Kelly Sung

Kelly Sung is an MA candidate in the Department of Politics & Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. She also holds an Honor's BA degree in Political Science, Criminology and Sociology from the University of Toronto. Throughout her academic career, Kelly worked on a wide range of policy proposals surrounding labour-market-focused immigrant settlement strategies. She currently works as a Junior Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services within the Community and Developmental Services Policy Branch.

Prior to this, she worked for multiple student-run organizations that raise awareness and advocate for newcomers, refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in the local community and abroad. As part of HanVoice, she contributed to developing campaigns to support the human rights and resettlement of North Korean refugees. Through her involvement RefugeAid, she played a significant role in the development and implementation of a clothing drive and student mentorship program to support refugees in Toronto. She hopes to continue her involvement in similar initiatives to support vulnerable populations.

Currently, she is a graduate research assistant in the BMRC/IMRU under the supervision of Dr. John Shields and Dr. Valerie Preston with the Future of the Settlement Sector project. Kelly's contribution to the project primarily focuses on analyzing survey responses from managers and frontline workers of Immigrant Serving Agencies in Ontario and Quebec to understand their experiences serving clients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic."