• Lindsay Nakashima, Executive Director

    KonMari Consultant,
    Zen-Tidy

  • Mike Linder, President

    General Manager,
    Bar 17 Ranch & Arena

  • Simon Tse, Vice President

    Sr. Director, Space Research, AI, & Quantum Computing

  • David Campbell, Treasurer

    VP, Head of FP & A
    Wilsonart

  • Anell Mejia Chen, Secretary

    Independent Consultant, DEI

  • Yoko Watabe

    Senior Budget Analyst, TDCJ-CJAD

  • Fumiko Futamura

    Professor of Mathematics,
    Southwestern University

  • Heather Farmakis

    Chief Strategy Officer, Excel Education Systems

  • Andy Sharp

    President, Stella Int’l, Inc.

  • SHIGERU SAKAMOTO

    VP & General Manager
    All Nippon Airways

  • Aerin Valkyrie

    Asahi Imports Staff

  • Sora Valkyrie

    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