Kumiko – Receptionist

Kumi & Zen

Hello! I was born in Tokyo, Japan where I left a budding singing career, at age 19, to marry my American husband. We are still married after 43 years.  In the first few years of living in America, I taught myself English and typing.  With these skills, I went into the insurance business and within a few years became a Licensed Commercial Insurance Agent.  During this period, we moved from Phoenix to San Francisco, to Seattle, then back to Phoenix.  After a couple of years in Phoenix, I decided it was time to take a sabbatical back to Japan to visit my roots.  I spent a year there working for three different companies, the most notable being ARAMCO Oil as a coordinator & interpreter between the American, Saudi, and Japanese executives.

Upon my return to the USA, I spent 20 years at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas as the senior Group Room Reservations Specialist.  We then decided that it was time to move to our final destination, Spokane.  Now I feel that my dream has come true!  Living in Spokane and working with animals at the best clinic in the city!  Oh, did I mention the rest of my family?  I have two cats: Daisy, a senior Calico cat, and Mango, a rescue cat; and one canine companion, the very happy Zen, an over-sized Cairn terrier.