[JSRC 학생기자]Leadership for the Next Generation

KAWAC’s (Korean American Women’s Association of Chicago) Leadership Building Conference was held on August 8-9. The theme of this conference was to develop leadership quality. This conference was for high school and college students.

On the first day, speakers like Kwang-Wu Kim, Andy Choi, Jennifer Bae, and Onrie Kompan spoke about building leadership skills and qualities. On the second day, the participants made a project plan to operate in a community which required all the leadership skills they learned on the first day. They were able to receive scholarships through the Power Point presentation competition.

“It was an honorable opportunity to see a famous comic maker, president of a college, national news correspondent, and an attorney at law. It was awesome to have everyone who is interested about great leaders. It was fun interacting with people, and it became a motivation. I truly learned what it means to be a great leader in society,” said Hyerin Kim, college student who attended this conference. She specifically stated that she will try to discover what she is really passionate about like President Kim mentioned. She has learned to use her passionate hearto take a step forward and think about what she can give as a leader than what she will get out of a relationship.

Debbie Im, Assistant director of this program, stated that the goal of this conference for the next generation to be better. She wants to provide the environment they can grow in. Through this kind of leadership, they can be a great influence to the rest of the next generation. Anyone who wants to change and influence the next generation should join KAWAC’s annual conference next year!