Bio

I work mainly in Japan and the APAC region as a professional facilitator, coach, consultant and trainer. I’m a global leadership development specialist and I help individuals and organizations transition into new cultural contexts and foster inclusive collaboration. OVERVIEW OF WORK EXPERIENCE International conflict management (professional facilitator and communications director): stakeholder meeting facilitation and communication with sponsors and media on UN-affiliated projects in Asia and the EU aimed at managing ocean/island jurisdictional conflicts. Other NGO/IGO projects include human rights education and urban-development technology transfer. Global business wisdom & skills development (executive coach & trainer): over 2,500 hours of coaching and 5,000 hours of training in global corporate environments. Design and delivery of global leadership and communication skill development workshops in Tokyo, New York, Beijing, Mumbai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sakhalin, Russia. Team leadership & project management (executive director): management of diverse teams of up to 30 professionals to complete multilingual publishing and broadcasting projects, including programs for NHK Radio. In addition to commercial activities, more than 100 NPO communication projects for international organizations based in Japan, the EU, and Canada.