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Whitney Noelle
Whitney Noelle (born February 4, 1987) is an American entrepreneur. Noelle is the founder of the first luxury wedding livestream app, Newlywd[1][2] and the co-founder of the non-profit foundation, Refoodee.[3]
Whitney Noelle | |
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Noelle at the United Nations in 2019 | |
| Born | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | John Thomas Dye School Oaks Christian School |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
| Relatives | Mi Sun Cho Hwang Kyung Koh |
| Korean Name | |
| Hangul | 미진 |
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Early Life and Family
Noelle was born in Los Angeles on February 4, 1987 to parents Brian and Mi Sun.[4][5][6] Shortly after Noelle's birth, her mother was appointed on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women by Mayor Tom Bradley.[7][8] Noelle is of Korean, Swedish, English, and Dutch ancestry.
Through her maternal grandmother, Noelle is the great-grandniece of Paul K Ryu, Seoul National University’s ninth President. Noelle is the great-great-grandniece of Hwang Kyung Koh, the Founder and the first President of Seoul Women's University, and Hanbin Lee, Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet of South Korea who served during the presidency of Korea’s fourth president, Choi Kyu-hah.
Education and Career
Noelle was educated at independent schools Westside Neighborhood School and John Thomas Dye School in Bel-Air California. She attended college-preparatory, Oaks Christian School [9], Upon her graduation of Oaks Christian in 2005, Noelle attended Pepperdine University in Malibu California where she received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
After graduating Pepperdine University, Noelle went on to serve as the editor of the West Coast luxury lifestyle publication, Westlake Magazine, based in Westlake Village, California. During her time with the publication Noelle led creative partnerships with local and international lifestyle brands. Noelle was instrumental in scaling the publication’s strategic advertorial department with high-profile editorial features and partnerships with global companies including Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Noelle created the first luxury wedding livestream application, Newlywd, to enable engaged couples to get married during the pandemic and share their wedding virtually with their guests. On June 27, 2020, the application was released to the App Store for iPhone.
Human Rights Work
Noelle co-founded the non-profit organization, Refoodee,[3] after attending the Harvard Business School event "Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time" hosted by the International Rescue Committee's President, David Miliband.[10] Founded to address both a humanitarian crisis and the hospitality industry's labor shortage, Refoodee (a combination of "refugee" and "food") works with resettled refugees by helping them to rebuild their lives in the United States through the economic employment of the hospitality industry. Noelle partnered with the International Rescue Committee by creating "Refoodee" training programs and employment opportunities to enable resettled refugees to help themselves and contribute to their societies.[11]
Noelle partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and launched the Refoodee Flight, a specialty line of Counter Culture Coffee to spotlight the intersection of coffee production and forced displacement.[11] The Refoodee Flight launched at the United Nations Headquarters on June 20, 2019 in celebration of World Refugee Day.[12] Funds raised from the campaign went to training and placing resettled refugee candidates with barista positions throughout the United States.
Noelle is an Advisory Board Member of Breed Life and an advocate for UN Women.[13]
References
- ^ Author, AppAdvice Staff. "Newlywd by WD Creative Collective LLC". AppAdvice. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Wd Creative Collective LLC in Hudson, NY | Company Info & Reviews". Bizapedia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ a b Refoodee. "Non-profit launches to empower refugees while planning to help address the hospitality's labor shortage". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Soltesz, Heidi (19 July 1989). "Best Of Both Worlds". Westsiders Today. p. 38.
- ^ "Perspectives on the Real Oldest Profession". KoreAm Journal. 1: 1. 9 May 1990.
- ^ July 17, The Acorn Staff | on; 2003 (2003-07-17). "Young people learn about helping others". The Acorn. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women" (PDF). The Los Angeles Woman. 10: 8. 1 Apr 1990.
- ^ Outstanding Young Women of America, 1987. 1 July 1988. p. 220.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ June 16, The Acorn Staff | on; 2005 (2005-06-16). "Oaks Christian School class of 2005". The Acorn. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "David Miliband (IRC): Refugees And The Political Crisis Of Our Time | www.hbscny.org". Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ a b Refoodee. "Non-profit launches to empower refugees while planning to help address the hospitality's labor shortage". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Live Blog: World Refugee Day is held amid record displacement". UNHCR. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "Advisory Board – Breed Life". Retrieved 2020-08-18.