Samantha Kawakami lives in Izumo, Shimane-ken, where she has her own school and teaches at Shimane University and Matsue Kosen. She is a bit of a tech geek, who enjoys sharing ideas and making technology accessible to others. Sam was also a member of the JALT2020 online conference Fire Station. And she is managing Room Hosting and the JALT2021 Discord server for JALT2021.

JALT 2021 Zoom Room Host Supervisor (JALT CenCOM) // JALT 2021 Webinar Plenary Team Lead // PanSIG Executive Treasurer // JALT Niigata Chapter Treasurer // Full-time instructor, Moodle Site Administrator, Google Administrator & ICT/Zoom Coordinator at 敬和学園大学.