Executive Director (Hokkaido, 2003-2006)

Jessyca Livingston has served as executive director of the US JET Program Alumni Association (USJETAA) since January 2023. She leads USJETAA’s work to support the nearly 40,000 American alumni of the JET Program, as well as its predecessor, the Monbusho English Fellowship Program. Prior to taking the helm of USJETAA, Jessyca was Programs and Membership Manager at the Japan-America Society of Colorado, and she also worked for seven years as the JET Coordinator at the Japanese Consulate in Denver.

Jessyca was an ALT in Hokkaido from 2003 to 2006, and has a long history of leadership in the JET community. After returning to the United States, she served as treasurer for the JET Alumni Association Rocky Mountain (JETAA Rocky Mountain) chapter for two years, and then as JETAA USA Country Representative for another two years, helping guide the JET community through its response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. In 2012, she led the establishment of the JETAA USA Board of Advisors, and she also served as a founding board member for USJETAA when it was launched in 2015. Jessyca currently resides in Denver, Colorado.

Content Strategist (Niigata, 2019-2022)

Kimberly was an ALT in Niigata from 2019-2022 on the JET Program, during which time she was a section editor for AJET’s CONNECT magazine and served as the Niigata AJET Webmaster. In her current role, she plans, creates, and posts all content shared across the website and social media platforms.

Her vision for the greater JETAA community is to develop and expand grassroots efforts in promoting US-Japan relations at the local community level by highlighting the current efforts and successes of JET alumni across the nation.

Microgrants Program Manager (Miyagi, 2011-2014)

Danielle Reed manages the operations of the USJETAA/US Embassy Tokyo Microgrant Initiative for current JET Program participants. She also heads the consulting practice PinPath, LLC, which she founded in November 2019 to support a number of other US-Japan educational and philanthropic initiatives. Previously she worked as the Senior Program Director of S&R Foundation, a private family foundation with the mission of supporting talented individuals with high aspirations in the arts, sciences, and social entrepreneurship.

Danielle began her career as a diplomatic assistant in the Economics Section at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC from 2008-2011, then was an Assistant Language Teacher on the JET Program in Sendai-shi from 2011-2014.

Database Manager (Saitama, 2004-2007)

Peter brings over a decade of experience in IT consulting and database management to the USJETAA team. He has managed databases for the Girl Scouts of Northern California, the JET Alumni Association of Northern California (JETAANC), and the University of California, San Francisco’s (UCSF) School of Nursing.

Peter has spent 20 years serving the JET program, as an ALT in Saitama prefecture from 2004-2007, JET Program Coordinator at the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco from 2007-2012, and is currently on the board of directors of JETAANC.