2012 Honorary Officers, Officers, Directors,
and Chairpersons


 

Honorary Officers

 

Honorary Advisor: Shigeyuki Hiroki
(Ambassador, Consulate General of Japan in New York)
Honorary Member: Seiei Ono
(President of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York)
Takashi Kano
(The Nippon Club)
Life Trustees: Robert K. Emy, M.D., Jiro Murase,
Seiichi Shimomura M.D.
Advisors: Noboru Sato, Toshio Kiso
Honorary Director: Sadahei Kusumoto
Honorary President: Susan J. Onuma

 

Officers

 

President: Gary S. Moriwaki
Vice President: Julie Azuma, David Hiromura,
Keiko Ishida, Makoto Iwahara, M.D.,
Yusuke Iwasaki, Tsuneko Mitsunaka,
Satoru Murase, Jo Oshima,
Seiko Oshima, Suki Terada Ports,
Koji Sato, Katsuo Takeda,
Secretary: Koji Sato
Assistant Secretary: David Hiromura
Treasurer: Tetsuya Fujita
Assistant Treasurer: Kenichi Komeno

 

Directors

 

Masazumi Adachi, M.D. Yuzuru Anzai, M.D. Roy Ashikari, M.D.
Julie Azuma Michiko Ito Crampe Ken Egawa
Robert K. Emy, M.D. Tetsuya Fujita Tak Furumoto
Kumiko Hasegawa Keiichiro Hayashi Shigeyuki Hirakawa
David Hiromura Shunichi Homma, M.D. Koji Ichida
Saeko Ichinoe Keiko Ishida Takayoshi Kato
Mozart H. Ishizuka Masaharu Isogai Riki Ito
Makoto Iwahara, M.D. Yusuke Iwasaki Tsutomu Karino
Shuji Kato Toshio Kiso Nobuko Kodama
Kenichi Komeno Emiko Lindsay Kuni Mikami
Tsuneko Mitsunaka Gary S. Moriwaki Jiro Murase
Satoru Murase Nobuko Cobi Narita Michiyo Noda
James Nolan Robert Norton Shigetaka Ogihara
Toru Okamoto Hiroko Onoyama Susan J. Onuma
Joe Oshima Seiko Oshima Suki Terada Ports
Kamal Ramani M.D. Yoko Sasaki Noboru Sato
Koji Sato Kinichi Shibutani, M.D. Matsuko Shibuya
Hiromi Shinya, M.D. Toshiteru Tada Michi Tahara
Katsuo Takeda Setsuji Uematsu Aileen Yamaguchi
Rev. Hoshu Matsubayashi Robert Yanagisawa M.D.
 

 

Committee Chairpersons

 

Standing Committees
Planning & Finance: Testuya Fujira, David Hiromura,
Susan J. Onuma
Membership-Corporate: Satoru Murase, Susan J. Onuma
Membership-Individual: Tsuneko Mitsunaka
Membership-Youth: Robert Norton, Kamal Ramani
JAA News: Koji Sato, Michiyo Noda
Archives: Julie Azuma, Michiyo Noda
JAA Social Service: Seiko Oshima, Aileen Yamaguchi
Scholarship: Makoto Iwahara
House: JAA Office
Legal: Koji Sato
External Affairs: Susan Onuma, David Hiromura
Audit: Toshio Kiso, Kumiko Hasegawa
Music Awards: Joe Oshima
Year End Dinner Party: Masuo Ichida, Adam Moriwaki, Advisor Seiko Oshima
Art Exhibition: Yoko Sasaki
Sports & Baseball Tournament: Shuji Kato
Memorial Day Services: Katsuo Takeda
Japanese Language: Nobuko Kodama
Charity Golf Tournament: David Hirohama, Michi Tahara
Bazaar/ Flea Market: JAA Office
Sakura Matsuri at Flushing Meadow, Colona Park: Yusuke Iwasaki, Suki T. Ports
Committee on Aging Issues: Susan Onuma
Business Women's Committee: Keiko Ishida
Apple Kids: Hiroyuki Takenaga

 

 

JAA Office Staff

 

Executive Director: Michiyo Noda
Staff: Naomi Adachi, Kuni Mikami, Terue Saito