Arnold Arao
Arnold is passionate about supporting the community and believes strongly in the power of volunteerism to make impactful change. Arnold has established infrastructure, educated and trained people as well as assisted in disaster response programs in communities around the world. Working with various volunteer associations in Japan, Arnold has promoted cross-cultural collaboration, coached sports and […]
Shiho Araki
I worked in Shanghai for several years for a trading company. During this time, I became interested in issues such as adaptation in cross-cultural environments and studied psychology in graduate school. After gaining experience in accounting, finance, human resources, and overseas operations at a trading company I worked independently as a freelancer. I have an […]
Emi Jantzen
Rachel Walls (MSW, LCSW)
Mine Karagozoglu Brooks (MA.)
Kohei Mori (LCAT, MT-BC)
Kohei Mori is a New York State licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board-Certified Music Therapist. Born and raised in Japan, he initially worked in finance before transitioning into the field of therapy. He earned a Master of Science in Music Therapy from Molloy University in New York after three years in the finance industry. Kohei […]
Alisa Simonds
I was born and raised in the USA, mostly in Atlanta, GA. I grew up in a bicultural, bilingual Okinawan-American family. In 2013, I came to Japan with the intention of backpacking around the country and reconnecting with my Japanese roots. Over a decade later and I’m still here, having put down roots of my […]
Amber Sorsek (LCSW)
Chad Robertson
Richard Okuno
Richard Okuno is the Director of Outreach at TELL Japan. Richard Okuno has been a member of the international community in Japan his entire life. He was born in Tokyo to an Irish mother and a Japanese father. He received a bilingual education at international schools in Japan before completing his studies in the United […]
Seira Yun
Seira Yun is a serial impact entrepreneur and an impact angel investor with years of experience in the impact sector, leading teams within the ICRC, UNHCR, and social ventures. Drawing from personal experiences as a migrant, an individual with autism, and a proud pansexual queer, Seira is driven to make the world a better place […]
Mami Strasser-Tsutada (MA, LLMFT)
Mami Strasser-Tsutada was born in Taiwan, raised in Ibaraki, Japan and the Philippines. She completed her bachelor’s degree at International Christian University, and she is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary’s Marriage and Family Counseling program in Kentucky. She has a Marriage and Family Therapists Educational Limited License (LLMFT). She has passion and heart for […]