Ann Junko McCarthy  - Board Chair, former Mori no Ike dean, current high school Japanese teacher at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota and 2004 recipient of the Elgin Heinz Award

 

 Kerstin Sakura Beyer – Current dean of Mori no Ike and Assistant Director for Annual Giving for Concordia Language Villages

 

Hanna Hana Brandt – Former dean of Mori no Ike and Japanese teacher at Harding High School in St. Paul, Minnesota

 

Donald Akio Caldwell – Former Mori no Ike staff and current Product Marketing Manager for Sony Electronics in San Diego, California

 

Kevin Kyuzoo Carr – Former Mori no Ike staff and current Assistant Professor of History of Art and of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan

 

Mark Kenji Chen – Former dean of Mori no Ike and current high school Japanese teacher in San Diego, California 

  

Linda Hashimoto – Leader of Niseiyonseikai Japanese dance group and owner of Urban Traveler stores in Minnesota

  

Masumi Hori - Former assistant dean and credit facilitator for Mori no Ike and current teacher of high school Japanese at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota

 

Aki Ishida – Former Mori no Ike counselor and current architect in the firm of Ishida & Crandall, NYC

 

Jessica Haru Rodd – Current dean of Mori no Ike and elementary school teacher in Boulder, Colorado

 

Michael Ryuuma Rubida – Current dean of Mori no Ike, high school teacher and adjunct instructor of Japanese at a community college in Michigan

 

Susan Schmidt – Executive Director of the Association of Teachers of Japanese in Boulder, Colorado

 

Christine Schulze – Concordia College Vice President for International Development and Executive Director of Concordia Language Villages

 

Thomas Shigeru Stevens – Former dean of Mori no Ike, currently working with business solutions software for SAP in Michigan

 

Patricia  Murasaki Thornton – Former Mori no Ike dean and current Director of Summer Youth Programs for Concordia Language Villages