Officers
Carolyn Brown - Acting Vice President
Lori Kozen - Treasurer
Lynda Gomi - Secretary
Board of Directors
Jordan Tachibana • Kristina Kozen • Yvonne Kwan, Ph.D. • Denise Matsuoka • Yuki Nishimura • Michael Sera • Aaron Ushiro
Advisory Board
Bill Schroh, Jr. Advisory Board Chair
Steve Fugita • Warren Hayashi • Hon. Mike Honda • Aggie Idemoto, Ed.D. • Rev. Keith Inouye • Rev. Byron Ishiwata, Financial Advisor • Tom Izu • Jane May • Carolyn Sakauye, M.D. • Barbara K. Uchiyama
Staff & Personnel
Vanessa Hatakeyama - Executive Director
Gloria Avila - Accountant
Chisa Matsunaga - Education Programs Coordinator
Jennifer Tanaka-Gacayan - Museum Operations Manager
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ DIVERSITY STATEMENT
The Board of Directors of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose strives to continue its commitment to create a diverse and inclusive board.
We commit to the creation of a diverse board of directors and affirm that multiple perspectives and diverse life experiences create a stronger institution. As such, we pledge to listen to, to honor and to respect the views of each board member
The JAMsj Board of Directors strives for greater diversity within our board and leadership positions with each additional member and recognizes that this must be an ongoing process.
As board members we will lead with respect. In the board’s dealings with one another and with the staff and volunteers of the museum we commit to respect and value all regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias.
To attain a diverse and inclusive board the JAMsj Board of Directors commits to the following actions:
Annual participation at Board Match events to ensure the museum reaches outside of the museum's identified community
Adherence to State Mandate SB826 which specifies at least 3 women on a board of directors https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB826