President
Mitchell Matsumura
Past Co-President
M. Kadogawa
Past President
Janet Okubo
Vice President, Legislation
Vacant
Vice President, Programs & Membership
Louise Sakamoto
Vice President, Young Adults Group
Andrew Gruhn
Treasurer
Layne Sakamoto
Recording Secretary
Vacant
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director - Publicity
Lisa Akiyama Robinson
Director (Scholarship Chair)
Matthew Clingerman
Director
Joyce Inouye
Director
M. Kadogawa
Director
Joyce Okazaki
Director
Kanji Sahara
Director
Barbara Jean Tamura
Director
Mary Yasui Yamabe
2024 INSTALLATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES JACL EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League held its New Year’s celebration and installation on Jan. 20 at Ladybug Café in Gardena.
Pictured from left: Layne Sakamoto, Andrew Gruhn, Barbara Jean Tamura, Louise Sakamoto, Mary Yamabe, Miyako Kadogawa, Mitchell Matsumura, installing officer Nancy Takayama (former governor, JACL Pacific Southwest District). Not pictured: Kanji Sahara, Lisa Akiyama Robinson, Joyce Inouye, Joyce Okazaki. Yamabe, Tamura and Robinson are new Executive Board members. Special guests included Ron Wakabayashi, former JACL national director.