Dr. Young Kwon Whiting earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Chugye University for the Arts in Seoul, South Korea. She later completed both a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Church Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. She also completed Harvard Business School Online’s Credential of Readiness (CORe) program in 2023.

Dr. Young Kwon Whiting is a concert pianist, collaborative artist, and educator who has performed and taught internationally across North America, Europe, and Asia. She serves as Associate Professor of Piano at Odessa College and organist at First Methodist Church of Midland, Texas. Her performance experience includes appearances with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, a solo recital at Carnegie Hall, and collaborations with vocalists, instrumentalists, choirs, and ensembles. Dr. Whiting holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in piano performance and church music.