Board of Directors
Korean Prosecutors Association
Board of Directors 2022-2023
Jacob Yim
President
Jacob J.H. Yim is the Deputy-in-Charge of the Discovery Compliance Unit of the Post-Conviction Litigation & Discovery Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. He serves to oversee databases involving 50 plus law enforcement agencies, provides direction on discovery obligations regarding personnel, and regularly lectures on ethical and discovery procedures to DA personnel, law enforcement agencies, and other recurrent witnesses. He has been a Deputy District Attorney since 2000 and has spent much of his career assigned to the Bureau of Specialized Prosecutions, Hardcore Gang Division. He has prosecuted over 100 trials to verdict including 35 homicides and 6 special circumstances cases. He was dually-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney and filed and vertically prosecuted 101 cases involving gang members who re-entered the United States. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles. Aside from his assignment in the Bureau of Specialized Prosecutions, he was part of the Special Homicide Unit of Central Trials prosecuting complex homicide cases and media cases. He taught 5th graders in the Los Angeles Project Lead Program. In addition, Mr. Yim lectures on the S.T.E.P. Act to Long Beach Police Department and LAPD. He was awarded Prosecutor of the Year in 2016 from the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association and was recognized by the Hardcore Gang Division in April of 2012.
Irene Lee
Vice President
Irene Lee joined the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office as a prosecutor in April of 2008. One of her most notable cases includes a triple-jury conspiracy to commit murder trial involving an intricate plot by 3 defendants to kill one of the co-defendant’s mother for her money. Currently, she is assigned to the Family Violence Division, where she handles serious domestic violence and child abuse cases. She is currently teaching a fifth grade class in downtown Los Angeles with Project L.E.A.D., a program at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office that informs the youth about various aspects of the criminal justice system and the importance of education. She is a past Treasurer for the Korean Prosecutors Association.
Samantha Routh
Secretary and in Charge of Georgia Chapter
Samantha Routh is a Managing Assistant District Attorney in the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office. She manages a trial team comprised of herself, 2 assistant district attorneys, 2 investigators, a victim witness advocate, and a legal assistant. She has handled over 1300 cases during the course of her career ranging from violent sexual offenses, homicide, child molestation, armed robbery, elder abuse, and white collar crimes. On top of her trial responsibilities, she participates in presentations regarding criminal procedure, criminal law, and court room demeanor with academy recruits for the local county police department. Samantha is a graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law.
Sophia Choi
Treasurer
Sophia Choi is a Deputy District Attorney for the Riverside County District Attorney‘s Office. Previously, she was with the Riverside County Counsel Office for about 13 years. She is currently the Chair of KPA’s Continuing Legal Education. She has served on the KPA board for several years, having served her most recent term as Vice President-International. She is the current President of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court. She is also the President-Elect of the Riverside County Bar Association. She also served as the Inaugural President of APALIE (Asian Pacific American Lawyers of the Inland Empire). She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Southwestern University School of Law.
Jerry Baik
Executive Director
Jerry Baik is currently an Assistant City Attorney and joined the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office in 1994 as a Deputy City Attorney assigned to Criminal Division. In July 2012, he voluntarily transferred in-house to the Civil Litigation Section with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Previously, he founded and supervised the first-ever Identity Theft and Fraud Unit for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. His Unit’s cases were featured on Good Morning America, NY Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, local TV news stations, other national news circulations, and People magazine. For his work, he received awards from the U.S. Homeland Security-Office of the Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Social Security Administration-OIG, U.S. Food Drug Administration, and International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition. He was a national speaker on identity theft and white-collar fraud. Mr. Baik was previously an Assistant Supervising Deputy City Attorney for Central Trials Section, largest criminal branch for the Office. He supervised 45 prosecutors and 30 support staff members. In 2005, he won the City of Los Angeles Quality and Productivity Award. He was the past President of the Asian Pacific City Attorney’s Association, Regional Vice-President (SOCAL) for the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association, board member of the Korean American Bar Association (SOCAL), and board member of the Asian Pacific Women’s Center (domestic violence organization). He was the founder and first President for the Korean Prosecutors Association, and founder and first Chair of the KPA Justice Foundation. In addition, he was a board member of Little Tokyo Towers (Senior low-income housing in Little Tokyo).
