Club Leader/Chair at ABC news featured Club - Boston Salty Legs Career Club
Greater Boston Area
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- Club Leader/Chair at ABC news featured Club - Boston Salty Legs Career Club
- Vice President, Board of Directors Member at Harvard Club of Andover Inc.
- Pink Olive Boutique (Family member, Researcher, Various) at Pink Olive Inc.
- COO at The Nam Family at Nam Family
- Past
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- Parent Volunteer - Writers Workshop, Family Fun Night Event Organizer at Atkinson Elementary School
- Event Planner for Cancer Research Memorial Benefit Concert at Independant Consultant (Self-employed)
- Contract Recruiter (Independent business) at NLC
- Contractor, Office of the President, International Group Genzyme/Randstad at Genzyme
- Parent Volunteer, Board member - Acting Treasurer at Community Cooperative Preschool, N.Andover
- Contractor, Harvard's Program in Afterschool Education and Research (PAER) at Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Recruiting Asst. & Coodinator (Sourcer Staff) at Harvard University
- Technical Staff at Harvard University
- Portfolio Executive Asst, Institutional Consulting Services at Morgan Stanley
- IMPROV at IMPROV
- Contractor (exploring opportunities - while IMPROV, host) at Various contract works
- Contractor - Sales Asst to Securities Traders (Fixed Income) at Citicorp
- Circulation Auditor at BPA International, Currently part of BPA Worldwide
- Graduate Research Asst, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (Brown University, Med affiliate) at Brown University
- Graduate Research Asst, Cancer Prevention Research Center at University of Rhode Island
- Education
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- ROI
- Harvard University
- University of Rhode Island
- State University of New York at Binghamton
- Ridgewood High School
- Cupertino High School
- Connections
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500+
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- Industry
- Staffing and Recruiting
- Websites
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Summary
Susan (Kang) Nam is a Networking Professional, Executive and Educational Recruiter interested in the Sourcing and Recruiting industry via utilizing Social Media. She currently supports her sister's boutique, Pink Olive Inc. based in NYC and since Summer of 2008, has actively used various social media tools to network and build relationships with customers, vendors, community organizers around the world.
Susan currently serves as a member of Board of Directors/VP at Harvard Club of Andover Inc. She also actively participate in both on/off sites committees (i.e. Binghamton Planning Committee among other charity organizations). Previously, Susan held a recruiting role at Harvard University. She holds a BA in Psychology from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and further explored and pursued graduate studies at University of Rhode Island (Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology), Columbia University - Teacher's college, Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education Master of Education courses, business and HR related courses. Both her Senior Thesis and Masters Thesis studies were in the areas of Behavioral Medicine and Leadership.
Susan has recently started leading a Career club called Boston Salty Legs Career Club with special nomination from ABC news Good Morning America Job Club founder Tory Johnson. Currently held meetings at Harvard Kennedy School of Government with 30 members. Club mission is to help each other grow in our careers.
Passionate about community building and primary focus is on utilizing importance of family, culturally sensitivity/acculturation/diversity, Strategic Talent Development. Susan actively follows these social media sites (i.e. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed, and various Ning sites) exploring topics of Executive Recruiting and New Media Marketing.
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Specialties:
-Proactive sourcing (primary and secondary) techniques
-Implementing recruiting strategy
-Full-cycle recruiting (limited)
-Event planning
-Marketing
-Statistical analysis
-Administration
-Entrepreneurial relations research
-Fluent in Korean; working knowledge of French and Japanese
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Experience
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Club Leader/Chair
ABC news featured Club - Boston Salty Legs Career Club
(Broadcast Media industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Honored to be nominated by Tory Johnson, ABC News Good Morning America Correspondent and CEO of Women for Hire, currently leads the club at Cambridge, MA. We currently meet at Harvard Kennedy School and/or Copley Sq every other Fridays, mission is to help individual professionals develop and support each other with their career plans. Other activities (video, photos, notes for ABC news and invite guest speakers).
Club blip was featured along with others on Thanksgiving day '08 on ABC News Good morning America.
ABC News site info - for our highlights and updates
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JobClub/story?id=6137309
ABC News GMA Job Club Site - Story by Tory Johnson
Highlight Boston Salty Legs Career Club Network April '09
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JobClub/story?id=7333023
Boston Salty Legs Public Information Site
http://sites.google.com/site/saltylegscareerclub/Home -
Vice President, Board of Directors Member
Harvard Club of Andover Inc.
(Philanthropy industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
• Promoted to VP by the President of the Club March 2007
• HCA Inc. became, in April 2007, a Massachusetts Non-Profit Corporation
• Will be Regional Rep for Harvard Clubs in Massachusetts, request by President of Harvard Club of Concord TBA - March 2009
• Admissions Committee Member, Networking Committee Member, Social Media Strategist for the Club, Membership
Harvard Club of Andover was established in 1903.
