Director of Communications
Keith Kamisugi is the Director of Communications at the Equal Justice Society, an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit transforming our nation’s consciousness through law, social science, and the arts.
Keith joined EJS in October 2005. Prior to that he worked as a regional media relations manager for a Fortune 10 company, an account manager for a technology PR agency, and serviced a diverse portfolio of companies as an independent consultant. He also served on the executive staffs of two Hawai’i governors.
He managed communications for several Asian American Journalist Association national conventions and served as communications director for the UNITY 2004 convention, which was attended by more than 7,000 journalists of color in Washington, D.C.
Keith has extensive experience as a nonprofit board member and leader. He chaired the board of directors of Chinese for Affirmative Action, and served on the boards of the San Francisco Japantown Foundation, APIAVote, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, Asian Law Caucus, Nichi Bei Foundation, Chinatown Community Development Center, Asian American Theater Company, Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, and the Hawai’i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California. He also served on the advisory council of Netroots Nation.
Keith received the Asian American Journalist Association’s national award for Member of the Year in 2004, the only non-journalist/media professional to receive that recognition. He also received the Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial Commemorative Hero 2021 and the Community Service Award from For People of Color, Inc. in 2005.
Keith was born in Hawai’i and attended the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, where he served as student body president and co-founder and co-chair of the University of Hawai’i Student Caucus.