Kim-Jae Kang earned a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Boston University with full course completion for a degree in Psychology, and a M.Ed. from the University of Maryland in Counseling and Personnel Services.  She holds a C.F.M. (Certificate in Fund Raising Management) from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  She was co-founder of the Center of Childhood Deafness (CCD) Guild at Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH), which raises funds annually for the CCD.  She also serves on the fund-raising committee for the Dominican Pediatric ENT Medical Mission for the Dominican Republic.  Her husband Rick is a surgeon at Boys Town who participates in an annual pediatric ENT Mission.  This mission includes a team of doctors, nurses, and audiologists who provide ENT surgery, health care, and audiological services to children in need.  Kim-Jae is past Vice-Chair and currently serves on the State of Nebraska’s Department of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EDHI) Advisory Committee.  She worked part-time and retired from the (BTNRH-CCD) as a Parent Professional Resource Developer.

 

Kim-Jae has lived in three countries including France, Okinawa, Japan, and all over the United States (Hawaii, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, California, Ohio, and Nebraska).  There are three generations of military in her family: her father retired from the U.S. Army, her husband from the U.S. Navy, and her son, Stephen, is active duty in the U.S. Army.  Kim-Jae and Rick Kang have three children, two biological daughters and one adopted son.  Her oldest daughter, Michelle, is completing residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and her youngest daughter, Nicole, is an Engineer.  Nicole and her husband, Chris, welcomed their first child, Logan two months ago! 

 

When Kim- Jae is not working or with her family, she enjoys gardening, art projects, gourmet cooking, and reading non-fiction.  She spends most of her spare time volunteering;  Kim-Jae has been volunteering in the community for over forty years.  Welcome, Kim-Jae!