Lynn Miyamoto is an immigration law attorney, with her own law practice, Lynn A. Miyamoto, PLC. She serves on the board of directors of the California State Parent-Teacher Association and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, and was past president of the Glendale Educational Foundation and First District PTA.

As the president and co-owner of Aihara & Associates Insurance Services, Inc., Doug Aihara has more than 25 years of experience in insurance services. He is active in the Japanese American community, serving as chair of the Little Tokyo Community Council, past president of Senshin Buddhist Temple, and on the board of directors of Visual Communications.

Lisa Chao has over 20 years of experience in finance and treasury and is currently General Manager, Treasury at Toyota Financial Services. Her professional experience includes enterprise cash management, treasury operations, risk management and analytics. Lisa previously volunteered at South Bay Keiro Nursing Home when she was young and has fond memories of her volunteer experience. Originally from the South Bay, Lisa currently resides in Frisco, TX. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Ernest Doizaki has spent over 40 years working in Japanese food and seafood distribution. He has also long supported the Japanese American community, including Go For Broke National Education Center and Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, as well as serving as past chair of the board of trustees of the Japanese American National Museum.

Born and raised in Hawaii, Sharon Fong has over 30 years of experience in banking and finance. Prior to her retirement, she worked in commercial lending and private banking at MUFG Union Bank. Sharon is a member of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles and a former board member of People Assisting the Homeless (PATH).

Kimiko Fujita owns and operates the Yamaha Music Centers in Torrance, Irvine, and Aliso Viejo with more than 1,000 students. She is also active in the Japanese community in Orange County, serving as the president of the Orange County Japanese American Association for the past eight years.

Gerald Fukui is the president and owner of Fukui Mortuary, which has served the Japanese American community for over 100 years. Gerald is a long-time supporter of Little Tokyo, serving on numerous boards and committees including Nisei Week, Kizuna, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, and Little Tokyo Service Center.

Thomas Iino has over 40 years of experience in finance, banking, and accounting. He is a director of First Choice Bank and was formerly the chairman of the board of Los Angeles-based Pacific Commerce Bank. Tom remains deeply committed to community service, lending his leadership to Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Japanese American National Museum, and U.S.-Japan Council. In May 2013, Tom was bestowed “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” from Japan. He holds a degree in accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Gerald Iseda recently retired as the Director of Supervisory Affairs for GE Capital, the financial services arm of General Electric. Prior to that, he worked for the International Monetary Fund as a Senior Technical Advisor and as a financial services regulator and risk management expert with the Federal Reserve Bank.

Gerald is the President at Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. He also oversees the temple’s senior programs and has been an active member of Keiro’s Nikkei Senior Network.

Gerald resides in Connecticut, but maintains strong ties to the Westside between his Temple activities and caring for his mother. Gerald has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics/System Science from UCLA and an MBA from Boston University.

Claire Koga practiced in geriatrics and family medicine for over 30 years. Prior to her retirement, she was a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente. Claire received her medical degree from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

Chris Komai is a freelance writer, who has been involved in Little Tokyo for more than five decades. He was the Public Information Officer of the Japanese American National Museum for over 21 years, where he handled public relations for the organization’s special events, exhibitions and public programs. Prior to that, Chris worked for the Japanese-English language newspaper, The Rafu Shimpo, for 18 years as a sportswriter, sports editor, and English editor. He still contributes articles to the newspaper and writes for the Japanese American National Museum’s project, Discover Nikkei, on a variety of topics.

Chris is the Past Board Chair for the Little Tokyo Community Council and is currently First Vice Chair. He also serves on the Little Tokyo Public Safety Association board. He has been a member of the Southern California Nisei Athletic Union Board of Directors for basketball and baseball for over 40 years and sits on the Board of the Nikkei Basketball Heritage Association. Chris earned a B.A. degree in English from the University of California at Riverside.

Jack Kurihara has more than 35 years of health systems and hospital corporate experience. Prior to his retirement, he was the director of strategic development at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System. Jack also serves on the board of directors of the Venice Japanese Community Center. He holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of Washington and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific.

Hiroko Murakami was born and raised in Japan, and moved to the U.S. to pursue higher education. She has over 15 years of experience in social services. Hiroko currently works in homeless services at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, and previously worked for National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse and Little Tokyo Service Center. She holds a Master of Social Welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Yukari Roberts works in operations for TheKey (formerly Home Care Assistance), a nationwide in-home care provider. Many years ago, she joined Millennia Personal Care Assistance as Administrative Director, providing Japanese in-home care services. Millennia has since merged with Home Care Assistance and maintains its focus on Japanese services as TheKey/Millennia Home Care. Additionally, TheKey acquired Silverado Memory Care Facility’s home care division and became their preferred provider.

Yukari and Millennia have been long-time participants at past Keiro Caregiver Conferences, as a Resource Fair vendor, sponsor, and session speaker.

Additionally, Yukari is a board member of the Orange County Japanese American Association (OCJAA).

After a 35-year career in the California community colleges, Lisa Sugimoto, as a vice president with PPL, Inc., consults with California community colleges on executive searches. Previously, she served as the superintendent/president of Pasadena City College during the Nisei Diploma project, when students of Japanese descent, who were incarcerated during World War II, received their honorary college degrees. Lisa earned her Doctorate in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her Master of Business Administration and Master of Education from the University of Southern California.

Beverly Ito has over 40 years of experience in aging services, having worked for Keiro as a pharmacist at City View Hospital, assistant administrator at Keiro Nursing Home, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, and administrator of Keiro Intermediate Care Facility. Following the sale of the Keiro facilities in 2016, Beverly stayed on as administrator of Sakura Intermediate Care Facility until its closure in August 2021.