日本からバンクーバーに来て、UBCでの学生生活を体験し、この美しい都市に留まることを決意。卒業後、大手会計事務所に就職し、CPA, CAの資格を取得。1993年、2人のパートナーと共にSRTK Tam Kurozumiを設立し、現在も個人・法人向けにサービスを提供している。また、日本女性経営者協会の役員として、設立当初から活動している。

マーシャは40年以上にわたって正看護師として活躍し、この20年間は老年医学と老年精神医学に専念しています。彼女はこの職業に就いているすべての瞬間を愛しており、NSHCHSの理事として、日系シニアズに最高のケアを提供することに全力を注いでいます。マーシャは、UBC、ビクトリア大学、SFU、マクマスター大学の非常勤講師でもあります。

Ruth was educated at UBC and the University of Toronto where she received her Master of Social Work degree. She worked in the health care field for over 30 years as a social worker in manaRuth Coles received her BA at UBC and MSW at the University of Toronto. She worked in the as the Leader of Diversity Services for Providence Health Care. She has been a founder and builder of Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society since the early 1980’s. She served as Vice President for many years and as President from 2010 to 2022. She continues to serve as Past President and a Director on the Board. She has worked on the building of New Sakura-so and Robert Nimi Nikkei Home, supports the Outreach activities and is an advocate for culturally sensitive care for Japanese Canadian seniors. In November, 2022 she was the recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays for her contribution to “ enhancing the welfare for the Japanese Canadian community in Canada and promoting friendly relations between Japan and Canada”gement and leadership roles in Diversity Services. She advocates for caring and compassionate care, barrier free services and community building. Ruth has been active with the NSHCHS for over 35 years as Vice President and President since 2010.

After “retiring” from a marketing position with Yokohama Tire over 32 years ago to raise 3 sons, Patty had been active in volunteer activities with school PAC groups and helping her husband coach and manage 3 soccer teams. She has run their construction company office from home since 1994.

Her prior involvement with  the Nikkei Seniors Health Care Society has happened by osmosis throughout the years listening to her parents speak about all of the hurdles facing Nikkei seniors to receive the care they needed in their later years. Patty is the eldest daughter of Robert and Jane Nimi.

As her parents and maternal grandmother aged, she became more involved in the management of their care and needs, and, currently, with her mother needing more assistance, decided to get involved with the Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society. She hopes to be of some assistance to the experienced directors, many of whom she has known since the inception of the Japanese Health Care Society in the late 1970s and early 1980s.