Jeanette Takamura

Jeanette C. Takamura
2nd Assistant Secretary for Aging
In office
December 8, 1997 – August 8, 2001
Preceded byFernando Torres-Gil
Succeeded byJosefina Carbonell
Deputy Director for Administration, Hawaii State Department of Health
In office
January 1995 – December 1996
Director, Hawaii Executive Office on Aging
In office
January 1985 – December 1994

Jeanette C. Takamura was the second Assistant Secretary for Aging at the Administration on Aging within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She was appointed by President Clinton in 1997 and served in the position until 2001.[1] Before that, she served as the Deputy Director for Administration of the Hawaii State Department of Health and the Director of the Executive Office on Aging within the State of Hawaii's Office of the Governor.[2] Takamura is a professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work where she served as the dean from 2002 to 2016, the first woman to do so.[3] She previously held the position of Edward R. Roybal Professor in Applied Gerontology and Public Service at California State University, Los Angeles.[2]

Takamura is married to Hawaii politician Carl T. Takamura.[4] They have a daughter.[4]

  1. ^ "Historical Evolution of Programs for Older Americans". Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "NASW Social Work Pioneers: Jeanette C. Takamura". National Association of Social Workers. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jeanette Takamura". Columbia University School of Social Work. Columbia University. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Pichaske, Pete (August 30, 1999). "White House award was a surprise for Hawaii's Takamura: She's one of the top island-born people in the Clinton administration". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Phillips News Service. ProQuest 412316813. Retrieved April 25, 2024.