Principal of Teaching & Learning

Educator since 2003, Liz Cho is passionate about empowering others to see the best in themselves. Liz has taken on various leadership roles in education, and she is currently the Principal of Teaching and Learning at Korea International School. Liz’s 13 years in the classroom as a high school teacher (both within the U.S. and international schools) before moving into administration full time in 2016 have taught her the value of a competent, empathic leader who models lifelong learning. She is an avid believer in servant leadership and has realized in the wake of the BLM movement the imperative of being the window, mirror, and sliding glass door to those who look and sound like her. She is a bilingual BIPOC educator who began to truly internalize and define the significance of what that means in 2020 with the birth of her Hapa son. Any other professional information about Liz can be found at lizcho.org.

High School Vice Principal

Jessica Huang is an educator & school leader with 20+ years of experience as a classroom teacher, school administrator and leadership coach/facilitator. She has a wide range of knowledge for how to build equitable school communities through her on-the-ground work in schools and her support and coaching of educator leaders and teams. Jessica believes in building healing-centered, student-focused spaces where students of all backgrounds can thrive. Jessica has a Bachelor’s of Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Master’s of Education from Stanford University. Her experience in both the public school system in the US and in international schools equips her to lead in a wide-variety of cultural-contexts. Jessica is currently serving as Vice Principal of Wellness and Wellbeing at United World College of South East Asia in Singapore where she lives with her two children and beloved Taiwanese mountain dog.

Learning Leader, DEIJ Lead

Joel Jr Llaban is a Learning Specialist, Instructional Coach, and Schoolwide DEIJ Lead at The International School of Kuala Lumpur. Previously, he worked at Cebu International School, The International School of Beijing, and The International School of Brussels. He has been working in education for 19 years as a classroom teacher with concurrent involvement and leadership in schoolwide curriculum, assessment, professional development, innovation and futures of learning, and strategic planning. He also served as a department coordinator and an accreditation coordinator. He is trained in international accreditation as a team evaluator and has been involved in accreditation visits to different international schools representing NEASC and CIS. Currently, Joel serves in the advisory role of the Council of International School’s Board Committee on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Anti Racism. Joel has been appointed by the International Schools Services as its inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice. Joel holds a Master of Education in International Education Administration and a Certificate of International School Leadership from The Principals Training Center. He is a proud member of AIELOC and ISS Diversity Collaborative. Joel's pronouns are he/him/his. Follow him on Twitter @JoelJrLLABAN.

Founder, Identity-Centered Learning and Classroom Teacher at Hong Kong International School

Daniel Wickner (he/him/his) is the founder of Identity-Centered Learning (www.identitycentered.com), a framework for supporting students’ identity development in schools. This work builds on culturally-relevant, responsive, and sustaining pedagogies and is informed by his own biracial, multicultural, and multilingual identity, along with his thirteen years in international education. He currently teaches third grade at Hong Kong International School and supports schools as a consultant in the areas of identity and DEIJ. Daniel holds a B.S.E. from Princeton University, an M.S.E. from Keio University, and is completing an Ed.M. in Independent School Leadership at Columbia University Teachers College.

Assistant Principal at Seoul Foreign School

Margaret Park is currently serving the Seoul Foreign School community as its Elementary School Assistant Principal and is on the Advisory Council for the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color. She is a co- founder of Seoul of a Leader and is committed to fostering leadership development with experience in counseling, mentoring, coaching, facilitating professional development, and curating innovative learning spaces. Margaret is a Fulbright Scholar and received an Education Masters and Certificate of Advanced Studies from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Margaret is particularly interested in thinking about leadership through an Equity and Justice lens. Find her on LinkedIn and Twitter: @MargaretLPark