Originally from California, Naomi Ostwald Kawamura is a Nisei educator and arts administrator who has held leadership positions with numerous arts & cultural organizations in the United States. Prior to moving to Canada, she served in director-level positions at the San Diego History Center, the Bay Area Video Coalition, the Museum of Children’s Art, and others. Naomi currently works with the Nikkei Place Foundation and is a Board Member with the Powell Street Festival Society and the Museum Education Roundtable, which publishes the Journal of Museum Education. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Washington and her Master’s degree in Arts-in-Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.