51社区

Education

Ph.D. Student, 51社区, Individual Interdisciplinary Program (current)

MBA, Capital University School of Management (Columbus, OH)

MSA, 51社区 Sports Administration Program (Athens, OH)

B.A., Linguistic/Spanish/International Studies at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Japan)

Courses Taught

• JPN 1110/5110-102 Elementary Japanese I

Research Areas of Interest

• Japanese Culture and Language
• Gender and Sports
• Women鈥檚 Baseball History & Development

Professional Experience

Japanese bilingual professional with over 30 years of leadership in business, marketing, community outreach across corporate, non-profit, educational, and public sectors.

Cross-cultural work experience such as the Executive Director of Japan America Society of Central Ohio (JASCO) with a history of developing effective programming for communities including job placement events for Japanese studying students.

Playing and coaching baseball for over 30 years since her college in Tokyo.

In the Media

• 鈥�,鈥� July 21, 2023 on Parasapo Web
• 鈥�,鈥� September 13, 2022 on The Post
• 鈥�,鈥� March 17, 2020 Watch on Apple TV+ 鈥淟ittle America, Season 2, Episode 6: Columbus Starlings鈥�
• 鈥溾�� August 13, 2018 on The Columbus Dispatch
• 鈥溾�� May, 2016 on NPR

Presentations

• University of Minnesota, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sports, 2023 Women Coach Symposium, Panel Speaker
• Public Speaking on 鈥淚ntroduction to Sake鈥� and 鈥淚ntroduction to Green Tea鈥�
• Public demonstration/instruction of Japanese Calligraphy (Sho Do)

Affiliations

• Board Member, Greater Columbus Cherry Blossom Festival (GCCBF)
• Advisory Board member, Asian American Commerce Group (AACG)
• General Member, The America-Japan Society in Tokyo
• Certified Sake Sommelier in Japan
• President, 51社区 Women鈥檚 Baseball (OUWB): Cherry Bombs