District 17 Information, News, and Meetings

Council Experience

• Immigrant Caucus, Chair
• Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Entertainment Committee, Vice Chair
• Planning and Zoning Committee, Member
• Ad Hoc East Bank Committee, Member
• Metro Action Commission, Member
• Minority Caucus, Treasurer
• Women’s Caucus, Member

Family

Proud Aunt to four nieces and two nephews

Education

• M.A., Governance and Public Policy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• B.A., International Relations, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR,
• Studied one year at Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata, Japan

Organizations

• CABLE
• Japan America Society of Tennessee
• Local Progress
• Sister Cities of Nashville

Professional Experience

• External Affairs Manager, Comcast
• Communications Director, Kane for Mayor Campaign
• Program Manager, Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville
• Assistant Language Teacher, JET Program

Community Leadership/Engagement

• Co-Founder and President, API Middle TN
• Board Member, Nashville Predators GUIDER
• Board Member (Ex Officio), Friends of Fort Negley
• Past President and Board Member, Chestnut Hill Neighborhood Association
• Past President and Board Member, Tennessee Pride Chamber
• Past President, University of Arkansas Alumni Association, Nashville Chapter
• Former Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
• Former Board Member, Dismas House of Nashville
• Former Board Member, Knoxville Area Urban League
• Former Board Member, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
• Beautiful Bookworms Book Club

Activities

Travel, Art, Gardening, Cooking, Live Music, Theatre