We are women peacemakers from around the world walking for peace in Korea. We are Nobel Peace Laureates, feminist authors, peace activists, human rights lawyers, professors, former parliamentarians, faith leaders, humanitarian aid workers, filmmakers, artists, a retired Army Colonel, and a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Team Members

Cathi Choi
Cathi Choi

Executive Director

Echo (Hyunsook Elizabeth Cho)
Echo (Hyunsook Elizabeth Cho)

Director of Organizing

Susan Yohn
Susan Yohn

Administrative and Financial Director

Solby Lim
Solby Lim

Communications Associate

Board Members

Ji-Yeon Yuh
Ji-Yeon Yuh

Board Chair

Eunice Kwon
Eunice Kwon

Board Treasurer

Leah Hong
Leah Hong

Board Secretary

Marie Berry
Marie Berry

Board Member

Ann Wright
Ann Wright

Board Member

Emerita

Christine Ahn
Christine Ahn

Founder & Strategic Advisor

Aiyoung Choi
Aiyoung Choi

Founding Board Chair

In Memoriam

Hyun Lee
Hyun Lee

National Campaign and Advocacy Strategist

Advisory Council Members

Kozue Akibayashi
Professor
Doshisha University
Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom
Japan

Medea Benjamin
Co-founder
Code Pink
USA

Donmee Choi
Poet
Author
Interpreter
USA

Wendi Deetz
Director
Huckleberry Youth Programs & Former Women Cross DMZ Board Member

Gay Dillingham
Filmmaker
USA

Abigail Disney
Filmmaker
Philanthropist
USA

Cynthia Enloe
Professor
Clark University

Ewa Eriksson Fortier
Retired Humanitarian Aid Worker
Sweden

Natrina Gandana
Salesforce Foundation
Senior Manager
Philanthropy
USA

Madeleine Han
Yale University
USA

Meri Joyce
Peace Boat
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
Northeast Asia Regional Coordinator
Australia/Japan

Nan Kim
Associate Professor of History
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
USA

Suzy Kim
Professor of History
Rutgers University
USA

Namhee Lee
Professor of Modern Korean History
University of California, Los Angeles
USA

Emma Leslie
President
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Cambodia

Mairead Maguire
1976 Nobel Peace Laureate
Northern Ireland

Liza Maza
Spokesperson
Council for People’s Development and Governance
Philippines

Lisa Natividad
Professor
University of Guam & Pacific Indigenous Women’s Network
Guahan

Hye-Jung Park
Media Activist
USA

Nadia Raynes
Labor & Employment Attorney
USA

Youngju Ryu
Associate Professor
Asian Languages & Cultures
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
USA

Elizabeth Son
Associate Professor
Northwestern University
USA

Gloria Steinem
Activist
Author
Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom
USA

Yifat Susskind
Executive Director
MADRE
USA

Amelia Wu
Ibis Reproductive Health & Former Women Cross DMZ Board Member