Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission

Leadership Bio

Cynthia Haruyama

Name: Cynthia Johnson Haruyama

Commission function: Commissioner

Professional Experience: Cynthia Johnson Haruyama is currently the Executive Director of Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon. Her prior work experience includes leadership for the non-profit Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation (Executive Director, 2001 - 2008) and the garden equipment manufacturer A.M. Andrews Co. (General Manager, 1994 - 2000). She has also practiced law, specializing in corporate law and business transactions with the Portland office of Davis Wright Tremaine and Farleigh Wada & Witt.

Ms. Haruyama's educational background includes a law degree from Columbia University and an undergraduate degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University. She is a native of Portland, Oregon but has also lived in Japan, New Jersey and New York.

She has previously served as chair of the Washington Park Alliance, a member of Metro's Blue Ribbon Trails Committee and on the Master Planning Committee for Leach Botanic Garden. She is an active member of the Cultural Attractions of Portland Area.

Organizations/Affiliations:

  • Cultural Attractions of Portland Area member
  • American Garden Association member
  • Pacific NW Garden Conservancy member
  • American Association of Museums
  • Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association