NAJAS’ full Board of Directors consists of one-to-two regular society member representatives from each of our 39 Japan and Japan-America Societies*, and Independent Board Members, the latter up to a total of one-third the number of regular society member Board representatives. Within the Board is an Executive Committee comprised of five officers, (president, ex-oficio) and additional independent members, totaling 13 places, of which one dozen are currently filled.
Executive Committee Members
Officers Chairman Ambassador Kurt Tong Managing Partner The Asia Group President, NAJAS (Ex-Officio) Mr. Andrew Wylegala NAJAS Secretary (and At-large Member) Ms. Reyna Kaneko President Japan-America Society of Hawaii
| 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 / Independent Members
Mr. David Carpenter President Ms. Anne Golden Executive Director Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati Dr. William Farrell Ms. Margot Carrington | Dr. Joshua W. Walker President Japan Society, Inc. Mr. Richard Raiford Ms. Bahia Simmons-Lane Executive Director International Student Conferences, Inc. |
Other Independent Board Members, not serving on Executive Committee |
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 Ambassador David Shear Senior Advisor, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies |
*Note on the make-up of the Board of Directors: NAJAS' 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 the full Board roster of regular society members is not listed.
Honorary Chairs
Mr. Glen S. Fukushima Senior Fellow Center for American Progress |
Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer
Founder and CEO Envoy International LLC |