Harvard Club of Andover Inc. sponsors social and educational events in the Andover area and surrounding communities, and is open to all graduates, students and their parents of Harvard schools.
Harvard Club of Andover HAA site: More TBA
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Pink Olive Boutique (Family member, Researcher, Various)
Pink Olive Inc.
(Retail industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
my sister grace kang's company pink olive boutique launched in 2006 - she has a unique eye set for finding one of a kind baby, gifts and getaway products!
a former buyer for barney’s, saks and bloomingdale’s, owner grace kang’s expert eye translates into a carefully edited selection of treasures... the kind of quality and value.
pink olive has been featured in the new york times, lucky, instyle, brides, urban baby, daily candy, and many more.
pink olive presence on social media - via facebook, blog site, myspace, twitter (as pinkolivefamily for support), friendfeed, digg, stumbleupon, yelp, and throughout various Ning sites.
2 boutique locations - east village, manhattan & park slope, brooklyn as well as online retail site at http://www.pinkoliveboutique.com -
COO at The Nam Family
Nam Family
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)
• Should I say more?
Know what this job is worth - according to Salary.com determined that the time mothers spend performing 10 typical job functions would equate to an annual salary of $116,805 for moms. There are so many amazing and hard working moms out there.. and I admire them just the same.
• Job keywords - COO duties and more - event planner, negotiator, conflict resolution, advocate, multi-task manager, accountant, counselor, stylist, chef, teacher, and networker. add to confusion (wait, CEO is my kid lol) -
Parent Volunteer - Writers Workshop, Family Fun Night Event Organizer
Atkinson Elementary School
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)
• Organizer for the Family fun night, solicitated vendors to offer money and services, promoted by reaching out to media (Eagle Tribune, North Andover Citizen), supporting high attendance to raise funds via Scholastic book fair coinciding with the event - highest turn out! over 150 families
• Weekly assist teacher with writers workshop for Kindergarten class -
Event Planner for Cancer Research Memorial Benefit Concert
Independant Consultant (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Philanthropy industry)
March 2007 — May 2007 (3 months)
• Event 1 - organized a fashion show for kids to raise funds for cancer research and prevention awareness. Invited media (eagle tribune) to take pictures, solicited funds and services
• Event 2 - organized a benefit concert (cancer memorial) - see Harvard Gazette - http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/04.12/06-notes.html under benefit concert -
Contract Recruiter (Independent business)
NLC
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)
August 2005 — October 2005 (3 months)
• Prescreened, interviewed, and referred part time loan officers to 6 business partners within the company
• Initiated, presented and managed our Monster.com account and placed job postings and managed the site for a team of all business partners.
• Trained monster tools and resources to the team on weekly basis -
Contractor, Office of the President, International Group Genzyme/Randstad
Genzyme
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GENZ; Biotechnology industry)
June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)
• Coordinated the administration, support, HR, commercial planning activities and operations for the President, International for the Lysosomal Storage Disorder (LSD), Renal, Transplant and Biosurgery products for Eastern Europe and Asia including emerging Asia market regions
• Created a revised job description for the position, and trained additional contractor. -
Parent Volunteer, Board member - Acting Treasurer
Community Cooperative Preschool, N.Andover
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2005 — August 2005 (7 months)
• Assisted teachers with managing daily coop tasks at preschool
• Invited to join the board as an acting treasurer for a short time, met with other board members to discuss all activities. -
Contractor, Harvard's Program in Afterschool Education and Research (PAER)
Harvard Graduate School of Education
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2003 — February 2004 (6 months)
Support Harvard's Program in Afterschool Education and Research
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Recruiting Asst. & Coodinator (Sourcer Staff)
Harvard University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 1 month)
• Was selected among 6 candidates to join the Recruiting team among highly educated to experienced candidates.
• Promoted to the next grade level at the end of recruiting year with a recruiting bonus
• Supported Recruiting Team - Prescreened, interviewed, referred candidates to recruiters at Harvard schools
• Led the initiative to research over 15 sites and managed to post hard to fill Research & Admin positions
• Initiated, researched and wrote Internet Recruitment Grant Proposal request to the Special Initiatives Committee
• Organized 12 member Internet Recruitment Ad Hoc Advisory Group consulted on cost-effective Internet recruitment strategy & solutions.
