Half of the Executive Body, Including Executives and Special Committees, Comprised of 1.5 and 2nd Generation Korean Americans President Myungsuk Lee Emphasizes Harmony with Past Administrations and Recruitment of the Next Generation
The Korean American Association of Greater New York (KAAGNY), led by President Myungsuk Lee, announced on May 8th that it held a meeting on May 6th at the Korean American Center in New York, bringing together the 39th Executive Body, executives, and the Board of Trustees.
President Lee completed the formation of the executive team that will lead the first half of the KAAGNY's 39th term last week.
Kyung-hwa Kim (former Senior Vice President of the 37th administration) was appointed as the Senior Vice President, and Gap-sun Eum (former Cultural Senior Vice President of the 38th administration) was appointed as the Executive Vice President. Already-sun Lee (Vice President of Social Welfare at the New York Chapter of the National Unification Advisory Council) and Oh-bong Kwon (President of the Korean American Shooting Federation of the Americas) were appointed as Co-Vice Presidents.
Senior Vice President Kim's appointment is expected to receive majority approval at the board meeting scheduled for May.
Regarding the appointments for the first half of his term, President Lee stated, "We focused on harmony between the 37th and 38th administrations and the recruitment of the 1.5 and 2nd generations."
The current executive body consists of the president, 20 vice presidents, 5 executives, and 6 special committees. Notably, 17 individuals, comprising 13 from the 1.5 generation and 4 from the 2nd generation, make up nearly 50% of the entire body.
Three members of the Board of Trustees also attended the meeting, which lasted approximately two hours, during which they discussed and introduced personnel in various fields and exchanged plans and proposals.
President Lee announced, "The major projects for the first half of the 39th term will be reported at the first board meeting, and we will announce the specific details of these projects at a press conference next week with key executive members and the Board of Trustees."
The following is the list of the 39th Executive Body of the Korean American Association of Greater New York:
President: Myungsuk Lee (1.5 Generation) Senior Vice President: Kyung-hwa Kim (Former Senior VP, 37th Administration) Executive Vice President: Gap-sun Eum (Former Cultural Senior VP, 38th Administration) Co-Vice President (External Affairs): Already-sun Lee (VP of Social Welfare, NY Chapter of NUAC) Co-Vice President (Internal Affairs): Oh-bong Kwon (President, Korean American Shooting Federation of the Americas) VP of Political Affairs: John An (1.5 Generation, Former President, Korean Association of Queens) VP of US Government Affairs: Seyon Lim (1.5 Generation, Employee, NYS Department of Financial Services) VP of Economic Affairs: Seung-won Lee (1.5 Generation, Former VP, Korean American Chamber of Commerce of NY) VP of Trade Affairs: Sung-soo Kim (1.5 Generation, Board Member, Korean American Economic Development Council of NY) VP of Commerce Affairs: Yong-tae Park (Former Secretary General, Korean American Federation of Commerce and Industry) VP of Finance: Woo-hyuk Lee (1.5 Generation, Enrolled Agent) VP of Social Affairs: Yoon-hee Choi (President, Korean American Parents Association of NY) VP of Women's Affairs: Shin-ja Park (Commissioner, NY Chapter of NUAC) VP of Events: Young-joo Jang (Secretary General, Korean Traditional Music Association of the East Coast) VP of Hispanic Affairs: Young-ryul Chung (President, Korean American Police Advisory Council) VP of Asian Affairs: Chun-kwang Jang (Former President, Korean Chinese Association of NY) VP of Korean Chinese Affairs: Moon-ki Park (Chairman, Korean Chinese Association of NY) VP of 2nd Gen. Korean Language Affairs: Eun-ja Koh (Principal, Long Island Korean School) VP of Korean Traditional Arts Affairs: Song-hee Lee (Director, Lee Song-hee Dance Company) VP of Next Generation Affairs: Aaron Shim (2nd Generation, Employee at Google) / Elizabeth Lee (2nd Generation, Employee in Wall Street)
[Executives]
Legal Counsel: Dong-min Kim, Attorney at Law (1.5 Generation) Auditor: Jang-hoon Kim, CPA (1.5 Generation) Treasurer: Kelly Kang (1.5 Generation) Liaison Secretary: Yi-bon Chung (VP of External Cooperation, Korean American Association of New Jersey) Editor, Monthly KAAGNY Newspaper: Chang-wook Kim (Former CEO, Korea Daily NY)
[Special Committees]
Chairman, Senior Welfare and Funeral Committee: Sung-sul Park (Former President, Korean American Senior Citizens Mutual Aid Association of NY) Chairman, Korean History and Immigration History Committee: Il-bin Lim (Former President, Korean American Construction Association of NY) Chairman, Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee: Tammy Choi (1.5 Generation, President, Korean American Law Enforcement Association of NY) Chairman, Political Empowerment Committee: Kenneth Back (1.5 Generation, Former Candidate for NYS Assembly) Chairman, Global Marketing Committee (New York): Byung-mok Kang (Former President, Korean American Economic Development Council of NY) Chairman, International Cooperation Committee (Korea): Young-hoon Oh (Former Planning Director, Overseas Koreans Foundation)
[Secretariat]
Secretary General: Ki-yong Kim
Assistant Secretary General: Obi Lee
2nd Generation Coordinator: Woo-joo Lee(2nd Generation)
Public Relations & Photography: Do-young Kim (1.5 Generation)
YouTube & Media: Sung-hwan Kim (2nd Generation)
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