DIRECTORATE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HELEN M. NAGATA, Ph.D.
President of the Board
Associate Professor of Art History (School of Art and Design, 201B) Northern Illinois University
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LAUREN DEUTSCH
Vice President of the Board
Former Executive Director of Jazz Institute of Chicago Currently Freelance Consultant
YUKIKO AOKI
Board Secretary
Co-Owner, AOYA INC.
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LENORA LEE
Executive Director, Lenora Lee Dance, LLC
c/o Asian Improv aRts
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JURI SEKIGUCHI
CNA
AVP, Organizational Effectiveness & Transformation
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BRADLEY A. YEE
Board Treasurer
Retired Banking Executive, GenRyu Arts Advisory Council Chair,
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JOYCE ASHIZAWA-YEE
Administrator
National Gintenkai Project & GenRyu Arts
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SANDRA INOUYE
Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy - Midwestern University
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FRANCIS WONG
Board Consultant
Asian Improv aRts National, Chair
ADVISORY BOARD FOR TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
JOANNE KIYOKO TOHEI - Director of Outreach, Tsukasa Taiko
STEVEN G. DUCKLOW RRT-NPS - Former Neonatal Intensive Care / Respiratory Care Dept.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
LISA SLOAN - Japanese American Citizens League Chicago Chapter Treasurer
ADJUNCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TATSU AOKI - Executive Director / Artistic Director
Asian Improv aRts Midwest
STAFF
TATSU AOKI - Executive & Artistic Director
KIOTO AOKI - General Operations Director / AIRMW Program Curator / Tsukasa Taiko Leader
NORIKO SUGIYAMA - Taiko Program Officer & Guest Instructor / Facilities Manager
FUJIMA YOSHINOJO (RIKA LIN) - Shubukai Programming Director
KISHINO TAKAGISHI - Media & Marketing Designer / AV Consultant / Curator
HARUHI KOBAYASHI - Marketing / AV Consultant
CALEB WILLITZ - Sound Consultant