Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Manato now calls Wisconsin home after his studies in West Michigan and Boston. He served as an interfaith chaplain at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MIT, and Emerson College. He has a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, and was ordained as an American Baptist (ABCUSA) minister in 2022. Manato also served in ministry at Old Cambridge Baptist Church, and in residential life leadership at Harvard University as a dorm proctor for first-year students. In his spare time, Manato enjoys diving into all things cartography, training for his half-marathon, kayaking, and many daily dog walks. Outside of his work at Pres House, Manato serves in ministry at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton, WI.
Manato’s office is on the 2nd floor of Pres House Apartments. You can reach him at manato@preshouse.org or schedule a time to meet at cal.com/manato.
