{"id":4021,"date":"2023-01-31T14:40:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/?p=4021"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:52:30","slug":"ruth-coles-steps-down-as-president-of-nikkei-seniors-health-care-housing-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/ja\/2023\/01\/31\/ruth-coles-steps-down-as-president-of-nikkei-seniors-health-care-housing-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Coles steps down as President of Nikkei Seniors Health Care &amp; Housing Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Change is in the air at Nikkei Seniors Health Care &amp; Housing Society (NSHCHS), as we head into 2023 with new Board leadership. After 12 years of service, Ruth Coles has stepped down as President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4022 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-2-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-2-100x99.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cI have been honored to serve as President and Vice President since 1986.&nbsp; It has been a privilege to work with so many dedicated Directors over the years,\u201d she says. \u201cWe all have shared a common goal, that is, to explore, develop and provide programs to seniors in the Japanese Canadian community that meet their health and cultural needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Nimi Nikkei Home, an assisted living&nbsp; residence, New Sakura-so, an independent living residence, and outreach programs were all developed to meet some of these needs. However,&nbsp;there are still many unmet needs in the community; Ruth will continue to serve as a Director and Past President on the NSHCHS Board, so that \u201cwe can begin to look to the future to fill some of these unmet needs.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cRuth has dedicated her life to Nikkei Place and was here from the very beginning. We are excited that she will stay on the Board for her valuable experience and leadership,\u201d says Jay Haraga, NSHCHS Executive Director.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board has elected Cathy Makihara as the new President of the NSHCHS. Many of you have known Cathy \u2013 she served as the NSHCHS Executive Director since the early development of Nikkei Place, and was present when New Sakura-so, Robert Nimi Nikkei Home, and outreach programs were initiated. Cathy is familiar with the needs of Japanese Canadian seniors, and the many gaps in services to them. She has worked tirelessly on behalf of seniors, and will bring her knowledge, expertise and commitment to the role of President.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change is in the air at Nikkei Seniors Health Care &#038; Housing Society (NSHCHS), as we head into 2023 with new Board leadership.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[76,4826,4825],"class_list":["post-4021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-news","tag-announcement","tag-president","tag-ruth-coles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ruth Coles steps down as President of Nikkei Seniors Health Care &amp; 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