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President
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
220 Folwell Hall
9 Pleasant Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Executive Secretary
Mijeong Kim, Ed.D.
Teaching Professor and Korean Language Coordinator
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Washington University in St. Louis
Box 1111 One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MS 63130

Treasurer
Hi-Sun Kim, Ph.D.
Senior Preceptor and Director of the Korean Language Program
Dept. of East Asian Languages & Civilizations
Harvard University
5 Bryant St.
Cambridge, MA 02138

Newsletter Editor & Webmaster
Kyung-Eun Yoon, Ph.D.
Coordinator and Senior Lecturer of Korean
Dept. of Modern Languages, Linguistics, & Intercultural Communication
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD 21250
Members of the Executive Board
(3-year term)
[2022-2025]

Hee Ju, Phd.D.
Continuing Lecturer
Dept. of Asian Languages and Cultures
University of California, Los Angeles
290 Royce Hall, Box 951540
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1540

Sun-Hee Lee, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Korean Program
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Wellesley College
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA 02481

Jayoung Song, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Korean Language/Linguistics
Dept. of Asian Studies
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old Botany Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
[2021-2024]

Ji-Young Jung, Ed.D.
Lecturer in Korean
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Columbia University
1140 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027

Hakyoon Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Korean Program
Dept. of World Languages and Cultures
Georgia State University
25 Park Place Floor 19
Atlanta, GA 30303

Heather Yoo
Vice President of K-12 Korean Language Teachers’ Association in U.S.A.
Korean Language Teacher
Granada Hills Charter High School
10535 Zelzah Ave.
Granada Hills, CA 91344
[2021-2023]

Haewon Cho
Lecturer in Foreign Languages
Director, Korean Language Program
Dept. of East Asian Languages & Civilizations
University of Pennsylvania
803 Williams Hall, 255 S. 36th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
[2020-2023]

Ho Jung Choi, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Director, Korean Language Program
Dept. of East Asian Studies
Princeton University
211 Jones Hall
Princeton NJ 08544

Danielle O. Pyun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Korean
Dept. of East Asian Languages & Literatures
The Ohio State University
398 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus, OH 43065

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Hae-Young Kim
Professor of the Practice and Chair
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Duke University
Box 90414
Durham, NC 27708

Ph.D. student
Eunsun You
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Moore Hall 366, Honolulu, HI 96822
1st President: 1994-1997
Dr. Ho-min Sohn
Professor Emeritus
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Moore Hall 382,1890 East-West Rd.
Honolulu, HI 96822
2nd President: 1997-2000
Dr. Yoo-Sang Rhee
Professor and Chair Emeritus
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)
3rd President: 2000-2003
Dr. Joe Jungno Ree
Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Florida State University
225 Ruffed Grouse Way
Duluth, GA 30097
4th President: 2003-2006
Dr. Hye-Sook Wang
Associate Professor
East Asian Studies, Box 1850
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
5th President: 2006-2009
Dr. Young-mee Yu Cho
Associate Professor
Dept. of Asian Languages and Cultures
330 Scott Hall CAC
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
6th President: 2009-2012
Dr. Hyo Sang Lee
Associate Professor
Dept. of East Asian Languages & Cultures
Goodbody Hall 229
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
7th President: 2012-2015
Dr. Hae-Young Kim
Professor of the Practice
Dept. of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Box 90414
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
8th President: 2015-2018
Dr. Sahie Kang
Professor and Director
The School of Korean
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
9th President: 2018-2021
Dr. Joowon Suh
Director of Korean Language Program and Senior Lecturer
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Chair [2021-2022]
Sandra Song, Ed.D.
Past Chair [2020-2021]
Angela Lee-Smith, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer II
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University
P.O. Box 208308
New Haven, CT 06520-8308
Past Chair [2017-2019]
Hee-Sun Kim, Ph.D.
Coordinator and Lecturer
Korean Language Program
Knight Building, Rm 314
Stanford, CA 94305
Past Chair [2015-2017]
Dr. Namhee Lee
Associate Professor
Modern Languages & Literatures
CSULA
King Hall D 1054 A3032
Past Chair [2012-2015]
Dr. Sahie Kang
Professor and Director
The School of Korean
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
Past Chair [2009-2012]
Dr. Sungdai Cho
· Director, Center for Korean Studies
· Project Director, Academy of Korean Studies Grant
· State University of New York at Binghamton
Past Chair [2006-2009]
Dr. Sahie Kang
Professor and Director
The School of Korean
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
American Association of Teachers of Korean, AATK
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