Jung Ha Kim is a life-long learner and educator. Her teaching, publishing and mentoring records point to her commitment for uplifting both local knowledge and scholarly pursuits.  And her active involvement and leadership in the nonprofit sector includes serving on numerous boards, co-founding a few nonprofit organizations and leading them as CEO and President.  She is the founding director of Asian American Research Institute at CPACS and recipient of many recognitions and awards, including the United Way, Who’s Who in Asian American Communities, the Undergraduate Director Award in the Arts and Sciences College at GSU, and the 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in GA 2022. Her research projects were funded by a variety of foundations and institutions, including, the Division of Aging Services of the Department of Human Services, the Louisville Institute, the United Methodist Church denomination, the Lily Endowment, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Asian American Justice Center