Sylvania Rotary - Club Projects - Group Study Exchange

The Sylvania Rotary Club is hosting the Japanese Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team from April 28th through May 2nd. Below is more information about the GSE team members. 5 Sylvania Rotarians will provide 'bed and breakfast' while they are in our care.

GSE Team Leader - Tony
Yoshimitsu “Tony” Kobayakawa: Married, 68-year-old chairman of the
board of a manufacturing firm that makes stamping dies for automobile
bodies and counterweights for forklifts. Tony has two children ages
38 and 40.

Miyo
Miyoko Matsuoka – Single, 36 year old dietician with 15 years
experience in food services of Japanese corporations planning menus
for their cafeterias.
Site-visit requests: Cafeterias, food services, supermarkets,
Japanese restaurant, macrobiotic, cooking school.
“I would like to visit and observe many companies to make good use of
my next menu planning.”

Rena
Rena Kobayashi – Single, 34 year old employee of the Toyohashi City
Hall. She has 9 year’s work experience after studying law. Her
current responsibility is planning programs to promote a gender-equal
society, such as holding seminars for women and and managing
consulting work for women.
Site-visit requests: A city hall, a facility for women’s education,
gender equality, a city assembly, studying the way of American
administration.

Asa
Asako Takabayashi – Single, 31-year-old, musician with ten years
experience playing contra bass in a symphony orchestra.
Site-visit requests: Participation in an orchestra rehearsal,
Conservatoire/contrabass lesson, attending a lecture in concert
appreciation.

Kazu
Kazutoyo Itoh – Married 31-year-old mechanical engineer, with 1 child
less than 1-year old. Five year’s work experience. Responsibilities
include developing new cutting tools.
Site-visit requests: Manufacturing factories – seeing how they
develop their work.