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Board of Trustees<\/h1>\n \n <\/div>\n\n
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Trish Adams<\/strong>, President<\/em>
\nPresident, Opinionated<\/p>\n

Doug de Weese<\/strong>, President Elect<\/em>
\nCEO, Hoyt Holdings LLC<\/p>\n

Barton Eberwein<\/strong>, Vice President<\/em>
\nExecutive V.P. Hoffman Corp. (retired)
\nOregon Honorary Consul, Canada<\/p>\n

Dorie Vollum<\/strong>, Vice President<\/em>
\nArts Advocate
\nCommunity Volunteer<\/p>\n

Jeff Wolfstone<\/strong>, Treasurer<\/em>
\nPartner, Ballard Spahr<\/p>\n

Polly Wall Lauser<\/strong>, Secretary<\/em>
\nCommunity Volunteer<\/p>\n

Paul Schommer<\/strong>, Immediate Past President<\/em>
\nPrincipal, Schommer & Sons<\/p>\n

Jim Coonan<\/strong>
\nPresident, C2 Cattle Co.<\/p>\n

Sally Gibson<\/strong>
\nCommunity Volunteer<\/p>\n

Yoko Greeney<\/strong>
\nCollaborative Pianist
\nCo-Founder & Director, SoundsTruck NW
\nAdjunct Faculty, Lewis & Clark<\/p>\n

Charles Jenkins<\/strong>
\nCommunity Volunteer
\nIBM, Strategic Partnerships<\/p>\n

Naoki Kuze<\/strong>
\nPresident\/CEO, St.Cousair, Inc.<\/p>\n

Sue Reynolds<\/strong>
\nEducator<\/p>\n

Cathy Rudd<\/strong>
\nOHSU Center for Woman\u2019s Health
\nCommunity Volunteer<\/p>\n

Dan Schwoerer<\/strong>
\nCEO, Bulls Eye Glass<\/p>\n

Mark Stell<\/strong>
\nManaging Partner, Portland Coffee Roasters<\/p>\n

Gregg Takashima<\/strong>
\nGKT Enterprises, PC President
\nAnimal Care Group of Lake Oswego, CEO, Retired<\/p>\n

John Tarpey<\/strong>
\nJournalist, Diplomat<\/p>\n

Mari Watanabe<\/strong>
\nCommunity Advocate
\nMari Watanabe Consulting<\/p>\n

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Maggie Drake
\n<\/strong>Trustee Emerita<\/p>\n

Samuel Naito<\/strong>
\nTrustee Emeritus<\/p>\n

Calvin Tanabe
\n<\/strong>Trustee Emeritus<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/span>\n \n\n View<\/span> More\n <\/span>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Foundation Board<\/h1>\n \n <\/div>\n\n
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Evan Gremillion, CFP, Chair<\/strong>
\nSenior Vice President
\nMorgan Stanley<\/p>\n

Sandy Chandler, Vice President<\/strong>
\nDesigner & Photographer
\nSandra Chandler Photography<\/p>\n

Rebecca Teasdale
\n<\/strong>Secretary
\nRebecca Teasdale Design<\/p>\n

Brett Norris, CFP\u00ae<\/strong>
\nVice President, Portfolio and Wealth Management
\nFerguson Wellman<\/p>\n

Noah Reis
\n<\/strong>Managing Director
\nSnow Peak<\/p>\n

Dona Tarpey
\n<\/strong>Diplomat
\nCommunity Volunteer<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/span>\n \n\n View<\/span> More\n <\/span>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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International Advisory Board<\/h1>\n \n <\/div>\n\n
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Japan Members<\/h2>\n

His Excellency Shigeo Yamada<\/strong>
\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States of America
\nHonorary Member<\/p>\n

The Honorable Mazie K. Hirono<\/strong>
\nUnited States Senator of Hawaii
\nHonorary Member<\/p>\n

Masatoshi Ito<\/strong>
\nSenior Corporate Advisor, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (retired)
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Koichi Kajima<\/strong>
\nFormer Director, Kajima Corporation
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Amy Katoh<\/strong>
\nAuthor, Scholar, Japanese Culture Specialist
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Kengo Kuma<\/strong>
\nArchitect, Kengo Kuma & Associates
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Toshiaki Kuno<\/strong>
\nChairman and CEO, Mimasu Corporation
\nIbaraki, Japan<\/p>\n

Lisa Nakamichi<\/strong>
\nFounding Artistic Director, Aloha International Piano Festival; Pianist
\nTokyo, Japan and Honolulu, HI<\/p>\n

Shiro Nakane<\/strong>
\nPresident, Nakane and Associates
\nKyoto, Japan<\/p>\n

Koichi and Mihoko Nezu<\/strong>
\nDirector and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Nezu Museum;
\nHonorary Chairman, Tobu Department Store
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Kenichiro Sasae<\/strong>
\nPresident, The Japan Institute of International Affairs
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Catherine Watters Sasanuma<\/strong>
\nPhilanthropist
\nTokyo, Japan and Seattle, WA<\/p>\n

Makoto Suzuki<\/strong>
\nPrincipal, Tokyo NODAI Green Academy;
\nProfessor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Agriculture
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Takashi Uyeno<\/strong>
\nChairman and CEO, Uyeno Group Holdings, Ltd.<\/span>
\nYokohama and Kamakura, Japan<\/p>\n

Shiro Wakui<\/strong>
\nProfessor, Faculty of Environmental Studies,
\nTokyo City University
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Tadashi and Teruyo Yanai<\/strong>
\nChairman, President and CEO,
\nFast Retailing Co., Ltd. and Uniqlo
\nTokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Shigeho Yoshida<\/strong>
\nChief Priest, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
\nKamakura, Japan<\/p>\n

North America and International Members<\/h2>\n

The Honorable Mazie K. Hirono<\/strong>
\nUnited States Senator of Hawaii
\nHonorary Member<\/p>\n

His Excellency Shigeo Yamada<\/strong>
\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States of America
\nHonorary Member<\/p>\n

Carolyn A. Berry Wilson, Chairperson<\/strong>
\nPhilanthropist, Berry Family Foundation
\nHonolulu, HI<\/p>\n

John Anderson<\/strong>
\nFounder, Anderson Japanese Garden
\nRockford, IL<\/p>\n

Glen S. Fukushima<\/strong>
\nVice Chairman, Securities Investor Protection Corporation
\nWashington, D.C., San Francisco, CA, and Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Mimi Gardner Gates<\/strong>
\nAsian Art Historian and Scholar
\nSeattle, WA<\/p>\n

David Jansen<\/strong>
\nPartner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n

John Jay<\/strong>
\nPresident, Fast Retailing Global Creative Lab
\nPortland, OR<\/p>\n

Joseph Krakora<\/strong>
\nExecutive Officer, National Gallery of Art (retired)
\nWashington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Janet Montag<\/strong>
\nPhilanthropist
\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n

Kathleen M. Pike<\/strong>
\nProfessor and Director, Global Mental Health Program, Columbia University
\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n

Holly Shimizu<\/strong>
\nPresident, United States Botanic Garden (retired)
\nWashington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Robert Singer<\/strong>
\nCurator, Japanese Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (retired)
\nLos Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

George Takei<\/strong>
\nActor
\nLos Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Junki Yoshida<\/strong>
\nChairman and CEO, Yoshida Group
\nPortland, OR and San Diego, CA<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/span>\n \n\n View<\/span> More\n <\/span>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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