The Sanaburi Foundation is overseen by a dedicated board of directors consisting of some of the Tohoku region’s most committed academic and civil leaders who have expertise in identifying community needs.

 

Seiichi OHTAKI, Chairperson
Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University

Mitsutoshi SASAKI, Vice-Chairperson 
President, Grand Sport Co., Ltd.

Yuji SUZUKI, Senior Managing Director 
Secretary General, The Sanaburi Foundation

 

Directors

---

Seigo AKANUMA
Standing Adviser, Kajima Corporation

Kazuhiko OHASHI
Executive Director and General Manager of Head Office Business Department,
Morinomiyako Shinkin Bank

Junichi KANO
Representative Director, NPO IWATE Fukko Collaboration Center (NPO)

Naoto GOTO
Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University

Nobuko KOWAGUCHI
Chairperson, IWAKI City Council of Social Welfare

Takashi SAITO
Former 2012 Miyagi Bloc Council Chairman,Junior Chamber International Sendai Japan

Yurie SHIRAKAWA
Director General of Vibrant City Promotion , Community Affairs Bureau,
CITY OF SENDAI

Hiroki NIKAIDO
Deputy General Manager, Public Relations Department,
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

Yoshiteru NOZAWA 
Deputy General Manager, Center for Disaster Education and Recovery Assistance,
Miyagi University of Education

Atsushi YAMADA
General Manager of Event Planning Division, Sales Section,
Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co.

 

Auditors

---

Megumi UCHINO
Certified Public Accountant and Tax Accountant

Yutaro SUZUKI
Chief Executive Officer, Lion Company

 

Trustee Committee

---

Hiroko ITO
Secretary General, Sendai-Miyagi NPO Center (NPO)

Masatoshi IWAMOTO 
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Gakuin University

Yoshiharu OZAWA 
Executive Director, Department of Life and Culture cum Life Security Support,
Co-op Miyagi

Masato KUMAGAI
Tax Accountant

Isamu SASAKI
Chief Executive Officer, Calm Corporation

Tomio SAYAMA
Auditor, Utsukushima NPO Network (NPO)

Takao SUZUKI
Assistant Professor, Miyagi University

Tatsuro NIIKAWA
Professor, Graduate School for Policy and Management, Doshisha University

Masataka FUKAO 
Chairperson, Kyoto Foundation for Positive Social Change

Gen WATANABE 
Program Director, The Japan Foundation Center