Meet the Secretariat and the Directorate

Secretariat:

Secretaries-General
Erin Reilly: Welcome Delegates! My name is Erin Reilly and I am thrilled to be one of your Secretaries-General for JHUMUNC 2012. I am originally from New York and have really enjoyed getting to know Baltimore over the past three years. I am a senior double major in International Studies and History and I am also working on my BA/MA in History. This is my eighth and final year of Model UN after four years of participation in high school and four years on JHUMUNC. Other than the work I do with JHUMUNC at Hopkins, I am on the Senior Class Council of Student Government, a member of the MSE Symposium, a sister in Phi Mu, a member of the Senior Class Gift Campaign, and the President of the Student Alumni Society. I am really looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible at JHUMUNC 2012! In the meantime, if you have any questions about JHUMUNC or JHU, please feel free to email me at sec-gen@jhumunc.org

Greg Young: My name is Greg Young and I am excited to be one of Secretaries-General. I am a senior Political Science major and Economics minor and Entrepreneurship & Management minor. Originally from Chicago, IL, I have participated in Model UN since my freshman year of high school, and I am currently President of the Hopkins collegiate MUN team. In addition to JHUMUNC, I am also Secretary-General of the Chicago International Model United Nations (CIMUN), another high-school conference in Chicago, and the founder and of Zuna International, a web services company with a presence in eight countries on three different continents. Please email me at sec-gen@jhumunc.org with any questions or concerns!

Undersecretaries-General

Undersecretary-General of School Relations
Anisha Singh: Hello! My name is Anisha Singh, and I am a senior studying International Studies and Economics at Johns Hopkins. I'm an avid reader and love Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Weiner, or Philippa Gregory. In my free time, I like to try new restaurants, hang out with my friends, and eat anything chocolate. At JHUMUNC, I am the Under-Secretary General for School Relations. I have held this position in JHUMUNC for three consecutive years, and love it! I can't wait to meet all of the advisors and students at JHUMUNC 2012. Please feel free to email me at registration@jhumunc.org.

Undersecretary-General of General Assembly Committees
Michael Kimmelman: Hi JHUMUNC! My name is Michael and I am the Undersecretary-General of General Assembly Committees for JHUMUNC 2012. I grew up in New York City and have been involved in Model UN since my freshman year of high school, and I’m looking forward to another great JHUMUNC conference. At last year’s conference, I was Director of Programming and Chair of DISEC 1973. Outside of JHUMUNC, I am a rising junior majoring in International Relations Major with a Financial Economics minor, and am studying in Barcelona in the fall of 2011. Additionally, I am a member of the JHU College Democrats and a brother in the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI). My first two years on JHUMUNC have been amazing and I am already looking forward to another great conference.

Undersecretary-General of ECOSOC Committees
Ashley Cook: Hello Delegates! My name is Ashley Cook, I will be your Under-Secretary General of Economic and Social Committees for JHUMUNC 2012. I have previously been involved in JHUMUNC as Director of ECOSOC Committees and as chair for the Commission for Population Development and the Commission on Science and Technology Development. My international relations background is focused upon humanitarian and NGO responses to international issues. This coming year I will be a Junior at Johns Hopkins, where I am currently studying Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. Good luck in your preparation for the conference and I look forward to seeing you in February!

Undersecretaries-General of Specialized Committees
Rachel Burns: Welcome to the Johns Hopkins University Model United Nations Conference of 2011-2012! My name is Rachel Burns and I am honored to be serving as one of your Under-Secretary Generals of Specialized Committees for the 2011-2012 JHUMUNC Conference. I am a senior at Johns Hopkins and I am majoring in Public Health Studies and Anthropology with a minor in French Cultural Studies. I have done Model United Nations for four years in high school, and this is my fourth year at JHUMUNC. I have previously chaired UNICEF, Legal, and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Triumvirate. I am originally from Princeton, New Jersey and have spent my whole life in the Garden State. Besides JHUMUNC I am also involved in Alpha Phi Omega which is a co-ed community service fraternity on campus, the Campus Kitchens Project, and Blue Key Society (Hopkins tour guides). I also am pursuing an independent research project focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention through the Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship throughout my four years at Hopkins. At home I like to spend time New York City, running, hiking, reading, and traveling. I am incredibly excited to be one of your Under-Secretary Generals this year. JHUMUNC is a great opportunity to debate some of the largest issues facing the world today, while still having fun and meeting other delegates, as well as college students. I hope that you are looking forward to this upcoming session of JHUMUNC as much as I am!

