Linda Butcher’s final day at International Student Conferences, Inc. (ISC) is March 31, 2022. After that, she will become an ISC National Advisory Committee Member.
Prior to joining ISC as the Executive Director in January 2016, Linda was the Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) and a Legislative Researcher for the Congressional Section at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D.C. She has written and spoken on topics related to technology, security, gender and environmental issues.
During her time at KEI, Linda was responsible for the organization’s communication strategy, public outreach and related external affairs. In addition, she consulted with organizations interested in the Asia-Pacific region, co-managed the Korea-Japan Study Group and handled numerous delegations under the Ambassadors’ Dialogue, Future of Korea and the US-ROK Professional Exchange Program.
While at the Embassy, Linda handled critical issues pertaining to the Asia region while also enhancing relations between the Embassy and the United States Congress. Furthermore, she was the coordinator for Congressional delegations between the United States and the Republic of Korea. Before this position, Linda worked on several state and national campaigns and interned with the Office of the Honorable John Kerry where she focused on foreign policy and environmental issues while also assisting the Senator on a side project related to the increasing role of the Asian American Community in the United States.
Linda earned her Bachelor’s degrees from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and her Master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University. In November 2014, she was selected as think tank participant for the Kakehashi Project and in the summer of 2001, completed a program at the Korea Language Institute of Yonsei University.
You can follow Linda on Twitter at @Linda_Kim or email her at lbutcher@iscdc.org