Andrew Dae-Hyun Ko is a Marketing Manager with Lincoln Financial Advisors, a high-end financial planning company. He graduated from UC-Berkeley (Go Bears!) as a Mechanical Engineering major, but decided he was more interested in pursuing a career in financial planning and marketing.

Andrew was born in upstate New York and lived in the East Coast until he was ten. He lived in Singapore, arguably the cleanest and most efficient country in the world, for two and a half years before graduating from Cupertino High School, home of the Pioneers.

While attending UC-Berkeley, Andrew spent two years learning the Korean language and immersing himself in Korean-American culture. He was an officer of the Korean American Student Organization (KASO), which led to his involvement in KAPS. As a KAPS officer, he has helped organize several events and has contributed to the growth of KAPS' Generation Y membership.

In his spare time, Andrew enjoys playing and watching sports and spending time with friends and family. He is an active member of his church and volunteers with multiple organizations.

Jean Sue Park currently works as a marketing manager at World of Good where she manages all of the marketing activities for her company.

She is originally from Pleasanton, where she still currently resides. She graduated from UC Berkeley in 2006 with as Mass Communications and Political Science major.

As the community service chair, Jean is always on the look out for exciting community service opportunities for KAPS, so please let her know if you come across anything that sounds good!

Jason is currently working at a online market research firm called MarketTools as an account manager for the subscriptions based accounts. Because he does not like talking about work, he will end the work paragraph and begin the next paragraph after this sentence.

Jason was born in Korea. He spent the first half of his life in various locations in southern California, and he spent the other half mostly in the Silicon Valley, namely Cupertino. He graduated from Cupertino High School in 2002 and went on to UC Berkeley where he majored in Business Administration. He recently graduated in May 2006, and now currently resides in Richmond.

As an officer of KAPS, Jason's main focus is to increase the number of younger members by pushing for KAPS to be more active in the younger Korean American Community. He sees a great opportunity for younger and older Korean American professionals to interact and learn from each other in order to unite towards a stronger network of Korean American professionals.

In his spare time, Jason watches a lot of tv and movies. He also always up to party, play sports, go "no rae bang"ing. He likes Korean food, The Los Angeles Lakers and people who likes Korean food/the Lakers. He dislikes the New England Patriots, the Boston celtics, and people who take themselves too seriously.

Ann Kim is currently a full time associate at Quorum Consulting in San Francisco. She specializes in providing market intelligence research, data analysis, and coverage and reimbursement solutions to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device manufacturers. Prior to entering the consulting industry, Ann taught students at a preporatory center, researched at Clorox, and had experience with sales and marketing for Hummer automobiles.

Ann was born in San Francisco and grew up in Pleasanton, California. She obtained her bachelors in Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley in 2006. She was President of UC Berkeley's Korean American Student Organization and served on staff for 4 years. Responsibililties included overseeing the Korean American Tutoring and Mentorship Program, organizing social and community service events, and ultimately providing opportunities for students to foster relationships and come together as a united Korean-American student community.

In her spare time, Ann enjoys traveling, playing sports, and spending time with friends and family. She plans to go to graduate school within the next few years while continuing to serve the Korean community.

Brian was born in Seoul in 1985 and lived there until the age of 11. He then moved to LA and lived there until 08 when he accepted a job offer in SF. Brian originally started his professional career in the management consulting industry as an analyst for Deloitte Consulting. There he quickly realized (9 months) that he was bored and wanted to do something that he was actually passionate about. So he took a chance and left for a job offer with a promise for better things to come…

At a tender age of 22, Brian became youngest associate producer for Ubisoft Entertainment. As a kid growing up in a conservative Korean family, he was often scolded by adults that videogames would turn him into a guh ji (a bum)! Fortunately, Brian is faring well for a bum, loves his job, and lives happily in downtown SF.

Brian graduated from UC Irvine in 07 with Magna Cum Laude in Management & Economics. He was actively involved on campus through multiple professional organizations most notably Alpha Kappa Psi co-ed business fraternity holding multiple e-board positions in a span of 3 years. He'll be attending Stanford in fall of 08 as a part-time student to pursue a SCPM designation and aims to get into one of top 5 MBA programs in the nation.

Brian loves anything related to sports (basketball especially), going to the gym, meeting new people, reading, happy hours, green organizations, community service, and traveling abroad during his spare time. He looks forward to promoting Korean American involvement within the community through the community service chair position.

Christine was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She obtained her Bachelors in Communication Studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Upon graduation she moved to the Bay Area in 1998.

Christine Kim is currently a full time Broker Assoicate with Alain Pinel Realtors in Saratoga. She specializes in listing and selling residential properties throughout Santa Clara County. She is recognized by San Jose Magazine as a real estate "Power Player" signifying that she is one of the Top 5% of Realtors serving Santa Clara County. She was also a featured Real Estate Broker in REALTOR Magazines annual "30 Under 30" issue published by the National Association of Realtors showcasing 30 Realtor's nationwide under the age of 30 (2005).

As a dedicated officer of KAPS since 2003, Christine's main focus is to help create a professional networking environment for Korean Americans. She strongly believes that Korean Americans have a unique opportunity to succeed in today's business environment and truly pave the way for future generations by sharing ideas and resources. She encourages Korean Americans to get involved not only within the Korean American community but with local interest groups as well.

In her spare time, she enjoys skiing in Tahoe, golfing, traveling to relaxing destinations and spending time with friends and family. She currently resides in Saratoga with her husband Sam and beagle, Pico.