Executive Committee
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Veronica previously lived in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands before moving to Seoul. Since joining SIWA in September 2017, she chaired the Bazaar in 2018 and the Gala in 2018 and 2019. Her business, which she founded in 2003, specializes in event & conference planning, translation, and cross-cultural communications. She also sits on the board of a family restaurant business. Veronica speaks English and Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, and Shanghainese) fluently and is currently studying Korean. She lives with Javier, her husband, and her miniature pinscher, Bailey.
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Vibha is an Indian citizen by nationality. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession and was working for Ernst & Young as an audit manager in Mumbai, India. She has worked in the Finance and Audit sector for 15 years. Her family relocated to Singapore in 2014 and thereafter to Seoul in Jan 2017.
She joined SIWA in August 2017 and volunteered in the planning team of the SIWA Bazaar held in October 2017.
She spends her time learning Korean and absorbing all that Korea offers in terms of experiences and enjoying the landscapes in this beautiful country. She likes to play sports like Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, etc. and enjoys traveling, driving, reading and watching movies.
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Nicolette is a new member of SIWA who has been living in Korea since end of 2014 immersing herself in Korean culture through Korean classes and exploring museums and markets, enjoying Korean food and making friends with the local people.
Prior to Korea, Nicolette spent 11 years in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces as a Combat Human Resource Specialist serving in the United Kingdom, Iraq and Germany. She has completed a Diploma in Accounting and volunteers as Treasurer at Namsan International Kindergarten.
A native of Jamaica but also a British citizen Nicolette is married to a Swedish national. Together they have 2 children. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, crocheting, volunteering and exercising.
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Bockhee Lee founded Global Youth Fair (GYF) in 2015 for both privileged and underprivileged students of Korean and foreign nationalities to grow as global citizens and leaders. As the first Korean bazaar chair, she led a successful 2012 SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar where 7,000 people participated. As a Tours & Events coordinator, Vice President, and Cultural Connection Chair, she has been actively working for SIWA for over 10 years. She loves espresso coffee, singing in a choir and reading.
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Anjali is an Indian citizen who worked as Legal and Financial professional in India for more than seven years before moving to Korea in 2015. She joined SIWA in 2019. She lives with her husband who works as Project Engineering Manager with Siemens Ltd., Seoul. Anjali teaches Hindi at various language exchange platforms. She also loves to travel and take pictures. After studying photography for a year, she is now geared up to opt her passion as her new profession.
Standing Committees
Title | Name | Contact |
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Hospitality Chair | Jennifer Cho | hospitality@siwakorea.com |
Membership Chair | Nicole Yu | membership@siwakorea.com |
President Emerita | presidentemerita@siwakorea.com | |
Public Relations Chair | Sejung Jang | publicrelations@siwakorea.com |
Special Events Chair | Eunice Go | specialevents@siwakorea.com |
Sponsorship Chair | Laura Valls | sponsorsiwa@siwakorea.com |
Tours & Interest Groups Chair | Tere Han | tours@siwakorea.com |
Welfare Chair | Sunghwa Han | welfare@siwakorea.com |
Committees
Title | Name | Contact |
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Blog Manager | (Open) | blog@siwakorea.com |
Bazaar Manager | Katherine Corteza | bazaar@siwakorea.com |
Facebook Manager | Marketa Balkova | facebook@siwakorea.com |
Gala Manager | (Open) | gala@siwakorea.com |
Graphic Designer | (Open) | graphics@siwakorea.com |
e-Newsletter Manager | Kristine Wright | newsletter@siwakorea.com |
Enrichment Coordinator | Eugenie Lee | enrichment@siwakorea.com |
Instagram Manager | (Open) | instagram@siwakorea.com |
Newcomers Manager | (Open) | membershipteam@siwakorea.com |
Nominating Committee Chair | Bockhee Lee | nominate@siwakorea.com |
Social Media Manager | Marketa Balkova | socialmedia@siwakorea.com |
Vendor Manager | Eugenie Lee | vendormanagement@siwakorea.com |
Webmaster | webmaster@siwakorea.com | |
Website Content Manager | Angelique Vinkestijn | contentmanager@siwakorea.com |
Working Women’s Network Coordinator | Michelle Morrison | wwn@siwakorea.com |
Organizational Chart
2019-2020 SIWA Organization Chart