our staff
JOON HO YU
DEPUTY DIRECTOR | DIRECTOR OF DATA
Joon-Ho first was a KCSC volunteer at 2018 and became a staff member in 2021. He immigrated with his parents to the Seattle area in 1975 and brings decades of non-profit program experience and academic research expertise to support our diverse community.
KYUNG EUN KIM
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER
PROGRAM MANGAGER
Kyun Eun joined KCSC in 2019. As a first generation immigrant herself Kyung finds great meaning in serving the Korean community and helping Korean immigrants. Kyung works as an Operation Finance Manager and also is in charge of the Community Safety Program.
JOANN KIM
FAMILY YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGER
Joann joined KCSC in 2019. She is grateful to serve as Program Manager for Family Youth Programs at Korean Community Service Center where she oversees the parenting support and youth empowerment programs for the Korean diasporic community. She is also a mom of two young children and community engaged visual artist working towards restorative justice, healing and liberation.
HYE YOUNG KIM
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
FAMILY THERAPIST
Hye Young joined KCSC in 2020. Hye Young Kim specialized on marriage and family therapy, she works on providing culturally competent counseling to assist each individual to build healthier relationship in their family community and society.
MS, LMHC
JUNGEUN KIM
BSN, MSN, PhD, RN
PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST
Jungeun joined KCSC in the beginning of 2022. She is grateful she is serving the community by providing education, conducting research, and facilitating individual & community development to service delivery, promoting community empowerment, and social justice.
HYUN SON SHIN
PROJECT MANAGER
Hyun Son joined KCSC in 2021. With 20 years of working experience at large For-Profit Tech companies, Hyun Son is responsible for coordinating with other team members to manage multiple aspects of each project simultaneously.
JUN RIM PARK
PARENTING PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Jun Rim joined KCSC in 2020. With over 30 years of working experience at an education field, she is responsible for planning, promoting, and recruiting parent education programs, and managing and communicating with instructors and parents.
SUK-YEON OH
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Suk-Yeon joined KCSC in 2022. She has taught Physics and Math for many years in different settings including grade schools, college, Korean school, and a private academy. Suk-Yeon's current passion is for working with people with disabilities, believing that our community should make efforts to support them and their families.
SAM SIM
FATHER'S PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Sam Sim joined KCSC in 2022. Sam is a digital marketing entrepreneur for close to 20 years. In addition, he is currently in the process of obtaining MDIV, LMHC/LMFT. His heart is truly for youth and family as well as empowerment of the role of fathers, as he has served on the leadership board for Duranno Father School for over a decade.
GRACE LEE
YOUTH ORGANIZER
Grace Lee joined KCSC in 2021. Grace works with KCSC's youth programs, YouthKAN and WeKAN, creating spaces for Korean American youth to be their authentic selves and working towards dismantling systemic barriers they face. She is a new Seattle transplant and have the privilege to work alongside and continue to learn from our dynamic Korean community in the Puget Sound.
CHERYL LEE
YOUTH ORGANIZER
Cheryl joined KCSC in 2022. She is working with the Korean-American youth within KCSC's WeKAN and YouthKAN programs to enable the upcoming generation to affirm their own identity and uplift the Korean-American community.