Suzy Brown

The founder and principal of the school has

an M.A. in Language and Literacy, a B.S. in Elementary Education, a teacher's certificate

for grades 1 through 8, and a gifted and

talented certificate.  Mrs. Brown has

experience teaching in a public school

system in Texas, USA, in several colleges,

and at NLIS. 

Ayako Yamamoto

Mrs. Yamamoto is the accountant of NLIS. She graduated from the International Christian University in Tokyo. She is an experienced and licensed bookkeeper.  She can answer most questions in Japanese and English.

Khristine Ilagan

Miss Ilagan teaches 1st grade. She has a BA

in Elementary Education, an elementary teacher's certificate, a 120-hour TEFL (Teaching English) certification, and four years of teaching in an international Christian school in the Philippines. She is working toward a Master of Arts in Education. She

has also trained in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. 

Claudia Stadius

Miss Stadius teaches 2nd grade.  She has a

BS  in education and an elementary teacher's certificate.  She is an American with many years of teaching in Japan.  She also watches the after-school time with the children.  

Sue Yi

Miss Yi teaches the 3rd grade. She has a Master's degree in education, a BA in Elementary Education, a teacher's certificate,

a 120-hour TEFL (Teaching English)

certificate, a gifted and talented certificate,

and 15 years of teaching in a public school in Chicago, Illinois. She also taught in Thailand for over two years.

Christian Brown

Mr. Brown teaches the 4th and 5th grade. He has a BA in Communications from Dallas Baptist University and has about twenty years

of teaching experience in Japan. He is an American but was born and raised in Japan. He also teaches the ukulele.

Jonathan Rasson

Mr. Rasson teaches language arts to 6th through 8th, math to grades 6 and 8, social studies to grades 6 through 12, and the electives PE, sculpture, and technology to grades 6 through 12. He has a Master's degree from Waseda University in international communication, a BS in Asian History from the University of Colorado, and a secondary teacher's certificate. Mr. Rasson is an American born in Germany. For more  information about Mr. Rasson and a look at the subjects he teaches in junior high and high school, please look at his site: https://sites.google.com/view/jonrasson/home

Andrea Boko

Miss Boko teaches language arts to high school, math to 7th grade, science to junior high, and the electives home economics, physical education, photography, and drama to grades 6 through 12. She has a bachelor of secondary education with a major in English,

a secondary teacher's certificate, a 120-hour TEFL (Teaching English) certification, and four years of teaching experience. 

Mrs. Tomoko Furuya

Mrs. Furuya is a highly qualified and experienced Japanese teacher with a master's degree.  She teaches Japanese to the 4th and 5th grade class.  

Sierra Coon

Miss Coon will teach high school chemistry and geometry from April 2024. She has a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry

from the University of Southern Indiana.   

Mr. Naoyuki Furuya

Mr. Furuya is a highly qualified and trained language teacher.  He teaches the 8th and 9th grade classes. 

Reiko Maruyama

Mrs. Maruyama has a teaching Japanese to foreigners license, a kindergarten license, and an education degree.  She teaches Japanese to grades 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th.  She also teaches two after-school classes for Japanese as a Second Language. 

Stephen Veale 

Mr. Veale is the chaplain.  He teaches the children stories from the Bible every Friday.  

He is an experienced teacher from New Zealand.  

Kiyoyasu Kawaguchi 

Mr. Kawaguchi teaches Eiken classes and ESL classes after school.  Mr. Kawaguchi is a highly qualified and experienced teacher with over 30 years of college teaching. 

Dr. Danny Brown

Dr. Brown is the consultant for NLIS and pastor of New Life International Church.

Dr. Brown is a full-time English teacher at Yamanashi Eiwa College. He has a Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education, an M.A. in Teaching ESL, and a B.A. in Religious Studies.  

Jun Matsuoka

Mr. Matsuoka teaches high school and 3rd grade Japanese.  He has a graduate diploma in Japanese Language Teaching and a BA in Education for teaching at the elementary and secondary levels.  He has experience teaching in Japan and Australia and was a principal and teacher in Luxembourg.  

Mrs. Erin Okuaki

Mrs. Okuaki teaches the Japanese Track II Program to students studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Tests. Mrs. Okuaki is bilingual with a BA from the US in Colorado.  She also teaches the karate class after school.  She owns the Japan Karate-do Federation official 3rd-dan (3rd level black belt).  

Miss Masumi Kamikawa

Miss Kamikawa is a teacher and office assistant.  She assists with answering phones, watches the elementary children during recess, helps clean, does translation for the principal, and more.  She can answer questions in Japanese and English. 

Aiko Veale

Mrs. Veale is the assistant administrator of NLIS.  She is an experienced and licensed bookkeeper and calligraphy teacher.  She can answer any questions in Japanese and English.

She is currently on a leave of absence.