As of July 2025, Yukari Watanabe has assumed the role of President, and Yumeko Futaki has been appointed Vice President of JAT.
The Board of Directors will continue to ensure fair and appropriate management by the following directors:
As of August 2025, the Board of Directors will be composed of the following members:
•Yukari Watanabe: President, Partnership, PR, Anthology
•Yumeko Futaki: Vice-president, Legal, Special Interest Groups/Regional Activities Committees (SIG/RAC), Tech, Advocacy
•Aiko Higashi: Treasurer, Secretary, PR
•Rie Ihara: Webmaster, Tech, Membership, Special Interest Groups/Regional Activities Committees (SIG/RAC)
•Hana Ransom: Welcome Ambassador, Event, Special Interest Groups/Regional Activities Committees (SIG/RAC)
•Phil Robertson: IJET, New Website Development
•Maddy Shimizu: Professional Development (PD), Event
(Directors, excluding the president and vice president, are listed in alphabetical order by last name.)
Chris Craigo has stepped down from the board due to personal commitments. We sincerely appreciate his contributions to the board for the past year.