JET Alumni Association of the United States of America (JETAA USA)

JETAA USA is comprised of 19 JETAA Chapters across the country, along with three Country Representatives, a Board of Advisors, and a Chapter Council. It is part of a global community created by alumni and supported by stakeholders in the JET Program to support the Program and its former participants, as well as to carry on JET’s objectives of promoting a deeper understanding of Japan and strengthening its ties with the rest of the world. The foundation of JETAA USA is its Chapters. These Chapters provide information and services to alumni as well as being a place to come together to share friendship and camaraderie among people with similar interests and experiences. The Chapters are run by officers comprising an executive committee, elected by the membership. Chapters and their officers are supported by the JETAA USA Country Representatives, who are elected by the chapters every year. The Country Representatives are, in turn, supported by the Board of Advisors. The Board is comprised of alumni who have served for years in various positions at the chapter and national levels and are deeply familiar with JETAA and its issues. Board members, with their experience and perspective, can also serve as a resource to chapters and individual alumni. Each chapter has a seat on the Chapter Council, which represents the chapters in discussions of issues affecting them and oversees the activities of the Country Reps.