Hee Young Shin
Board of Director-Liaison to the Republic of Korea Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
Hee Young Shin is a Consul at the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles, California where she handles inmate transfer, extradition, mutual legal assistance and Korean law counseling for Koreans living in the U.S.
Jeanaha Kim
Board of Director in Charge of Ontario-Canada Chapter
Jeanaha Kim was called to the bar in 2003 and has spent the entirety of her legal career as an Assistant Crown Attorney, in York region, for the Ministry of the Attorney General in Ontario. She has experience in prosecuting various Criminal Code offences at the both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. For the last 7 several years, Jeanaha has focused her prosecutorial duties in the area of intimate partner violence. In addition to trial work, she sits on the region’s High Risk Committee, and provides training to the police, and members of the bar. She has also been part of a pilot project to create a community treatment court for intimate partner violence – this involves working with community partners to implement programming for accused individuals who are also struggling with mental health diagnoses, and /or substance abuse issues and there is a nexus to the alleged offences.
Additionally, Jeanaha has co-organized an annual fun run/walk for several years to raise funds for a community organization/group that whose works benefits individuals who become involved in the criminal justice system, as accused persons, victims or witnesses. This annual event brings together justice partners from various sectors – members of the judiciary, prosecutors and defence counsel, court house staff, police. The event has raised funds for various area shelters, the Canadian Mental Health Association, and Addiction Services of York Region.
Daniel H. Ahn
Board of Director
Daniel H. Ahn is a Senior Litigation Counsel at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, where he has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division since 2012, and as Deputy Chief and Acting Chief of the Orange County office. Before joining the United States Attorney’s Office, Mr. Ahn was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, entering through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Ahn served as a law clerk to Judge Gary L. Taylor of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Ahn earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Biola University, his M.A. from Johns Hopkins University, and his J.D. from the University of Southern California, where he was editor in chief of the Southern California Law Review.
Daniel Bahk
Board Representative-San Diego
Daniel Bahk is currently a San Diego Deputy District Attorney and assigned as a readiness supervisor in the South Bay Branch. He has tried numerous misdemeanor and felony jury trials, bench trials, and dispositive motions. The cases range from petty/grand theft, drug sales, driving under the influence, and identity theft to attempted murders, criminal threats, armed robbery, assaults, home invasion robberies, and carjacking cases throughout his prosecutorial career. Mr. Bahk graduated from University of Arizona and Rutgers University School of Law in New Jersey.
John Chang
Board of Director
John Chang is a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. He prosecutes complex litigation gang cases. He volunteers weekly through the Project L.E.A.D. program working with 5th graders and talking to them about the justice system. He graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and the University of California at Riverside with a BA in political science. He has been a former KPA board member and was active in the mentorship committee.
Richard Kim
Board of Director, former President
Richard Kim is a Deputy City Attorney for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. He is in the Safe Neighborhoods and Gangs Division, Code Enforcement Unit. He vertically prosecutes property owners in violation of housing code, fire code, building and safety code, and county health code. Additionally, he prosecutes unlicensed contractors and other consumer protection cases. Mr. Kim graduated from Southwestern School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles, earning a degree in Philosophy. Outside of the Office, he was the former President of Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council and board member of the Korean Youth & Youth Center.
Julius Nam
Board of Director
Julius J. Nam is an Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Riverside Branch Office of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Since 2015, he has prosecuted a variety of crimes, including civil rights, fraud, firearms, and terrorism offenses, and represented the United States before the Ninth Circuit. Notably, he has prosecuted cases related to the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack. Mr. Nam has clerked for the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcón of the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Virginia A. Phillips and the Honorable Sheri Pym of the United States District Court, Central District of California. He has also worked as an associate at Morrison and Foerster LLP. He holds a JD degree from UCLA School of Law and BA, MA, and PhD degrees in religion from Andrews University.
