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Our Board of Directors

Each member of the board plays a key role in the success of our organization, both in terms of governance and support recognizing that each member has a unique  set of attributes and talent to assist in achieving our mission.
To serve on the board is both a responsibility and a privilege. The attached Board Performance Guideline in intended to provide a benchmarking tool for board members to evaluate their level of contribution in the various aspects of our board responsibilities.

Board of Directors

Elected Directors
Elected Directors serve for two year terms. Each year, they are elected by the general membership.  

Chris Anjo
Seiji Aspengren
Tobie Egami
Miki Ikeda
Tetsuya Kubo
Scott Kuioka
Richard Manungas

Gayle Marumoto
Scott Miyasato
Sanford Morioka
Jodi Nozoe Chang
Shannon Okinaka
Joanna Oshiro
Michael Saines

Kaiulani Shinsato
Jenna Teruya
Randi Tsushima
Ronald Ushijima
Neal Yokota
Paul Yokota
Dean Yoneshige

Appointed Directors

Appointed Directors serve for a one year term. They include the Standing Committee Chairs and those who are selected by the Chair of the Board. They are approved by the Board of Directors.  

Nozomi Heenan
Chenise Iwamasa
Taylor Kirihara

Karl Kobayashi
Rus Murakami
Aaron Muraki

Jennifer Okubo Polido
Kristine Wada
Marcus Yano

Past Chairs

All Past Chairs automatically become lifetime Directors until they decide to step down at which time they become Honorary Board members.  

Dave Erdman
Sidney Hamada
Scott Higa
Arnold Hirotsu
Kathryn Inkinen
Wayne Ishihara

Jason Ito
Gordon Kagawa
Christine Kubota
Wayne Miyao
Candice Naito
Glenn Nakamura

Brian Nishida
Melanie Okazaki
Walter Saito
Myles Shibata
Tyler Tokioka
Jon Tsukamoto
Gerald Ushijima