Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is a voluntary body of community leaders, business representatives, government liaisons, higher education representatives, and others who support the Asia Center’s mission and goals. The primary work of the Advisory Board is to monitor and assist with the direction of the Asia Center through the exercise of advisory powers. In addition, the Advisory Board plays an important public relations role.

Current Advisory Board standing committees are: Business and Industry Partnerships, Education, and Development.

Dr. Patricia Pringle, Japan-America Communications, Board Chair
Mr. Stephen Barnes, Walther, Roark, Gay & Todd PLC
Ms. Cathy Cao, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Dr. Ezra Engling, Eastern Kentucky University
Dr. P. P. Karan, University of Kentucky, Geography Department
Ms. Carmen Van Balen Lancho, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Mr. Glen Krebs, Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs,
Mr. Matt Krebs , Japan-America Society of Kentucky
Mr. Wayne Lowe, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc.
Mr. Tom Prather, NewCities Insititute
Mr. Phillip Rogers, Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
Ms. Ying Juan Rogers, Kentucky World Trade Center
Dr. Analy Scorsone, KY Community and Technical College System
Dr. Wen-Chen Su, Ashland Oil
Mr. Peiran Sun, Home Loan USA
Mr. Jonathan Van Balen, KY Department of Agriculture
Dr. Jacqueline Van Houten, Kentucky Department of Education
Ms. Alicia Vinson, Fayette County Public Schools
Ms. Michelle Peck Williams, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Mr. Anthony Wright, Lexington- Fayette County Gov't, Economic Development Ofc.
Mr. Stephen Wrinn, University Press of Kentucky
Dr. John Yopp, University of Kentucky, Assoc. Provost for University Partnerships
Dr. Wei-Bin Zeng, University of Louisville, Mathematics Department
Ms. Qi Zhou, Kentucky Chinese American Professionals Association

Dr. Ben Arnold, University of Kentucky, ex- officio
Dr. Doug Boyd, University of Kentucky, ex- officio
Dr. Phil Greasley, University of Kentucky, ex-officio
Dr. Devanathan Sudharshan, University of Kentucky, ex-officio