Maria Park
Board of Director and in Charge of New York & New Jersey
Maria Park is a Deputy Bureau Chief of the Gun Violence Suppression Bureau at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office and supervises all felony gun cases in Brooklyn, N.Y. Since joining the office in 1995, A.D.A. Park has been involved in all aspects of prosecution -- trials, appeals, and investigations -- and appeared in both state and federal courts. As a prosecutor, she has argued in the Appellate Division and the New York State Court of Appeals. A.D.A. Park received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, and her B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
Hannah Yu
Board of Director in Charge of New York & New Jersey
Hannah Yu is the Chief of the Hate Crimes Unit at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. She supervises the investigation and prosecution of all hate crime cases in Manhattan and manages a team comprised of herself, a deputy chief, approximately 20 Assistant District Attorneys, 2 senior investigative analysts, 2 investigators, and a trial preparation assistant. Since joining the Office’s Trial Division, Ms. Yu prosecuted violent felony cases, including shootings, robberies, burglaries and assaults. She is a member of the Sex Crimes Unit and has handled a variety of sex crime and intimate partner violence cases. She joined the Homicide Panel in 2021. Ms. Yu has served as Criminal Court Supervisor, Attorney-in-Charge of the Summer Law Fellowship Program, and is on the permanent hiring board where she interviews and evaluates prospective candidates for ADA positions. Prior to joining the Office, Ms. Yu was an associate in the Litigation Department of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, and a clerk to Judge Brian Cogan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Ms. Yu earned her B.A. from Barnard College and her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in New York.
Christina Choi
Board Representative in Charge of Australia and New Zealand
Chris Danbi Choi is an Assistant Director of Commercial, Financial and Corruption; and Revenue and Benefits Fraud at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and also serves on the NSW Sentencing Council, following appointment in 2016. Chris became the first Korean-Australian Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law and is passionate about developing lawyers in criminal law practice. Besides managing prosecutions, Chris has been the co-Principal of the pro bono Korean Community Legal Service which she co-founded in 2011.
Chris is committed to public service in the administration of justice and hopes to continue serving the community throughout the remainder of her career.
Martin Park
Board Representative for Ontario, Canada
Martin Park is a board representative for the Ontario, Canada. He is Federal Crown for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada and primarily prosecutes drug offenders. Outside of court, Martin is involved in providing training for law enforcement agencies as well as giving guest lectures at local law schools.
Andrew Lee
Board Representative in Charge of Law Enforcement Officers (LEO)
Andrew Lee is a recent retired Special Agent for the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division. He was with CID for over 22 years. Prior to joining the Department of Treasury, He was with the California Board of Equalization. Mr. Lee is highly sought out expert in the area of financial fraud and tax codes. He has trained Korean government officials and presented seminars to various organizations throughout the world. Recently, he was elected as a board member and Chief Financial Officer for the KPA Justice Foundation.
Daniel Chung
Board Representative in Charge of Northern California
Daniel Chung is a Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County in California. He is currently assigned to the Violent Felonies Unit and prosecutes attempted murders, robberies, assaults, and similar crimes. Previously, he specialized in crimes involving domestic violence and narcotics. Prior to working as a prosecutor in Silicon Valley, Daniel was an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County in New York, where he specialized in felony gun crimes and secured dozens of grand jury indictments. Daniel has completed dozens of jury and bench trials in California and New York. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and his A.B. from Harvard College.
Sam Park
Board Representative in Charge of Southern California
Sam Park is a Senior Deputy City Attorney with the San Diego City Attorney’s Office. She is supervising attorney in the General Trial Unit. She also oversees all the Hate Crimes cases. She was a Deputy District Attorney with the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office, California, from 2006-2007. She graduated Cum Laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and obtained her undergraduate degree from University of Virginia. In 2015, she was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Park, along with the assistance from Daniel Bahk, Deputy District Attorney-San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, will represent our Southern California regions, including: Imperial County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and San Diego County.
