The Board conducts all business on behalf of the membership.

The Board consists of the Executive and the committee chairpersons and positions as requested by the President. The Executive consists of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The President is recommended by the Chapter (for the Ottawa Chapter this is the recommendation of the Nominating Committee) and appointed by the Headmaster. The Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer are identified by the Nominating Committee, recommended to Headquarters by the President and approved by the Headmaster. In the Ottawa Chapter, the Nominating committee is chaired by the Past President, one member from the Board and one member from the general membership, appointed by the Nominating Committee chair. The following standing committees or positions may be appointed by the President: Membership/Telephone, Demonstrations, Historian, Workshops, Publicity, Hospitality, Newsletter, Librarian, Photographer, Field Trip, Ad Hoc, e.g., Program/Fundraising. All committee positions are concurrent with those of the Executive.

Board of Directors for 2023- 2025

• Past President: Wendy Juka Batson
• President: Elizabeth Juri Armstrong
• Vice President:
• Secretary: Marie-Eve Fuki Coupal
• Treasurer: Helen Jukai Westington
• Demonstrations: Marie-Eve Fuki Coupal
• Workshops and Ikebana Supplies: Marie-Eve Fuki Coupal
• Hospitality: Terry Hodgins
• Membership: Donna Cowell: Contact <donna.cowell@hotmail.com>
• Newsletter and Internal Communications: Derek Jusen Kitchen
• Website and External Communications: Sandra Shinsui Olney,
• Research: Thomas Shuju Nicholls