Eugene Chang

Eugene is the current KACC president since September 2010 after spending 5 years as a general board member. After graduating from Northwestern in 2004, he has worked as a client manager with GE Capital, project manager with Bank of America, and is currently back at GE Capital in a Franchise Finance client position. In addition, Eugene is currently pursuing his MBA at Kellogg Graduate School of Management on a part-time basis.

Karen Hwang

John Kwon

John Kwon and Jane Lee-Kwon currently serve as Senior Advisors for KAC-Chicago (KACC). They were part of the founding membership in 2003. While both initially joined KACC to serve Chicago?s Korean American community, they received an unexpected, added-value of a life-long global partnership with each other. John is an Assistant Public Defender with Cook County, and Jane is an Assistant Director with Chicago Public Schools. They recently enjoyed the scenic, week-long hospitality of the former KAC-Alaska President Young Suenram in Anchorage, AK (as evidenced in their bio picture!) Life is what you make of it - a KACC membership guarantees it will be memorable adventure!

Eric Choi

Eric Choi is a new board member of KACC and is eager to devote his energy and ideas into building a stronger and more vibrant Korean American community here in Chicago. Eric received his B.A. in economics from Northwestern University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of law in 2007. Currently, Eric practices law as a commercial litigation attorney at the law offices of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP and he represents clients in complex civil litigation matters, ranging from contract disputes and breach of warranty defense, to conspiracy claims and defamation defense. Eric hopes to translate his personal and professional experiences into making a brighter KA community here in Chicago.

Jane Lee-Kwon

John Kwon and Jane Lee-Kwon currently serve as Senior Advisors for KAC-Chicago (KACC). They were part of the founding membership in 2003. While both initially joined KACC to serve Chicago?s Korean American community, they received an unexpected, added-value of a life-long global partnership with each other. John is an Assistant Public Defender with Cook County, and Jane is an Assistant Director with Chicago Public Schools. They recently enjoyed the scenic, week-long hospitality of the former KAC-Alaska President Young Suenram in Anchorage, AK (as evidenced in their bio picture!) Life is what you make of it - a KACC membership guarantees it will be memorable adventure!

Eun-kyung Kim

Eun-kyung is KACC's Programing Director and she joined KACC in April 2010. She received her BA in Economics and Environmental Studies with Chinese minor at Washington University in St. Louis in 2008. She is currently a third year student at Chicago-Kent College of Law with focus on Corporate Law. She has worked at BP America Inc. and Navistar Inc. as a law clerk in the past. She is thrilled to be part of this great organization and is ready to serve the community to the best of her ability.

Young Shin

Young is the current KACC Program Director. He has been a board member since 2006, shortly after graduating from Purdue University with a BS in Accounting and Management. Currently he works at Harris Associates as a fund analyst. Born in Seoul and raised in Chicago, he has seen the Chicago Korean community grow and prosper to what it is today. Always appreciative of the sacrifices the 1st generations made and continue to make, he is also encouraged to see more 1.5 & 2nd generation KAs taking the lead to make a stronger and vibrant KA community in Chicago.

David Shin

David is a recent graduate at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He will be starting at the Cook County State?s Attorney?s Office this fall as an Assistant State?s Attorney. David has a long history of community advocacy and service, and he is excited to be a part of one of the greatest KAC chapters within the national organization. David is a also a United State?s combat veteran and was honorably discharged from service in 2009. He is married to Esther J. Shin and has one child, Joshua H. Shin.