Keiko Kajiwara
Founder & Education Director
Board Certified Music Therapist
MA in Music Education
MA in Music Therapy
Nina Guerrero
Clinical Director
Board Certified Music Therapist
BA in Biology and Society
MA and Ph.D. in Music Therapy
Kazumi Yamaura
Program Director
Board Certified Music Therapist
BM in Piano Performance
BM in Music Therapy
Yu-Hsin Hung
Music Therapist
Board Certified Music Therapist
BA in Vocal Performance
MA in Music Therapy
Kira Dolan
Music Therapist Associate
Board Certified Music Therapist
BM in Music Therapy
Stacie R. Proctor
Music Therapist Associate
Board Certified Music Therapist
MM in Music Therapy
Board of Advisors
Board Chairperson
Ritsue Honma
Vice Chairperson, Sounding Joy JAPAN
Honorary Advisor
Reiner Haus
Ph.D. in Music Therapy
Music Therapy Research and Curriculum Development
Former Head of Department of Music Therapy at University Children Hospital, Datteln, Germany
Honorary Advisors ( in memoriam )
Dr. Clive Robbins
DMM Board Certified Music Therapist
Founding Director of Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy
Adjunct Clinical Professor at New York University
&
Dr. Arthur W. Harvey
DMA Music Education and Psychology
Former Coordinator of Music Education, Department of Music, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Former Director of Music & Worship at Calvary By The Sea Lutheran Church, Honolulu
Board Members
Aida Wen, M.D.
Associate Physician, Geriatric Medicine & Elderly Care,
University of Hawaii, Medical School
Pamela Young
Television News Anchor
Producer/Writer
Korrine Oki
Deputy Attorney General at Family Law Division
Attorney General’s Office
Chikage Ariyoshi
Fukuoka Prefectural Government Liaison in Hawaii
Nurse Aide & Caregiver
Board Support & Executive Staff
Keiko Kajiwara
President & Executive Director
Nina C. Guerrero
Vice-President
Kazumi Yamaura
Secretary & Treasurer
Yoshimi Otake
International Relations
About music that heals
“Music therapy is not just for special-needs individuals, but also for those with a medical condition, such as a stroke…Those with Alzheimer’s can retrieve lost memories by playing old songs. Business corporations have also used music therapy sessions to manage stress for their employees.”
— Keiko Kajiwara shared in an interview • Hawaii Business Magazine
“Established in 2002, Sounding Joy Music Therapy is the first and only 501(c)(3), non-profit organization providing music therapy in Hawai‘i. It was founded on the basis of our belief that music can significantly transform people’s lives….We are the largest music therapy provider for people with Autism in Hawai'i, having served thousands of individuals and families in the community.”
— Dr. Nina Guerrero shared with autismspeaks.org
Kazumi shares an unforgettable story of the impact of music therapy sessions on a young girl with Autism.
— Kazumi Yamaura shared in an interview • Cure Disease Kuri Channel