Finding Leadership 정 (Belonging)
I am a Korean-Immigrant-American scholar dedicated to centering the experiences of racially marginalized communities, particularly the Asian American/AAPI community. My research focuses on educators' and educational leaders' experiences in cultivating transformational spaces, developing counternarratives, engaging in collectivist leadership actions, and forming cross-racial coalitions to help schools transcend their racialized contexts.
For over 20 years, I have served as a history teacher, assistant principal, principal, principal supervisor, and assistant superintendent in the Bay Area and Wake County (NC). I am proud of my heritage and my educational journey at UC Davis, UC Berkeley's Principal Leadership Institute, and East Carolina University's International EdD program.
As an assistant professor at Towson University, I teach courses on leadership, school finance, and school law. I enjoy working with students to ensure schools are places of purpose, belonging, and success for all.
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