• Revamped, presented Internet Recruitment Directory of over 100 sites for Harvard recruiters to source candidates from with Buyer Advertising
• Trained Harvard work-study Graduate students/interns
• Promoted Diversity recruitment efforts by working with TEAM HARVARD - National Asian American Association Prof. -
Technical Staff
Harvard University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1999 — August 2000 (1 year 1 month)
• Edited various technical papers and researched articles for Economists
• Recruited and organized 6 staff members in developing the first orientation guide
• Initiated and developed strategic plan and survey for new staff orientations guide and led a team of 4 to conduct need analysis for 40 staff members -
Portfolio Executive Asst, Institutional Consulting Services
Morgan Stanley
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MS; Financial Services industry)
September 1998 — August 1999 (1 year )
• Served as a customer representative for the Frontier Analytic, Investment Software Imports
• Coordinated product information and distribution for 100 field brokers and financial analysts
• Edited technical analyst writings and produced Request for Proposal reports for 3 technical analysts -
IMPROV
IMPROV
(Entertainment industry)
June 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Caught acting bug!
Host - Cable Show (NYC local cable)
Improv
NYC (various) -
Contractor (exploring opportunities - while IMPROV, host)
Various contract works
(Research industry)
January 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 8 months)
Companies
- Goldman Sachs
- Media companies
- Citigroup
- Olsten Staffing
- Others -
Contractor - Sales Asst to Securities Traders (Fixed Income)
Citicorp
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; C; Banking industry)
July 1997 — December 1997 (6 months)
• Support Securities Traders and Investment Counselors
• Prepared and developed for the annual audit
• Compiled various databases and reports on both domestic & international trading agreements -
Circulation Auditor
BPA International, Currently part of BPA Worldwide
(Non-Profit; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 1996 — December 1996 (6 months)
• Audited and verified all-paid, all-controlled, or combination paid and controlled circulation.
• For each member publication, issued two biannual circulation statements covering the January-June and July-December periods.
• Trained and passed the audit exam (91%)
• Left due to injury at work -
Graduate Research Asst, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (Brown University, Med affiliate)
Brown University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 1995 — December 1995 (6 months)
Brown University affiliate, Brown Medical School affiliate - Center for Alcohol and Addication Studies at Butler Hospital, Providence, RI
• Interviewed 30 leaders from the City of Providence Community Task Force
• Conducted data processing and management, statistical analysis protocol, report writing for the final year of the Neighborhood Empowerment Program Project
• Developed and presented research topics on diversity and leadership issues
• Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference -
Graduate Research Asst, Cancer Prevention Research Center
University of Rhode Island
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1994 — July 1995 (1 year )
• Assisted in running the Skin Cancer Prevention Project - Educational Intervention Research
• Interviewed over 100 beach goers and developed assessment instruments, collected data, and analyzed statistics
• Supervised 15 undergraduate research assistants and performed data management analysis
• Written paragraphs for the PO1 grant, funded by the National Cancer Institute
• Put together an oral presentation for the 1995 Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Education
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ROI
AORT certification - Internet Recruiter Certificate , Advanced Online Recruiting Techniques , 2008 — 2008
Sourcing & Competitive intelligence, Forums, Groups, Lists, Advanced Search & Networking, Boolean techniques, Employment Websites, Web 2.0, Phone Sourcing, Designing Recruitment Section, ATS, Shally Steckerl of JobMachine Cheatsheets review (Advanced Google, LinkedIn, Advanced Blog Search, Advanced Live.com via MSN)
Note - continue to review notes & update - as of Fall of 2008.- Activities and Societies:
- Sourcing, Internet recruiting strategies, techniques, Web 2.0 updates etc.
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Harvard University
(pursued) , HR, Business, Higher Education MEd Courses, HUGSE , 1999 — 2001
Affiliation with NAAAP, Team Harvard rep behalf of Harvard University Employment Office
Team Harvard include individuals from across the University who work to forge relationships with local chapters of minority professional organizations like the NAAAP, the Latino Professional Network and the National Association of Black Accountants.- Activities and Societies:
- HUGSE Masters courses, HBS ext/HR courses, Recruiting seminars i.e. Diversity, Behavioral Interviewing etc.
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University of Rhode Island
(pursued) , Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology , 1994 — 1996
Masters Thesis (worked on) - An Exploration and Expansion of Charismatic & Transformational Leadership factors in Community Task Forces
Full Scholarship - Graduate Assistantship in - URI, Brown
Leave of absence granted to explore options (Spring 1996)- Activities and Societies:
- APAGS (American Psychological Association of Graduate Students) Campus Representative at University of Rhode Island, Planning Group Diversity Committee member, Peer Mentor Coordinator, Minority Health Council Representative
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State University of New York at Binghamton
BA , Psychology with Honors (concentration: behavioral medicine) , 1990 — 1994
Senior Honor Thesis: High & low anger Suppression affect aspects in chronic pain syndrome. Presented at Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) conference
Finished BA - 3.5 years, took a semester off to volunteer at Ridge School (elementary education / support teachers) - Ridgewood, NJ- Activities and Societies:
- PSI CHI National Psychology Honor Society - Vice President, Psychology Club President, Women's Chorale, Classical Piano, Opera (Mezo Soprano), Facult-Student Scholar, EOP tutor, Peer Assistant at Career Development Center, Nell Jackson Memorial Award Recipient
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Ridgewood High School
H.S. Diploma , Science, Math, Psychology, Music (All State Chorus, Opera, Piano) , 1988 — 1990
Received over $5K in Scholarships for College from various organizations surrounding Ridgewood, NJ.
