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.

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• Washington, D.C.
• Hawaii
• Los Angeles/San Francisco
• Silicon Valley
• Tokyo

Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye

President

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

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

Sonoko Plummer

Administrator, Executive Office & Operations, DC Office

Alison Aadland

Public Relations Manager

Yumi Hiroshima

Executive Assistant & Program Manager, Silicon Valley

Aya Maher

Communications Manager, DC Office

Allison Murata

Program Manager, Los Angeles Office

Ayumi Nagata

Regional Manager

Gary Zottoli

Finance Manager, DC Office

Shiori Okazaki

Communications Specialist, DC Office

Grace Kim

Program Coordinator, 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.