Oversees the operation of ICHCAP's four offices
Office of Strategic Development, Office of
Planning and Management, Office of Information and
Research, and Office of Cooperation and Networking
Participates as a non-voting member of ICHCAP's Governing Board
Takes part in ICHCAP's Executive Committee
+82 063 230 9701
ghkeum@
Office of Strategic Development
Seong-Yong Park, Assistant Director General of ICHCAP and Director, Office of Strategic Development
Oversees the daily operation of
the Office of Strategic Development
+82 063 230 9703
sypark@
Programme Development Team (TFT)
Sun-Bok Choi, Section Chief
Directing Programme Development Team (leader)
Developing new programs
Refining and expanding flagship programs
+82 063 230 9710
csb0407@
Sangmook Park, Programme Specialist
Analyzing internal/external environment
Performing needs assessment on program partners
Assessing projects’ effects
Developing inter-organizational exchange programs
+82 063 230 9711
mook@
Office of Planning and Management
Boyoung Cha, Director
Oversees the daily operation of
the Office of Planning and Management
+82 063 230 9720
by.cha@
Pilyoung Park, Programme Specialist
Human resources management
UNESCO and Member States cooperation
Governing board meeting
+82 063 230 9721
pypark@
JungSeon Lim, Programme Specialist
Accounting
+82 063 230 9722
jslim@
Sunyoung You, Programme Specialist
Planning, budget, and regulations
Executive committee meeting and advisory committee
Service and property management
+82 063 230 9723
sunyoung@
Soyoung Min, Assistant Programme Specialist
Accounting
Contract and salary management
Information disclosure
Anti-corruption team
General affairs
+82 063 230 9724
soyoung@
Jina Choi, Consultant
Planning Administration Office
World Intangible Heritage Forum Office Assistant
+82 063 230 9702
jachoi@
Office of Information and Research
Deok-soon Kim, Director
Oversees the daily operation of
the Office of Information and Research
+82 063 230 9730
1969kds@
Min Yung Jung, Programme Specialist
Produce Southeast Asian ICH materials
Establish and manage information sharing systems
Strengthen and support ICH ICT infrastructure
+82 063 230 9731
minyoung@
Min Jung Kim, Programme Specialist
Digitizing ICH-related analogue materials
ICH Courier publishing
+82 063 230 9738
mjkim@
Jinhee Oh, Assistant Programme Specialist
Publishing ICH Plus (ICHCAP's e-newsletter)
Supporting ICH festivals and events
Establishing and implementing a PR strategy
Supplementing and publishing Convention materials and publications
+82 063 230 9734
ojh@
Yeonseok Jang, Assistant Programme Specialist
Publishing and managing ICH materials and book series
Researching ICH safeguarding activities
Managing online exhibitions
+82 063 230 9733
fh16yj@
Gi-sun Park, Project Consultant
Support ICH Forum
Support information section's survey and Southeast Asian video production workshop
+82 063 230 9737
gsparkj@
Communication Team (TFT)
Michael Peterson, Section Chief
Directing Communication Team(leader)
ICH Courier Publication (Eng)
Managing Website and SNS (Eng)
+82 063 230 9735
michael@
Jaewang Kim, Project Consultant
Strengthening ICT-based ICH Information
Managing ICHCAP website (Kor)
+82 063 230 9736
tm595@
Office of Cooperation and Networking
Minkyoung Yun, Project Consultant
Weonmo Park, Director
Oversees the daily operation of
the Office of Cooperation and Networking
+82 063 230 9740
pweonmo@
Milee Choi, Programme Specialist
Building networks to integrate ICH in
vocational education and training
ICH museum network
World forum for ICH
+82 063 230 9741
milee.choi@
Minji Kim, Assistant Programme Specialist
Expert meeting for building maritime ICH networks
Young practitioners storytelling project
Supporting overall results framework in the Asia-Pacific region
Asia-Pacific ICH-NGO conference
+82 063 230 9742
orangeminji@
Boram Kim, Assistant Programme Specialist
ICH sub-regional meeting in South Asia
Establishing Asia-Pacific higher education network
for safeguarding ICH
Associate expert program
MOU management
+82 063 230 9743
boram@
Jinyoung Seo, Assistant Programme Specialist
Building a school network for integrating ICH into education
Managing ICH partnership program
Collaborating on UNESCO capacity-building workshops
+82 063 230 9744
jseo0420@
World Forum for ICH
Assisting Education Network Projects
+82 063 230 9746
mkyun@
Bernidick Bryan Hosmillo, Associate Expert
Thematic ICH research
+82 063 230 9745
bryhos@
Nanoï Lauwaert, International Intern
+82 063 320 9712
Governing Board
Board Members
The governing board meets at an annual governing board meeting and occasionally through extra-ordinary sessions to accomplish the following:
approve our long-term and medium-term programs
approve our annual work plan and budget
examine our annual reports
issue rules and regulations and determine our financial, administrative, and personnel management procedures
decide on regional and international organizations’ participation in our work
Jae-suk Chung
Administrator, Cultural Heritage Administration, Republic of Korea
Himalchuli Gurung
Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Beijing Office
Gye-sik Kim
Director General, Heritage Promotion Bureau, Cultural Heritage Administration, Republic of Korea
Seok-in Hong
Director General, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affair, Republic of Korea
Keiji Matsumura
President, National Institute for Cultural Heritage, Japan
Ling Zhang
Director, Bureau for External Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture, China
Augustine C. Kohler
Secretary-General, FSM National Commission for UNESCO, Federated States of Micronesia
Virgilio S. Almario
National Artist, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippines
Nang Lao Ngin
Director, the National Museum of Myanmar, Myanmar
Kwangho Kim
Secretary-General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Republic of Korea
Hyuk Lee
Secretary-General, ASEAN-Korea Centre, Republic of Korea
Mark Jacobs
Director, Flemish Interface for Cultural Heritage (FARO), Belgium
Gi Hyung Keum
Director-General, ICHCAP, Republic of Korea
Se Gwang Lim (Auditor)
Certified Public Accountant, Samhwa Accounting Corporation, Republic of Korea
Executive Committee
Committee Members
Gye-sik Kim
Director General, Heritage Promotion Bureau, Cultural Heritage Administration
Seok-in Hong
Director General, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Yeon-soo Kim
Director-General, National Intangible Heritage Center
Ok-sub Jin
President, Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation
Yeon-ho Seo
Chairperson, Korea Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee
