Bloom Faith and Work Conference

Paul Chang

Church Roles:

Short term mission trip team leader and elder of Church of Southland

Work Experience:

28 year experience in custom communication chip developments in semiconductor companies such as Broadcom Corp., Apple Inc., Skyworks Solutions Inc., and currently working at Amazon Inc. as Sr. Technical Program Manager in Kuiper Program

Education:
B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. in Electrical Engineering at UCLA
M.B.A. at UCLA Anderson School of Management​

Franklin Lee

Church Role:

Elementary Sunday School coordinator

Work Experience: 5 years experience in project management as a government contractor. 10+ years experience in financial industry, currently working in operations for Cerity Partners

Education:

B.A. Anthropology UCR
M.B.A. Webster University​

Nikki An

Work Experience: 20 years of diverse experience in Operations, Marketing, Sales, and Product Management at large US corporations such as Amazon, Sephora, Verizon, McDonald's, and Del Monte. Spent the last 8 years at Amazon as the Sr. Product Manager for Fire TV, Alexa, and AWS.

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Education:

B.A. in Fine Arts and Minor in Business Management at UCI
M.B.A. at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

ReeJae Chi

Pastor Dennis' wife: support + lead Access (single Young Adults), Cell leader, IP

Work Experience:

Creative Director & Brand Strategist with 16+ years of experience shaping brands across fashion, retail, and brand marketing. Includes roles at 72andSunny, The Walt Disney Company and Pacsun that led high-profile collaborations with Formula 1, Netflix, Kendall & Kylie, A$AP Rocky, Fear of God, Pinterest, and more—blending culture, commerce, and creativity into compelling visual brand experiences. 

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Education:

B.F.A Otis College of Art and Design

Harvard Business School Online : Leadership Principles.

Hae Young Lee

Church Roles:

Church of Southland PAIRS community, operations, and cell Intern

Work Experience:

Over 20 years of experience in gobal gupply chain management with 8 years of experience in construction project management including 10 years at SpaceX supporting growth from a start-up to a large-scale corp. Worked to help scale Fusion energy and Aerospace & Defense start-ups as Head of Supply Chain.  Recently retired and currently transitioning into ministry and non-profit works. 

Education:
B.S. in Computer Engineering at Purdue University
B.A. in Construction Management at Fullerton College​

Max Kim

Work Experience:

28-year veteran entrepreneur, speaker, and innovator with a dynamic track record in real estate, private lending, blockchain technology, and emerging markets. He is known for building companies that sit at the crossroads of finance, technology, and impact.

A pioneer in the crypto space since 2015, Max brings together hands-on property development experience with deep expertise in decentralized finance and real estate-backed investments. He founded Silverstone Holdings, where he led $15M–$300M projects and raised over $80M in venture capital, and later co-founded Omnia, a tech-forward real estate firm driving innovation in distressed asset revitalization and valuation technology.

As a speaker, Max regularly shares insights on entrepreneurship, faith-driven leadership, and the future of real estate and blockchain. His latest venture focuses on real estate tokenization—redefining ownership through transparent, secure, and accessible blockchain solutions.

Max is passionate about inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs and equipping leaders to build ventures that transform industries and communities.

Education:

B.A. in Criminology at UC Irvine

Sam Kim

Church Roles:

Elder and Cell Leader at Church of Southland

Work Experience:

18 years of experience in HRCM and HRM. Currenly, owner/founder of 3 companies: HRology Group (HR Consulting Firm), HRology Team (Staffing Firm) and AdMistry (Co-Owner of a Performance Marketing Agency). HR consulting clients include Tesla, Kakao, Fujita, Silicon II, Hanwha, SK Telecom, SM Entertainment...worked with global companies and fast growing start-ups in various industries.
 

Education:
B.A. in Psychology at UCSD
HR Credential from Cornell University
Designations: PHR, PHR-CA, SHRM-CP​

Tony Yu

Church Role:

Cell Intern

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Work Experience:

17+ years of experience @ Samsung Electronics America as an experienced Senior Sales Director managing a highly talented Sales Team with a demonstrated history of working in the Consumer Electronics and B2B industries across Display and Mobile Categories. Skilled in Sales, Pricing Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Management, and Account Management. Strong sales professional.
 

Education:
B.A. in Business Administration: Finance, Real Estate and Law at California State University, Long Beach

Daniel Kim

Church Roles:

Praise team, building committee

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Work Experience:

2 years at Bizible (acquired by Marketo + Adobe). 6 years startup founder building Marble and aSim YCombinator.

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Education:
B.S. in Computer Science at University of Washington

Hannah Shim

Church Roles: 

Women's Living Room leader, Announcements, Events team member
 

Work Experience:

2.5 years as a Retail Vendor Manager for the Tabletop category.

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Education:

B.S. in Human & Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University

Jamell Morell

Church Roles:

Men's small group leader, welcoming ministry team lead, finance team

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Work Experience:

9 years of combined industry experience with the following companies: Texas Instruments, Skyworks Solutions, Infineon Technologies and Honeywell Aerospace 

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Education:

B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology

Minna Au

Church Roles:

Creatives and Children's team

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Work Experience: 4 years at Microsoft as a front-end software engineer in Windows

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Education:

B.S.E. in Computer Science at University of Michigan