About Us

Brent Regan is the Head of the International Department. He is from Calgary, Canada.

He came to Japan in October 1997 to further his karate under a famous karate teacher。He planned to stay in Japan for 3 to 6 months. However, one thing led to another and his time in Japan became much longer than expected. He is now currently a 5th degree black belt in his style of Karate.

Brent began teaching English at a number of different language schools at the beginning of his stay and then in 2005 he began teaching in high schools. He has taught all ages and all levels of English learners.

A chance meeting with a fellow Canadian karateka, Richard Mosdell, led to a great friendship and eventually to Seiritsu. Richard was the Head of the International Department at Seiritsu at that time. When Richard found himself moving back to Canada, he introduced Brent and Seiritsu to each other. Brent came to Seiritsu in 2014 and has been in charge of the International Department ever since. He has been involved with a lot of new activities at the school to help promote global opportunities.

JC was born and raised in the United States, surrounded by cornfields in the rural state of Iowa, not far from the mighty MIssissippi River. He always had an interest in geography, culture and language. He attended the University of Iowa, majoring in Anthropology, and also studied the Japanese language as part of his studies. He eventually decided to join the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) as a way to experience life and work in Japan, a country he had learned a lot about, intending to stay two years. He was assigned an English teaching position in a rural corner of the already rural Fukushima prefecture. He picked up the local dialect with relish, and enjoyed the bountiful mountain nature of the area for two years before marrying his wife, from the relatively nearby regional city of Aizu Wakamatsu. After spending over 3 more years in Fukushima, he and his wife and young son moved to Tokyo.

JC taught at two well-known junior/senior high schools in Chiba, commuting from nearby Tokyo during this time. He was also involved in a number of international exchange groups using his interpretation skills as well as some pro bono Japanese English translation for volunteer projects. In 2018, JC started his current position at Seiritsu Gakuen, as an International Department coordinator and English teacher.

In his free time JC enjoys watching professional sumo and sharing knowledge he has accumulated about the sport to the greater world. He also enjoys watching classic movies and traveling in Japan and abroad. Though he originally planned to stay in Japan only two years, he currently has no plans to leave Japan, having lived here over half his life.

Jamie Scott was born in the South Island of New Zealand but moved to the North Island at a young age. After completing high school he moved to Australia to attend university in Melbourne. After completing university he worked for the New South Wales state government then took a working holiday to Canada and the UK. After returning to Australia he moved to Darwin and worked for   the Northern Territory government. Having the desire to live and work in Asia he came to Japan on a working holiday with the intention of staying only one year.

Since being in Tokyo he has worked as an English teacher at two private high schools and two public high schools for a total of twenty years.

Jamie Scott is the newest member of the International Department joining in April 2023. Outside of work Jamie has many interests. He was a rugby player for many years playing in New Zealand, Australia and Canada. He has a strong interest in traveling with his favorite places being South East Asia and southern Japan. 

Jensy was born in New Jersey but grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, right in the center of the United States. Nebraska is known for its agriculture. However, Omaha, the state's largest city, is famous for places like the Henry Doorly Zoo. Jensy’s family is from El Salvador, a small country in Central America. She speaks both English and Spanish.

In December 2020, Jensy graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and an ESL endorsement. Since then, she has worked as a substitute teacher in the Omaha area, teaching students across all grade levels. She enjoys working with students from diverse backgrounds and helping them succeed.

At university, Jensy was involved in international student organizations. She made lasting friendships, especially with Japanese exchange students. Through this, she was introduced to Japanese culture and participated in several cultural events. Her love for teaching and growing interest in Japan led her to apply for the JET Program.

Outside of teaching, Jensy is a big fan of Disney. She worked at Walt Disney World in Florida twice through the Disney College Program, creating great memories and friendships. Jensy also loves cute things, such as Sanrio, Disney, and the color pink. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and café hopping.

Jensy is excited to make a positive impact during her time in Japan, both with students and staff. She also looks forward to learning more about Japanese culture and sharing her experiences with friends and family back home.

Julia Vandervoort was born in the suburbs of Belleville, Illinois, but has also lived in chilly Michigan, beautiful Arkansas, and famous Florida! Growing up, she could be found admiring the vast midwestern cornfields, playing in the snow, and going tubing on the lake. She’s always been extremely passionate about the universality of the human experience as it relates to music, storytelling, and languages - an affection that prompted her decision to study Japanese language and culture and theatre performance at Florida State University. She had the tremendous privilege of studying abroad for six weeks at Waseda University the summer of her junior year, and absolutely fell in love with the adventure of living in a country so profoundly different from the world she knew. Hoping to achieve fluency in the language and grow as an artist, she applied to the JET program her senior year, joining the Seiritsu Gakuen family in summer of 2025. When not animatedly acting out English grammar points, Julia can be found practicing her singing, performing improv, or self-studying Japanese. 読んでくれてありがとうございます。よろしくお願いします！