Past Presidents

Presidents, Chairmen:

Operation Town Affiliation Organization and International Municipal Cooperation Committee of Saint Paul, MN, Inc.

1955-1965 President James V Aldridge, Secretary Evelyn Mitsch

Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Affiliation Committee

October 20, 1965 Chairman, Steve J Gadler

Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Committee, Inc.

1966-1972 Chairman, Ruth N Tanbara

1972-1975 President, James V Aldridge

General Chairman Louis W Hill, Jr

1975-1984 President, Charles Evans

1984-1991 President, Walter Fricke

1990 Louis W Hill, Jr., Emeritus Chairman of the Board

1990-Chairman of Board Walter Fricke

1992-1993 Co Presidents Chris Rossow, Lynn Wolfe

1993-1998 President, Chris Rossow

1999-2001 President, Jim Kunzman

2002-2003 President, Lori Spaude Danielson

2003-2005 Co-Presidents Jim Kunzman and Chris Rossow

2006-2007 President, Chris Rossow

2008-2010 President, Elizabeth Simmer

2011 – 2020 President, JoAnn Blatchley

2020-2022 President, Amy Kelley

2022 - Present President, JoAnn Blatchley