Tom, it's pronounced the way it is spelt, Wa-ka-na. No emphasis on any syllable and the a is the same as the 'a' in 'father'.

You might have trouble with her last name, Tsukuni. I leave it up to you to figure that one out. Or you can call her Mrs. Burnham.

Susan of DT just PM'd me to let me know that I have been planning on being in Whitby a week before the festival begins! I was confusing Whitby and The Getaway. Now I have to rearrange the whole trip. Sigh. Work, work, work.