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
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.
LENORA LEE
Executive Director, Lenora Lee Dance, LLC
c/o Asian Improv aRts
JURI SEKIGUCHI
CNA
AVP, Organizational Effectiveness & Transformation
BRADLEY A. YEE
Board Treasurer
Retired Banking Executive, GenRyu Arts Advisory Council Chair,
JOYCE ASHIZAWA-YEE
Administrator
National Gintenkai Project & GenRyu Arts
SANDRA INOUYE
Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy - Midwestern University
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 Manager / AIRMW Program Curator / Tsukasa Taiko Leader
NORIKO SUGIYAMA - Taiko Program Officer & Guest Instructor / Facilities Manager
FUJIMA YOSHINOJO (RIKA LIN) - Administrative Coordinator / AIRMW Program Curator/ Shubukai Leader
KISHINO TAKAGISHI - Media & Marketing Designer / AV Consultant
HARUHI KOBAYASHI - Marketing / AV Consultant
CALEB WILLITZ - Sound Consultant