Will Matsuzaki is currently Upper School Division Head and Director of the Tad Bird Honors College at All Saints’ Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas. He also served as Dean of Curriculum for early childhood through 12th grade and taught Junior Honors Thesis, 10th Grade History, Senior Capstone, and Japanese and coached tennis at All Saints’. Previously, he was Middle School Division Head at Harford Day School in Maryland, where he also taught Japanese and coached cross country. He started his teaching career at St. Paul’s School for Boys in Baltimore, Maryland, where he taught 5th through 8th grade Japanese, as well as Japanese I and VII in the high school for 16 years. He also chaired the Modern Language department, ran the Japanese exchange program, was Middle School Dean of Faculty, and coached cross country and tennis. He has also served as Academic Dean during the summers for the Center of Talented Youth Program through Johns Hopkins University. He earned his BA in Japanese from Carleton College, MSEd in Technology Education, Graduate Certificate in Administration and Supervision, and Doctor of Education in Teacher Development and Leadership all from Johns Hopkins University. His research is in support systems for novice teachers to lead to keeping educators in the profession.
Will served as treasurer for NCJLT, Advocacy Co-Director for AATJ, and currently serves as co-director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging for AATJ. He is on the faculty for the Student Diversity Leadership Conference and is a consultant to mentor beginning principals through Southern Teachers Consulting. He has led numerous workshops and presented at a wide variety of conferences on teaching, leadership and inclusion.
“Although Will is a full-time administrator, his passion is centered on teaching students and developing the next generation of lifelong educators. Teachers who are excited about their field and more importantly, passionate about their students. As a second generation Japanese American who learned Japanese in college, teaching Japanese language and culture has been especially important. When he first started teaching, NCJLT was pivotal in helping him gain essential teaching and advocacy skills and AATJ continues to be an important organization for Will. He hopes to continue to give back to AATJ by advocating for all Japanese programs and living into the mission of the organization.”
