Hyunsook “Jeanne” Sours

Jeanne is currently serving on the Phoenix Sister Cities Suwon Committee as Chair. Jeanne served on the committee as Vice Chair for two years.

Jeanne was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She worked in the radio media as a talk show host and producer with the International Division of The Korean Broadcasting System in Seoul.

After her move to Arizona Jeanne earned her master’s degree in English from Arizona State University and taught English as a Second Language at ASU and Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management. With the advent of the Internet in the ‘80s Jeanne developed a new career in Interactive Technologies. She had a long career in the Technologies Division of American Express Company as a Sr. Programmer Analyst and a Lead Project Manager.

After her long corporate career Jeanne joined Phoenix Art Museum, graduating from the Museum’s Docent Class of 2013. Since then, she’s been enjoying leading tours in the galleries, giving art talks in the communities, and leading Docent Training programs as a Master Docent. Jeanne currently serves on the Museum’s Docent Board.