YAMA was founded in 1997 by a group of York University students. YAMA previously stood for York Anime and Manga Association, but was changed to YAMA Anime and Manga Association years after it was created.
| President: | Michael Rowan |
| Vice-President: | Erich Huebner |
| Secretary: | David Lee |
| Treasurer: | Erich Huebner |
| Librarian: | Daniel Ling |
| Webmaster: | Angela Ahunu |
| Event Coordinator: | Richard Wiradharma |
| Art Director: | Jennifer Nguyen |
| Public Relations: | Junaid Ahmad |
| Foreign Relations: | Candice Ho |
| Show-runner: | Erich Huebner |
| Privy Councillors: | Nicolas Juzda |
| Geoffrey Greig |
Marlyn Gaspar
Nathan Chin
Sultan Ridwan
Michael D Tommaso