• Lindsay Nakashima

    JASGA Executive Director
    Zen-Tidy Design and Organization

  • Simon Tse

    JASGA Vice-President
    Sr. Director, Space Research and AI

  • David Campbell

    JASGA Treasurer
    VP, Head of FP & A Wilsonart

  • Anell Mejia Chen

    JASGA Secretary
    Independent Consultant, DEI

  • Mike Linder

    JASGA Board Member
    GM Bar 17 Ranch & Arena

  • Risa Ueda Ginther

    JASGA Board Member
    President of the Japanese Teachers Association of Texas  and Instructor St. Edwards Univerisity

  • Yoko Watabe

    JASGA Board Member
    Senior Budget Analyst, TDCJ-CJAD

  • Fumiko Futamura

    JASGA Board Member
    Professor of Mathematics,
    Southwestern University

  • Waka Okamoto

    JASGA Board
    Texas Bullock Museum

  • Charles Harris

    JASGA Board Member
    JETAA Texoma Austin

  • Andy Sharp

    JASGA Board Member
    President, Stella Int’l, Inc.

  • SHIGERU SAKAMOTO

    JASGA Board Member
    ANA VP & General Manager

  • Aerin Valkyrie

    JASGA Board Member
    Asahi Imports Staff

  • Sora Valkyrie

    JASGA Board Member
    Freelance Project Management

  • Danielle Corban-Foy

    Language Advisor

  • Akane Shirata

    Curriculum Advisor

  • Illya Maxwell

    Community Engagement Coordinator

  • Lilian Hoang, JASGA Intern

    UT Austin Asian Cultures & Languages

  • Doris Yao Yu, Intern

    Tama University, Tokyo

  • Alan Cook Ambassador to the Taniguchi Garden

    Legislative Editor, Texas Senate

  • Katie Heywood, Graphic Design Consultant

    Senior Motion Designer, Solarwinds

board of directors

Honorary Members

  • Masahiro Sakurauchi

    Executive Director JETRO Houston

  • Kirk Watson

    Austin Mayor

  • Brigid Shea

    Travis County Commissioner

  • Frank C. Cooksey

    Former Austin Mayor

Special Advisor

The Honorable Zentaro Naganuma
Consul General

Consulate-General of Japan in Houston