Dr. Satohiro Akimoto is Chairman of the Board and President of Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. He joined the organization in
Misa Imanaka-Miller has been with Sasakawa USA since the late 1990s and serves as the Director of Administration. Miller became
Shanti Shoji joined Sasakawa USA in February 2020 and serves as the Director of Programs, overseeing the development and management
Joy Champaloux joined Sasakawa USA in November 2016. She serves as a Program Officer providing programmatic support for research projects
Kat Jordan joined Sasakawa USA as Administrative Assistant in October 2015 and now assists with both administrative and accounting responsibilities.
Ariqa Herrera joined Sasakawa USA as Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Administrative Assistant in September 2017. In 2020, she
Keiji Iwatake joined Sasakawa USA in 2001 as General Manager overseeing the foundation’s operations. He soon expanded its “Asian Voices”
Troy Robinson first joined Sasakawa USA in February 2019 as Program Assistant for the Japan-U.S. Military Program (JUMP), where he
Marissa “Collins” Collins first joined Sasakawa USA in August of 2019 as the Programs and Communications Intern and became the
Adam Morrow joined Sasakawa USA in March 2020 as Program Assistant, and was promoted to Associate Program Officer the following
Izumi Swarts joined Sasakawa USA in June 2020 and serves as the Associate Communications Manager. She manages external communications for
Benjie Canady joined Sasakawa US in May 2020 and serves as an Associate Program Officer providing programmatic support for The
Ambassador James Zumwalt became Chief Executive Officer of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA in February 2017. In September 2019, he
Tomohiko Taniguchi joined Sasakawa USA as a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow in December 2015. He is a professor at the Keio
Mr. Hideshi Tokuchi joined Sasakawa USA in September 2016 following a 36-year career of service to the government of Japan,
Mr. Randall Schriver is the Chairman of the Board of the Project 2049 Institute and a strategic advisor to Pacific
Ambassador Kurt Tong is a Partner at The Asia Group, where he leads the firm’s work in Japan and the
In 2009, President Obama nominated Melanne Verveer to be the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. In that capacity,
