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NAJAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NAJAS’ Board of Directors consists of officers, representatives from each of our 38 member Japan-America Societies, 6 at-large members and 3 independent members with strong Japan connections. The Board includes an 11-member Executive Committee.


Executive Committee Members

Officers

Chairman

Ambassador Kurt Tong

Managing Partner

The Asia Group



President

Mr. Andrew Wylegala

NAJAS


Secretary

Ambassador David B. Shear

Senior Advisor

McLarty Associates

 



Vice Chair

Ms. Emma Chanlett-Avery

Director, Political-Security Affairs

Deputy Director, Washington, D.C. Office

Asia Society Policy Institute


Treasurer

Mr. Celso Mataac

Citrin Cooperman





At-Large Members

Ms. Patsy Brown

Executive Director

Japan-America Society of Houston

 

Ms. Anne Golden

Executive Director

Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati 

 

Mr. Richard Raiford



 

 

Dr. William R. Farrell


 

 

Ms. Reyna Kaneko

President 

Japan-America Society of Hawaii


Dr. Joshua W. Walker

President

Japan Society, Inc.


Independent Board Members


Mr. Barry Hirschfeld

President and CEO

Asia Investment Partners, LLC


Dr. Sheila A. Smith

Senior Fellow for Japan Studies

Council on Foreign Relations


Ambassador Michael W. Michalak


*Important note on the make-up of the NAJAS Board of Directors: The Bylaws stipulate that each member Society can have up to two representatives on the Board of Directors, but with only one vote per Society. Several Societies have yet to confirm their representatives so we have not listed them at this time.


Honorary Chairs

Mr. Glen S. Fukushima

Senior Fellow

Center for American Progress

Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer

Founder and CEO

Envoy International LLC


National Association of Japan-America Societies, Inc.

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Washington, DC 20036

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