202 1 Officers
- President – Vicki Wynne
- Vice President – June Sakamoto
- Advisor – Joyce Iwasaki
- Treasurer – Sally Takemoto
- Secretary – Connie Decena
- Historian – Julie Hubbard
- Web Liaison – Sally Takemoto
- Boutique Co-Chairs – Marsha Baird & Phyllis Osaki
Boutique Committee
- Co-Chairpersons – Phyllis Osaki & Marsha Baird
- Donation Drawing – JoAnn Kato
- Entertainment – Julie Hubbard
- Finance – Sally Takemoto
- Food – Connie Decena and Janice Miyatake
- Marketing and Publicity – Aggie Idemoto
- Manpower – Linda Kato
- Non-Profit Recipients – Pam Yoshida
- Parking – Chris Noma
- Sponsorships – Joyce Iwasaki
Directors
(including date of becoming a Director)
We are very excited to announce Lisa Kinoshita has joined our board of directors. Lisa is the Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Memory Clinic of the VA Palo Alto where she provides evaluation and management of dementia and cognitive disorders. Early in her career, she researched the coping mechanisms of Niseis during and following their internment camp experience. Currently, she conducts research on predictors of cognitive decline in older adults. Lisa has served on the Board for the Asian American Psychological Association as the Secretary / Historian and later as a General Board Member. She was also a former Board Member of Suzume no Gakko. She is involved in a number of charitable and community activities within San Jose’s Japantown and at her children’s school.
- Marsha (Takahashi) Baird – Owner/HR Consultant, Baird & Associates (1996)
- Carol W. Eejima – President, Meglaur, Inc. , DBA: Eejima & Associates (2009)
- Connie Decena – Retired, Last position: Field Support Engineer (2002)
- Julie Hubbard – Activities Manager, Yu Ai Kai, (2007)
- Aggie Idemoto – Board Member, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, Retired, Last Position: Assistant Superintendent, Oak Grove School District (2006)
- Joyce Iwasaki (1996)
- Maki Hoshino – General Manager, Kintetsu International Express (2019)
- JoAnn Kato – Sr. Supply Chain Manager, Lam Research (1996)
- Reiko Kawano – Retired, Last Position: Director of Employment, O’Connor Hospital (2001)
- Lisa Kinoshita – Neuropsychologist and Researcher, VA Palo Alto HCS (2021)
- Janice Miyatake – SVP, Relationship Manager, Heritage Bank of Commerce (1996)
- Maureen Mukai – Tax, Dropbox, Inc. (1997)
- Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, LCSW – Director of Housing, YWCA (2007)
- Christine K. Noma – Law Partner, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP (2008)
- Phyllis Y. Osaki – CEO, GS Management Company (1997)
- Cynthia Sasaki – Jewelry Designer, Cynthia Sasaki Designs (2009)
- June Sakamoto – Store manager of Dancer Dejour, Retail Dancewear Business; Retired: Wholesale Paper Distributor, Mountain Valley Paper Co., Inc. (2009)
- Heidi Shigematsu, Owner, Shigematsu Insurance (2017)
- Ruth Shikada – Asset City Manager, County of Santa Clara (2011)
- Sally Takemoto – VP, Human Resources, Sikka Software (1996-2004; re-joined 2009)
- Vicki Takeuchi Wynne – President, Wynne and Associates; Certified Esalen® Massage Therapist; Certified Speaking Circles® Facilitator (2004)
- Pam Yoshida – Designer/Project Manager, MBA Architects; Co-Owner of Nikkei Traditions-San Jose Japantown (2008)