Madeline joined IYF in 2012 as the Grants and Contracts Administration Coordinator, and is now working as an Operations Coordinator on Youth for the Future and Youth Entrepreneurship Development projects. Prior to joining IYF, Madeline interned at the Fund for Global Human Rights in Washington, D.C. supporting both Programs and Development departments. She was born in South Korea and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 10 which allowed her to be immersed in both cultures. Madeline is fluent in Korean and has basic elementary proficiency in French. In college, she was selected to attend the 64th Annual United Nations DPI/NGO Conference on Sustainable Societies and Responsive Citizen in Bonn as a student delegate during her study abroad course to Germany. The conference further confirmed her passion in international development and youth education for sustainable future. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from DePaul University