Ashley Choi: Welcome to JHUMUNC 2012! Representing 818, I come from the gorgeous city of La Canada Flintridge, California, and I’m a junior pre-med, studying International Studies. I am awfully thrilled to be USG of Specialized with my partner-in-crime, Rachel. Although I’m slightly disappointed in the word limit for my bio, that is exactly why I’ll work the magic to squeeze in every detail about me. This past year I served as Chair of Legal and successfully managed to deceive 180 delegates to speak up, in exchange of my vocal performance. Of course I didn’t sing, though my dais staff had to suffer in place of me. We’re in good terms now, if you must ask. My most up-to-date addictions are checking emails, triple-shot Americano, and – you guessed it – MUN! Be prepared for a baller weekend at JHUMUNC 2012 and feel free to share your questions with me by email: ashleychoi@jhu.edu.

Undersecretary-General of Operations
Richard Kumapley: My name is Richard Kumapley and I'm a sophomore studying Public Health from Accra, Ghana. I am the Undersecretary-General of Operations. I have been involved with JHUMUNC for the past two years as a member of the Operations Staff. Feel free to email me at ops@jhumunc.org if you have any questions!

Undersecretary-General of Technology
Jack Chan: My name is Jack Chan. I am a Senior at Johns Hopkins University majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a concentration in Interfaces and Nanotchnology. JHUMUNC 2012 will be my 4th year with JHUMUNC and my 7th year overall with Model UN. I held crisis staff, dais staff, and chair positions the past 3 JHUMUNC's. I am originally from Florence, South Carolina. Besides being Under-Secretary General of Technology for JHUMUNC, I am also the Vice President of Student Affairs for the Johns Hopkins chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Outside of these clubs, I am working on undergraduate research involving nanotechnology.

Chief of Staff
Tobi Ojo: Hello my name is Tobi Ojo and I am currently a senior at Johns Hopkins University. I am double majoring in International Studies and Anthropology. I am originally from Chicago, Illinois and I have been involved with Model United Nations since my freshman year of high school. I have been involved with JHUMUNC for four years, and last year I was the Director General. Outside of JHUMUNC, I am a member of the Ethics Board, the Vice President/co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Model UN competition team, the Master Sergeant at Arms for the Chicago International Model United Nations Conference, and a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. I have a strong passion for all things international, I love to travel, I love to cook, and I love Chipoltle. If you have any questions about JHUMUNC or Hopkins please shoot me an email at ooluwat1@jhu.edu. Good luck!

Directorate:

Director of School Relations
Miliana Budimirovic: Hello, MUNers, and welcome to JHUMUNC 2012! My name is Miliana and I'm very excited to be Director of School Relations this year. I am a sophomore from Ellicott City, MD studying International Studies with a concentration in International Development. I'm also minoring in Economics and French. In my free time, I like watching bad movies, reading articles by Joel Stein, and going to the farmer's market near Hopkins's campus. As we get closer to the conference, please email me and Anisha at registration@jhumunc.org with any questions. See you in February!

Director of General Assembly Committees Kithmina Hewage: Greetings everyone. I am Kithmina Virochana Hewage and I will be the Director of General Assembly Committees as well the Chair of the Legal Committee at JHUMUNC 2012. I am a double major in International Studies and Economics from the Class of 2014 at Johns Hopkins University. My Model United Nations experience originated from my high school days in Sri Lanka where I participated in many international conferences around the world. In addition to being a delegate, I have also served in the Executive Committee of several conferences, and my high school MUN career was capped off by being appointed Secretary General at the Sri Lanka Model United Nations Conference 2010, which was the largest student run Model UN conference in Asia. At JHUMUNC 2011, I was the Chair of SOCHUM. Except for Model UN, I am involved with the Woodrow Wilson Debate Council at Hopkins. It is a great pleasure to be serving on the Directorate at JHUMUNC 2012 and I’m looking forward to working with you in order to make this conference an enjoyable and successful one. Email: khewage1@jhu.edu

Director of ECOSOC
Dia Hazra: Hi! My name is Dia Hazra, and I'll be your Director of ECOSOC Committees for the Johns Hopkins University Model United Nations Conference 2012. I'm a sophomore at Johns Hopkins University, majoring in psychology and chemistry. I've been a part of JHUMUNC for two years now, first as a director for the Committee on Science and Technology Development, and second as chair of Kyoto Redux. I also was a delegate in the Oregon Model United Nations conference for four years in high school. My background in international relations is in environmental and scientific issues. I can't wait to meet you all at JHUMUNC 2012 and help make this an awesome Model United Nations conference.

Directors of Specialized
Rachel Muscat: My name is Rachel Muscat, and I am one of the Directors of Specialized for JHUMUNC 2012. This is my seventh year of Model UN and my third year on the JHUMUNC staff. I was the chair of the Most High Council of Ten at JHUMUNC last year and a moderator on the Imperial British East Africa Company the year before that. Although I was born in New York City, I moved to a small town in Maine at the age of ten and graduated from high school there. I am a member of the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2013, where I am double majoring in History and Psychology. In addition to my involvement with JHUMUNC, I am active on campus as a member of the Johns Hopkins Mock Trial Team and as a member of the editorial board of Foundations: An Undergraduate Journal in History. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my friends, running, yoga, cooking, reading, watching movies, and traveling (or planning fantasy trips!) I am incredibly excited to be a part of JHUMUNC 2012, and I cannot wait to help make it the best JHUMUNC ever!

