President
Chair, Grassroots Committee
HR Strategist at American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Noriko Mills is a HR Strategist for American Honda Motor Company and is responsible for future North American Honda’s talent strategy focusing on leadership development, career development, talent planning. She has extensive experiences in cross-cultural communication, leadership development, associate engagement, performance management, succession planning, mentoring programs, and diversity and inclusion. Noriko is a Japanese native and passionate about being a bridge between the US and Japan relationship especially through education and cultural exchange. She facilitates leadership training and business communication seminars. She also provides executive leadership coaching to help global talent become the best version of themselves and realize what is possible.
President-Elect
Senior Vice President, Global Trade and Investment, One Columbus
Deb Scherer brings more than 15 years of global business development experience from both the private and public sectors. In her capacity as Senior Vice President, she is responsible for leading the Columbus Region in worldwide marketing and business development efforts for the One Columbus strategy. Scherer’s private-sector experience as an International Sales Manager includes sales and marketing on five continents, territory development, mergers and acquisitions, and promotion of Ohio products globally.
Scherer is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) accredited by the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE). She holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Ohio University where she majored in International Business and Marketing and minored in Spanish.
Immediate Past President;
Central Ohio Market President at TRUIST
Doug is the Central Ohio Market President for Truist, leading a team of bankers to grow, retain, and attract long term client relationships and serve as our client’s trusted financial partner by leveraging deep industry knowledge and best in class advisory solutions. Prior to joining Truist, Doug held leadership roles in Corporate Banking and Credit Administration with Central Ohio financial institutions.
Secretary
Associate Professor; Director, Area of Modern Languages, University of Findlay
Special Assistant to the Director, Findlay/Hancock County Economic Development
Grassroots Outreach Advisor - Ohio, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Treasurer
Shareholder, Assurance & Advisory Services at Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.
Former Honorary Consul General of Japan in Ohio
President at Nissin Travel Service (U.S.A.), Inc.
President/CEO at Hidaka USA, Inc.
Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Division Head, Manufacturing & Development Legal Support Division at American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Senior Manager - Economic & Business Development at American Electric Power
Director, Japanese Business Services at GBQ Partners LLC
Chair, Education Committee
Professor of Japanese at The Ohio State University (Retired)
Senior Vice President at Honda Trading America
Chair, Programming Committee
Managing Partner at TSG Advice Partners
Chair, Development Committee
Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Chair, Membership Committee,
Information Scientist at CAS - A division of the
American Chemical Society
Associate Professor of Japanese & Director of Japanese Program at The University of Toledo
CPA, Partner
Plante & Moran, PLLC
Vice President, Corporate Banking Account Officer, Relationship Manager,
CTP at PNC
Sales Department Manager at TS Tech Americas, Inc.
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