Finance and Administration

Welcome to Soka University of America and its area of Finance and Administration.  The Vice President for Finance and Administration is responsible for providing overall management of the university’s operations, including budget, finance and investments, information technology, development, community relations, human resources, facilities and grounds management, purchasing, environmental health and safety, security, events, contracts management and auxiliary businesses.  Mr. Arch Asawa serves as the university’s Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Archibald E. Asawa Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer Office Location:  Fourth Floor, Gandhi Hall Phone:  949-480-4006 FAX:  949-480-4264 asawa@soka.edu

Finance and Administration Offices

• Campus Security
• Community Relations
• Development
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Events and Conferences
• Facilities and Operations
• Finance and Business Office
• Human Resources
• Information Technology

Staff Directory

• Hideki Abera, Director of International Development
• Maritess Chao, Project Director
• Kathy Crilly, Director of Purchasing
• Saeed FakhriRavari, Director of Information Technology
• Kathy Gooch, Accounting Manager
• Wendy Harder, Director of Community Relations
• Tom Harkenrider, Chief of Operations
• Lisa Kawai, Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Administration
• Katherine King, Director of Human Resources
• Mitsu Kimura, University Archivist and Senior Advisor to Development
• Cliff Mosher, Director of Environmental Health, Safety, Security and Events
• Victor Oshida, Controller
• Linda Safran, Director of Philanthropy