KAHTEA Weekly | October 2, 2026

KAHTEA Weekly

Friday, October 2, 2026

Dear KAHTEA Members,

Welcome to this week’s KAHTEA Weekly!

KAHTEA Weekly will feature each of our teams to help members get to know the people behind KAHTEA, learn more about what each team does, and discover how to connect and engage with their work. We are excited to kick off this new “Meet the KAHTEA Teams” series with the Communications Team! The Communications Team is behind KAHTEA’s newsletters, website updates, social media, and other communications that help keep our community informed and connected.

Meet the Communications Team

Misun “Sunny” Kim, Executive Director of Communications

Dr. Kim is Assistant Professor, School of Hospitality Administration at Boston University. Her research focuses on service and customer experience, employee-customer interactions, and technology in hospitality and service settings. As part of the KAHTEA Communications Team, she helps coordinate KAHTEA Weekly, website content, social media, and communication initiatives across the association.

“I’m excited to help make KAHTEA’s activities, members, and opportunities more visible and accessible. Through our communication channels, I hope we can create more opportunities for members to stay connected, share their work, and learn what is happening across our community.”

Eunkyeong (Julie) Jung, Director of Communications

Dr. Jung is an Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management at Colorado Mesa University. She earned her PhD in Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on sustainable and slow tourism, destination marketing, consumer behavior, and service experience.

“I’m excited to be part of the Communications Team and help share the face and voice of KAHTEA with a wider audience.”

Haeok (Liz) Kim, Director of PR

Haeok (Liz) Kim currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Hotel Management at Kyungdong University Global Campus, where she is engaged in teaching, research, and academic activities in hospitality and tourism.

“As a member of the KAHTEA Communications Team, I am committed to fostering clear, purposeful, and effective communication across our community. I look forward to facilitating the exchange of knowledge and ideas, strengthening collaboration among members and teams, and contributing to a well-connected and engaged KAHTEA community through thoughtful and consistent communication.”

What Does the Communications Team Do?

Our goal is to keep the KAHTEA community informed, visible, and connected.

The Communications Team manages and supports:

  • KAHTEA Weekly, our weekly email newsletter
  • KAHTEA website content and updates
  • Social media communications
  • Member and team highlights
  • Promotion of education sessions, events, research, and other KAHTEA initiatives
  • Communication support for KAHTEA teams and members

We Want to Get to Know You More!

Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey to share your academic information. It will greatly help us to develop KAHTEA’s programs and communications for our members.

Survey link:
Complete the KAHTEA Member Survey ?

Have Something You Want Us to Share?

Do you have an event, announcement, opportunity, publication, member news, or other information you would like to share with the KAHTEA community?

Please submit your request through the KAHTEA Communications Request Form attached to the original email.

We would love to share your news and updates with our community!

Stay Connected with KAHTEA!

And one last request from the Communications Team: please follow KAHTEA on social media! ?

Please follow us, engage with our posts, and help us spread the word about KAHTEA!

Thank you for staying connected with KAHTEA and stay tuned as we introduce more KAHTEA teams throughout the year!

Warmly,
KAHTEA Communications Team