About Keith
@keithpr | Facebook | Flickr | YouTube | LinkedIn
Keith Kamisugi is the director of communications at the Equal Justice Society. He was previously a regional spokesman for Verizon Communications, an account manager for technology PR agency Niehaus Ryan Wong and serviced a diverse portfolio of companies as an independent consultant. He also served on the executive staffs of Hawai’i Governors John Waihee and Benjamin Cayetano.
He is a director on the boards of Chinese for Affirmative Action, San Francisco Japantown Foundation, APA for Progress and the Asian Law Caucus; and on the Netroots Nation advisory board. He also runs hapihour.org.
Keith was previously president of the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, organizers of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Hawai’i. He founded the Young Business Roundtable, served as chairman of the Young Democrats of Hawai’i and was a member of Hawai’i’s delegation to the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
He also served on the steering committee of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) for Obama Leadership Council and the boards of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, Asian American Theater Company, Hawai’i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, American Marketing Association of Honolulu, Japanese American Citizens League of Honolulu and on the Bishop Museum Advisory Council.
