Also-Known-As: Staff Directory

Executive Officers
Terms Expire 7/31/2009

	Mee Hyun Gerstein President IKAA, Newsletter	Mee Hyun joined the Board in 2004 and has served as Co-Director of the annual Culture Day, Co-Founded the Teen Mentorship Program, and participated in both the Youth Mentorship Program and Speakers Bureau. She was on the Planning Committee for the IKAA Gathering 2007 and continues to represent Also-Known-As in the international adult adoptee community. Mee Hyun grew up in New York City and has studied Korean at Sogang University Korean Language Education Center (Seoul, Korea) and Columbia University. She returns to Korea each year, after meeting her biological family in 2004.
	Marissa Martin Vice President IKAA, Membership, Youth Mentorship	Marissa was adopted from Korea when she was six months old has been actively involved in the international adoptee community for over 8 years. With a degree in Sociology and Communications from American University, she has always been interested in social policy and post adoption services. She was a counselor, Assistant Director and Co-Director of the CIT Program 2000-2004 at Holt Heritage Camp. She also served as Assistant Director in Seattle for 3 years at the KIDS Teen Camp. Marissa traveled to Korea for a year to study at a Korean University and teach English. This is Marissa’s second year on the board and she is excited to be Co-Directing the Teen Mentorship Program this year.
	Anna Wiltamuth Secretary Youth Mentorship	Anna is very excited to be joining the Board this year. She has been an active member since 2006 and has also participated in a number of adoption discussion panels, including a panel workshop sponsored by AKA at the IKAA Gathering 2007 in Seoul. She looks forward to helping plan the 2009 NYC Mini-Gathering. Anna grew up in Long Island and attended Penn State University where she earned her B.A. in English Literature and a double minor in History and Women's Studies. This fall she is starting her last year at Hofstra Law School. Anna was adopted from Korea when she was 2 years old. She returned to Korea for the first time in the summer of 2007 where she spent time working at an orphanage and also had the opportunity to meet both of her birth-parents.
	Mark Fermi Treasurer Fundraising	Mark has been a member of Also-Known-As since it was founded in 1996. This is his 5th term as Treasurer. He is adopted from Korea and has been a board member for the last 4 years and has served as our Motherland Visit Director. Mark has spoken on numerous panels to adoptive parents about his adoption experience. He holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from URI and currently works for ASCO Valves as a Marketing/Product Engineer.

Board of Directors
Terms Expire 7/31/2009

Susan Becker

Outreach, Adoption Forums

Susan was adopted from Seoul, Korea at the age of 41⁄2 months. Susan grew up in North Jersey with strong ties to the Korean American Adoptee community attending regional cultural events and camps since she was a baby. Susan visited Korea for the first time in 1995. She has returned 6 more times since then, most recently to study the Korean language at Ewha University and to attend the 2007 IKAA Gathering. Susan is the Adoption Forum coordinator for Also-Known-As and mentors for their youth program.

Annabel Schlossberg

Youth Mentorship

Annabel has been involved in Also-Known-As since 2006, and is excited to be joining the Board and directing the Youth Mentorship Program this year. She was adopted from Korea when she was three months old and grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Annabel attended Binghamton University and currently works as an HR consultant. She made her first trip back to Korea this summer with a group of international adoptees who were all making their first trip back, and hopes to be able to go back again soon.