Current Corporate, Founding and Patron Members List

Gold Corporate Members:

At JP Morgan Chase, our commitment is to build the best commercial bank by helping our clients become as successful as possible and by making a positive difference in our communities. 

Silver Corporate Members:

CBC AMERICAS Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the CBC Group and part of a global network of manufacturing, import, export, trading and distribution companies strategically located throughout the world. The CBC Group has more than 30 offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide.

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over.

Nexsen Pruet represents businesses in virtually every industry.  More than 200 attorneys practice in eight offices across the Carolinas.

Regular Corporate Members:

Delta Air Lines operates more than 800 aircrafts to 319 destinations in 57 countries on 6 continents.

Formed in 1984, Jenkins Wilson Taylor & Hunt provides patent and trademark legal services to worldwide corporate and university clients.

Honda Aero, Inc. is located in Burlington, NC and serves as the primary production and sole maintenance location for the HF120 turbofan jet engine.

Kintetsu International is a leader in travel management, whose expertise is founded on their vast experiences, global network resources and innovative solutions.

Langford de Kock LLP, a member of Rödl & Partner Int'l, provides accounting, auditing, tax & business consulting services exclusively to foreign owned businesses in the USA.

Small Business Members:

Institutional Members:

Western North Carolina 
Japan Culture Center

Patron Individual Members:

Heather L. Dean

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Kevin & Chiyoko Lord

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Issac Ignatius Lund

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Maria Ann Lund

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Holden McConahey

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Steve Nye

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Michael & Josephine Ozimek

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Nicholas Trainor

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Corporate Founding Members:

Carolina Asia Center

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J.P. Morgan

Nexsen Pruet

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WNC Japanese Culture Center

Individual Founding Members:

Robert Azar

David Chetwynd

Kevin & Chiyoko Lord

Isaac Ignatius Lund

Maria Ann Lund

David Robinson

Spencer & Sally Robinson

Akira Negi

Timothy & Deborah Newlin

Toshio Osaka

Tracy & Jane Tsuetaki Family