Young-Sung Lee, M.D., Ph.D. - Chairman

Dr. Young Sung Lee, M.D. Ph.D. has been leading MedRic (Medical Research Information Center), a Ministry of Science and Technology funded organization in S. Korea, focusing on research and development in medical informatics, medical data visualization, telematics, Virtual Reality-based medical training, and health communication and promotion policies and programs. Dr. Lee is Professor of College of Medicine at Chungbuk National University and a visiting scholar at Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technology. He has lead many global health literacy initiatives covering diseases such as AIDS, Avian Influenza, cancer series (e.g., lung, colon, and breast cancer), and other diseases such as pneumonia, malaria, tsutsugamushi fever, haemorrhagic fever, and leptospirosis). He is currently serving as a board member of the Korean Society of Medical Informatics.

Paul Kim, Ph.D - President

As the Chief Technology Officer for Stanford University School of Education, Paul Kim is responsible for providing leadership in all aspects of academic and innovative technology.  He received his Ph.D. in Educational Technology from University of Southern California and has been collaborating with educational research and development institutes such as U.S. Satellite Laboratories, Medical Research & Information Center, and Korea Educational Research and Information Service.  Kim served as Vice President for Vatterott College, MO and Chairman of the Board for Intercultural Institute of California.

At Stanford, he teaches EDUC392 - Enterprising Higher Education in the Digital Age, EDUC391– Web-Based Technologies for Learning, EDUC480 & 490 Directed Studies with topics such as Private Post-Secondary Education, Digital Portfolios, and Concept-Map-based Assessment. His recent publication topics include "Perspectives on a Visual-map-based Electronic Portfolio System," "Effects of 3D Virtual Reality of Plate Tectonics on Fifth Grade Students' Achievement and Attitude Toward Science".  His recent presentations include "Assessment through Digital Portfolios", EDUCAUSE, "Development of Large-Scale Stereo 3D Image DB Network for Medical Education Using KOREN", Korean Association for Educational Information & Media,"Enterprising Higher Education with ICT", APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Education Forum.

Kenneth Lee, Esq. - General Counsel & Secretary

Kenneth Lee is a founding partner of the Law Offices of Lee & Kim and has over 20 years of experience representing foreign companies conducting business in the United States..  For many of these companies, Lee acts as outside general counsel providing a wide variety of legal services for his clients.  He also represents many high-tech start-ups.

Lee has taken an active leadership role in many non-profit organizations including the Korea IT Network (founder, director and president); Korean Americans for Political Empowerment (founder and president); Korean American Professional Society (founding director); United Way, Community Initiatives Committee; Advisory Board to the San Jose Independent Police Auditor; among many others.  As a member of the California State Bar, Lee began his legal career with a large international law firm in San Francisco specializing in the representation of foreign companies (primarily from Asia).  He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his JD from New York University School of Law.

Tina Hong - Chief Financial Officer

Tina Hong is a CPA in private practice in Silicon Valley.  She provides her clients with year-round accounting, tax and financial services, and she provides consulting services to many start-up businesses.  She has over 6 years of accounting and audit experience with high-tech companies.  Most of her clients are individuals, partnerships, or corporations.  Hong received her B.S. in Accounting from San Jose State University and a B.A. in History from Busan National University in Korea.  She is fluent in English and Korean.

Piya Sorcar, M.A., - Board Member

Piya Sorcar is the author and executive director of Interactive Teaching AIDS, an animation-based curriculum developed to teach HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention strategies via ICTs. Sorcar is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Stanford University in Learning Sciences and Technology Design / International Comparative Education and is a Program Advisor for Stanford's Learning, Design & Technology master's program.

Sorcar has been a storyboard/screenplay consultant for many international award-winning children's educational programs and was nominated for a Regional Emmy Award as a lead actress. She was previously an economic research analyst with Analysis Group where she completed financial models for complex litigation and transfer pricing cases, and conducted market research and data analysis. Sorcar holds an M.A. in Education from Stanford University, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.A. in Economics, B.S. in Journalism, and B.S. in Business Administration.

Okwha Lee, Ph.D. - Board Member

Dr. Okhwa Lee is a professor of Computer Education at Chungbuk National University in Korea, with the work experience at the Korea Educational Development Institute and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology where she participated in the national educational policy making for the use of digital technology in education. Her research interests include digital culture, pedagogy of e-learning, and future studies.

Lee is a member of two Presidential Commissions : special committee for the e-Government and tast force team for Korea Education 2030. She has been a various committee member for the Office of Prime Minister, Ministry of Government and Home Affairs; Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Commerce, Industy and Energy;  and Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development; Ministry of Environment; and  Ministry of Health and Welfare. She has been also active with international organizations and NGOs such as UN, Asia Society and Asia Education Foundation.

Vridhi Tuli, B.A., - Board Member

Vridhi Tuli is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in Symbolic Systems at Stanford Univeristy. Her research interests lie in promoting mobile education to rural and middle-class segments in India, and other emerging economies. Vridhi is part of various student groups on campus, serving as a coordinating officer for BASES, Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, and as the past Programming Director of the Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Association.

She enjoys yoga, teaching children, traveling and networking in the Valley. She aspires to be an educational entrepreneur and is working rigorously towards it.

Byeong Gook Lee, M.D., Ph.D. - Board Member

Dr. Lee serves as the Chairman for the Department of Medical Education at Chungnam National University, College of Medicine, Korea. He has been involved in developing and implementing PBL integrated medical education programs at multiple universities and conducting research studies in AIDS education curriculum with SP program. He has presented at conferences such as AMIA, AAMC, and AERA in recent years. In addition, he is also the director of National Consortium for Educational Simulations in Korea and a member of Medical Education Committee of Korea Medical Association.

Francisco Kim, L.Ac., M.S. - Board Member

Dr. Francisco Kim is CEO of OneStop Medical Group in San Jose, California. OneStop is operated by a group of American board certified medical doctors and healthcare practitioners who combine the best practices of Eastern and Western medical treatments to provide patients with the overall wellness care services. Dr. Kim has been practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine with western medical doctors since 1994.
Dr. Kim also served on the Board of Directors of "Clinica Para Las Americas," a community health foundation based in Los Angeles. As a board member, Dr. Kim played a major role in making decisions related to clinic administration, and he worked extensively to formulate public health policy and to broaden the availability and quality of public health in L.A. County.