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Education

Ph.D.  University of Oregon
Major Field: Higher Education Administration
Dissertation: Budgetary Reallocation as a Management Strategy in Higher Education

M.Ed.  University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Major Field: Student Personnel Administration

B.A. University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Major Field: Speech Communication

Honors

Leadership America, 1997

Fellow, Laurel Society, Soroptimist International of the Americas, 1996

Fellow, Soroptimist International of the Americas, Founder Region, 1994

Experience

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
July 2007 - Present

Vice President for Academic Affairs
July 1996 - June 2007
Japan-America Institute of Management Science, Honolulu, HI
Oversees programs of the JAIMS e-Learning Center, the Japan-focused MBA program, corporate seminars and student and alumni services. Responsible for corporate partners for internships in Japan, and serves as liaison and resource for business alliances and development in the U.S. and abroad.

Senior Director of Academic Affairs
September 1988 - June 1996
Japan-America Institute of Management Science, Honolulu, HI
Responsible for the day-to-day management of JAIMS’ academic programs, activities, services and personnel (including affiliate faculty).

Executive Assistant to the President (Assistant Professor)
July 1986 - September 1988
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR
Responsible for special projects, analytical studies, committee management, and affirmative action. Served as the President’s liaison with internal and external constituencies, and represented the President in his absence.

Acting Assistant Director of Development
July 1986 - June 1987
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR
Assisted the Acting Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of Development. Facilitated programs and activities of the Oregon Tech Foundation.

Special Assistant to the Chancellor
October 1979 - October 1981
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Served as the Chancellor’s liaison with internal and external constituencies, special projects coordinator, and legislative relations coordinator.

Program Assistant
June 1977 - October 1979
Bureau of Student Activities/Campus Center
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Advised the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i, the Campus Center Board, Graduate Student Organization, and campus clubs. Coordinated summer session programs

Academic Experience

Professor Practitioner
University of Tsukuba MBA-IB Program, Tokyo, Japan
Responsible for interships in the U.S. and China
Courses: Coaching, American Management and Society

Instructor
Japan-America Institute of Management Science, Honolulu, HI
Courses: Issues for Global Managers; Seminar on Intercultural Management and Communication; Business Research

Visiting Instructor Summer 1986
Division of Educational Policy and Management
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Course: Educational Program Evaluation and Research

Research

Research Associate January 1986 - June 1986
Division of Educational Policy and Management
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Conducted salary study of Oregon teachers (K-12, Community Colleges, State System of Higher Education).

Research Assistant June 1984 - March 1985
Organizational Studies Division
National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, Boulder, CO

Accomplishments

Member, President's Advisory Council, TransPacific Hawaii College, February 2006 - present

President, Japanese Women's Society of Honolulu, August 2005 - 2007

Trustee, Goto of Hiroshima Foundation, 2002 - 2007

Chair, Board of Directors, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2000 - 2001

Member, Board of Directors, Aloha United Way, 1996 - 2001

Member, Hospitality Committee, International Symposium of Japan-America Societies, 1995

Member, Advisory Board, Center for Interpretation and Translation, University of Hawai‘i, 1994 - 1996

Director, Founder Region Fellowship, Soroptimist International of Americas, 1994 -1996

President, 1992 - 1993 and 1993 - 1994, Soroptimist International of Honolulu, HI

Chair, Women’s Caucus 1988, 1989, American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C.

Affiliations

Japan-America Society of Hawaii

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

Japanese Women’s Society of Honolulu