2010
OFFICERS:
JERRY BAIK—President, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
ANN H. PARK—Vice President, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WILLIAM SHIN—Secretary, California State Attorney General’s Office
JOON KIM—Treasurer, Pasadena City Prosecutor’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
ROBERT CHA—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
WONKOO CHANG—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SUSAN JUNG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
EILEEN KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
PAUL KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WOO JUNG SHIM—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
2011
OFFICERS:
JERRY BAIK—President, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
ANN H. PARK—Vice President, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WILLIAM SHIN—Secretary, California State Attorney General’s Office
JOON KIM—Treasurer, Pasadena City Prosecutor’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
ROBERT CHA—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
WONKOO CHANG—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SUSAN JUNG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
BEONG-SOO KIM—United States Attorney’s Office, Central District
EILEEN KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
PAUL KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
IRENE LEE—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WOO JUNG SHIM—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
2012
OFFICERS:
JERRY BAIK—President, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
ANN H. PARK—Vice-President, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WILLIAM SHIN—Secretary, California State Attorney General’s Office
IRENE LEE—Treasurer, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
JOHN CHANG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Riverside County Counsel’s Office
JOSEB GIM–Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, NY
SUSAN JUNG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
CHUL SOO KIM—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
EILEEN KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
GABRIEL KIM—Ventura County District Attorney’s Office
JOON KIM—Pasadena City Attorney’s Office
PAUL KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
2013
OFFICERS:
ANN H. PARK—President, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WILLIAM SHIN—Vice-President, California State Attorney General’s Office
IRENE LEE—Treasurer, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Secretary, Riverside County Counsel’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
JOHN CHANG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SYLVIA CHOI—Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
JOSEB GIM—Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, NY
SUSAN JUNG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
CHUL SOO KIM—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
EILEEN KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
GABRIEL KIM—Ventura County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
LANA KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
RICHARD KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
ANN LEE—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
2014
OFFICERS:
ANN H. PARK—President, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WILLIAM SHIN—Vice-President, California State Attorney General’s Office
IRENE LEE—Treasurer, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Secretary, Riverside County Counsel’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
JOHN CHANG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SYLVIA CHOI—Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
JOSEB GIM—Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, NY
SUSAN JUNG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
EILEEN KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
GABRIEL KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
LANA KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
RICHARD KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
WOOK JUN KIM—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
ANN LEE—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
2015
OFFICERS:
WILLIAM SHIN—President, California State Attorney General’s Office
SUSAN JUNG —Vice-President, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Treasurer, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Secretary, Riverside County Counsel’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
ROBERT CHA—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
JOHN CHANG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
TONY CHO—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SYLVIA CHOI—Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
SUE HONG—State Bar of California
GENE KANG—Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, NY
GABRIEL KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
LANA KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
RICHARD KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
WOOK JUN KIM—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
ANN LEE—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE: Atlanta, GA
JASON PARK—Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, GA
2016
OFFICERS:
WILLIAM SHIN—President, California State Attorney General’s Office
SUSAN JUNG —Vice-President, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Treasurer, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Secretary, Riverside County Counsel’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
HELEN AHN—New York County District Attorney’s Office, NY
ROBERT CHA—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
JOHN CHANG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
TONY CHO—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SYLVIA CHOI—Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
SUE HONG—State Bar of California
GABRIEL KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
LANA KIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
RICHARD KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SEUNGMO KOO—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
ANN LEE—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE: Atlanta, GA
JASON PARK—Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, GA
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE: Ontario, Canada
LEONARD KIM—District of Sudbury, Ontario
2017
OFFICERS:
RICHARD KIM—President, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Vice-President, International, Riverside County Counsel’s Office
ANN LEE—Vice-President, LA Chapter, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Treasurer, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SYLVIA CHOI—Secretary, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
