Kazi was born on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, near the city of Sapporo. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Japanese literature from Fuji Women's College and attended Marian College in Indiana for one school year through a foreign study program. She worked in IT in Japan after graduating from college but moved to Seattle (her husband's hometown) in 2004.Kazi studied medical assistance at Seattle Vocational Institute and worked in Redmond as an MA. After staying home for several years to raise her two sons, she studied at Lake Washington Institute of Technology to earn her license as a Registered Dental Hygienist.The aspect of dental hygiene that she finds most rewarding is educating patients on steps to improve and maintain oral health. Having seen some of her own relatives lose their teeth at an early age due to the lack of professional oral care, Kazi feels it is extremely important to look after the well-being of her patients and to accommodate their needs to the best of her ability.She enjoys gardening, playing the piano, reading, yoga, sewing, and knitting. Together with her family, she loves riding bicycles and hiking the Northwest trails.