Taejung Kim is a Principal Product Manager Strategy for Oracle Corporation in the Business Intelligence Applications team.

Prior to Oracle, Taejung was in the applications development team at Siebel Systems Inc., the world's leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. Prior to that, he worked for Goldman Sachs & Co, Computer Associates Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science department.

Taejung was born in Korea and immigrated with his family to Ecuador when he was four years old. After graduating from high school, he came to the US to study Computer Science with a minor in Engineering Studies. He received his Bachelor of Science with University Honors degree at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. He also spent a semester at Yonsei University in Seoul during his undergraduate studies where he studied Korean history, politics and language. During college, as the captain of his soccer team, he led his squad to a Championship title in the school's Intramurals competitions.

As soon as he arrived to Silicon Valley, Taejung joined KAPS to serve the community and meet other professionals with similar interests. He started volunteering as the KAPS College Mentorship Committee Chair and organized several College Professional Forums. Taejung strongly believes that KAPS members can help build a stronger Korean American community through various professional and community service events.

In his free time, Taejung enjoys playing many recreational sports such as soccer, basketball and golf. He hopes that one day he will make it to the final table of the WSOP.

Jenni Quoc is a Manager of User Centered Design for Cisco's Digital Media Systems Business Unit. In this role Jenni drives the design of the overall user experience for Cisco's Desktop Video and Digital Signage solutions. Before joining the Digital Media Systems BU earlier this year, Jenni spent the past 5 years designing web sites and applications for Cisco.com as the Cisco.com User Experience Lead.

Jenni graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Mass Communications. She was fortunate to have interned for an internet start-up while at Berkeley which is what propelled her career in the high tech industry. Jenni's interest in the Web expands much farther than the bounds of her daily professional life. She spends much of her spare time exploring new websites and applications online, quenching her thirst for new knowledge on the latest trends and movements on the Internet.

KAPS has been a focus of Jenni's since 2004. Jenni is dedicated to helping Taejung grow the organization into a tight knit community of Korean American professionals dedicated to helping one another get more out of life -- professionally, personally, and culturally. Jenni believes it is her cultural heritage and identity which allows her to connect and understand other Korean/Asian-Americans better. She hopes to help make a difference in this community through her efforts with KAPS.

Born and raised in Sunnyvale, CA Jenni now resides with her husband in San Jose, CA. In her free time you can find Jenni spending time with friends, playing golf at Eagleridge, kickboxing at X-Body Fitness, shopping online or at Santana Row, and blogging on Typepad. Visit her fashion blog at www.luxemix.com.

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.

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.

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.