Application for Appointment to a Citizen
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Kaston Kim M 7/5/2022
Human Relations Committee
58 years
Choreographer / Supply Chain Principal / Non-profit Board Member
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City
Huntington Beach
State
CA
Postal / Zip Code
92647
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How will your qualifications best serve the citizen advisory group that you are applying for, and why do you wish to serve on this group?*
It is the policy of the City Council to make appointments to the citizen commissions, boards, and committees, based on the needs of the city, as well as the interests and qualifications of each applicant. Selection will be made without discrimination based on the race, creed, gender, or sexual orientation of the applicant.
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- Executive Certificate, Nonprofit Fund Development, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame - Master in Communications Management (M.C.M.), Strategic and Organizational Communication, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism; University of Southern California (USC) - Certificate in Public Diplomacy, Summer Institute, Center for Public Diplomacy, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (USC)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Sociology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Past member of National Management Association (through Boeing Aerospace Leadership Chapter) until 2020 Past member of the International Association of Business Communications - 32 years with The Boeing Company (includes pre-merger McDonnell Douglas); as a procurement coordinator, procurement agent, senior staff specialist, and senior manager. Roles spanned across commercial, space and defense, and enterprise functional business operating groups. Spent fifteen years as a senior manager in Supply Chain and Corp Communications. I am currently on contract with L3Harris Technologies as a supply chain principal (project pending).
- 40 plus years with The Walt Disney Company. Started as a performer, and continue to be a choreographer in Imagineering, Disney Live Entertainment.
(my time with Boeing and Disney was concurrent)
- On the Board of Directors for the Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (in Santa Ana).
Core competencies and skills include:
- Program / project management, compliance and risk management, strategic planning, procurement and governance methods and processes, supply chain, process design, network and systems thinking - Team-building, leadership, collaboration, facilitation, communication, advocacy, relationship management - Creative design, brand management, content development, knowledge management, event production management, choreography and staging.
Currently serving on the Board of two nonprofits (one in start-up stage); and am a volunteer and donor with a nonprofit serving a diaspora community focused on civic engagement, social innovation, and gender equity.
Have been a long-time member / donor for another nonprofit serving the same community, with a mission focused on self-determination and human rights.
Other main interest is cultural exploration (travel to 6 continents and over 60 countries), providing for a depth and breadth of cultural learnings and experiences.
My qualifications will best serve the Human Relations citizen advisory group by providing a broad experiential background and perspective through a framework of analytics, problem-solving, empathy, and collaboration.
I wish to serve on this group in order to contribute and provide value to my home community and gain a better understanding of the public sphere. I would also like to learn through this collaboration and be more connected with my hometown and community.