Yun-Ju Choi currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Coalition for a Better Acre in Lowell. She joined Coalition for a Better Acre in May 2014, bringing over 20 years of experience impacting for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the Greater Boston area, most recently at Madison Park Development Corporation as their Managing Director of Programs and Operations. In addition to her work with CDCs, Yun-Ju has experience in the philanthropic sector as Director of Donor Services with The Boston Foundation, as well as senior leadership positions with other nonprofits. She started her professional career in finance before finding her passion in the nonprofit world.

Yun-Ju was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in Maine. Yun-Ju spent over 20 years living in Boston prior to moving up to the Merrimack Valley. Yun-Ju currently serves on the board of Whistler House Museum, Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Mill City Community Investment, Lowell Heritage Partnership, and LDFC. During her spare time, Yun-Ju enjoys traveling, hiking and cooking.

Yun-Ju holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in Management from Cambridge College.