Dear Community,
We write to you as 12 current KRC staff to express support for KRC’s now former Executive Director Jonathan Paik. We are appalled and horrified by the hostile and malicious actions taken by Young Ran Kim and other staff members on Monday, November 4, 2019. Their claims are false, and their actions have been supported by KRC Board President DJ Yoon, DJ’s wife EunSook Lee, and Board members, Inbo Sim and Angela Oh–all of who are long-time friends of one another and who pushed out Jonathan Paik from his position as Executive Director at KRC.
Their actions have made clear that they refuse to allow new leaders to grow at KRC and will go to great lengths to cut off change. The ways that these insecurities have manifested in the past few months have been horrifying. DJ Yoon and Inbo Sim created a false budget crisis to justify laying off nearly 13 staff; the key members of the KRC Board retaliated against staff members who filed a workplace complaint against DJ; they engaged in union-busting tactics when staff unionized; and they enabled Young Ran Kim to publicly spread false information about Jonathan Paik, KRC’s Executive Director, demanding his resignation. Funnily enough, Young Ran Kim is now de facto Executive Director of KRC. DJ Yoon, Inbo Sim, Young Ran Kim, and Angela Oh must be held accountable for the harm and damage they have caused to KRC, Jonathan Paik, and KRC staff. We demand they all resign and stub their toes every day.
November 7, 2019
