Mary Kim

Mary works with the directors of community engaged learning to support development and administration of Cardinal Courses. Mary manages the mid-quarter feedback and End-of-Quarter survey processes to facilitate Cardinal Course student discussions and provide instructors with confidential feedback, manages the Cardinal Course Dashboard, leads student workshops to help prepare them for their community-engaged work, serves as a resource for managing the Cardinal Course Grants process, and manages development of the quarterly Cardinal Courses newsletter for Stanford instructors.

Mary received her BA in architecture from Princeton University, an MM in violin at Yale School of Music, and DMA in violin at UC Santa Barbara. A longtime music educator, she has held faculty positions at California State University, Northridge, Moorpark College, and Weber State University. In those roles, she partnered with local arts councils, schools, teachers' associations, and musical organizations to create enriching musical opportunities for students and communities, including spearheading a multi-year Music-in-the-Schools program with Los Angeles Valley College and Topeka Drive Elementary School. 

Outside of Stanford, Mary has been active with the Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco, Hand in Hand Parenting, and served on the board of Music for Minors. She maintains a private violin studio, plays violin in the San Francisco Symphony, and enjoys spending time with her two wonderful children, partner, and three cats.