Chio Yokose '10, Co-President

Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Major: Biology, East Asian Studies (Japan track)
Positions on JCA:
2006-2007: Secretary
2007-2008: Secretary
2008-2009: Co-President
2009-2010: Co-President
Favorite Japanese food: Ishikari nabe
Why JCA?: Because I'm in love...with Japan.

Kenji Morimoto '11, Co-President

Hometown: Evanston, IL.
Major: IR
Positions on JCA:
2007-2008: Freshman Rep

2008-2009: Social Chair/Networking Chair

2009-2010: Co-President
Favorite Japanese food: Unagi
Why JCA?: So I can make baller mixes for our socials, hang out with Reina, and eat Japanese food.

Rie Yamamoto '11, Co-Events Chair

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan 
Major: Econ - IR or Econ - Applied Math aka undecided
Positions on JCA: 
2007-2008: Freshman Rep
2008-2009: Events Chair

2009-2010: Events Chair
Favorite Japanese food: Natto
Why JCA?: Why not?

Chihiro Ikegami '10, Co-Events Chair

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Major: International Relations
Positions on JCA:
2006-2007: Freshman Representative
2007-2008: Events Chair
2008-2009: Secretary
2009-2010: Events Chair
Favorite Japanese Food: RAMEN, and not the gross cup noodle stuff people call ramen XD
Why JCA?: because we're the Japanese Cooking (or Crafts, take your pick!) Association

Reina Saiki '10, Treasurer

Hometown: Oradell, NJ
Major: IR
Positions on JCA:

2007-2007: Webmaster
2007-2008: Publicity Co-Chair
2008-2009: Treasurer 2009-2010: Treasurer
Favorite Japanese food: Onigiri
Why JCA?: So I can make good Japanese food, eat good Japanese food, and hang out with Kenji.

Sachi Yokose '12, Treasurer

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Major: Political Science-American Politics

Positions on JCA:

2009-2010: Treasurer Favorite

Japanese food: Dekitate white rice

Why JCA?: Because I am so desperate for William Kim's attention

Mayo Hotta '11, Secretary

Hometown: Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
Major: Cognitive Neuroscience
Positions on JCA:
2009: Secretary
Favorite Japanese Food: Onigiri
Why JCA? to eat Japanese food

Lisa Gomi '10, Co-Publicity Chair

Hometown: Arcadia, CA 
Major: IR, Econ
Positions on JCA: 
2009-2010: Co-Publicity Chair
Favorite Japanese food: Anything with Mentaiko
Why JCA?: Have always had personal and academic interests in Japan... only makes sense :)

Ashley Adams '12, Co-Publicity Chair

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan 
Major: Biology & Visual Arts
Positions on JCA: 
2008-2009: Freshman Rep

2009-2010: Co-Publicity Chair
Favorite Japanese food: Nato Gohan
Why JCA?:  \( >_<)/  YATAAA!!

William Kim '12, Networking Chair

Hometown: Tenafly, NJ
Major: Undecided
Positions on JCA:
2009-2010 Networking chair
Favorite Japanese food: Tuna roll
Why JCA?: So I can be a baller at our socials, hang out with Chio and Kenji, and eat Japanese food.

Kevin Chen '11, General Body Representative

Hometown: Burke, VA
Major: History, Economics
Positions on JCA:
2008-2009: General Body Representative
2009-2010: General Body Representative
Favorite Japanese food: mmhmm...food...
Why JCA?:  So I can laugh at Kenji. 24/7.

Miyako Watanabe '12, General Body Rep.

Hometown: Fukuoka, Japan

Major: Biology (for now)
Positions on JCA:
2009-2010: General Body Representative
Favorite Japanese food: Too many to name but yakizakana (grilled fish) teishoku. natto. nikujyaga. different kinds of soba. ume bukkake udon. mugi or genmai rice. (*^^*)
Why JCA?: Because I love Japan and miss it a lot when I'm in the U.S.

Nehal Doshi '12, Social Chair

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan.
Major: COE Business Economics
Positions on JCA:
2008-2009: Freshman Rep.
2009-2010: Social Chair
Favorite Japanese food: Katsudon
Why JCA?: So I can speak Japanese

Shannon Johnson '13, Freshmen Rep.

Hometown: Ahwatukee, AZ

Major: Biochemistry (not pre-med), East Asian Studies (Japan track)

Positions on JCA:

2009-2010: Freshman Rep

Favorite Japanese food: Candies and sweets, like pocky

Why JCA?: To learn more about the culture and practice speaking Japanese.

Allan Sakaue '13, Freshmen Rep.

Hometown: Watsonville, CA

Major: International Relations or History or Neuroscience (depends what I get on the midterm)

Positions of JCA:

2009-2010: Freshman Representative

Favorite Japanese Food: Hirame no isuzukuri, fugu, yakiniku, shiro gohan champon, okonomiyaki, and yaki tori!!!

Why JCA?: To feel more at home!!!

Yosuke Kurokawa '12, Webmaster

Hometown: Osaka, Japan.
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Positions on JCA:
2009-2010: Webmaster
Favorite Japanese food: Curry
Why JCA?: To meet chill people