Meet Some Mason Korea Alumni

Almost 100 students a year travel from Mason Korea to spend time taking classes on George Mason’s Virginia campuses. Here are some alumni who have chosen to kick off their careers in the United States.

Nara Lee, BA Global Affairs ’20, is the program manager at the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington for the Centers for Disease Control's national Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program. While at Mason Korea, Lee was an active teaching and research assistant in conflict analysis and resolution, computational and data sciences, and climate change programming, all while being an avid student leader. She earned a master's degree in global health economy from Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2023.

Haseung (Madeline) Joung, BA Global Affairs ’20, is the manager for public relations and social media at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. Joung started her career in journalism as a reporting intern for Voice of America in Washington, D.C., at the height of the pandemic. Her passion for media led her to be the public relations officer and staff writer for the Korean Culture and Information Service in Seoul, South Korea, the government institution that brought her back to her current role at one of the 32 cultural centers worldwide.

Eun Seok (Peter) Jang, BS Accounting ’22, is a tax consultant for business tax services at Deloitte in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

Da Jung (Michelle) Jung, BA Conflict Analysis and Resolution ’20, is a policy research analyst for the Political Affairs Division of the Republic of Korea Embassy in Washington, D.C. Jung interned at Fairfax County’s workplace conflict awareness program and George Mason’s Early Identification Program as an undergraduate and worked for several international organizations in South Korea before coming back to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. In 2023 she graduated from Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies with an MA in international relations.

Seulki (Michaela) Kim, BS Information Technology ’20, is an associate for forensic services at Charles River Associates in Washington, D.C. As a student, Kim worked with various offices on the Fairfax Campus, including in the Office of University Branding, INTO Mason, the Department of Computer Science, and the Facilities Help Desk. Kim expects to graduate this winter with a master’s degree in digital forensics from George Mason.

Saeyeon Kwon, BA Global Affairs ’22, is an incoming environmental, social, and governance (ESG) intern for the stewardship team at Sands Capital in Arlington, Virginia, following several internships in ESG impact investment. Kwon recently graduated from Georgetown University with a master’s degree in environment and sustainability management.