Officers
President
Harry C. Whalen, Frisco Economic Development Corporation
hwhalen@friscoedc.com
Japanese First Vice President
Makoto Yasuda, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
American First Vice President/President-Elect
Lawrence Howorth, Howorth International
lawrence@howorthllc.com
Japanese Second Vice President
Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japan Airlines
American Second Vice President
Dustin Johnson, Haynes and Boone, LLP
dustin.johnson@haynesboone.com
Secretary
Elaine Browning
Treasurer
Takashi Kubota, Daiwa House USA Holdings, Inc.
General Counsel
Roshan Mansinghani, Unified Patents, LLC
roshan@unifiedpatents.com
Elected Directors
Stacie Adams, Axxess
Naveen Bandla, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
John Bowers
Carlo Capua, City of Fort Worth
Don Casey
Bryan Chance, Ernst & Young LLP
Joe Chapa, Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
Misaki Collins, Dallas Mavericks
Alec Hagey, Toyota Financial Services
Satoshi Hata, 7-Eleven, Inc.
Keiko Harris, Texas Instruments
Yosuke Honjo, ITO EN (North America), INC.
Yohei Kanamura, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sho Kashiwabara, Mizuho Bank, Ltd
Anne Moroni, American Airlines
Daisuke Nakamura
David Nishida, ORIX Corporation USA
Kohei Omori, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Allison Payne, PwC
Mike Rosa, Dallas Regional Chamber
David Schlottman, Jackson Walker L.L.P
Dr. Hiroki Takeuchi, Southern Methodist University
Honorary & Regular Directors
Hirofumi Murabayashi, Consul-General of Japan in Houston
Hisashi (Sam) Shichijo, Honorary Consul of Japan in Dallas
Grant Ogata, Grow Light Design, LLC | Immediate Past President
Taisuke Iwaki, Toyota Motor North America | Immediate Past Japanese First Vice President
Masahiro Sakurauchi, JETRO – Houston
Standing Committees
Board Development and Nominations Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Dallas-Sendai Committee
Corporate Membership Committee
Human Resources Committee
Investment Committee
Marketing Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
Sun & Star Golf Classic Committee
Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner Underwriting Committee
Special Committees and Task Forces
50th Anniversary Task Force
Sun & Star Legacy Award Recipient Advisory Task Force
Committee Members
Below is a partial list – additional members will be listed soon
Budget and Finance
Takashi Kubota, chair and JASDFW treasurer
Harry Whalen, ex-officio
John Bowers
Don Casey
Grant Ogata
Corporate Membership
Mike Rosa, chair
Harry Whalen, ex-officio
Lawrence Howorth
Roshan Mansinghani
Grant Ogata
Hisashi “Sam” Shichijo
Dallas-Sendai
Elaine Browning, chair
Harry Whalen, ex-officio
David Ball
Mark Berry
Carlo Capua
Bryan Chance
Kiran Gyr
Lawrence Howorth
Takashi Kubota
Tanja McAleavey
Anna McFarland
Grant Ogata
Hisashi “Sam” Shichijo
John Stich
Tsutomu Wakamatsu
Human Resources
Harry Whalen, ex-officio
Takashi Kubota
David Schlottman
Julia Wada
Investment Committee
John Bowers, chair
Harry Whalen, ex-officio
Elaine Browning
Don Casey
Takashi Kubota
Daisuke Nakamura
David Nishida
Marketing Committee
Lawrence Howorth, chair
Harry Whalen, ex-officio
Naveen Bandla
Carlo Capua
Misaki Collins
Sun & Star Golf Classic Committee
Kent Chambless, chair
Harry Whalen, ex-officio
Jackson Chen
Grant Ogata
Hisashi “Sam” Shichijo
Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner Underwriting Committee
Harry Whalen, chair
John Bowers
Don Casey
Lawrence Howorth
Takashi Kubota
Roshan Mansinghani
Daisuke Nakamura
Hideto Nishitani
Grant Ogata
Allison Payne
David Schlottman
Hisashi “Sam” Shichijo
John Stich