Our Team


Name	Title	Role	Contact
Hanna SONG	Executive Director	Management of NKDB's operations and programs Management of stakeholders and international cooperation Foreign media contact point Research on North Korea's engagement within the UN (SDGs and UPR)	hannasong@nkdb.org
Yeosang YOON	Senior Researcher/ Chief Director of North Korean Human Rights Archives	Management of NKDB's North Korean Human Rights Archives	iloveminority@hanmail.net
Soon Hee LIM	Senior Researcher/ Senior Director of Operations	Human rights investigations; Research on economic and social integration of North Korean defectors; Research on North Korean society	toy1004@hanmail.net
Hyo Sun SHIN	Senior Researcher/ Acting Senior Director of the Resettlement Assistance Headquarters	Resettlement Assistance Headquarters Human rights investigations; Management of operations of resettlement programs	nkdbhyosun@nkdb.org
Hayoung AHN	Research Fellow/ Public Relations Team Lead	Public Relations Team Museum of North Korean Human Rights; Human rights investigations; Communications, public relations, and fundraising	hayoung@nkdb.org
Seunghye KIM	Researcher/Social Welfare Worker	Social Welfare Team Case management and resettlement support	seunghye@nkdb.org
Suyoung YANG	Researcher	Human Rights Investigations Team Accountability; International Cooperation	suyoung@nkdb.org
Ki Woong YOON	Human Rights Analyst	Planning and Coordination Team Education Center for Korean Integration; Human rights investigations	yoonkw@nkdb.org
Hayeong KIM	Researcher/Psychological Counselor	Psychological Counseling Team Psychological counselor for North Korean victims of human rights violations; Human rights investigations	1222hykim@nkdb.org
Seo Young MOON	Human Rights Analyst	Planning and Coordination Team Financial support for North Korean Escapees; Human rights investigations	seoyoung@nkdb.org
Seungyeop LEE	Human Rights Analyst	Human Rights Investigation Team Human rights investigations; NKDB Center for Human Rights Legal Support	sylee@nkdb.org
Donghwi SHIN	Human Rights Analyst	Human Rights Investigation Team Human rights investigations; Visual Atlas	dhshin@nkdb.org
Unique KIM	Human Rights Analyst	International Cooperation Team Human rights investigations; International Cooperation	uniquekim@nkdb.org
Young Shin JUNG	Administrative Officer	Planning and Coordination Team Administration; Accounting	daum5366@nkdb.org
Jian LEE	Human Rights Analyst	Human Rights Investigation Team Human rights investigations	jalee@nkdb.org
Regina KIM	Researcher	Public Relations Team Museum of North Korean Human Rights; Human rights investigations;	reginakim109@nkdb.org
Hyejin CHO	Researcher/Psychological Counselor	Psychological Counseling Team Psychological counselor for North Korean victims of human rights violations; Human rights investigations	hyejincho@nkdb.org
Ju eun KIM	Administrative Officer	Planning and Coordination Team Administration; Office management	jueunkim@nkdb.org

Name	Title	Role	Contact
Sungnam KIM	Head of the Hana Center	Operation of the West Gyeonggi Hana Center	lzh1024@naver.com
Sookyeong KIM	Team Manager / Social Welfare Officer	Maternity Leave	gwhanacenter@unimail.or.kr
Jihyun KIM	Social Welfare Officer	Early Resettlement; Case management for Gwangyeong
Sang Wook LEE	Social Welfare Officer	Finances and operations; Case management for Bucheon
Kihoon SHIN	Social Welfare Officer	Management of resettlement support assistants; Case management for Anyang and Siheung
KO Soonsil	Team Manager/ Psychological Counselor	Case management
Soonhee HAN	Counselor	Case management
Jin YU	Psychological Counselor	Vocational consultant for Gwangmyeong, Anyang and Bucheon
Woong-gwon CHOI	Psychological Counselor	Vocational consultant for Siheung and Bucheon