Yu-Ai Kai Board of Directors

Yu-Ai Kai is governed by a volunteer board. Board meetings are typically the 3rd Thursday of every month, starting at 6:00pm and held at Yu-Ai Kai. Board member terms are a minimum of two years. Board membership has many rewarding volunteer and leadership opportunities that benefit the services Yu-Ai Kai provides to seniors, their families and the community at large. 

  • Nicole Sato

    President
    Administrative Support, Applied Materials.

  • Michelle Tanaka

    Vice-President
    Retired, Technical Product Program Manager, Facebook/Meta

  • Tadashi Oguchi

    Secretary
    Managing Analyst, County of Santa Clara

  • Alan Minato

    Treasurer
    Retired, Controller, County of Santa Clara

  • Jane Kawasaki

    Past-President
    Retired, Supply Chain Program Manager, Cisco Systems

  • Benjamin Katai

    Retired, VP, California Bank & Trust

  • Kenzo Kimura

    Head of Talent Acquisition, Empower Semiconductor

  • Kris Kimura

    Retired, Manager of Curriculum and Instruction, San Jose Unified School District

  • Richard Konda

    Executive Director, Attorney, Asian Law Alliance

  • Penelpha "Penny" Kyler

    Retired, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • Ronald Matsui

    Managing Director, Common Sensonomics Wealth Management

  • Tori Ueda-Sakurai

    Administration Manager, KKR Capstone

  • Judy Sugiyama

    Retired, Sr. Director, Global Staffing, Applied Materials

  • Joanne Tashiro

    Manager, Special Projects CFOO’s Office, Exploratorium

  • Hatsumi Yamamoto

    Finance Director, Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

 Interested in joining our Board?

If you are interested in serving on the Yu-Ai Kai Board of directors or on a Board committee, please contact Jane Kawasaki, Board President.