Our Team

Leadership

Dr. Satohiro Akimoto
Dr. Satohiro Akimoto

Chairman and President

Directors

Misa Imanaka-Miller
Misa Imanaka-Miller

Director of Administration
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Shanti Shoji
Shanti Shoji

Director of Programs
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Staff

Ema Coleman-Ichikawa
Ema Coleman-Ichikawa

Associate Program Officer
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Masako Hariu
Masako Hariu

Senior Administrative Officer
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Selena Hasan
Selena Hasan

Administrative Assistant
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Dustin Hinkley
Dustin Hinkley

Associate Program Officer
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Kaede Ishidate
Kaede Ishidate

Senior Program Officer
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Melis Kaya
Melis Kaya

Administrative Assistant
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Kenji Nagayoshi
Kenji Nagayoshi

Associate Program Officer
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Hannah Rozei
Hannah Rozei

Associate Program Officer
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John Seymour
John Seymour

Senior Program Officer
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Yoshiko Takahashi
Yoshiko Takahashi

Associate Manager and Executive Assistant
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Abigail Williams
Abigail Williams

Associate Program Officer
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Fellows

LTG (ret) Koichiro Bansho
LTG (ret) Koichiro Bansho

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Ms. Kara Bue
Ms. Kara Bue

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

LtGen (ret) Wallace “Chip” Gregson
LtGen (ret) Wallace “Chip” Gregson

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Mr. Brian Harding
Mr. Brian Harding

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Dr. Hidetoshi Hirata
Dr. Hidetoshi Hirata

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

LTG (ret) Koichi Isobe
LTG (ret) Koichi Isobe

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Dr. Miwako Kitamura
Dr. Miwako Kitamura

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Lt. Gen. (ret) Leonard “Leo” Kosinski
Lt. Gen. (ret) Leonard “Leo” Kosinski

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Mr. Toshiya Matsuki
Mr. Toshiya Matsuki

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Ms. Tomoko Matsuzawa
Ms. Tomoko Matsuzawa

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Amb. Derek Mitchell
Amb. Derek Mitchell

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Ms. Yumiko Mori
Ms. Yumiko Mori

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

LtGen (ret) Lawrence “Larry” Nicholson
LtGen (ret) Lawrence “Larry” Nicholson

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Mr. Torkel Patterson
Mr. Torkel Patterson

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Mr. Gregg Rubinstein
Mr. Gregg Rubinstein

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Dr. Haruka Sakamoto
Dr. Haruka Sakamoto

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Mr. Michael Schiffer
Mr. Michael Schiffer

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Mr. James L. Schoff
Mr. James L. Schoff

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)
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Dr. Ayako Takemi
Dr. Ayako Takemi

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Mr. Tomohiko Taniguchi
Mr. Tomohiko Taniguchi

Distinguished Fellow (Non-Resident)
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Mr. Hideshi Tokuchi
Mr. Hideshi Tokuchi

Distinguished Fellow (Non-Resident)
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Dr. Peter S. Watson
Dr. Peter S. Watson

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Amb. James Zumwalt
Amb. James Zumwalt

Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)
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