“Underlying all of my work is the question of how places create opportunities for people.”

2024 Gyeonggi Province Governor's
Youth Policy Forum

Provincial Work-Study Childcare Permit Initiative:
A Mutual-Benefit Model Expanding International Students’ Economic and Social Opportunities, Lowers Childcare Costs for Local Families, and Supports Children’s Early Multicultural and Language Exposure

Employment

2023-2024
Policy Coordinator, GKS Center, Dept. of Higher Education Internationalization
National Institute for International Education, Ministry of Education, South Korea

2019-2022
Founder & CEO
Mingling Inc. – Language & Intercultural EdTech Company, South Korea

2017-2019
Founder & CEO
KPAL Co. – K-Life Soft Landing Platform for Foreigners and Newcomers, South Korea

2013-2017
Public Relations Assistant
International School of Urban Sciences, University of Seoul, South Korea

Startup Accelerator Intern
UOS Startup Incubation Center, University of Seoul, South Korea

Startup Accelerator Intern
Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, Ministry of SMEs and Startups, South Korea

Military Transport Administration Sergeant

HQs Company, 141st Intelligence Battalion, I Corps Headquarters, ROK Army, South Korea

Administrative Intern
School of Liberal Studies, University of Seoul, South Korea

Civic Engagement

2022-2024
Division Head, Competition Policy Division

2030 Policy Advisory Committee, Korea Fair Trade Commission, South Korea

International Education Specialist, Education Policy Division

Gyeonggi Youth Policy Committee, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, South Korea

Youth Policy Specialist

Gyeonggi Youth Policy Monitoring Committee, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, South Korea

Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist, Economic Policy Division
Youth Policy Subcommittee, Presidential Committee of National Cohesion, South Korea

Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist, Entrepreneurship Policy Division
Seoul Youth Policy Network, Seoul Metropolitan Government, South Korea

Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist, Economic Policy Division
Gyeonggi Youth Policy Committee, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, South Korea

2020-2021

Division Head, City-University Collaboration Division
Seoul Youth Startup Advisory Committee, Seoul Metropolitan Government, South Korea

2017-2018
National Policy Press Reporter, South Korea
Ministry of SMEs and Startups
Ministry of Strategy and Finance,
Youth Hope Foundation
Korea Educational Broadcasting System
Presidential Committee on Young Generation