Meet the Teams

JCLS Board of Directors

Paul Kariya
President
Larry Okada
Treasurer
Brian Tsuji
Secretary
Les Kojima
Director
Karen Nishi
Director
Fred Yada
Director

JCLS Staff

Susanne Tabata
CEO
Larissa Higo
Operations Manager
Ella Law
Controller
John Endo Greenaway
Communications
Lane McGarrity
JCLS Senior Projects Coordinator
Megan Koyanagi
JCLS Projects Coordinator
Linda Kawamoto Reid
BC Heritage Sites Program Coordinator
Kris Yu
Communications Coordinator

JCLS Projects Oversight Advisory

Naomi Yamamoto
Dan Nomura
David Moritsugu

JCLS Projects Oversight Committee

Nao Seko
Mike Matsuo
Mike Aoki
Yasushi Ohki
Art Miki

BC Heritage Sites Assessment Team

Nao Seko
Mike Aoki
Mike Matsuo
Kim Kalanj
Yasushi Ohki

Community Fund Advisory and Assessment Teams

Scholarships Advisory

George Iwama
Lisa Domae
Kirsten McAllister
David Moritsugu

Scholarships Assessment

George Iwama
Intake 1
Lisa Domae
Intake 2
Kirsten McAllister
Intake 1 & 2
David Moritsugu
Intake 1 & 2
Bev Ohashi
Intake 1 & 2
Richard Kobayashi
Intake 1 & 2

Infrastructure  Advisory

Gary Kawaguchi
Naomi Yamamoto
Art Miki
Dan Nomura
Jordan Riley

Infrastructure Assessment

Gary Kawaguchi
Community Fund 1 & 2
Nao Seki
Community Fund 1 & 2
Mike Aoki
Community Fund 1 & 2
Mike Matsuo
Community Fund 1 & 2
Kim Kalanj
Community Fund 1 & 2
Yasushi Ohki
Community Fund 1

Community Projects  Advisory

Art Miki
Maryka Omatsu
Gary Kawaguchi
Nichola Koyanagi
Alex Miki

Community Projects Assessment

Art Miki
Community Fund 1 & 2
Maryka Omatsu
Community Fund 1
Jan Nobuto
Community Fund 1 & 2
Alex Miki
Community Fund 1 & 2
Jay Hirabayashi
Community Fund 1
Nichola Koyanagi
Community Fund 1
Sherri Kajiwara
Community Fund 2
Kim Kalanj
Community Fund 2
Mike Matsuo
Community Fund 2

Intergenerational Wellness Advisory

Lucy Komori
Leanne Toshiko Simpson
Nichola Koyanagi
Jeff Masuda
Carley Okamura

Intergenerational Wellness Assessment

Jan Nobuto
Intake 1 & 2
Carley Okamura
Intake 1 & 2
Nichola Koyanagi
Intake 1 & 2
John Endo Greenaway
Intake 1
Alex Miki
Intake 1
Lucy Komori
Intake 2
Eiko Eby
Intake 2
Taya Mikado
Intake 2

Sports Advisory

Gary Kawaguchi
Jim Kojima
Vicky Sunohara
Bill Hatanaka
Mitchell Kawasaki

Sports Assessment

Mitchell Kawasaki
Intake 1 & 2
Vicky Sunohara
Intake 1 & 2
Jim Kojima
Intake 1
Bill Hatanaka
Intake 1
Gary Kawaguchi
Intake 1
Alan Sakai
Intake 2

Arts Advisory

Midi Onodera
Jennifer Hashimoto
Melissa Kamibayashi-Staples

Arts Assessment

Tani Miki
Naomi Sawada
Melissa Kamibayashi-Staples
Walter Quan

Community Fund Draft Guidelines

Walter Quan
Jennifer Hashimoto
Eiko Eby

Susanne Tabata

Japanese Canadian Legacies are initiatives that honour our elders past and present.
We are grateful to be doing this work on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples.