Trustees are appointed for 2-year terms, with a maximum 3 consecutive terms.

Executive Board Chairman of the Board - Dr. Masato (Marty) Matsuo
Executive Director & CEO - Lon Saavedra
Mayor, City of Saratoga - Kathleen King
Vice Chair - Connie Young Yu
Secretary - Elaine Salter
Treasurer - Steve Lopes


Members of the Hakone Board of Trustees Tanya Candia
Beverly Harada
Jill Hunter - Vice Mayor, City of Saratoga
Steve Lopes
Elaine Salter
Ann Waltonsmith - Mayor Emritus, City of Saratoga
Faramarz Yazdani

Advisory Board and Honorary Trustees William E. Glennon
Floyd Kvamme
Norman Mineta, Former Member of Congress, Mayor of San Jose, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Morihito Nagai
Yoshihiro Uchida
Henry Yamate
Kiyoshi Yasui, 14th Generation traditional Japanese Architect
Consul General of Japan in San Francisco