Chair, Kovacs Essay Committee for the Society of Cinema and Media Studies, 2006-07

Member of award committees (Essay Award, Student Writing Award), Society for Cinema and Media Studies, 2005, 1999.

Film exhibition editor, Asian Cinema, 1996-2000.

Secretary-Treasurer, Asian Cinema Studies Society, 1990-91.

Press interviews on Japanese and Spanish films, Hollywood films about Japan

American Field Service, volunteer orientation leader and film discussion leader

Member, Distinguished Lecture committee, 2005-06

Chair of Curriculum committee, 2002-03

Chair, Tenure and Promotion committee, 1996-2003.

Member, University Undergraduate Forum Executive Committee, 1999-2001

Member, College of Arts and Sciences Committee on Educational Policies, 1997-98.

Member, search committees in Film, Spanish, French, Italian, World Literature.

Member, committees for Pancoast Fellowships for women, Fulbright, Asian Studies, Dept. of English dissertation committees, Multimedia Center

Coordinator of guest lectures by film scholars (Dudley Andrew, Stephen Prince, Art Nolletti, Diane Carson), filmmaker Juan Luis Buñuel, koto performers from Japan, American instructor of Noh drama. [Flier]

Co-coordinator of lecture by poet/activist Marjorie Agosín (November 2007)

Coordinator, Chinese cinema lecture/film series, Japan Foundation film series (1991-93)

Childrens' Film Festival, Knoxville Museum of Art, Israeli film series (Knoxville JCC, 1990-94)

Chair, Departmental bylaws revision committee, 1994

Supervisor, Japanese language instructors

Curator, "Childhoods" film series, Cleveland Cinematheque, 2006

Film Guides, Cleveland Cinematheque high school program (Spanish, French cinema). Cleveland Museum of Art (Egyptian cinema, Cubism and Film, Orson Welles, Satyajit Ray, African film), 1989-2004

Discussion leader, A Beautiful Mind (benefit for Magnolia House, a mental health treatment center, 2002), Guantanamera (Cuban film, Cuyahoga Public Library, 2001)

Guest instructor, student film programs, Cleveland Museum of Art, Festival of Japanese Culture (South Carolina, 1994).