Mission Statement

The mission of the ACK is to support KEEP by being its U.S. partner. The work of ACK is rooted in the Christian faith, which motivated KEEP's founder, Paul Rusch. We seek to promote world peace through "connecting the separated" by building bridges of understanding between peoples.

Location

The American Committee for KEEP, Inc., is located in Wilmette, a suburb north of Chicago, Illinois. The office is directly across the street from the Wilmette Metra Train Station on the Union Pacific North Line. The office is a short bus ride from the Linden El Train Station on the purple line. For a map to the office, please click here.

American Committee for KEEP, Inc.
825 Green Bay Road, Suite 122
Wilmette, IL 60091
tel. (847) 853-2500
fax. (847) 853-8901
email. ack@ackeep.org
 

ACK Leadership

Board of Directors

• The Rev. John Kitagawa, President
•     St. Philip's In The Hills Parish, Tucson, Arizona
• The Rt. Rev. Stacy F. Sauls, Vice-President
•     Diocese of Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky
• Dr. Dick Dailey, Treasurer
•     University of Montana, retired, Missoula, Montana
• The Rev. Canon Patrick Mauney, Secretary
•     Episcopal Church Center, retired, Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts
• Mr. Herb Donovan
•     Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
• Mr. Andrew Honaman
•     University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• Mr. Randy Osborne
•     Berea College, Berea, Kentucky

Counselors

• Sandra Ferguson McPhee, Wilmette, Illinois

Staff

• Jennifer Corwin, Executive Director
                To send an email to Jennifer, please click here.
• Mark Thornton, Office Assistant
                To send an email to Mark, please click here.

History

The ACK was founded in 1950 by Americans to support the educational and outreach work of KEEP. KEEP's circle of service has expanded worldwide since the first focus on rural Japan. Please click here to learn more about the ACK's history of partnership.