Team Members

Team Members
The team that keeps YCAPS on track and moving forward

John Bradford
Executive Director &
Managing Research Fellow
Bio
Torkel Patterson
Director, YCAPS Japan
Bio
Narushige Michishita
Director, YCAPS Japan
Bio
Brian J. Waidelich
President, YCAPS USA
Bio
Marvin "Ed" Thompson
Vice President, YCAPS USA
Bio
W illiam Yale
Treasurer, YCAPS USA
Bio
Yoko Clingensmith
Secretary, YCAPS USA
Akino Tagata
Auditor, YCAPS Japan
Bio
Nick Millward
Director, Mongolia Connect
Bio

Stephen Nagy
Director, Policy Research
Bio

Patricia Yarrow
Administrator, info@ycaps.org
Bio

Benjamin Blandin
Coordinator, Maritime Security Network
Bio

Kat Nguyen
Social Media Administrator

Jenna Lindeke Heavenrich
Lead Analyst
Bio
Gretchen Sotebeer
Program Analyst
Bio
Charlie Brown
Director, Southeast Asia Regional Programs
Bio

Kelly Langley
Director, Public Relations
Bio
John Mensing
Director, Historical Studies & Chugoku Community Programs
Bio
Alex Chou
Director, Student Relations & Washington DC Coordinator
Bio

Kiyoshi Asano
Director, Self-Defense Force Cooperation and Planning
Jagannath Panda
Director for Europe-Asia Research Cooperation
Bio
Elif Sercen Nurcan
Social Media Administrator
Bio
Clare Bowden
Local Chapter Leader Okinawa
Isabel Santiago
Grant Writing Team Member
Staff

Jeffery Mazziotta
Program Director, Community Conversations
Bio

Amani Kidd
Program Director, Getting to Know Japan
Bio
Gabriela Wurst
Internship Coordinator
Bio

Toshio Fukuhara
Manager of Business Administration and Project Development
Bio
Thomas Lattanzio
Assistant to the Executive Director
Research Fellows

Jeffrey Payne
Senior Research Fellow
Bio

Ian Ralby
Senior Fellow - Maritime Governance
Bio

Christopher LEN
Senior Fellow - Energy & SLOC Security
Bio

Scott Edwards
Free and Open Indo-Pacific Fellow
Bio

Sam Baron
Fellow - Policy Research
Bio

Hanh Nguyen
Fellow - Internatonal Relations in Southeast Asia
Bio

Ryan Ashley
Fellow - Japan/Southeast Asia Relations
Bio

Mingi Hyun
Fellow - East Asian Naval Affairs
Bio

Robert Mizo
Research Fellow
Bio

Eric Ang
Fellow - Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Bio

Sam Gitlitz
Research Fellow
Bio

Evan Zachary Ota
Maritime Fellow
Bio
Interns

Thomas Murphy
Policy Dialogue Program Intern

Kotaro Watanabe
Policy Dialogue Program Intern

Giorgi Mamisashvili
Research Team Intern
Bio

Luc Maccioni
Communications Intern
Advisors

Lieutenant General Chip Gregson (USMC Rtd)
Senior Advisor for US-Japan Relations
Vice Admiral Yoji Koda, (JMSDF Rtd)
Senior Advisor for Navy Activities
Dr. Michael Macarthur Bosack
Special Advisor for Government Affairs
Dr. Annette Bradford
Special Advisor for Education & Policy
Dr. Nancy Snow
Special Advisor for Public Diplomacy
Dr. Asyura Salleh
Special Advisor for Maritime Security
Mr. Carl Gabrielson
Special Advisor, Getting to Know Japan Series

Team Members

The team that keeps YCAPS on track and moving forward

Executive Director & Managing Research Fellow

Torkel Patterson

Director, YCAPS Japan

Director, YCAPS Japan

President, YCAPS USA

Vice President, YCAPS USA

Treasurer, YCAPS USA

Yoko Clingensmith

Secretary, YCAPS USA

Auditor, YCAPS Japan

Director, Mongolia Connect

Director, Policy Research

Administrator, info@ycaps.org

Benjamin Blandin

Coordinator, Maritime Security Network

Kat Nguyen

Social Media Administrator

Jenna Lindeke Heavenrich

Lead Analyst

Gretchen Sotebeer

Program Analyst

Director, Southeast Asia Regional Programs

Director, Public Relations

Director, Historical Studies & Chugoku Community Programs

Director, Student Relations & Washington DC Coordinator

Kiyoshi Asano

Director, Self-Defense Force Cooperation and Planning

Director for Europe-Asia Research Cooperation

Elif Sercen Nurcan

Social Media Administrator

Clare Bowden

Local Chapter Leader Okinawa

Isabel Santiago

Grant Writing Team Member

Staff

Program Director, Community Conversations

Amani Kidd

Program Director, Getting to Know Japan

Gabriela Wurst

Internship Coordinator

Manager of Business Administration and Project Development

Thomas Lattanzio

Assistant to the Executive Director

Research Fellows

Senior Research Fellow

Ian Ralby

Senior Fellow - Maritime Governance

Christopher LEN

Senior Fellow - Energy & SLOC Security

Free and Open Indo-Pacific Fellow

Fellow - Policy Research

Fellow - Internatonal Relations in Southeast Asia

Fellow - Japan/Southeast Asia Relations

Mingi Hyun

Fellow - East Asian Naval Affairs

Robert Mizo

Research Fellow

Eric Ang

Fellow - Maritime Security in Southeast Asia

Sam Gitlitz

Research Fellow

Evan Zachary Ota

Maritime Fellow

Interns

Thomas Murphy

Policy Dialogue Program Intern

Kotaro Watanabe

Policy Dialogue Program Intern

Giorgi Mamisashvili

Research Team InternBio

Luc Maccioni

Communications Intern

Advisors

Senior Advisor for US-Japan Relations

Vice Admiral Yoji Koda, (JMSDF Rtd)

Senior Advisor for Navy Activities

Special Advisor for Government Affairs

Special Advisor for Education & Policy

Executive Director &
Managing Research Fellow

Research Team Intern
Bio

Dr. Asyura Salleh