Committee Heads
Below are the committee heads for 2009-2010 appointed by the president:
Career - Jeff Horn [career @ jetaaportland.com]
Community - Stephanie Smith [community @ jetaaportland.com]
Cultural - Amanda Gray [cultural @ jetaaportland.com]
J-Kaiwa – Vicki Bridges, Scott Klein [jkaiwa @ jetaaportland.com]
Newsletter - Daniel Mick [newsletter @ jetaaportland.com]
Social - Position open [social @ jetaaportland.com]
Sports - Britt Sexton [sports @ jetaaportland.com]
Webmaster - Bob Schnyder [webmaster @ jetaaportland.com]
Scroll down for more information about each of our committee heads:
Jeff Horn – Career Chair
Hiroshima-ken, 1996-1997
Blood Type: B
Konbini snack you miss most: Custard
Best thing about being back: Playing with my dog Xander
Hardest thing about being back: I miss the Spring time in Japan
What you’re doing now: Sales Representative
What you hope to contribute to JETAA this year: To find and convey lots of interesting job opportunities for alumni!
Stephanie Smith – Community Chair
Aomori-ken, 2003-2006
Blood Type: O+
Konbini snack you miss most: Doritos (I know they are American!)
Best thing about being back: No smoky rooms
Hardest thing about being back: No onsen
What you’re doing now: Married, house shopping, teaching nihongo
What you hope to contribute to JETAA this year: To further spread the word about Japanese cultural events in the area
Amanda Gray – Cultural Chair
Fukui-ken, 2003-2006
Blood Type: ??
Konbini snack you miss most: Konbini somen, or saba onigiri with lemon!
Best thing about being back: More space, no kanji, closer to family
Hardest thing about being back: More stress, less vacation/travel to reconnect with Japanese friends
What you’re doing now: Marketing Analyst. (My main role is tradeshow logistics).
What you hope to contribute to JETAA this year: More community involvement with Japan affilated organizations in Portland and memorable cultural activities!
Vicki Bridges – J-Kaiwa Co-Chair
Aichi-ken
Blood Type: O+
Konbini snack you miss most: Hiyashi chuka
Best thing about being back: Being near family
Hardest thing about being back: Missing friends in Japan, no ONSEN like there!
What you’re doing now: Helping Japanese high school students make it through a year of school here in Oregon
What you hope to contribute to JETAA this year: Through J-Kaiwa, I want to maintain chances to use Japanese so we don’t forget it and continue making Japanese friends and networking.
Scott Klein – J-Kaiwa Co-Chair
Tokyo, 1989-1992 (Friend of JET)
Blood Type: O+
Konbini snack you miss most: Shiichikin/Tsuna onigiri
Best thing about being back: The freedom of driving!
Hardest thing about being back: Missing friends in Japan
What you’re doing now: IT business analyst for UPS
What you hope to contribute to JETAA this year: Broaden participation at JETAA events, and find a new nijikai spot! Ideas…?
Daniel Mick – Newsletter Editor
Gifu-ken, 2005-2008
Blood Type: Red
Konbini snack you miss most: Tamago-boru, Collon, Chelsea, Morinaga, HiChew…candy!
Best thing about being back: Being capable to do anything myself
Hardest thing about being back: Lack of onsen to relax in!
What you’re doing now: Waiting to start firefighting academy
What you hope to contribute to JETAA this year: I hope JETAAs are informed, entertained, and energized to participate more because of the newsletter. And same for suggesting content they want to see!
Britt Sexton – Sports Chair
Hyogo-ken, 1994-1997
Blood Type: Yummy
Konbini snack you miss most: Brittwiches
Best thing about being back: Eating whatever I want whenever I want
Hardest thing about being back: No post-snack onsen
Bob Schnyder – Webmaster
Nagasaki-ken, 1993-1996
Blood Type: AB
Konbini snack you miss most: Late night shiichikin onigiri and CC Lemon
Best thing about being back: Mexican food (there was none where I lived)
Hardest thing about being back: No corn and mayonnaise pizza or picking up Hokka Hokka Chicken Nan-Ban bentos
What you’re doing now: I own a strategic marketing consulting firm focusing on Internet marketing
What you hope to contribute to JETAA this year: To make the JETAA Portland website a resource for all members
