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KAC to Hold Destination: Real Life College Career Conference

KAC and State Farm Insurance will hold a career conference for college students entitled Destination: Real Life on Saturday, February 27, from 2-5 pm at USC's Seeley G. Mudd building, Room 123. Parking is available at Parking Structure A accessible through the campus entrance at Jefferson and McClintock.

Divided into two parts, the first half will be a crash course in real-world personal finance, a session to find out the difference between an IRA and a Roth IRA, to figure out how to create a budget for your professional life, and to gain insights into how to properly manage a credit card and build credit, among many other things. This session will be presented by financial professionals.

The second half of the conference will be a serious of tabling sessions with professionals from a variety of fields ready to offer expert, no-holds-barred advice and insight into the day-to-day aspects of their careers. Listed below is a partial list of panelists:

  • ADVERTISING/PR: Ted Kim, Account Executive, Deutsch Inc.
  • ADVERTISING/PR: Grace Chang, Associate, Raben Group
  • ARCHITECTURE: Richard Kim, Director of Projects, Hiraoka.Ko & Associates
  • BUSINESS: Jay Won, SK Corporation
  • BUSINESS: Spencer Hong, Managing Partner, Grant Thornton
  • BUSINESS: Troy Kiem, KiemForensics
  • BUSINESS: Joseph Kim, Vice President, Takanaka Partners
  • DENTISTRY: Dr. Brian Hong, Pediatric Dentist, President of the Korean American Dental Association of Southern California
  • DENTISTRY: Dr. Scott Moon, Orthodontist, Clinical Assistant Professor, USC School of Dentistry
  • DENTISTRY: Dr. Michael Whang, Lecturer, UCLA School of Dentistry
  • MEDICINE: Dr. Jinha Park, Radiologist and Assistant Professor of Radiology at the USC Keck School of Medicine
  • MEDICINE: Dr. Alice Song, Ophthalmologist
  • MEDICINE: Dr. Julia Song, Ophthalmologist
  • MEDICINE: Michael Song, Medical Office Manager
  • EDUCATION: Miriam Kim, Principal, Hollingworth Elementary School
  • GOVT/POLICY: Emile Mack, Deputy Chief, LAFD
  • GOVT/POLICY: Alexander Kim, Deputy Director, Office of Gov. Schwarzenegger
  • JOURNALISM: Kai Ma, Editor-in-Chief, KoreAm Journal
  • JOURNALISM: Daniel Yi, Public Relations, Port of Long Beach
  • LEGAL: Jerry Baik, Supervising Assistant City Attorney
  • LEGAL: Robert Kang, In-House Counsel, Southern California Edison
  • LEGAL: Helen Kim, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • For questions please contact Allen@kacla.org or call 213-365-5999 x103. Download the flier here.

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