Kim first heard of Hunter Syndrome when her son Cole was diagnosed in 2012 at two and half years old. Since that time, she has been focused on finding a cure for this disease. She frequently speaks as a rare disease advocate at conferences and events and serves as a mentor and resource for newly-diagnosed families.
Kim previously worked in the non-profit space as Director of Fundraising for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Prior to that she worked for IBM for 20 years in communications, product development for the IBM Accessibility Center, and most recently as the Diversity and Inclusion Communications and Education leader. She is the founder of Inclusive Thinking – a consulting company dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion through research, education, and strategic planning. In addition, Kim is the Executive Director of the Dr. Joseph Muenzer MPS Research and Treatment Center at UNC School of Medicine.
Kim received her Doctorate in Business from Georgia State University and focused her dissertation on implicit bias and the role of transformational conversation and social identity on behavioral change. Kim received her Master of Arts in Professional Communication from Clemson University and her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Tennessee.
Kim lives in Carrboro, North Carolina with her older son Connor, Cole and a dog named Rosie. She enjoys running, swimming, cycling and playing outside with her boys.