Board
Honorary Chairman
The Honorable Hiroshi Tajima
Consul-General of Japan in Chicago
Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago
Chairman
Stephen N. Potter
Northern Trust (Retired)
Chairman Emeritus
The Honorable Michael H. Moskow
Vice Chairman & Senior Fellow on the Global Economy
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
President
Bradley J. Hamm, PhD
Northwestern University
Executive Vice Presidents
David Alexander
Attorney at Law
Alexander Law, LLC
Ken G. Kabira
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
Narita Manufacturing, Inc.
Stephen M. Kozik
VP Finance, North America & Europe
Nidec Mobility America Corporation
Mari Yamamoto Regnier
Partner
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Secretary
John Bukacek
President
Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services
Treasurer
Yasushi Kubo
Partner-Audit
PWC
Executive Director
Mitsukuni Baba
Japan America Society of Chicago
Directors
| First | Last | Role | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akihiko | Shono | SVP & General Manager | Sumitomo Corporation of Americas |
| Amy | Merdian | Director of Finance | Molex, Inc. |
| Atsushi | Nakao | Vice President, Central Region, USA & General Manager, Chicago Office | All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. |
| August W. | Schaefer | Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (Retired) | |
| Benita | Boettner | Global General Manager, Nuseed Nutritional | Nuseed |
| Benjamin F. | Gould | Principal | Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. |
| Bernard | Koh | Executive Director, Multinational Corporations | JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| Chie | Tanaka | Partner, Tax | KPMG LLP |
| Christina | Coleman | Secretary of the Board | Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago |
| Dan | Seals | Chief Executive Officer | Intersect Illinois |
| David | Kinzelman | Vice President, Global Airport Operations | United Airlines |
| David D. | Johnson | Molex, Inc. (Retired) | |
| David J. | Anderson | Founding Family Member | Anderson Japanese Gardens |
| David M. | Roden | Corporate Advisor & Honorary Consul | |
| Dr. Phyllis I. | Lyons | Northwestern University (Emerita) | |
| Dr. Yusuke | Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D | Director, Cancer Precision Medicine Research | Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Center |
| Drew | Edwards | Partner, Head of Japanese Equities & Portfolio Manager | GMO LLC |
| Edward A. | Grant | Arthur Andersen LLP (Retired) | |
| Greg | Merkley | Associate Director, Kellogg Case Publishing | Kellogg School of Management |
| Harumi | Lory | Director of the Japanese Program | The University of Chicago |
| Ion | Warner | Senior Vice President, Marketing and Investor Relations | The Manitowoc Company, Inc. |
| Jack D. | Beem | Baker & McKenzie LLP (Retired) | |
| James | Otto | Senior Vice President | CBRE, Inc. |
| James A. | McClung | Chairman & CEO | Lismore International Inc. |
| James H. | Mutchnik | Partner | Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
| Jamie | Rhee | Commissioner | Chicago Dept. of Aviation |
| Janice | Katz | Associate Curator of Japanese Art | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Jody E. | Kurtzhalts | Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. (Retired) | |
| Joseph | McCluskey | Founder/Principal | JTM Advisory |
| Jun | Wakabayashi | President | Futaba North America Engineering & Marketing Corporation |
| Kathryn | Ibata-Arens | Professor & Director, Global Asian Studies | DePaul University |
| Keith | Williams | Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (Retired) | |
| Ken | Hennessy | Vice President | Nichicon America |
| Ken | Hong | President | Sunstar Americas, Inc. |
| Kimiyo | Naka | President | KCommunications |
| Koichiro | Fujishima | Vice President & Regional Manager Central Region, U.S.A. | Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. |
| Kumiko | Watanabe | Japan Business Group US National Leader | Grant Thornton LLP |
| Lisa | Stafford | President | Stafford Communications |
| Marcia E. | Goodman | Partner | Mayer Brown LLP |
