Honored Guests attending the
2024 Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival
Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
Mr. Yo Osumi, Consul General
Mr. Hiroshi Dambara, Consul
Ms. Yuriko Sugahara, Advisor for Cultural and Educational Affairs
Mr. Ryan Okada, Coordinator of Cultural Affairs
Ms. Ami Suen, Coordinator of Public Relations
Mr. Ryan Okada, Coordinator of Cultural Affairs
Mr. Kai Wiesner-Hanks, JET Program Coordinator
State and District Offices
Tom Pyke from 17th CA District Representative Ro Khanna’s office
Jordan Tachibana from 17th CA Representative Ro Khanna’s Office
Brian Pascal from Supervisor Joe Simitian’s office
Patrick Aherns from 28th CA Assemblyman Evan Low’s office
City of Cupertino
Sheila Mohan, Mayor
JR Fruen, Vice Mayor
Liang Chao, Councilmember
Kitty Moore, Councilmember
Tina Kapoor, Deputy Cupertino City Manager
Torin Scott, City of Cupertino multi-media group
Cupertino Union School District
Allison Liner, Deputy Superintendent
Phyllis Vogel, CUSD Board President
Jerry Liu, CUSD Vice President
Ava Chiao, CUSD Board Clerk
Sateesh Madhathil, Board Member
Sylvia Leong, CUSD Board President
Silicon Valley Creates
Alexandra Urbanowski, CEO of Silicon Valley Creates
2024 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen and Court
Queen Claire Anne Inouye
First Princess Kelly Midori Toma
Princess Kami Chieko Kodama
Princess Aimee Sumire Kanadjian
Princess Julianna Aiko Ho
Benh Nakajo, Chairman Emeritus of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen
Sami Tsukiji, Chaperone and 2017 Cherry Blossom Queen
Representatives from Cupertino’s sister Cities
The Cupertino–Copertino Sister City Association – Gilbert Wong.
The Cupertino–Hshinchu Sister City Association – Janice Sung and Angelo Noguero
The Cupertino – Bhubanewswar Sister City Initiative – Reena Patnaik and Mahesh Pakala