, Jr.
Retired Chairman of Riviana Foods Inc.
Akira HAYASAKA
Southern States Regional Officer, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
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
Sadami SUGIMOTO
Vice President and General Manager Houston Office, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Nanako TINGLEAF
Advocate of Japanese culture
JASH Officers
Laird DORAN
President
Takajiro ISHIKAWA
Vice President
James PRAPPAS
Secretary
JASH Staff
Patsy Yoon BROWN
Executive Director
Lauren HURLEY
Administrative Assistant
Ikuyo KATAYAMA
Membership & Volunteer Secretary
Midori UKITA
Japanese Language Program Coordinator