Tsuguo “Ike” Ikeda becomes ASC’s first Executive Director with a background in social work. He is also the first Asian American non-profit director in the country, and one of the first graduates of color from University of Washington’s School of Social Work. Meanwhile, the center develops and implements a school-based service model in response to the Community Chest study. This school-based approach, which makes access to service far easier for the communities served, is still a major element of ASC’s work.