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.