I’m a non-profit leader and community builder based in Toronto, with a background spanning adult education, social justice, digital literacy, and social enterprises.
I love the arts and have spent years working on creative projects (sometimes successfully). I’m also more of an indoor person who is slowly being convinced otherwise, mostly through good company and the occasional hike.
Professionally, I’m the Executive Director of the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), an organization whose main objectives are to strengthen the Japanese community and advance equality and human rights in Canada. We work with local member organizations to build a better future for all.
Before the NAJC, I was the Executive Director of Free Geek Toronto, a social enterprise that advances digital inclusion and circular economy principles through technology reuse.
I’ve had the opportunity to bring that work to broader audiences: as a witness before Canada’s Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector, at the 2021 World Circular Economy Forum, and at various other conferences on digital inclusion and community technology. I also serve on the boards of the Revue Film Society and TorontoRPG, and run digital skills workshops through the Toronto District School Board.
I’ve also worked in adult education and digital storytelling, helping people use technology to tell their own stories and access community resources. That thread, technology as a tool for empowerment, not just efficiency, still runs through everything I do.