The Teams
OLDER AND BOLDER TEAM
In Partnership with BCYF Grove Hall Senior Center:
Aidee Pomales, Director, Ayana Green, Elderly Service Worker
Core Members:
Valerie Best, Willa Grant, Gloria Johnson, Anita Jones (not pictured), Juanita Peterson, Donna Redd, Naomi Roberston, Diane Shephard, Noel Staples, Zoila Weddborn (may she rest in peace)
Guest Artists:
ManMan Mui, Amy Naylor, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Yuri Kimura, Porscha Olayiwola, Michael Rosegrant, Billy Dean Thomas, Ngoc Tran Vu, The Genki Spark
Videographer/Photography
Tina Xu, Darren Cole
REIMAGINING A NEW WORLD TEAM
Organized by Michelle Fujii & Karen Young
Technical Support provided by Sarah Ayako, Vicky Zhang, Ian Berve, Sarah Gilbert (TCA), and Kristina McGaha (TCA)
Website Designers: Emma Valentine & Eileen Ho
Video Editor: Mark H Rooney
Organizational Allies include Taiko Community Alliance, Unit Souzou, Women & Taiko, Odaiko Sonora, Raging Asian Womxn (RAW), Seattle Kokon Taiko, Taiko Arts Midwest, TaikoPeace, Sacramento Taiko Dan, Mujo Creative, Project Ikigai, kaDON, San Jose Taiko
WOMEN AND TAIKO TEAM
TSURU-MIN / TSURU FOR SOLIDARITY TEAM
Stan Shikuma, Seattle, WA, Courtney Ozaki, Denver, CO, Erika Ninoyu, Washington, DC, Kota Mizutani, Washington, DC, Mark H. Rooney, College Park, MD, Sojin Kim, Washington DC, Karen Young, Boston, MA
LEADERSHIP
FOUNDER, ARTISTIC & PROGRAM DIRECTOR
KAREN S. YOUNG
TREASURER, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
BEN JEN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KENNETH D. BAILEY, PRESIDENT
KENNETH HIRAKAWA, SECRETARY
DANA NELSON, DIRECTOR