Heesun Lho
Korean, who grew up in the US, majored in Human Biology and completed a Masters of Education program at Stanford, former Co-President of BASES and now at YouNoodle
FEATURED STARTUP
YouNoodle
YouNoodle
YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Beta
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Co-President of BASES at Stanford University 2008-2009.
World Student Organizing Committee for Education Without Borders 2009 conference in Dubai.
Korean who grew up mostly in New Jersey and Massachusetts. Was a sworn east-coaster until she stepped onto Stanford campus. Studied Human Biology as an undergraduate and recently graduated from the Stanford Teacher Education Program in June 2009.
Working at YouNoodle!
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | YouNoodle |
| Position: | Competitions Manager |
| Time period: | August 2009 - Present |
| Employer: | Various Elementary Schools |
| Position: | Student Teacher |
| Time period: | June 2008 - June 2009 |
| Description: | Taft Elementary School, Redwood City, CA Jan. 2009–Present
Escondido Elementary School, Palo Alto, CA Aug.–Dec. 2008 Kathryn Hughes Elementary School, Santa Clara, CA July–Aug. 2008 ● Designed and collaborated with a master teacher on math and literacy lessons for Grades 2, 1, and 5. ● Supported and focused on solidifying a positive classroom culture, adapting environment needs for English Learners and special needs students. |
| Employer: | Education Without Borders 2009, Dubai, UAE |
| Position: | Stanford Student Representative |
| Time period: | June 2008 - June 2009 |
| Description: | http://ewb.hct.ac.ae
● Biennial international conference founded in 2001 for world's most innovative students, policy makers and business leaders. ● Presenter of the World Student Organizing Committee for upcoming conference in March 2009. |
| Employer: | Bing Nursery School, Stanford, CA |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | March 2007 - November 2007 |
| Description: | ● Taught and led enrichment activities twice a week for thirty 3-5 year old children.
● Supervised children and served as an active teacher in the classroom. |
| Employer: | Citigroup, Seoul, Korea |
| Position: | Equity Sales and Trading Intern |
| Time period: | June 2006 - July 2006 |
| Description: | ● Researched, visited, and edited reports on Korea’s largest internet search company.
● Analyzed and updated company databases on Trading Floor. |
| Employer: | BASES (Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students), Stanford, CA |
| Position: | Co-President |
| Time period: | April 2006 - June 2009 |
| Description: | http://bases.stanford.edu
● CEO of largest student entrepreneurship organization on campus and Silicon Valley with 5,000+ members. ● Responsible for overall management and two core areas, which include: - Leading Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) Seminars and Judging chair for Social Entrepreneurship Challenge. - Communicating with senior executives of startups and established VC firms for business development and marketing. |
| Employer: | Joongang Ilbo/ International Herald Tribune, Seoul, Korea |
| Position: | Summer Intern |
| Time period: | June 2005 - July 2005 |
| Description: | ● Designed a prototype for a new English section for younger readers at a major Korean newspaper company.
● Interviewed, researched and wrote articles concerning Korea’s hi-tech industries. |
| Employer: | Korean Students Association, Stanford, CA |
| Position: | Co-President |
| Time period: | August 2004 - May 2007 |
| Description: | ● Directed weekly meetings and events including Korean American Film Festival, Testimony of a Comfort Woman, Annual Culture Show, Karaoke Night, and Charity Date Auction. |
| Employer: | Oasis and SAT Success, Stanford, CA |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Time period: | August 2004 - May 2005 |
| Description: | ● Mentored local middle school students through after school events and outings.
● Tutored underprivileged high school kids in the area in preparation for the SATs. |
| Employer: | Wega Architecture, Seoul, Korea |
| Position: | Summer Intern |
| Time period: | June 2004 - July 2004 |
| Description: | ● Shadowed main designer of a premier architecture firm and gained insight into blueprints, computer simulation models and site analysis. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Education, MA |
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Human Biology, BA |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Running, tennis, horseback riding |
| Hobbies: | Traveling, art, architecture, going out with friends, food, reading.
Social Entrepreneurship, Architectural Design, Law and Education. |
| Clubs: | BASES, Korean Students Association |
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