Dan Douglass - Academic Coordinator 2
B.A., Friends World Program, L.I.U.
M.A., School for International Training

Dan is a graduate of Friends World who studied at the East Asian, South Asian and Latin American Centers in addition to spending a semester doing independent research on syncretic religions in Brazil.   He later went on to complete a master's degree in education with a specialty in Teaching English as a Second Language from the School for International Training in Vermont and has been teaching English in Japan for the past 8 years.  In his down time he is a Mac enthusiast and an amateur percussionist and throat singer.

Barbara Stein, Administrative Coordinator
B.A., Hunter College, City University of New York
M.A., School for International Training
J.D., Brooklyn Law School

Barbara has worked at the Global College Japan Center for the past 16 years and has lived in Kyoto for over 30 years. She is well versed in Japanese culture. Barbara originally arrived in Japan after graduating from law school and worked for an Osaka law firm. She later transitioned into the field of education and earned a Master's degree in teaching. Barbara enjoys traveling in Southeast Asia, playing her African drum and working in the field of intercultural communication.

Yuki Meineke - Japanese Teacher and Administrative Assistant
B.A., Kyoto Seika University

Yuki is our Japanese program coordinator and secretary.  In addition to teaching Japanese she is interested in sunstainable living and is a student of Noguchi Seitai, a Japanese philosophy of health.  In her free time she enjoys spending time with her daughter and traveling the world.  She has spent extensive time living and traveling thoughout Australia, Europe and Southeast Asia.

Preston Houser
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., San Francisco State University
B.A., California State University, Sonoma

Preston teaches the course on Japanese minorities, “Behind the Mask” as well as our introductory course on classic Japanese cinema. While he holds a doctorate in English literature and criticism, he is by no means limited to this field of study and is truly a scholar of many disciplines.  Dr. Houser is also a talented musician, holding a shi-han(master’s license) in the shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese bamboo flute.