Executive Committee:

James Whitcomb, Chair

Toyo Tires Manufacturing North America

Patrick Lenz, Vice Chair

Toyo Tires Manufacturing North America

Kiyoaki Kojima, Secretary

Smith Gambrell Russell

Martin Long, Treasurer

Long & Associates

Jessica Cork, Chair Emeritus

YKK Corporation of America

Al Hodge, Chair Emeritus

Hodge Consulting Services

William Strang, Chair Emeritus

TOTO USA

Robert Johnson, Chair Emeritus

Baker, Donelson, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Day Lancaster, Chair Emeritus        

NAI/Brannen Goddard

 

Charles Ganz, Chair Emeritus

Eversheds Sutherland

 

Tom Yamamoto, Director

Murata Electronics N.A. (former CEO)

Committee Chairs:

Advisory Committee Chair:

     Bernard Greer, Alston & Bird

Membership Committee Co-Chairs:

     Sean Gordon, Thompson & Hine

Programs Committee Co-Chairs:

     James Hoadley, Georgia Tech CIBER

Education Committee Co-Chairs:

     Elizabeth Bigler, Bigler ESL

     Michael Raymer, Georgia Council for Economic Education

Marketing Committee Chair:

     Robert Marsh, Global Mesh

     Jim Masui, Murata Electronics

Public Affairs Committee Chair:

     Al Hodge, Hodge Consulting Services

Young Professionals Co-Chairs:

     Christopher Kerr, Collective Insights

     Josh Smith, Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta

Tomodachi Club Co-Chairs:

     Kaori Dixon

     Silvana Eakin

     Keiko Lillis 

     Debra Owen 

Ryan Ahn
HA+W | Aprio

Hiroyuki Akiyama
JETRO Atlanta

Robert Banta
Banta Immigration Law Ltd.

Liz Bigler
Bigler English Coaching

Jessica Cork
YKK Corporation of America

Tim Evans
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce

Charles Ganz
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan

Anne Godsey
JASG Tomodachi Club

Sean Gordon
Thompson Hine LLP

Bernard Greer
Alston & Bird LLP

Thomas Harrold
Miller & Martin PLLC

Akiyo Hewett
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

James Hoadley
Georgia Institute of Technology

Albert Hodge
Hodge Consulting Services

Todd Hugo
Hylant

Robert Johnson
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell  & Berkowitz, PC

Christopher Kerr
Collective Insights

Steve Kim
Engel & Volkers Atlanta

Kiyo Kojima
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

Shinichi Kondo
KPMG LLP

Day Lancaster
NAI/Brannen Goddard

Patrick Leake
Daikin Applied Americas

Patrick Lenz
Toyo Tires North America Manufacturing, Inc.

Martin Long
Long and Associates LLC

Robert Marsh
Global Mesh

Jim Masui
Murata Electronics N.A., Inc.

Nozomi Morgan
Michiki Morgan Worldwide LLC

Masae Okura
Taylor English

Debra Owen
JASG Tomodachi Club

Mike Raymer
Georgia Council for Economic Education

Jim Reed
YKK Corporation of America

Mike Schmidt
Deloitte & Touche

Kazuhiro Shimizu
Alston & Bird LLP

Josh Smith
Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta

William Strang
TOTO USA

Chiasa Suzuki
The Home Depot

Mellissa Takeuchi
GA Dept. of Economic Development

Naoko Tramel
Alflac

James Whitcomb

Toyo Tires North America Manufacturing, Inc. 

Tom Yamamoto
Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. (former CEO)

Yasuo Yazaki
American Yazaki Corporation