2009 Executive Board

President: Jisung Chun

Jisung first heard about yKAN from her mother who read articles on yKAN on Korean newspaper while she was studying at college. Once returning to NY/NJ from school, Jisung attended her first yKAN event at a happy hour in May 2007 out of curiosity and became a member since. She was amazed at yKAN’s ability to attract members from various personal and career backgrounds and was impressed by the community services that yKAN had to offer.

Being born and raised in Korea, then immigrated to the States when she was 13, Jisung felt strongly that she can utilize her understanding in both cultures to serve Korean communities. She has always been very passionate about promoting cultural and political awareness of Korean community. She aims to lead yKAN to provide healthy medium for young Korean Americans to network and give back to the community to advance as a whole.

Jisung received her B.A. in Finance and Operational Management from School of Management at Boston University. She served as a vice president of Korean Student Association while at Boston University. Jisung currently works at a large technology & management consulting as a Business Consultant.

Career in yKAN:

• President 2008

Vice President: Open

Treasurer: Andrew Park

Andrew Park started his career in finance working for Merrill Lynch. He took his financial market experience and moved to public accounting where he worked for various CPA firms practicing tax and accounting services for high net worth individuals, closely held businesses, family operations, non-profit organizations, hedge funds and alternative investment partnerships. Andrew started working independently in 2006, serving different clients of various industries.

Andrew enjoys the challenge of helping clients solve a wide range of complicated and technical business problems. Numerous clients rely on him to provide support in audits, tax planning, tax and accounting services as well as business formation, dissolution and expansion.

Andrew received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and studied accountancy at Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College.

Andrew is very involved within the New York City business community and is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Andrew volunteers his time and serves on committees of cultural and community-minded non-profit organizations. In addition, he holds his CPA license in the State of New York.

General Secretary: Byul Cho

Byul Cho is a native New Yorker, and joined yKAN in 2007 where she found yKAN via Google.  She wanted to network with other Koreans with similiar interestes, and continue to build a stronger Korean community.  She received her BA in Economics and East Asian Studies at NYU.  Currently, she's a Credit Analyst at one of New York's largest investment banks.  Miss Cho is also an APEX mentor and is part of their steering committee.

Advancement: Edmund Song

Edmund Song currently works at the management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company.  He is an active career and life coach, having mentored many students from NYU's Mentor Network, and as having served previously for yKAN's Advancement Committee Chairman.

Prior experiences also include Johnson & Johnson, where after graduating from their Information Leadership Development Program (IMLDP), his roles were in information security, systems architecture, and advanced technology research.  He was also the Vice President of SDR Fund Management, where he was responsible for managing a derivatives-based hedge fund.  In addition, Edmund has much experience in consulting for small start-ups in stealth mode, many which are running successfully today.

Edmund received his MBA at Zicklin School of Business at Baruch. He recieved his bachelors from Stern School of Business at New York University where he was one of the founding members and later Vice President of Stern's Investment Analysis Group (IAG), which was featured in ABC News, CNBC, CNN, and German national news. He was also personally recognized by TD Waterhouse's Investment Challenge as one of the top 50 traders in the country in 1999.

Edmund speaks English, Korean, Spanish and Japanese.  In his spare time, he is a competition marksman, an accomplished singer/musician, a foodie, and is a published freelance photographer.

Media / Web Chair: Daniel Whang

Daniel Whang is currently General Secretary at yKAN and acting Media Chair since January 2010. He first heard about yKAN through their facebook page in the early part of 2009 and attended his first yKAN event in April 2009. He has been an active participant in yKAN’s eboard ever since, having served as Media Chair in 2009.

Daniel, a second generation Korean American, was born in Oakland, California and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area; Queens, New York; and in Rockland County, New York. He didn’t know many Korean Americans while growing up, and his desire to connect with the Korean American community is the reason why he decided to join yKAN.

He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in Business from the State University of New York at Albany and currently works for a Fortune 500 financial company in New York City as an accountant for foreign equity mutual funds. He holds at 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and enjoys reading and traveling during his spare time. He resides in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Community Service Chairs: Julie Cho (President Emeritus)

Julie (Juhyun) Cho has been involved with yKAN since 2004. She first heard about yKAN when she came across an article about yKAN's active community service involvement in the Korean newspaper, and has been an active member ever since. She would like to carry on the yKAN mission and continue to expand the scope of yKAN's Community Service efforts within the Korean-American (KA) community. Julie personally enjoys being a part of yKAN because she loves being around her fellow generation of KA. She hopes that one day, she has the opportunity to make this world a better place by giving back to the community that has given her so much. Reflecting her love of the field of Public Health & Medicine, she is currently studying Oriental Medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NYC. Until recently, she worked for the American Cancer Society, in Queens, for seven years, managing Cancer Control programs, Advocacy, and serving cancer patients and families in the Queens region. Given that she is fluent in Korean, she managed the Korean Unit within the American Cancer Society. She has been an extremely active contributor to community service initiatives ever since high school.

Julie was born in Seoul, South Korea and emigrated to California at the age of 6. She lived there for a short period of time, went back to Korea and subsequently came back to the U.S. in 1995 and entered Wheatley High School in Old Westbury, New York. She graduated in 2002 with a B.S. in Health Sciences with a concentration in Public & Community Health from SUNY Stony Brook.  She continued her studies at SUNY Stony Brook and graduated with an M.S.P.H. in Healthcare Policy & Management in 2003. She presently resides in Long Island.

Career in yKAN:

• Board of Directors 2008
• President 2007
• Vice President 2006
• General Secretary 2005
• Community Service Chair 2004

Social Networking Chair: Jin Lim

Jin Lim joined yKAN in January 2002 to learn about the Korean American community. She graduated from New York University with a B.S. in Information Systems and Finance. Now, she works as a business analyst.

Career in yKAN:

• Social Committee Chair 2006 - 2008
• Media & Web Committee Chair 2005

Fundraising Chair: Open