Our Team

Gallery Team

  • Sharon Sobie Seymour (Gallery Manager)
  • Eileen Yamada Lamphere (Education Director)
  • Liz Dunbar (Development Director)
  • Paul Sherfey (Education Resource Manager)
  • Brian Yamasaki (Webmaster)

Planning Committee

The Remembrance Gallery Planning Committee guided the development, design, and content of the Gallery:
  • Eileen Yamada Lamphere (Project Director)
  • Liz Dunbar (Fundraising Lead)
  • Sharon Sobie-Seymour (Project Manager)
  • Barb Mizoguchi Asahara (Design Consultant)
  • Amy Oshiro (Memorial Researcher)
Photo of Leadership Committee

One of many planning meetings

Co chairs with the leadership committee

Our Honorary Co-Chairs include Bill Weyerhaeuser and Frank and Penny Fukui

Gallery Design and Construction

The design and construction of the Remembrance Gallery was realized with the help of six imaginative and talented vendors

Belle & Wissel logo Belle & Wissel (B&W)
Mountain Construction logo Mountain Construction (MC)
Blackmouth Design logo Blackmouth Design (BMD)
Imagine Visual Service logo Imagine Visual Service (IVS)
Integrity Networks logo Integrity Networks (IN)
Jill Randerson, JREM logo Jill Randerson, JREM (Vendor Mgr)
The Construction Team

left to right: Jes Noparat (B&W), Sarah Sherwood (MC), Rich Batcheller, Jill Randerson (Vendor Mgr), Alley Kloba (IVS), Ryan Gilchrist (IVS), Dean Roberts (IN), Eileen Yamada Lamphere (JACL Pres), Sharon Sobie Seymour (Project Mgn), Fred McDermott (IN), Yousman Okano (B&W).