Featured Member Aug 24, 2020

James Hsieh

Classification: Media Commentator, joined the Rotary Club of Richmond Jul 1, 2014, was member of Vancouver Chinatown Club since 1981.

James is a well seasoned Rotarian with almost 40 years of Rotary experience behind him. He served as Club President from 2016 to 2018. He was also Chair of the Richmond Rotary Foundation. He is the "go to" person if we want to find out rules and protocol of Rotary. In his year as president, our club started the tradition of hosting Lunar New Year Gala celebrating this joyful event with family and friends.

James is a Public Interest Director with The Immigration Consultants of Canada regulatory Council (ICCRC) since June 2017. He is a CPA-CA (Chartered Professional Accountant) and has retired from teaching accounting and leading the related Co-op Education development at Simon Fraser University in 2008 after 24 years of tenure. He has also worked with Public accounting firms for over ten years mainly in the field of audit and taxation.

After his retirement, he served six years as an appointed Board member with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority B.C. During that period, he was an active member of the Finance & Audit Committee, Board member of Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) and Chair of Finance & Audit Committee of HEABC. He is currently also a member and the Vice-Chair of the Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee appointed by the Richmond City Council as a representative of citizens since November 2013.

In his spare time, James enjoys playing Badminton, swimming, hiking, Ball Room Dancing, singing, Martial Arts, traveling, attending cultural events and collecting unique and special things. James recently donated a valuable 3 foot Wuikinuxv totem pole to UBC’s Museum of Anthropology (MOA). The pole was carved by well-known indigenous artist, Frank Hanuse.