We are pleased to welcome the following new members to the Council (joined in July 2025):
Hawaii
- Keanukapulani Lau Hee (Wailuku, HI)
Senior Director, Maui Recovery, Hawai’i Community Foundation - Yuji Takata (Honolulu, HI)
Director and Team Leader, Performance Trust
Japan
- Hideto Fukudome (Tokyo, Japan)
Professor & Chair, Department of Integrated Educational Sciences, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo - Manami Honda (Tokyo, Japan)
Attorney at Law, Izumibashi Law Office - Michael Omoto (Tokyo, Japan)
Engineering Manager, Google Japan - Rina Ariizumi (Tokyo, Japan)
APAC Energy Policy & Markets, Google Japan
Southern CA & Southwest
- Atsuko Arimoto (San Francisco, CA)
Chief Financial Officer, JINYA - Ayako Okoshi (Los Angeles, CA)
Chief Financial Officer, JINYA - Hirofumi Udagawa (Pleasanton, CA)
Visiting Professor, Chuo University Business School - Ken Horne (San Francisco, CA)
Managing Partner, AN Venture Partners - Samuel Baron (Torrance, CA)
Consultant, SIP Partners
Southeastern
- Steve Kim (Atlanta, GA)
Corporate Managing Director, Savills
Washington, DC & Vicinity
- Aaron Cook (Washington DC)
Attorney-Advisor, Regulations & Rulings, Office of Trade, Customs and Border Protection - Heidi Son (Fairfax, VA)
Partner, Kodem Son Tang Law Group - Jonathan Bues (Lawrenceville, NJ)
Communications & Brand Advisor, Seiko Watch Corporation - Rachel Satoh (Chevy Case, MD)
Country Desk Officer, Africa Region, Peace Corps