JSA 2023-2024 Board
混沌時代
JP Haratani
President
My best JSA memory is stopping at the beach on our way to camping!
I joined JSA to explore Japanese culture and hang out with all the cool people >:)
Third Year
Electrical Engineering
Bridget Morgan
Vice President
My best JSA memory is the 2022 camping trip and bonding with members!
I joined JSA to find my Japanese community and learn about my culture!
Third Year
Economics
Uri Ramirez
Treasurer
Second Year | Agricultural Communication
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Best JSA Memory: Soubestukai afterparty
Why I joined JSA: All the unhinged people made me feel normal by comparison
Matthew Manzanares
Event Coordinator
Third Year | Mechanical Engineering
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Best JSA Memory: Culture Clash 2023
Why I joined JSA: All of my housemates were in JSA
Alex Nishida
Media Coordinator
Second Year | Graphic Communication
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Best JSA Memory: Revealing
Why I joined JSA: I was extorted by the JSA mob
Takanori Nonomura
Cultural Ambassador
Second Year | Materials Engineering
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Best JSA Memory: Torii project, debating calories of wood
Why I joined JSA: It's a wonderfully friendly club with no ego judgment
McCain Potasky
Secretary
Third Year | Physics
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Best JSA Memory: Bonfire Freshman year
Why I joined JSA: Wanted to join some clubs and had an interest in Japanese culture!
Sam Huang
Event Coordinator
Third Year | Economics, Industrial Technology, and Ethnic Studies
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Best JSA Memory: Planning Soubetsukai and seeing it come together!
Why I joined JSA: Because the people are soooo nice and cool and poggers
Jessica Mason
Media Coordinator
Second Year | LAES, CS and Psychology
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Best JSA Memory: GenKEY at Superbloom and the camping trip
Why I joined JSA: I saw Eddie fall down in his Gundam suit heheh
Bennett Klusman
Event Coordinator
Second Year | Environmental Engineering
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Best JSA Memory: Soubetsukai 2023 and the after-events
Why I joined JSA: Eddie was in a giant cardboard robot suit and my monkey brain thought it was cool
Cameron Hafer
Sports Coordinator
Second Year | Statistics
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Best JSA Memory: Hanging out during sports!
Why I joined JSA: Many of my childhood friends were Japanese, so I started learning the language!
Denise Heredia
Historian
Third Year | Agribusiness
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Best JSA Memory: Freshman year basically
Why I joined JSA: I like the people
Chase Bradley
Event Coordinator
Fourth Year | Mechanical Engineering
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Best JSA Memory: Sitting around the campfire at camping!
Why I joined JSA: Through a friend's recommendation and I was hooked by everyone's great personalities
Ethan Yi
Sports Coordinator
Third Year | Kinesiology
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Best JSA Memory: Breaking my ankle in volleyball
Why I joined JSA: JP
Michiru Warren
Cultural Ambassador
Second Year | Aerospace Engineering
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Best JSA Memory: Creativity Cafe (Calligraphy, latte art, and stamp making)
Why I joined JSA: I want people to experience the culture I love