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Secretariat

Office of the Director-General
Jisung Kim, Director-General
  • Directing and managing the operation of ICHCAP's four offices; Office of Strategic Development, Office of Planning and Management, Office of Information and
    Research, and Office of Cooperation and Networking
+82 (0)63 230 9701
Office of Strategic Development
Deok-soon Kim, Director
  • Directing and managing the daily operation and projects of the Strategic Development Office
+82 (0)63 230 9710
Min Yung Jung, Programme Specialist
  • Organising the working committee meeting for ASEAN-Korea cultural heritage cooperation
  • Developing ASEAN-Korea cultural heritage cooperative projects
  • Supporting ASEAN-Korea cultural heritage pilot joint-projects
+82 (0)63 230 9711
Jae-wang Kim, Assistant Programme Specialist
  • Organising ICHCAP Advisory Meeting
  • Establishing ICHCAP Comprehensive Promotion Plan and Operating the PR Subcommittee
  • Managing personal information protection affairs within the office
+82 (0)63 230 9713
Seoin Lee, Project Consultant
  • Researching global ICH policy trends and publishing 「MOVE」
  • Supporting the working committee meeting for ASEAN-Korea cultural heritage cooperation
  • Building networks among ASEAN-related organizations
  • Assisting projects and administrative affairs within the office
+82 (0)63 230 9714
Euijeong Seo, Project Consultant
  • Implementing Kyrgyzstan ODA project
  • Operating the Promotion of Sustainable Development for Silkroad ICH (Activities related to the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network)
+82 (0)63 230 9739
Heeje Hwang, Project Consultant
  • Operating the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network (SRLHN)
  • Publishing a book about ‘Nowruz’, the Silk Roads Living Heritage
+82 (0)63 230 9712
Office of Planning and Management
Boyoung Cha, Director
  • Directing and managing the daily operation and projects of the Planning and Management Office
+82 (0)63 230 9720
Jung Seon Lim, Programme Specialist
  • Overseeing accounting and management
  • Supervising bidding and contract management
  • Managing salary and tax affairs
  • Implementing anti-corruption affairs
  • Operating internal system for preventing conflict of interest
  • Managing budgetary control
+82 (0)63 230 9722
Min Kyoung Yun, Assistant Programme Specialist
  • Organizing and managing operations for the governing board and executive committee meetings
  • Managing regulations and bylaws
  • Implementing staff training and capacity-building training
  • Operating information disclosure and personal information protection affairs
  • Working with staff welfare and general affairs
  • Supervising organization matters
+82 (0)63 230 9723
Sailom Lee, Assistant Programme Specialist
  • Assisting accounting management
  • Managing office property and residence
  • Cooperating with affairs related to category 2 centers
  • Managing press releases
  • Cooperating with UNESCO and Member States
+82 (0)63 230 9724
Nanyoung Kim, Assistant Programme Specialist
  • Overseeing staff services and duties
  • Acting as secretary to the Director-General
  • Managing records and documentation
  • Assisting with UNESCO and Member States cooperation
  • Operating internal meetings and Culture Day
  • Cooperating with related organizations and MOU partners
  • Managing human resources and supervising internal audit and inspection
+82 (0)63 230 9702
Sangmook Park, Programme Specialist
  • Absent for overseas staff training (19 Jun-18 Sep 2023)
+82 (0)63 230 9721
Office of Information and Research
Gyuri Bak, Director
  • Directing and managing the daily operation and projects of the Information and Research Office
+82 (0)63 230 9730
Soyoung Min, Programme Specialist
  • Producing ICH documentary series and organizing expert workshop in South Asia
  • Collaborating with media and film festivals
  • Developing content and web services for ichLinks
  • Operating ICH publication project in Kyrgyzstan
+82 (0)63 230 9732
Boram Kim, Programme Specialist
  • Operating ichLinks platform and networking its partner organizations
  • Implementing ichLinks cooperation projects and organizing joint exhibition
  • Managing ichLinks’ data and archive
+82 (0)63 230 9733
Hyeonju Song, Assistant Programme Specialist
  • Publishing the ICH Courier
  • Publishing Living Heritage Series
  • Operating ICH publication projects
  • Managing personal information protection affairs within the office
+82 (0)63 230 9734
Digital Contents Development Team
Milee Choi, Section Chief
  • Directing and managing the daily operation and projects of the Digital Contents Development Team
+82 (0)63 230 9731
Junhyeong Lee, Assistant Programme Specialist
  • Operating website information service and social network service platforms
  • Developing promotional contents (digital) and supporting ICH creators
  • Publishing ICH Plus+
+82 (0)63 230 9736
Jinsol Seo, Assistant Programme Specialist
  • Implementing information projects and system security
  • Maintaining hardware/software/web systems maintenance
  • Managing ichLinks platform system development
+82 (0)63 230 9737
Office of Cooperation and Networking
Weonmo Park, Director
  • Directing and managing the daily operation and projects of the Cooperation and Networking Office
+82 (0)63 230 9740
Min Jung Kim, Programme Specialist
  • Operating the ICH and Education Project
  • Organizing sub-regional meeting in Central Asia
  • Assisting ICH Youth Network Project
  • Assisting 2023 World Forum for ICH
+82 (0)63 230 9742
Minji Kim, Programme Specialist
  • Supporting the Overall Result Framework (ORF) for the 2003 Convention
  • Operating the ICH Associate Expert Program
  • Operating the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on ICH and SDGs
  • Organizing World Children’s Festival for Intangible Cultural Heritage
+82 (0)63 230 9743
Jinyoung Seo, Programme Specialist
  • Operating the Higher Education Network (APHEN-ICH)
  • Operating the Public Awareness-raising Program
  • Operating Culture City of East Asia Exchange Program
  • Assisting with the ICH and Education Project
  • Managing MOU
+82 (0)63 230 9744
Yunsuk Jang, Programme Specialist
  • Hosting the 2023 World Forum for ICH
  • Organizing sub-regional meeting in Southeast Asia
  • Operating ICH Youth Network Project
  • Managing Tug of War cooperation project
  • Managing personal information protection affairs within the office
+82 (0)63 230 9745
Yeji Lee, Consultant
  • Assisting with the 2023 World Forum for ICH
  • 2023 World Forum for ICH Youth Supporters
  • Assistiing with administrative affairs and projects
+82 (0)63 230 9746
Yerin Oh, Consultant
  • Assisting with the World Children’s Festival for ICH
  • Assisting with administrative affairs and projects
+82 (0)63 230 9747
Editor
Michael Peterson, Editor
  • Editing ICHCAP documents and publications
+82 (0)63 230 9741

