Executive Committee
Jayden Kim (NAMU USA)
📍Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, California, USA)
President of Namu USA (2023-present)
Founder of Namu (2023-present)
Sophie Gwak (NAMU USA)
📍Truckee High School (Truckee, California, USA)
Head of International Affairs (2024-present)
Committee Members:
Nour-Eldin Elshahawi (NAMU USA)
📍Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, California, USA)
Vice President of Namu USA (2024-present)
Junwoo Park (NAMU INDONESIA)
📍Surabaya Intercultural School (Surabaya, Indonesia)
President of Namu Indonesia (2025-present)
Joann Bernardi (NAMU INDONESIA)
📍Surabaya Intercultural School (Surabaya, Indonesia)
Vice President of Namu Indonesia (2025-present)
Katelyn Chang (NAMU USA)
📍Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, California, USA)
✉️ katelyn@thenamu.org
Namu Research Initiative (2025-present)
Chloe Woo (NAMU USA)
📍Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, California, USA)
Secretary (2025-present)
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board consists of local teachers and community leaders who have made significant contributions to the development of Namu and its programs.
Ms. Jamaica Denise
Teacher, Surabaya Intercultural School
Mrs. Shari Mark
Teacher, Irvine Unified School District
Mrs. Brianna Mendham
Teacher, Irvine Unified School District
Mr. Jonathan Ott
Teacher, Surabaya Intercultural School
Corporate Partners
Participating Schools
The following schools have had at least one student participate in the Fellowship Program and/or the Namu Research Initiative.
🌳🇺🇸 Namu USA:
Truckee High School (Truckee, California, USA)
Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, California, USA)
University High School (Irvine, California, USA)
Sage Hill School (Newport Beach, California, USA)
Princess Anne High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA)
Irvine High School (Irvine, California, USA)
Vista Verde K-8 (Irvine, California, USA)
Old Donation School/Edward E. Brickell Academy for Advanced Academics and Arts (Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA)
🌳🇮🇩 Namu Indonesia:
Surabaya Intercultural School (Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia)
🌳🇰🇷 Namu Korea:
Calvin Manitoba International School (Incheon, South Korea)
Thank you to our Partnered Schools and Corporate Partners