Jung H. Yun

Jung H. Yun is the Director of New Faculty Initiatives in the Office of Faculty Development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies from Vassar College, a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master’s of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Prior to joining the UMass Amherst community, Jung held a variety of positions in the public and not-for-profit sectors in New York City. She was an Urban Fellow in the Mayor’s Office of Operations (1995-96), an Assistant Vice President at the Economic Development Corporation (1996-97), Special Assistant to the President of the New York Public Library (1997-2000), and Deputy Director of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Redevelopment Corporation (2000-2002). In her previous positions, Jung’s work has covered a number of areas of responsibility, including administration, communication, development, program management, and trustee relations.

Outside of the office, Jung’s fiction has been recognized by Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope: All-Story, Glimmertrain Press, Tin House Magazine, and The Massachusetts Review.