What Does the National Council Do?
The AJET National Council works to enhance the lives of JET Programme participants.
We represent your views and concerns to CLAIR and the government ministries that manage the JET Programme. We do so by maintaining a close working relationship with CLAIR throughout the year, highlighted by our face-to-face forums called the AJET-CLAIR-MEXT-MIC-MOFA Opinion Exchange Meeting.
What Does the National Council Do?
The AJET National Council works to enhance the lives of JET Programme participants.
We represent your views and concerns to CLAIR and the government ministries that manage the JET Programme. We do so by maintaining a close working relationship with CLAIR throughout the year, highlighted by our face-to-face forums called the AJET-CLAIR-MEXT-MIC-MOFA Opinion Exchange Meeting.
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Our Projects
What we do
Committed to providing JETs with the best experience
Peer support group hotline
The AJET Peer Support Group is available to call at 050-5534-5566 between 8 P.M. and 7 A.M. every night! AJET PSG is a volunteer organization, by and for JETs. PSG is a free listening and referral service, and operates with confidentiality and anonymity. Additionally, PSG is always seeking volunteers.
Providing support to AJET Groups
National AJET supports all regional AJET chapters through block organization and appointing Block Representatives to promote activity and assist in growing their local chapters. National AJET also supports AJET Special Interest Groups in the same manner.
Negotiating discounts off relevant goods and services to JETs
If you are looking to improve your Japanese skills, we offer discounts to a variety of Japanese language services. Email the Co-Directors of Professional and Educational Development at resources@ajet.net
We Voice the Opinions and Concerns of JETs
We ask current and former JET Programme participants what issues or concerns they have regarding the JET Programme, we tailor-make a survey that we send out every year for everyone’s responses on those issues and address them to CLAIR and the Japanese government ministries that manage the JET Programme.
Maintaining the AJET Website
This website is all managed by our Webmasters. If you have any articles or found any issues with the website, please email webmaster@ajet.net
National AJET Executive Council
Meet the Council! The team is comprised of volunteer JETs from all across Japan. Our council members come from diverse backgrounds and represent the best of the JET Programme!
Spencer Stevens
National AJET Chair
Spencer Stevens is a 3rd year ALT teaching in Gifu Prefecture. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, he’s a diehard St. Louis Cardinals fan.
Spencer is living his Animal Crossing dream by eating the special local fruits all over Japan. He also serves as the Block 5 Representative of Asian Pacific Islander AJET.
chair@ajet.net
Lily Nguyen
National AJET Vice Chair
Lily Nguyen is a 2nd year ALT on the islands of Kamiamakusa in Kumamoto prefecture.
She also serves as a translator and news anchor for the local television station in Amakusa. In her free time, she enjoys hiking in the mountains, visiting the beach, or relaxing inside with a good video game.
vice@ajet.net
Logan Keene
Director of Alumni Relations
Logan is a 2nd year ALT working in the city of Fukagawa, Hokkaido. Hailing from the small but proud island nation of Aotearoa, New Zealand. He likes to go running in the summer and snowboarding in the winter, travelling to new places around Japan, playing cards and video games, studying Japanese, and meeting new people.
alumni.relations@ajet.net
Janice De la Cruz Rivera
Project Manager
Janice was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is now a 2nd year ALT in Kyoto City and the Project Manager for National AJET.
She loves cats, capybaras, Jurassic Park, and like any islander, the beach. The moment the rainy season ends and the cicadas start showing up, she can be found taking a nap out in the sun in Shirahama, Wakayama.
The rest of the year she will either be exploring Kansai or buried in a good video game.
Ayanna Wills
Co-Director of Professional and Academic Resources
Ayanna is a 5th year ALT living in Hiroshima Prefecture. She is a quiet person who enjoys rainy days in and a nice movie on her days off. She is not an outdoors person, but she can be tempted by a visit to a temple or shrine.
As a former TESOL major, Ayanna hopes to bring new resources and teaching opportunities to the JET community. She also hopes to expand upon the current resources available to bring in more connections for JET’s looking to deepen their professional development.
professional.educational@ajet.net
Jen Matsushita
Co-Director for Education and Professional Development
Prefectural Advisor Representative
Jen is a 5th year ALT based in Fukuyama in Hiroshima as well as the Hiroshima ALT Prefectural Advisor.
She is currently a Co-Director for Education and Professional Development, the PA Rep and the Block 9 Representative. She enjoys beaches, motorcycles and long weekends camping. She is looking forward to expanding academic and job resources for the JET Community.
Block Representatives
Logan Keene
Block 1 Representative
This is Logan’s 2nd year as a Block Rep for Block 1. This year he aims to continue to strengthen the communication between the P.A.’s, Local AJET chapters and the community’s of JET’s working within the block. Logan has become a Block Advisor (B.A.) for Sorachi in Hokkaido this year, willing to give a helping hand or an ear for listening if any JET requires it.
block1@ajet.net
Ashton Acree
Block 3 Representative
Ash is a 5th year ALT placed in Maebashi in Gunma, a sister city of her hometown, Birmingham, Alabama. She is both the former GAJET president and the self-proclaimed cornbread champion (she recommends cheddar jalapeño). She was the graphic artist and logo designer for her university’s esports team, but now doodles for friends as a hobby.
She is our Block 3 representative this year and hoping to revive inter-prefectural events.
block3@ajet.net
Michael Tynan
Block 6 Representative
Michael Tynan is (technically) a 3rd year JET after arriving as an alternate ALT in November 2021. He likes to read and laze around at cafes on his day off, and living near Himeji makes it easy to enjoy nice scenery in his prefecture of Hyogo.
He is the Block 6 Representative, and is always happy to help people make connections and get more involved with others in their area.
block6@ajet.net
Jeremy Wong
Block 10 Representative
Jeremy is a 3rd year JET residing in Fukuoka and represents Block 10 for National AJET. He is currently the Chair of Fukuoka AJET and works at a private boys’ school as an ALT. Jeremy enjoys working in teams and is looking forward to connecting with the JET community nationwide.
block10@ajet.net
