AATJ is governed by a team of elected Executive Officers (President, Vice-President, and Immediate Past President) and an appointed Board of Directors. There must be representation of both pre-collegiate and higher education among the Executive Officers. The duties of the officers are prescribed in the AATJ Bylaws. Currently the administrative offices of the AATJ are located at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
AATJ Officers, 2024
Yoshiko Mori
President
moriy[at]georgetown.edu
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Nobuko Chikamatsu
President-Elect
nchikama[at]depaul.edu
DePaul University
Shingo Satsutani
Immediate Past President
satsutan[at]cod.edu
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
Mieko Avello
Vice President (K-12)
avellosensei[at]gmail.com
Miami Palmetto Senior High School Miami, FL
Stephen Luft
Vice President (Post-secondary)
luft@pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh
AATJ Directors, 2024
Junko Mori
Global Network Director
jmori[at]facstaff.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Ellen Bearn, Newsletter Director
ellen.bearn[at]gmail.com
World of Learning Institute (PA)
Yoshiko Saito-Abbott
Professional Development Director
ysaito-abbott[at]csumb.edu
California State University
Monterey Bay
Noriko Otsuka, Advocacy Director
nlvankeuren[at]fcps.edu
Fox Mill Elementary School, VA
William Matsuzaki, Diversity and Inclusion Co-Director
williammatsuzaki[at]aseschool.org
All Saints Episcopal School, TX
Mako Nozu, Student Activities (Nengajo Contest) Director
mnozu[at]usf.edu
University of South Florida
Yayoi Takeuchi, Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) Co-Director
yayoi.takeuchi[at]unt.edu
University of North Texas
Kumi Kobayashi, Japanese National Honor Society Director (JNHS) Co-Director
kumikoba08[at]gmail.com
Los Gatos High School, CA
Tomomi Sato, National Japanese
Exam Director
ts2fn[at]virginia.edu
University of Virginia
(ACTFL-affiliated) Co-Director
takahashin[at]etown.edu
Elizabethtown College, PA
Junko Tokuda Simpson, Advocacy
jtsimpson[at]ucsd.edu
University of California, San Diego
Yuko Prefume, Annual Fall Conference
(ACTFL-affiliated) Co-Director
yuko_prefume[at]baylor.edu
Baylor University
Jaime Tateyama Gusman, Annual Fall Conference
(ACTFL-affiliated) Co-Director
gusmanj[at]hotmail.com
Moanalua High School, Honolulu, HI
Jae DiBello Takeuchi, Annual Spring Conference
(AAS-affiilated) Co-Director
jtake[at]iu.edu
Indiana University
Yoshihiro Mochizuki, Annual Spring Conference (AAS-affiliated) Co-Director
mochiey[at]umich.edu
University of Michigan
AATJ Staff
Yoshie Arima, JLPT Assistant
jlpt[at]aatj.org
Website, JLPT
Maiko T. Bacha, Membership Assistant
membership[at]aatj.org
Japanese National Honor Society, membership
Michiyo Colclasure, JLPT Coordinator
jlpt[at]aatj.org
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Susan Schmidt, Executive Director
susan.schmidt[at]colorado.edu