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Sarah Fremerman Aptilon
Latin America Representative - Mexico City, Mexico
Sarah Fremerman Aptilon holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies (focusing on Japanese Buddhism) from Stanford University.
Sarah has the unique experience of a lengthy immersion in a very traditional Japanese organization. She spent seven years living and working at a Buddhist monastery in Kyoto, Japan. While there she presented lectures, workshops, and study groups, organized and led week-long meditation retreats, served as a translator and interpreter, and founded and edited a quarterly journal. Her participation in both the daily rituals and business operations of this institution has given her a unique perspective on Japanese organizational behavior.
She is experienced teaching about Japan, having taught courses at Stanford University and Santa Clara University in Japanese Religions and Zen Buddhism. She has also been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centro de Estudios de Asia y África at El Colegio de México in Mexico City, and at the Historiographical Institute at the University of Tokyo.
Originally from Kansas City, Sarah is fluent in both spoken and written Japanese and Spanish. She has been active as a freelance translator and has also taught the Japanese language. Sarah also has basic speaking skills in French and Chinese.
Sarah is highly experienced in working with the Mexican operations of Japanese firms, particularly in the automotive, auto parts, and electronics industries, where she conducts trainings and teambuildings in both Spanish and Japanese. She also travels to the U.S. to help American employees learn more about Mexican and Latin American cultures. Sarah also oversees our firm's work throughout the Latin America region.
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