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Advisory Council

Ambassador Michael H. Armacost, Stanford University
Gerard J. Arpey, American Airlines, Inc.
Michael M. Boone, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Joseph M. DePinto
, 7-Eleven, Inc.
Jeffrey P. Fegan, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Ambassador Thomas S. Foley
Makoto Hamada, Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.
Senator Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senate
Ambassador Ryozo Kato, Nippon Professional Baseball
Mayor Tom Leppert, City of Dallas
Mayor Mike Moncrief, City of Fort Worth
Ambassador Walter F. Mondale, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone
Takayuki Okada, NEC Corporation of America
Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer

George Takei
Richard K. Templeton
, Texas Instruments, Incorporated
Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation
R. Gerald Turner
, Southern Methodist University
Elaine Yamagata
, Fort Worth Japanese Society
Mitsuya Yamamoto, Sanden of America Inc.
 

Board of Directors 2010-2011

President
G. David Schnetzer

Japanese First Vice President
Yozaburo Tajima
, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. 

American First Vice President
Don Casey
, American Airlines, Inc.

Japanese Second Vice President
Hideyuki Adachi
, Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc.

American Second Vice President
Mark Zanotto,
NEC Corporation of America

Secretary
Adam Stein
, University of Texas at Arlington 

Treasurer
Allen King
, JPMorgan Chase 

General Counsel
Paul Amiel
, Haynes and Boone, LLP 

Elected Directors, Term Ending 2011
Christiana Stich
Ed Oakley
, Ed Oakley Construction
Curtis Harris
, Harris Resources, PC
Sam Shichijo
, The University of Texas at Dallas 

Elected Directors, Term Ending 2012
Jarvis Jacobs
, Texas Instruments
Adam Zehner
, FUNimation Entertainment
Sherri Durst, 7-Eleven, Inc.
Nobuko Saku
, Ernst & Young LLP
Mark Berry
, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Keiko Suzuki
, Suzuki Graphic Design Studio 

Elected Directors, Term Ending 2013
Michael Clarke,
SMU International Center
Craig Fischer
, KPMG LLP
Aroon Maben
Hideto Nishitani
, ORIX USA Corporation
Erwan Perhirin
, American Airlines, Inc.

Honorary & Regular Directors
Tsutomu Osawa, Consul General of Japan
John M. Stich, Honorary Consul General of Japan at Dallas
H. Neill McFarland, Founding Director and Chairman Emeritus
Kazuto Kikuchi, Immediate Past Japanese First Vice President
Makoto Kimura, JETRO Houston

Staff

Anna McFarland, Executive Director
Lauren Sethney, Program Director
Mayumi McDonald, Outreach Coordinator
Rachel Crockett, Administrative Assistant
 



Invitation to Serve on a Committee

If you would like to get more involved in the Japan-America Society, please join a committee and help us develop the future of the organization.

Awards Dinner Committee
Plans our annual spring banquet and silent auction, our major fundraiser of the year

Corporate Membership Committee
Cultivates relations with current and potential corporate members

Dallas/Sendai Committee
Plans and implements exchange activities between Dallas and Sendai, International Friendship Cities. In September, we will welcome a delegation of Sendai citizens, marking the 10-year anniversary of the relationship.

Education Committee
Develops new educational programs and opportunities for JASDFW.

Program Committee
Develops business, cultural, and social programs and activities

MIYABI, Young Professionals Committee
Plans activities for members in their 20s and 30s

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