Regional Advisors coordinate SCBWI events for chapters at the local and regional level.

Regional Advisors and their supporting staff of volunteers devote incredible amounts of energy and time to organize and implement the activities and publications they produce for their regional members.

Contact the Regional Advisor for SCBWI Korea for more information about the Korea chapter.

If you are interested in serving in an advisory role, please contact us to let us know.



Meet the Regional Advisor for SCBWI Korea

Jenny Desmond-Walters
Jenny Desmond Walters is the daughter of a published mathematician and an early childhood specialist.

Learning and literature have been a part of her life from an early age. After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in early childhood and elementary education, Jenny led the educational services department at a PBS television station affiliate where she received national recognition for her outstanding educational initiatives.

Later, Jenny was the Tennessee state educational consultant for Steck-Vaughn Publishing where she worked with book industry professionals promoting new books, writing curriculum and conducting workshops.

Jenny has published several children’s magazine articles and is an avid writer and observer of life. Having spent the last few years in East Asia, including two years in Japan near Tokyo, she rarely runs out of interesting stories to write. Jenny currently resides in Seoul, Republic of Korea, with her husband and her three beautiful, young daughters.