Stevens is in charge of day-to-day office administration and accounting as treasurer at TJWG since its establishment. On the communications side, his skills in creating video content in addition to his work experience as a product marketing writer and web content manager in Canada, help the organization find its voice. He was an Assistant Professor at Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, from 2012 to February 2017. From 2010 to 2012 he worked at Open Text Corporation in Waterloo, Canada, first as a product marketing writer and web content manager, and then as a research consultant. Stevens received his M.A. in English rhetoric and communication design and B.A. in history and English language and literature from University of Waterloo, Canada.

Bielefeld is project manager of the mapping project, and leads the development of the digital mapping and database system. He identifies technological needs of the organization, finds solutions, and communicates with experts on geospatial information systems and data protection%3B and produces visual images and data in collaboration with our visual design consultants. Previously, he worked in the Washington, D.C., area for two and a half years on the programs staff at a non-profit that trained young activists in the areas of politics and journalism and then for six years at various firms as a web developer. After moving to Seoul in early 2006, Bielefeld volunteered with several North Korean human groups. From 2010 to 2013 he worked at the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKNet), managing their English-language website and helping to coordinate a speaker series. In late 2013, he translated part of the Korean War Abductees Family Union (KWAFU)’s submission to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on North Korean human rights. Dan holds a B.A. from Hillsdale College, wher%26%23101 he studied psychology and economics.

A scholar on international relations, human rights and the North Korean diaspora in South Korea, Dr. Son leads the organization’s research reports and is project manager on the Global project, providing resources and training for human rights documentation groups globally. She interacts with our advisors and directors and researchers to analyse findings deliver presentations in various s%26%23101ttings, and manage productive interaction with the academic world. She is also a Research Professor at Korea University Human Rights Center, having earned her Ph.D. in international relations and politics with a focus on the Korean Peninsula at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, as well as her M.A. in international studies and diplomacy. Her research interests and recent publications include coverage of inter-Korean relations, human rights, North Korean refugees, nationalism, identity, reconciliation and transitional justice in the East Asian context.

Dr. Yang leads the interviews with North Korean escapees and analyzes the survey data for the mapping project. She worked at the Korean Women’s Development institute as a researcher from 2012 to 2014. From 2014 to 2018 she was Assistant Researcher and Coordinator at Yonsei Social Welfare Research Institute. Dr. Yang received her Ph.D. and her M.A. in the School of Social Welfare at Yonsei University in Seoul. Her research interests and recent publications include North Korean defectors with traumatic event experiences and Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG), child abuse, and policies for child abuse and neglect.