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Executive Staff

Little Tokyo Service Center CDC has a dedicated and hard-working staff of over 100 paid staff and countless volunteers working at various sites across downtown Los Angeles. Our staff includes:

Bill Watanabe, Executive Director

Erich Nakano, Deputy Director

Dean Matsubayashi, Director of Community Economic Development

Gayle Yamada, Director of Development

Scarlet Sy, Director of Finance

Evelyn Yoshimura, Community Organizing Director

Mike Murase, Director of Service Programs

Yasuko Sakamoto, Director of Social Services

Program Staff

Sharon Sugiyama, Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M)

Jessica Lim, Asian Pacific Islander Obesity Prevention Alliance (APIOPA)

Ron Fong, Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (APISBP)

Gayle Wong, Assets and Property Management

Jenni Kuida and Tom Sogi, Children and Family Services

Naomi Uchida-Boas, Community Technology

Janet Hasegawa, Human Resources

Scott Ito, Budokan of Los Angeles

Takao Suzuki, Real Estate Development

Amy Phillips, Senior Services

Board of Directors

OFFICERS:
Alan Nishio, President
Sandra Yamane, Vice President
Sam Shimoguchi, Vice President
Edwin Takahashi, Treasurer
Amy Utsunomiya, Secretary

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS:
Dana Heatherton
Fred Hoshiyama
Lloyd Kajikawa
Kathy Masaoka
David Mitani
Debra Nakatomi
Jean Nishimoto

BOARD MEMBERS:
Akemi Arakaki
Rafael Gonzalez
Rika Houston
Miyako Iwai
Dick Kaku
Midori Kamei
Ken Kasamatsu
Dennis Kobata
Kathy Malaske-Samu
Tim Manaka
Kay Mori
Al Muratsuchi
Jeri Okamoto Floyd
Rigoberto Rodriguez
Dean Toji
Dave Uyehara
Linda Yamauchi

Board of Governors

George & Sakaye Aratani
Jerry Fukui
Warren Furutani
Tomio Ito
Jon Kaji
Vivienne Lee
Marcella Low
Antonio Manning
Nancy Matsui
Andy Nakano
Gilbert Nishimura
Chris Pak
Stephen Suzuki
Chor Chai & Marie Tan
Wesley Tanaka
Bruce Umemoto
Janet Yamamoto