Leadership
TG Ellyson Court
TG Ellyson Court
TG Ellyson Court
Director, President
Language: English, Japanese
Born in Tokyo, Japan, TG is a history enthusiast and transportation aficionado, raised in a US Navy family with a deep appreciation for cross-cultural connections. A lifelong train buff and self-described “transportation nerd,” TG has translated this passion into a professional career as an ai
Director, President
Language: English, Japanese
Born in Tokyo, Japan, TG is a history enthusiast and transportation aficionado, raised in a US Navy family with a deep appreciation for cross-cultural connections. A lifelong train buff and self-described “transportation nerd,” TG has translated this passion into a professional career as an airline pilot, currently flying the Airbus A220. Beyond the cockpit, TG is committed to community engagement, bringing volunteer experience with industry groups, nonprofits, and museums. Now, as president of the Japan America Transportation Historical Organization (JATHO), TG is excited to lead efforts to celebrate and preserve the rich legacy of US-Japan transportation history, fostering friendship and understanding between the two great nations.
Nathan Kogge
TG Ellyson Court
TG Ellyson Court
Director, Vice President
Language: English, Japanese
Educated in both Japan and the United States, Nathan brings a unique international perspective to JATHO. His career began in automotive retail and photography, ultimately leading to technical and leadership roles at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, where he served on the quality assurance team
Director, Vice President
Language: English, Japanese
Educated in both Japan and the United States, Nathan brings a unique international perspective to JATHO. His career began in automotive retail and photography, ultimately leading to technical and leadership roles at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, where he served on the quality assurance team and leveraged a broad skill set that included inspecting, auditing, engineering, translating, and interpreting.
Nathan’s passion for transportation is rooted in a lifelong fascination with automotive engineering and design, particularly the intrinsic value and innovation found in Japanese and German cars. In addition to his engineering background and enthusiasm for automobiles, Nathan is also a skilled aviator. He currently serves as captain on the Embraer E-175
Josh Tanner
TG Ellyson Court
Josh Tanner
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
Language: English, Japanese
Josh is a software engineer, researcher and occasional translator/interpreter working at the intersection of technology and language. Fluent in both English and Japanese, his long standing connections to Japan and a desire to foster Japan-U.S. collaboration brought him to JATHO, wh
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
Language: English, Japanese
Josh is a software engineer, researcher and occasional translator/interpreter working at the intersection of technology and language. Fluent in both English and Japanese, his long standing connections to Japan and a desire to foster Japan-U.S. collaboration brought him to JATHO, where he will serve as Secretary and Treasurer.
Josh currently works as a Principal Applied Scientist at Oracle, leading projects in medical natural language processing. His previous experience includes a Tokyo startup working on Manga translation, research at the University of Tokyo, and backend engineering at eBay. For more about Josh, please see his site.