JAIMS VP Blair Odo New Chair of Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii's Board of Directors

HONOLULU—JAIMS Vice President for Academic Affairs Blair Odo has been named the new chair of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii Board of Directors for the 2000-2001 term, effective July 1.

  Odo, who joined JAIMS in 1988, has been involved with the Cultural Center for about 10 years in several capacities, including fundraising, programs, historical gallery and as a board of director.

Actively involved in a number of professional, charitable and civic organizations, Odo also serves on the boards of Aloha United Way and Soroptimist International of Honolulu. In 1997 she was selected—along with more than 100 other women leaders from across the country—to participate in Leadership America, the only nationwide leadership program for women of achievement.