| Margo | Markopoulos | Director, Office of Trade & Investment | Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity |
| Marie | Gaudette | Executive Director | Midwest U.S. - Japan Association |
| Mark | Miller | President | Cornerstone Environmental, Health & Safety, Inc. |
| Masa | Matsumura | Senior International Equity Analyst | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management |
| Matthew | Abbott | Director, Government & Diplomatic Programs | The Chicago Council on Global Affairs |
| Matthew | Dye | President | Mitutoyo America Corporation |
| Matthew C. | Howard | Managing Director, Audit & Assurance | Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| Michael P. | Whelan | Partner | EY |
| Minoru | Kobayashi | President | Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing LLC |
| Naoya | Kishi | Deputy Consul General | Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago |
| Nigel | Blakeway | Chairman & CEO | Omron Management Center of America, Inc. |
| Peggy | Parfenoff | President | World Chicago |
| Promod | Vohra | President, ProBys & Chief Talent Strategy Officer | ACS Group |
| Rafael R. | Salmi, PhD | Global President & GM | Richardson RFPD |
| Ralph | Inforzato | Chief Executive Director | JETRO Chicago |
| Robert | Corder | Vice President, Attraction & Development | Battle Creek Unlimited |
| Robert | Murphy | Managing Partner | Moveo Integrated Branding |
| Robert A. | Center | EY (Retired) | |
| Robert P. | Browne | Northern Trust Asset Management | |
| Robert W. | Karr, Jr. | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | Blommer Chocolate Company |
| Ryohei | Tsuji | President & COO | Kikkoman Foods, Inc. |
| Ryutaro | Furukawa | Executive Director, Global Corporate Bank | JP Morgan Securities LLC |
| Sam | Cremin | Director | Halstead Consulting |
| Sang-yul | Lee | Partner | K&L Gates LLP |
| Scott | Summerville | President & CEO | Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. |
| Shawn Y. | Valukas | Senior Vice President - Wealth Management | UBS Financial Services, Inc. |
| Shin | Kishioka | President | ITA, Inc. |
| Takashi | Watanabe | Managing Director | Mizuho Bank, Ltd. |
| Timothy J. | Hill | Manager, Investor Relations | Omron Management Center of America, Inc. |
| Travis | George | Chief Financial Officer | Molex, Inc. |
| Troy | Hammond | President | North Central College |
| Victoria M. | Liwag | Corporate HR Manager | Komatsu America Corp. |
| Walter | Hladko | Imperial Hotel Tokyo/Osaka (Retired) | |
| William J. | Rowe | Partner | Baker & McKenzie LLP |
| William L. | Florida | Vice President | Advisory Research, Inc. |
| Yoko | Noge Dean | Co-Bureau Chief | Nikkei America Inc. |
| Yoshiko | Urayama | President | The Chicago Shimpo, NFP |
| Yoshio | Shibazaki | Senior Manager, Business Development | Plante & Moran PLLC |
| Yutaka | Otsuka | Head of Japanese Corporate Banking (Midwest) | MUFG Union Bank, N.A. |
Board of Governors
| First | Last | Role | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack D. | Beem | (Chairman) | Baker & McKenzie LLP (Retired) |
| John | Bukacek | President | Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services |
| Arthur I. | Cyr | A.W. & Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor, Political Economy & World Business Director, Clausen Center for World Business | Carthage College |
| Clyde | Dickey | Arthur Andersen LLP (Retired) | |
| Ralph | Fujimoto | Ernst & Young LLP (Retired) | |
| Edward A. | Grant | Arthur Andersen LLP (Retired) | |
| Shunichiro | Kishioka | ITA, Inc. (Retired) | |
| Jody E. | Kurtzhalts | Yaskawa Electric America, Inc., (Retired) | |
| James A. | McClung | Chairman & CEO | Lismore International Inc. |
| Thomas P. | McMenamin | Of Counsel | Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. |
| August W. | Schaefer | Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (Retired) |
90th Anniversary Sponsors
Platinum
Jean & Jim McClung
Gold
Joyce Chelberg
Terri & Ed Grant
Jane & David Johnson
Suzanne & Michael Moskow
Ann & Stephen Potter
Silver
92nd Annual Program Sponsors
Joyce Chelberg
Edward A. Grant
Bradley Hamm
David D. Johnson
Jean & Jim McClung
