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President

President

Mee-Jeong Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
University of Hawaii at Manoa

 President@aatk.org

Executive Secretary

Executive Secretary

Bumyong Choi, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor and Korean Language Program Coordinator
Dept. of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures
Emory University

ExecutiveSecretary@aatk.org

Treasurer

Treasurer

Angela Lee-Smith, Ph.D.

Senior Lector II and Coordinator of the Korean Language Program
Dept. of East Asian Languages & Literatures
Yale University

Treasurer@aatk.org

Communications Officer

Communications Officer

Sangbok Kim, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor and Korean Language Program Coordinator
Dept. of Asian Languages and Civilizations
University of Colorado Bolder

aatk@aatk.org

Members of the Executive Board
(3-year term)

[2026-2029]

Kyung-Eun Yoon, Ph.D.

Kyung-Eun Yoon, Ph.D.

(Conference Committee)

Associate Professor
Dept. of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

 

Namseok Yong, Ph.D.

Namseok Yong, Ph.D.

(Outreach Committee)

Lecturer in Korean Language
Dept. of East Asian Studies
Princeton University

 

Jieun Kim, Ph.D.

Jieun Kim, Ph.D.

(KHS Committee)

Senior Lecturer in Korean Language
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
The University of Chicago

[2025-2028]

Jeeyoung Ahn Ha

Jeeyoung Ahn Ha

(Conference Committee)

Director of the Korean Language program
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

Hi-Sun Kim, Ph.D.

Hi-Sun Kim, Ph.D.

(Outreach Committee)

Director of the Korean Language Program and Senior Preceptor
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Harvard University

Jiyoung Kim, Ph.D.

Jiyoung Kim, Ph.D.

(KHS Committee)

Senior Lecturer of Korean
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Indiana University Bloomington

[2024-2027]

Ahrong Lee, Ph.D.

Ahrong Lee, Ph.D.

(Conference Committee)

Associate Professor
Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
York University

 

Hee-Jeong Jeong, Ph.D.

Hee-Jeong Jeong, Ph.D.

(Outreach Committee)

Senior Lecturer in Korean
Dept. of Global Languages
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mina Lee, Ph.D.

Mina Lee, Ph.D.

(KHS Committee)

Professor and Associate Provost
Educational Technology and Development
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

Patricia Yu

Patricia Yu

(KHS Committee)

Resource Teacher, World Languages
K-12 Curriculum & Instruction
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA

KLA editorial board
 Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief

Minju Kim, Ph.D.

Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics
Program Coordinator of Asian Studies
Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures
Claremont McKenna College

Graduate Student Representative
Ph.D. student

Ph.D. student

Meghan Delaney

Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
University of Hawaii Manoa

Korean Special Interest Group at ACTFL

Chair (2026-2027)

Chair (2026-2027)

Chan Young Park, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer of Korean Studies
Director of Korean Language Program
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Past presidents of AATK

10th President: 2021-2024

Hangtae Cho, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Morse-Alumni Distinguished University Teacher and Director of Korean
Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

9th President: 2018-2021

Joowon Suh, Ed.D.

Director of Korean Language Program and University Lecturer
Department of East Asian Studies
Princeton University

8th President: 2015-2018

Sahie Kang, Ph.D.

Professor and Director
The School of Korean
Middlebury College

7th President: 2012-2015

Hae-Young Kim, Ph.D.

Professor of the Practice
Dept. of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Duke University

6th President: 2009-2012

Hyo Sang Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Dept. of East Asian Languages & Cultures
Indiana University

5th President: 2006-2009

Young-mee Yu Cho, Ph.D.

Professor
Dept. of Asian Languages and Cultures
Rutgers University

4th President: 2003-2006

Hye-Sook Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
East Asian Studies, Box 1850
Brown University

3rd President: 2000-2003

Joe Jungno Ree, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Florida State University

2nd President: 1997-2000

Yoo-Sang Rhee, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair Emeritus
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)

1st President: 1994-1997

Ho-min Sohn, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
University of Hawaii at Manoa

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