Officers

Chair
Lawrence Howorth, Howorth International
lawrence@howorthllc.com

Japanese First Vice Chair
Roy Yokokura, 7-Eleven

American First Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
Dustin Johnson, Haynes and Boone, LLP
dustin.johnson@haynesboone.com

Japanese Second Vice Chair
Dusty Kimura, Japan Airlines

American Second Vice Chair
Allison Payne, PwC

Secretary
Julia Wada, Retired Toyota

Treasurer
Takashi Kubota, Daiwa House USA Holdings, Inc. 

General Counsel
Roshan Mansinghani, Unified Patents, LLC
roshan@unifiedpatents.com

Elected Directors

Naveen Bandla, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Elaine Browning, Past Chair – JASDFW
Carlo Capua, City of Fort Worth
Don Casey, Retired American Airlines
Joe Chapa, Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
Misaki Collins, Dallas Mavericks
Kyle Edgington, University of Texas at Dallas
Satoshi Hata, 7-Eleven, Inc.
Masahiro Kishimoto, Mizuho Bank, Ltd
Angela Marcellus, International Leadership of Texas
Doug McDonald, City of Plano
Anne Moroni, American Airlines
Daisuke Nakamura,  Wells Fargo
David Nishida, ORIX Corporation USA
Grant Ogata, Past Chair – JASDFW
Mike Rosa, Dallas Regional Chamber
James Schofield, Toyota Financial Services
Yoichiro Suzuki, NTT DATA Services 
Hide Takeda, ITO EN (North America), INC.
Naoto Takayanagi, NEC Corporation of America
Dr. Hiroki Takeuchi, Southern Methodist University

Honorary & Regular Directors

Zentaro Naganuma, Consul-General of Japan in Houston
Hisashi (Sam) Shichijo, Honorary Consul of Japan in Dallas
Harry C. Whalen, Frisco Economic Development Corporation | Immediate Past President
Kota Akagi, Kubota Tractor Corporation | Immediate Past Japanese First Vice President
Masahiro Sakurauchi, JETRO – Houston