Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye
President
USJC Management & Staff
The Council maintains offices in Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA. It also has staff based in San Francisco and Tokyo, Japan. U.S.-Japan Council staff members are responsible for administering programs, implementing the decisions of the Board of Directors and promoting the Council’s mission and organizational goals.
Laura Winthrop Abbot
Executive Vice President
Terri Swetnam, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
Tess Esposito
Chief Financial Officer, DC Office
Kaz Maniwa
Senior Vice President, San Francisco
Kenta Takamori
Executive Director, Silicon Valley Japan Platform
Junko Tsuda
Executive Director, U.S.-Japan Council (Japan)
Wendy Abe
Director of External Relations, Hawaii Office
Mya Fisher
Director of Education & TOMODACHI Programs, DC Office
Shane Graves
Director of Program Development, DC Office
Weston S. Konishi
Director of Partnerships & Development, DC Office
Aya Maher
Director of Communications, DC Office
Sonoko Plummer
Director of Administration
Alison Aadland
Public Relations Manager
Yumi Hiroshima
Executive Assistant & Program Manager, Silicon Valley
Grace Kim
Program Manager, DC Office
Allison Murata
Program Manager, Los Angeles Office
Ayumi Nagata
Regional Manager
Maria Sabasa
Accounting Manager
Gary Zottoli
Finance Manager, DC Office
Robin Mitchell
Development Coordinator, DC Office
Merissa Nakamura
Membership Engagement and Regional Coordinator, DC Office
Click here to learn about the USJC (Japan) and TOMODACHI Initiative staff based in Tokyo.