OUR TEAM
Co-Founder, Kiyoka Tokumasu 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇸🇪🌏
Kiyoka was born and raised in New York, and has lived and studied in Japan and Sweden.
Her identity as a Japanese American and a Third Culture Kid have instilled a global perspective and a strong mission to be an active force in shaping a better world.
Passionate about fostering connections between Japan and the wider world and spreading a positive impact, Kiyoka co-founded Voices of Self-made to create opportunities for youths to broaden their potentials and horizons.
Kiyoka is a former competitive gymnast of the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics Team, and has been been selected as a representative at various international stages such as the One Young World Summit, the world's largest and most impactful leadership conference.
She is a graduate of International Christian University.
Her life motto: “Be the Change You Wish to See in the World”
by Mahatma Gandhi.
Co-Founder, Yuzo Tokumasu 🇺🇸🇯🇵🌏
Yuzo was born and raised in New York and has lived and studied in Japan.
His identity as a Japanese American and a Third Culture Kid have instilled a global perspective and a strong mission to be an active force in shaping a better world.
Passionate about fostering connections between Japan and the wider world and spreading a positive impact, Yuzo co-founded Voices of Self-made to create opportunities for youths to broaden their potentials and horizons. He is particularly interested in ocean conservation and actively organizes workshops and beach clean-up events to raise awareness of issues facing our ocean and planet.
He is currently a student at the International Christian University.
His life motto: "Small steps when multiplied by millions of people, will transform the world".
