Welcome to CODEMON
CODEMON is a student-led NGO based in South Korea and was founded in 2020. Our team consists of high school students from Korea and the United States, allowing us to act globally and spread awareness of the importance of educating underprivileged children.
With a deep passion for STEM, we strive to educate children of the scientific and technological skills that are essential in modern society.
Currently, CODEMON has chapters in Asia (South Korea and Mongolia) and Africa. Our team hopes to expand our influence across the world in the following years.
Sincerely,
President of CODEMON
Melissa Kim
CO-FOUNDERS
Committed to the Cause
Melissa Kim (President)
Seoul International School '24
Melissa is a junior attending Seoul International School who loves to incorporate the STEM to challenge herself to new problems. Through CODEMON, she aspires to encourage underprivileged students to pursue technology and programming. In her free time, Melissa is often found playing the harp or practicing tumbling for cheer.
Donghoon Lee
UC Berkeley '26
Donghoon joined CODEMON during his junior year at Korea International School (KIS) and is now a rising freshman at UC Berkeley. He loves to incorporate STEM into his real life and has a big passion for helping unprivileged people experience subjects that are under STEM. In his free time, he likes to play sports such as basketball and golf.
Abigail Kim
Cornell University '26
Abigail joined CODEMON as a junior at Seoul International School and is now attending Cornell Univesity. She is an avid coder and an environmental activist who likes to use her coding superpower for transforming the world around her for better.
MEMBERS
Members of CODEMON
Jaden Kim
Northfield Mount Hermon '23
Yooseoung Noh
Salisbury School '24
Alvin Lee
Pomfret School '26
Eric Hong
Pomfret School '23
Jane Lee
Saint Paul's School '24
Jay Yoon
Salisbury School '26
Semin Yoo
Salisbury School '24
Sophia Kim
Tabor Academy '24
Jewoo Shin
Valor International Scholars '26
Isaac Cho
Singapore American School '25
MENTORS
Guidance, Inspiration and Support
IRIS KIM
Seoul National University '26
Iris enjoys math in all its incarnations and has used her love for STEM to innovate and create. Motivated by the desire to share her passions, she has cofounded a number of organizations focused on making tangible changes in the world, whether it is through educating young girls or raising funds for North Korean defectors. She is also the founder of her school magazine and spends her free time making unnecessarily long playlists.
ELLIE HAN
MIT '23
I am a sophomore at MIT studying urban studies and planning. As a girl raised under Korea's patriarchal society, I have dealt with boundaries that confined my career as a woman, especially by the older generation. To fight the stereotype, I have been working with many NPOs in Korea that focus on empowering less privileged young girls and women in STEM. Coding is on the rise due to increased pervasiveness of computer system and it is never too early for kids learn coding. As a mentor of Codemon, I will actively organize volunteer opportunities both inside and outside of Korea to pursue our mission.
BYUNGSOO KANG
Carnegie Mellon University '21
Byungsoo Kang is a senior studying Computational Biology at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science. He has leveraged his knowledge of Computer Science and Biology in studying the genomic nature of neurons and published multiple papers. He has a passion for educating the youth. He has taught a wide range of students from kindergarteners to college students in various subjects including computer science and coding. Byungsoo is also a sports enthusiast. His favorite sports include soccer, skiing, and golf.