HELEN AHN—New York County District Attorney’s Office, NY
ROBERT CHA—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
TONY CHO—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
SUE HONG—State Bar of California
ELIZABETH KIM—California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
ESTHER KIM—California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
SUSAN LEE—Scarborough Crown Attorney’s Office, Ontario, Canada
SEUNGMO KOO—Korea Public Prosecutor’s Office
KENNES MA—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JASON PARK—Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, GA
WILLIAM SHIN—California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
SAM PARK—San Diego City Attorney’s Office
2018
OFFICERS:
RICHARD KIM—President, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Vice-President, International, Riverside County Counsel’s Office
ANN LEE—Vice-President, LA Chapter, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Treasurer, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
SYLVIA CHOI—Secretary, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
TONY CHO—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
ELIZABETH KIM—California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
ESTHER KIM—California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General H. GLENN KIM—Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, CA
SUSAN LEE—Scarborough Crown Attorney’s Office, Ontario, Canada
JEESUN MOON—Korean Public Prosecutor’s Office
KENNES MA—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JASON PARK—Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, GA
NANCY SONG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office MYONGJAE YI—Queens County District Attorney’s Office, NY
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
SAM PARK—San Diego City Attorney’s Office DANIEL BAHK—San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE ILLINOIS:
NICOLE KIM—U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chicago
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEO (Law Enforcement Officers):
ANDREW LEE—U.S. Department of Treasury, IRS, Criminal Investigation
2019
OFFICERS:
ELIZABETH KIM—President, California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
MYONGJAE M. YI—Vice-President, International, Queens County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Vice-President, LA Chapter, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
H. GLENN KIM—Treasurer, Alameda Couty District Attorney’s Office
IRENE LEE—Secretary, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
ESTHER KIM—California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General RICHARD KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office JACOB LEE, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
JEESUN MOON—Korean Public Prosecutor’s Office SAMANTHA ROUTH—Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office
HELEN SONG—Ontario, Canada Chapter, Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario NANCY SONG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office JACOB YIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office MICHAEL YUN—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
SAM PARK—San Diego City Attorney’s Office DANIEL BAHK—San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE ILLINOIS:
NICOLE KIM—U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chicago
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEO (Law Enforcement Officers):
ANDREW LEE—U.S. Department of Treasury, IRS, Criminal Investigation
2020
OFFICERS:
ELIZABETH KIM—President, California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
MYONGJAE M. YI—Vice-President, International, Queens County District Attorney’s Office
JINA KIM—Vice-President, LA Chapter, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
H. GLENN KIM—Treasurer, Alameda Couty District Attorney’s Office
IRENE LEE—Secretary, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
SOPHIA CHOI-Riverside County District Attorney’s Office JEANAHA KIM-—Ontario, Canada Chapter, Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario RICHARD KIM—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office JACOB LEE, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office JUNG PARK—New York County District Attorney’s Office SUNKYUN RO—Korean Public Prosecutor’s Office SAMANTHA ROUTH—Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office NANCY SONG—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office JACOB YIM—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office MICHAEL YUN—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: CHRISTINA CHOI-Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
SAM PARK—San Diego City Attorney’s Office DANIEL BAHK—San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR ONTARIO, CANADA:
MARTIN PARK—Public Prosecution Service of Canada
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE ILLINOIS:
NICOLE KIM—U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chicago
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEO (Law Enforcement Officers):
ANDREW LEE—U.S. Department of Treasury, IRS, Criminal Investigation
2021
OFFICERS:
JACOB YIM—President, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office
IRENE LEE—Vice-President, LA Chapter, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office
SOPHIA CHOI—Treasurer, Riverside District Attorney’s Office
SAMANTHA ROUTH—Secretary, Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
JERRY BAIK—Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
SUNKYUN ROH-Korean Public Prosecutors’ Office JEANAHA KIM- Ministry of Attorney General in Ontario, York Region DANIEL AHN-U.S. Attorney DANIEL BAHK- San Diego District Attorney JOHN CHANG- Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office RICHARD KIM-Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office JULIUS NAM-U.S. Attorney’s Office JUNG PARK-New York District Attorney’s Office MARIA PARK-Kings District Attorney’s Office, NY ROBERT SONG-Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: CHRISTINA CHOI-Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
SAM PARK-San Diego City Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Daniel Chung-Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEO (Law Enforcement Officers):
ANDREW LEE—U.S. Department of Treasury, IRS, Criminal Investigation
KPA Mission
The Korean Prosecutors Association is a global non-profit organization of public prosecutors, of Korean descent, formed for the purpose of networking, information sharing, mentoring, and serving the community by providing information and education on matters concerning the public and public safety.