Governing Board

Board Members

The governing board meets at an annual governing board meeting and occasionally through extra-ordinary sessions to accomplish the following:

  • approve our long-term and medium-term programs
  • approve our annual work plan and budget
  • examine our annual reports
  • issue rules and regulations and determine our financial, administrative, and personnel management procedures
  • decide on regional and international organizations’ participation in our work
Eung-chon Choi
Administrator, Cultural Heritage Administration, Republic of Korea
Duong Bich Hanh
Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Beijing Office
Su-hee Chae
Director General, Heritage Promotion Bureau, Cultural Heritage Administration, Republic of Korea
Kyung-A Lee
Director General, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affair, Republic of Korea
Hiroyuki Shimatani
President, National Institute for Cultural Heritage, Japan
Yanhui Zhu
Deputy Director, Bureau of International Exchanges and Cooperation, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, China
Chang Hwee Nee
Chief Executive Officer, National Heritage Board, Singapore
Kyung-Koo Han
Secretary-General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Republic of Korea
Ji- Sung Kim
Director-General, ICHCAP, Republic of Korea
Auditor
Mun seok Kim(Auditor)
Certified Public Accountant, Nexia Samduk Corporation, Republic of Korea

Executive Committee

Committee Members
Su-hee Chae
Director General, Heritage Promotion Bureau, Cultural Heritage Administration
Kyung-A Lee
Director General, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hyung Soon Ahn
Director-General, National Intangible Heritage Center
Young-chang Choi
President, Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation
Young Woon Kim
Chairperson, Korea Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee
Ji-Sung Kim
Director-General, ICHCAP