Christopher Dunnet: I’m Chris and a sophomore and an International Studies major here at Hopkins. I’m a New Jersey native and have been involved in Model UN since sophomore year of high school. This year, I’ll be a Director of Specialized, as well as the chair of the White Army in the Russian Civil War joint crisis committee. Outside of JHUMUNC I am involved in several other on-campus activities, including tutoring at local Baltimore schools. I am also a member of the Woodrow Wilson Research Fellowship, and am currently conducting research on the democratization process in post-Soviet Ukraine. I hope to travel to Kiev, Ukraine sometime over the next year to further my research. I will also be taking classes and have an internship in DC as part of a Johns Hopkins program during the fall semester. I’m really excited to be part of the JHUMUNC 2011 Directorate, and I look forward to another amazing conference! If you have any questions, you can email me at cdunnet1@jhu.edu

Director of Quadrumvirate
Hannah Weinberg-Wolf: Dearest Delegates, My name is Hannah Weinberg-Wolf and I will serve as your Director of the Quadrumvirate Joint Committee Crisis for JHUMUNC 2012. I was previously director of the JHUMUNC Most High Council of Ten Committee. In high school I served as president of my Model UN team and have participated in Model UN for 6 years. In addition, I am a rising sophomore at Johns Hopkins majoring in Behavioral Biology with dual minors in Museum and Society and Anthropology. Good luck preparing for the conference and I cannot wait to meet you all in February!

Director of Operations
Pujan Dave: My name is Pujan Dave, and I'm the Directors of Operations for JHUMUNC this year. I am originally from Dover, DE, and will be a junior at Hopkins this coming year. I am majoring in Public Health with a minor in mathematics. I have loved every moment of being involved with JHUMUNC, and I look forward to JHUMUNC 2012!

Director of Technology
Nathan Bradley: My name is Nathan Bradley and I am the Director of Technology for JHUMUNC 2012. I am originally from Wichita -- the biggest city in the Great State of Kansas. I am a sophomore majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Besides JHUMUNC, I am involved in several extra curricular activities including volunteering at the Johns Hopkins Hospital through Supporting Hospitals Abroad with Resources and Equipment (S.H.A.R.E.) and meeting with prospective students through the Hopkins Hosting Society (HHS). Participating in Policy and Public Forum Debate for four years in high school instilled in me the belief that the political awareness of each citizen is a crucial part of a functioning democracy. I am looking forward to this year's conference and the lively discussions it will surely produce

Directors of Fundraising
Erika Sanchez: Welcome delegates! My name is Erika Sanchez. I am a junior Sociology and Anthropology double major from the beautiful San Diego, CA. In addition to JHUMUNC, I am heavily involved in my sorority Phi Mu; MSE Symposium, a student group which brings well known speakers to campus; and Lideres, a tutoring and mentoring program for Latino middle and high school kids in Baltimore. I enjoy dancing, playing football, and meeting new people. I am your Director of Fundraising. Giving back to the community carries tremendous importance to Hopkins students. Therefore, we created fun opportunities for delegates to contribute to our fundraising efforts. I look forward to meeting you at JHUMUNC 2012!

Marni Aronson: Hi delegates! My name is Marni Aronson and I am one of your Directors of Fundraising for JHUMUNC 2012. I am a junior International Studies major with a Spanish minor (I actually just got back from a semester in Madrid!). I'm originally from Westchester County, NY and I've been doing Model UN for the past 6 years. Outside of Model UN, I am a member of the Sirens, JHU's all-female a cappella group, Blue Key Society, and the Phi Mu sorority. I am so excited to be leading our fundraising initiative for JHUMUNC 2012. Look forward to food and coffee sales as well as lots of information about our cause for this year's conference!

Director of Design and Publications Matt Yang: My name is Matt Yang and I am the Director of Design and Publications for JHUMUNC 2012. That means most of the things you see during the conference are made by me. I took this position not only because I love making graphic design (I probably would have ended up in an art school if it weren't for my "Asian" parents) but also because I enjoyed the conference as a staff for Legal Committee last year. This is my second year at JHUMUNC but I've been involved in MUN since high school and MUN has been one of my favorite extracurricular activities. I'm also a Chair for SPECPOL 1960 for non-aligned states so if you're in my committee, I'm excited to see you there. If you have any questions about MUN or me, feel free to send me a mail my way at syang55@jhu.edu.

Special Assistant to the Secrataries-General Daniel Roettger: Daniel Roettger is a sophomore history major from Little Rock, Arkansas. His academic interests include UK politics, race relations in the American South, and the environment. Daniel’s involvement with JHUMUNC started last year, when he served as a director on the Legal Committee.