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2008-2009

Japan-America Society Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Chair
Linda Salomon, JETRO
Chair-Elect
Dennis Yamashita, AON Risk Services of Washington
Past Chair
Dick Dudley, Weyerhaeuser Company
Vice Chairs
Brendan Dugan, Port of Tacoma

Honorary Vice Chairs

The Honorable Mitsunori Namba, Consul-General of Japan
The Honorable Christine Gregoire, Governor, State of Washington
The Honorable Greg Nickels, Mayor, City of Seattle
The Honorable Ron Sims, County Executive, King County
Hiroo Iwamura, President, Japan Business Association of Seattle
Secretary
Susan K. Okamoto, Susan K. Okamoto, Inc.
Treasurer
Seiko Callender, U.S. Bank
At-Large Members
Tim Bishop, Nandemoya, Inc.
Brenda Handley, Gobo Enterprises
J. Dax Hansen, Perkins Coie LLP
Megumi Kobayashi, Individual Member
Yoshi Minegishi, Individual Member
Andrew L. Read, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Sara Sandford, Garvey Schubert Barer
Herman Uscategui, Starbucks Coffee Company

 

Directors

Class of 2009

Mark Calhoon, Washington State CTED
Shoko Farmer, Russell Investments
Allen Hamblen, Glacier Northwest
Hiroo Iwamura, JAMCO America, Inc.
Megumi Kobayashi, Individual Member
Jane Corddry Langill, One Reel / Teatro ZinZanni
David Lubitz, Microsoft Corporation
Yoshi Minegishi, Individual Member
Tetsuhisa Nakajima, Nichirei U.S.A., LLC
Tsuguyuki Umene, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ, Ltd.
Herman Uscategui,
Starbucks Coffee Company
Jim White,
LizardTech, Inc.
Joe Wilcynski,
Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C.
Masahiro (Max) Yoshimura,
Washington International Law Group

Class of 2010
Michelle Biggs, KeyBank
Tim Bishop,
Nandemoya, Inc.
Linda Cheever,
Fluke Corporation
Robert Derrick,
City of Bellevue
Brenda Handley,
Gobo Enterprises
J. Dax Hansen,
Perkins Coie LLP
Blaine Hirai,
Class A Properties
Toshihiko Hiranuma,
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Sandra Jackson-Dumont,
Seattle Art Museum
Jeff Jacobson, NYK Line North America
Morio Kiyota,
CAESCO (Civil Aircraft Engineering Services)
Ryo Kubota,
Acucela Inc.
Kevin Martinez,
Seattle Mariners Baseball Club
Akiyo Matono,
Nippon Suisan (USA), Inc.
Jim Murphy,
Costco Wholesale
Susan Okamoto,
Susan K. Okamoto Interiors
Susan Oki,
Nikkei Concerns
Daniel Park, American Family Insurance
Don Vollmer, Pacific Northwest Advisors
Karin Zaugg Black,
Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association

Class of 2011

Seiko Callender, U.S. Bank
Brenden Dugan, Port of Tacoma
Doug Palmer, Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S.
Laura J. Peterson, The Boeing Company
Matt Smith, Individual Member
Douglas Stewart, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Carl Wollebek, Port of Everett

 
   
 


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