EJ Jun, EdD, is the Director of Higher Education Initiatives at the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute. She earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University, with a specialization in Teacher Education and Urban and Multicultural Education. Dr. Jun’s career spans diverse roles in education, including serving as a teacher educator at Teachers College, a data analyst with NYC Public Schools, a college admissions officer at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and an ESL teacher at Hangzhou International School in China.