Lieutenant Commander John Miyahara (STH ’95)
Lieutenant Commander John Miyahara (M.Div., STH ’95) is a native of Denver, CO and is an ordained Elder in the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Upon completion of training in the Navy in 2001, he entered the reserves and was assigned to Earl, NJ, where he was a Staff Chaplain. Chaplain Miyahara completed the CREST (Chaplain and Religious Program Specialist Expeditionary Skills Training) training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Miyahara has worked closely with the JAG and EOA designing the “Charting Your Course” class for junior sailors to make informed life decisions. He has also partnered with the Guam Department of Mental Health to provide ASIST (applied suicide intervention skills training) for over 100 FCB sailors. Lieutenant Commander Miyahara’s military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Army Achievement Medal. Lieutenant Commander Miyahara is married to Mrs. Andrea Imazeki-Miyahara of Sunnyvale, CA. They have one son, Ben, who is three years old.