Board Members

Our esteemed Board Officers


Noriko Mills

President

 Chair, Grassroots Committee

HR Strategist at American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

Noriko Mills is a HR Strategist for American Honda Motor Company and is responsible for future North American Honda’s talent strategy focusing on leadership development, career development, talent planning. She has extensive experiences in cross-cultural communication, leadership development, associate engagement, performance management, succession planning, mentoring programs, and diversity and inclusion. Noriko is a Japanese native and passionate about being a bridge between the US and Japan relationship especially through education and cultural exchange. She facilitates leadership training and business communication seminars. She also provides executive leadership coaching to help global talent become the best version of themselves and realize what is possible.


Deborah Scherer

President-Elect

Senior Vice President, Global Trade and Investment, One Columbus

Deb Scherer brings more than 15 years of global business development experience from both the private and public sectors. In her capacity as Senior Vice President, she is responsible for leading the Columbus Region in worldwide marketing and business development efforts for the One Columbus strategy. Scherer’s private-sector experience as an International Sales Manager includes sales and marketing on five continents, territory development, mergers and acquisitions, and promotion of Ohio products globally.

Scherer is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) accredited by the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE). She holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Ohio University where she majored in International Business and Marketing and minored in Spanish.


Doug Muszynski

Immediate Past President;

Central Ohio Market President at TRUIST

Doug is the Central Ohio Market President for Truist, leading a team of bankers to grow, retain, and attract long term client relationships and serve as our client’s trusted financial partner by leveraging deep industry knowledge and best in class advisory solutions. Prior to joining Truist, Doug held leadership roles in Corporate Banking and Credit Administration with Central Ohio financial institutions.


Hiroaki Kawamura

Secretary

Associate Professor; Director, Area of Modern Languages, University of Findlay


Special Assistant to the Director, Findlay/Hancock County Economic Development


Grassroots Outreach Advisor - Ohio, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)


Trevor Warren

Treasurer


Shareholder, Assurance & Advisory Services at Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.


Board Members

Phil Barth

Former Honorary Consul General of Japan in Ohio

Hiroshi Fukuda

President at Nissin Travel Service (U.S.A.), Inc.

Yoshihiro Hidaka

President/CEO at Hidaka USA, Inc.

Sachiyo Isoda Peterson

Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

John Kahle

Division Head, Manufacturing & Development Legal Support Division at American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

Scott Kuehn

Senior Manager - Economic & Business Development at American Electric Power

Hiroshi Nemoto

Director, Japanese Business Services at GBQ Partners LLC

Mari Noda

Chair, Education Committee

Professor of Japanese at The Ohio State University (Retired)

Chris Petersen

Senior Vice President at Honda Trading America

Isao Shoji

Chair, Programming Committee
Managing Partner at TSG Advice Partners

Anthony Weis

Chair, Development Committee

Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Isao Yamakawa

Chair, Membership Committee,

Information Scientist at CAS - A division of the

American Chemical Society

Kasumi Yamazaki

Associate Professor of Japanese & Director of Japanese Program at The University of Toledo

HIRO KISHINAKA

CPA, Partner

Plante & Moran, PLLC

NOBU NAMBA

Vice President, Corporate Banking Account Officer, Relationship Manager, CTP at PNC

BRIAN CATALDI

Sales Department Manager at TS Tech Americas, Inc.

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