President – Dr. Kelly Kaita
Currently Kelly is employed at the HSC and University of Manitoba as a professor of medicine specializing in caring for patients with liver disease for the last 26 years. He is actively involved in medical education, medical research and administration. Kelly has been a JCAM board member for the last few years and has found this experience to be very rewarding, finding himself learning so much more about his Japanese heritage and culture. He has been involved in many areas including Folklorama, Bon Odori, oshogatsu, shichigosan, web design, social media, donburi and ramen lunches, bento sales just to name a few. His capacity on many other boards has allowed Kelly to bring a new perspective to the JCAM board and to ensure that the best interest of the membership is not forgotten. The vision for Kelly is to work hard at increasing our presence in our community and work with the other Japanese Cultural Centres across Canada to build a national presence. He wants to increase the membership of JCAM to over 1000 members and to work hand in hand with the Japanese new comers to create a united organization, a “home for all.”