Volunteer Board

JASSC is run by an all-volunteer board of directors. We meet once a month to discuss business such as events, spending, budgeting, outreach, and more.

Meet our board members below! If you have other questions about board operations, or would like to send us a message, please email Info@JapanAmerica.org.

Board Bios

President, Wayne Stout

719-323-9550

Email: President@JapanAmerica.org

Vice President, Jennifer Basco

Jennifer has been a member of JASSC since 2012, and the VP since 2023. She is the owner of Silver Sparrow Coaching LLC, a career guidance company which supports job seekers from both the USA and Japan. She is also a 4th generation Japanese-American citizen with family roots in Tokyo and Hiroshima. After teaching English in Yamanashi, Japan for 4 years, she became conversationally fluent, but still has a goal to pass the N1 JLPT test someday.

She is also the president and founder of the Colorado Springs Kaiwa Club, a free club which hosts conversation meetings around town once or twice a month. As the VP of JASSC, she helps with strategic development, event planning, and volunteer coordination.

Email: Jennifer@JapanAmerica.org

Secretary, Eric Basco

Treasurer, Laura Villagrana

Membership Chair, Kaz Nagai

Communications Chair, Rayna Lindsey

Rayna has been a member for many years. She first became interested after traveling to Japan and experiencing its awesome culture and its friendly people. She later visited again with her teenage children and they enjoyed multi-day hiking in the Japanese Alps and climbed Mt. Fuji. Rayna is interested in people's varied experiences and viewpoints. She is retired from a career as a software developer and now enjoys trail running and hiking, bicycling and playing the fiddle and mandolin.

Email: Rayna@JapanAmerica.org

Social Media Chair, Ralph Archuleta

Board Member At Large, Uriko Stout

Board Member At Large, Kathy Kidd

Webmaster, Seiko Cammack

Seiko has enjoyed JASSC events for many years before finally becoming a member. Her mom is from Osaka Japan, so she grew up speaking Japanese purely in Osakan dialect, and hearing a lot of puns. Her passions are singing ani-songs at karaoke, and horror games.