Masao “Mike” Okamoto, AIA
Membership:
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Japanese Building Contractors Society (BCS)
Asian American Architects and Engineers Association (AAa/e)
American Feng Shui Institute
Little Tokyo Community Council (Past Chair, Board of Directors)
Little Tokyo Nisei Week Foundation (President 2014, Board Member)
Japan Business Association of Southern California
Little Tokyo Business Association (President 2016 – 2020, Board Member)
Rotary Club of Little Tokyo (Charter Member, President 2016 – 2017, President-Elect 2021 – 2022)
Licenses:
Professional Architect, California, 1985
LEED Accredited Professional, 2003
First Class Professional Architect, Japan, 1977
Disaster Service Worker (Governor’s Office)
Certified English/Japanese Bilinguist (The First Class), 1968
Education:
Waseda University (Tokyo Japan)
Past Professional Affiliation:
University of Natal (South Africa)
Shimizu Corporation (Japan)
Shimizu Corp de Mexico (Mexico)
Shimizu Canada Engineering (Canada)