- Activities and Societies:
- All State Chorus Selected Member, Opera, Classical Piano recitals, Psychology Club, French Club, Yearbook Art Member, Volunteer (American Red Cross, and Also, first paid position as Director of Volunteer Linking Program at American Red Cross, Valley Hospital Holding Room Volunteer) etc.
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Cupertino High School
Fresh & Soph year studies 1984 — 1986
Great memories in California (mostly particpated in Sports, and of course.. everything else along the line of first 2 years in highschool~ :)
- Activities and Societies:
- Jr Var Basketball, Gymnastics and Tennis
Additional Information
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Websites:
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Interests:
Professional: Sourcing Strategies, Web 2.0 Recruiting, Promoting Diversity, Organizational Development, Transformational Leadership, Business Leadership, Empowering and Networking with All Professionals, Technologies, Fundraising, Event Planning Personal: Balancing Work/Family, Reading, Screenwriting, Haiku, Languages (Korean, Japanese, and French), Music (Classical Piano, Opera, Rock), Social Networking (recently with Twitter, Facebook), International Travel, Supporting Charity Organizations, Sports (Go Sox! Go Celtics! Tennis)
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Groups:
-NEHRA (2000-2001)
-SHRM Student member (1999-2000)
-Harvard Start up 2007, 2008
-Hireability 2008
-Recruiting Blog 2008
-SHRED 2008
-Boston Online Networking 2008
-Talent Bar 2008
-SourceCon Grandmaster Ning Group 2008
-Boston Recruiters Group 2008
-Harvardwood 2007
-Ivy Plus Society 2007
-Harvard Club of Andover 2007, 2008
-Ladies who Launch
-State University of New York at Binghamton Alumni Club in Boston
-Recruiters Online Network
-AOEP
-ERE
-Asian AmericanPsychological Association (1995-1996)
-APA - Clinical Psychology Division 12, APA - Clinical Psychology Division 12 Section VI Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities, APA - Division 14 Society for the Industrial and Organizational Psychology, APA - Division 27 Society for Community Research and Action/Division of Community Psychology, APA - Division 45 Society fo the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
-AABT (Assoc of Advancement for Behavioral Therapy)
-SBM (Society of Behavioral Medicine)
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InterFrench -
Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members) -
Arbita CyberSleuths -
London Business School Active Startup Club -
AIRS Diversity Recruiting Forum -
Harvard Jobs -
Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group) -
ERE.net -
Passive Recruiters Unite (US Residents ONLY) -
Recruiting Animal Show -
SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) UV SHRM Networking Tool -
CNN News -
SHRM Networking Group -
University of Rhode Island Alumni Association -
RecruitingBlogs -
Harvard University Alumni -
Binghamton University Alumni (and Faculty) -
ThoseinMedia -
Yale University Alumni -
Retail Industry Experts -
Six (6) Degrees of Separation (The Largest Group) -
Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals (30.000+) -
Boston Recruiters Group -
Informed Ideas For Writers -
Diversity - A World of Change -
Diversity Recruiting Strategy Group -
@ The Boston Group 4th Monday -
Retail Industry Professionals Group -
Social Media Today -
Social Media Marketing -
SIOP - The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology -
Onrec Online Recruitment Network -
Openreq.com (Recruiters & Staffing Professionals) -
Women For Hire -
Tweeple -
I/O Careers - Network of Industrial Organizational Psychologists (IOP) -
Corporate Recruiters. #1 Group for Corporate Recruiters. -
Elite Recruitment Leaders -
Psychologists -
Boston Speed Networkers -
RecruitingBlogs.com Group -
Social Media Club -
Boston HR Leaders -
HRM Today -
M2Moms - Marketing To Moms -
Mom It Forward -
Boston Salty Legs Career Club -
Harvard Club of Andover
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Honors:
Recruiting Bonus Harvard ’01, Graduate Assistantship Ph.D. Program Clinical Psychology ‘94-’96 (2% acceptance), Graduate Student Travel Award, Outstanding Academic Performance in Harpur College SUNY Binghamton, Dept. Honors Psychology, PSI CHI National Psychology Honor Society, Faculty Student Scholarship ’94, Nell Jackson Scholar ’94, Dean’s List Harpur College SUNY BInghamton ‘92-94, Presidential Academic Fitness Award, Valley Hospital Auxiliary Award, English Prize for Achievement Award, Kurth Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Jamboree Scholarship
Susan (Kang) Nam’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- getting back in touch
