NAJGA Board & Staff
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE –

LUANNE KANZAWA
Board President
Executive Director Japanese Friendship Garden Society San Diego, CA Luanne Kanzawa is Executive Director of the Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego. Luanne’s extensive background in nonprofit leadership and management provides direction and support for the Japanese Friendship Garden Board and staff. With a passion for working with nonprofit organizations, and her enthusiasm for serving the community, Luanne currently serves on the board of Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, Balboa Park Committee and California Association of Museums. Luanne holds degree in B.S. in Psychology, certification in Professional Grant Writing, and a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from University of San Diego.

KELLY SUTHERLIN MCLEOD
Vice President
President Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc. Long Beach, CA Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, FAIA, founded her Long Beach-based architectural firm, Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc. (KSMA), in 1988. KSMA served as the Project Architect for the internationally-recognized restoration of the Japanese house located at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and the conservation of the Gamble House. A leader in the professional architecture preservation community, Kelly serves as co-chair of the APTi’s Technical Committee on Modern Heritage. KSMA projects have been recognized by Docomomo, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, the AIA and LA Conservancy.

KIM ANDREWS
Past President
Executive Director Shofuso Japanese House & Garden Philadelphia, PA Kim Andrews is Executive Director of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, where she oversees comprehensive strategic planning, board development and training.
Kim served as the 2017 president of the North American Japanese Garden Association.

LARRY ROSENSWEIG
Treasurer
Larry Rosensweig is president of LFR Consulting whose mission is building capacity for museums, gardens and other nonprofits. He was the founding Director of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, growing the organization from a startup to a $4 million annual budget, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and a $5 million endowment. As the Norton Museum of Art’s Director of Advancement, he raised $4-$6 million a year for operations and personally solicited and closed gifts from $100,000 to $3.5 million. Larry earned his BA and MA in East Asian Studies from Harvard and University of Michigan, respectively, and lived in Japan for two years. He periodically organizes and leads study tours of Japan.

BRIAN PENDLETON
Secretary and Journal Editor
Professor Emeritus (Asian Studies), Langara College, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Brian has studied traditional and contemporary Japanese architecture, garden theory and practice in Kyoto and Tokyo, and is an ongoing speaker at seminars and conferences on historical and contemporary gardens and architecture. He is a member of the Nitobe Memorial Japanese Garden Advisory Committee and a former member of the Dr. Sun Yatsen Classical Chinese Garden Board of Trustees in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has also been a faculty member at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia teaching courses on Japanese and Chinese Gardens, Aesthetics, Historical and Contemporary Society, and International Relations.
NAJGA STAFF –

CHRISTINA ZAKIMI
Membership & Communications Officer
info@najga.org (503) 222-1194
Christina Zakimi is the Private Events Coordinator for the Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego and received her BA in Multimedia Art and Japanese Language from San Diego State University. Christina spent a year in Japan studying art at Osaka University of Arts and teaching conversational English.
Christina loves both the traditional and popular culture of Japan and loves to garden at home. She worked as Art Show staff for the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation planning and running the art show for their annual convention in Orange County.