Team Members

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

John Bradford
Executive Director &
Managing Research Fellow
Bio
Narushige Michishita
Director, YCAPS Japan
Bio
Christopher Johnstone
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
Amani Kidd
Director, Getting to Know Japan
Bio

Stephen Nagy
Director, Policy Research
Bio

Elif Sercen Nurcan
Social Media Administrator & Volunteers Coordinator
Bio
Ian Kennedy
Research Activities Coordinator
Bio
Patricia Yarrow
Administrator, info@ycaps.org
Bio

Isak Nordenberg
Maritime GENIE Coordinator
Bio
Ivy Ganadillo
Maritime Security Network Coordinator
Bio
William Winberg
Policy Dialogue Events Coordinator
Bio
Luc Maccionni
Local Chapter Leader, Okinawa
Bio
John Mensing
Director, Historical Studies & Chugoku Community Programs
Bio
Jagannath Panda
Director for Europe-Asia Research Cooperation
Bio
Charlie Brown
Director, Southeast Asia Regional Programs
Bio

Jenna Lindeke Heavenrich
Research Fellow for Pacific Island Affairs
& Director, Pacific Connect
Bio
Alex Chou
Director, Student Relations & Washington DC Coordinator
Bio

Clare Bowden
Okinawa Chapter Team Member
Keiko Mitchell
Kyushu Team Member
Bio
Gretchen Sotebeer
Program Analyst
Bio
Kelly Langley
Director, Public Relations
Bio
Kiyoshi Asano
Director, Self-Defense Force Cooperation and Planning
Giorgi Mamisashvili
Research Team Support

Bio
Isabel Santiago
Grant Writing Team Member
Staff

Jeffery Mazziotta
Activities Coordinator
Bio

Nick Millward
ASPEN Community Manager
Director, Mongolia Connect
Yokosuka Chapter Leader
Bio
Toshio Fukuhara
Business Director, YCAPS Japan
Bio
Gabriela Wurst
Internship Coordinator
Bio
Researcher Network
Unpaid affliates who support the YCAPS mission with their expertise

Ford Hart
Distinguished Research Fellow
Bio

Sato Yoichiro
Senior Research Fellow
Bio

Scott Edwards
Free and Open Indo-Pacific Senior Fellow
Bio

Kei Koga
Senior Research Fellow
Bio

Christopher Len
Senior Fellow - Energy & SLOC Security
Bio

Ian Ralby
Senior Fellow - Maritime Governance
Bio

Jeffrey Payne
Senior Research Fellow
Bio

Keizo Kitagawa
Senior Research Fellow
Bio

James Hartman
Senior Research Fellow
Bio

David Vernal
Senior Research Fellow of AI
Bio

Gary Sampson
Senior Research Fellow
Bio

Matt Finkel
Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow
Bio

Hanh Nguyen
Fellow - International Relations in Southeast Asia
Bio

Chiew-Ping Hoo
Research Fellow
Bio

Sam Baron
Fellow - Policy Research
Bio

Eric Ang
Fellow - Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Bio

Constantine Panayiotou
YCAPS Fellow for Pacific Ocean Affairs
Bio

Mingi Hyun
Fellow - East Asian Naval Affairs
Bio

Bich Tran
Research Fellow
Bio

Ryan Ashley
Fellow - Japan/Southeast Asia Relations
Bio

Benjamin Blandin
Research Fellow
Bio

Jada Cryslynn Fraser
Indo-Pacific Minilaterals Fellow
Bio

Dharma Agastia
Research Fellow
Bio

Robert Mizo
Research Fellow
Bio

Genevieve Donnellon-May
Research Fellow
Bio

Evan Zachary Ota
Maritime Fellow
Bio

Sam Gitlitz
Research Fellow
Bio

Ivy Kwek
Research Fellow
Bio
Interns

Tristan Eng
Communications Intern
Bio
Justin Eng
Singapore Chapter Intern
Bio
Magnus Ander
Research and Events Intern
Bio
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
Dr. 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

Director, YCAPS Japan

Director, YCAPS Japan

President, YCAPS USA

Vice President, YCAPS USA

Treasurer, YCAPS USA

Yoko Clingensmith

Secretary, YCAPS USA

Amani Kidd

Director, Getting to Know Japan

Director, Policy Research

Social Media Administrator & Volunteers Coordinator

Research Activities Coordinator

Administrator, info@ycaps.org

Maritime GENIE Coordinator

Maritime Security Network Coordinator

William Winberg

Policy Dialogue Events Coordinator

Luc Maccionni

Local Chapter Leader, Okinawa

Director, Historical Studies & Chugoku Community Programs

Director for Europe-Asia Research Cooperation

Director, Southeast Asia Regional Programs

Research Fellow for Pacific Island Affairs & Director, Pacific Connect

Director, Student Relations & Washington DC Coordinator

Clare Bowden

Okinawa Chapter Team Member

Kyushu Team Member

Program Analyst

Director, Public Relations

Kiyoshi Asano

Director, Self-Defense Force Cooperation and Planning

Research Team Support

Isabel Santiago

Grant Writing Team Member

Staff

Activities Coordinator

ASPEN Community ManagerDirector, Mongolia ConnectYokosuka Chapter Leader

Business Director, YCAPS Japan

Gabriela Wurst

Internship Coordinator

Researcher Network

Unpaid affliates who support the YCAPS mission with their expertise

Distinguished Research Fellow

Senior Research Fellow

Free and Open Indo-Pacific Senior Fellow

Senior Research Fellow

Senior Fellow - Energy & SLOC Security

Senior Fellow - Maritime Governance

Senior Research Fellow

Senior Research Fellow

Senior Research Fellow

Senior Research Fellow of AI

Senior Research Fellow

Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow

Fellow - International Relations in Southeast Asia

Research Fellow

Fellow - Policy Research

Fellow - Maritime Security in Southeast Asia

YCAPS Fellow for Pacific Ocean Affairs

Fellow - East Asian Naval Affairs

Research Fellow

Fellow - Japan/Southeast Asia Relations

Benjamin Blandin

Research Fellow

Indo-Pacific Minilaterals Fellow

Research Fellow

Research Fellow

Research Fellow

Maritime Fellow

Research Fellow

Research Fellow

Interns

Communications InternBio

Singapore Chapter InternBio

Research and Events InternBio

Advisors

Senior Advisor for US-Japan Relations

Executive Director &
Managing Research Fellow

Research Fellow for Pacific Island Affairs
& Director, Pacific Connect

ASPEN Community Manager
Director, Mongolia Connect
Yokosuka Chapter Leader

Communications Intern
Bio

Singapore Chapter Intern
Bio

Research and Events Intern
Bio

Dr. Asyura Salleh