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EMILY HANSON
Secretary-General (she/her)
This year’s Secretary-General, Emily Hanson, is a senior majoring in Political Theory and International Relations with a minor in Political Economy. Although she did not have the chance to participate in Model United Nations in high school, she began her career as an Assistant Chair for Tyrannical Tin at MSUMUN XIX and was lucky to serve as Secretary General of RCMUN IX and was Deputy Secretary-General for MSUMUN XX. Aside from MSUMUN, Emily is also an active member of MSU’s travel model UN team, having won an award in Montreal last year. When she--rarely--has a free moment, Emily enjoys debating political theory with anyone that’s willing, reading books she barely understands, cooking, and accidentally ordering 600 t-shirts from Custom Ink. Emily is incredibly excited to work with students and advisors to make MSUMUN XXI happen in person!
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LAITH MIHYAR
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Deputy Secretary-General (he/him)
This year’s Deputy Secretary-General, Laith, is a senior triple-majoring in International Relations, Comparative Cultures & Politics, and Arabic, and minoring in Muslim Studies and Political Economy. He has served on Secretariat for MSUMUN as the USG of Development, USG of Technology, and as an Assistant Chair for The Organization of Islamic Cooperation in MSUMUN XIX. Outside of MSUMUN, Laith is the Treasurer of the MSU ACLU chapter and works at Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Office under the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. In his free time, Laith likes working out, playing video games, and playing basketball with friends. He's looking forward to making sure MSUMUN XXI builds off of the hard work of last year’s staff and is the most memorable conference yet!
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NIKHIL BHANDARKAR
Undersecretary-General of Committees (he/him)
This year's Undersecretary-General of Committees, Nikhil, is a Senior double majoring in International Relations and Statistics. This is his his 8th(and final) consecutive MSUMUN as either a staffer or a delegate. He has served as an assistant chair for SPECPOL during MSUMUN XXI, an assistant crisis director for Dinner at the Blue House for MSUMUN XX'20, and chair of Climate Crisis 2073: President Morrison's Cabinet for MSUMUN XX'21. In addition to MSUMUN, Nikhil has been a member of MSU's competative MUN organization, MSUIRO, for 2 years, as well as a member of the Spartan Statistical Association for the past year. He is also a giant geek who enjoys talking about movies, music, comic books, and tabletop games. He looks forward to seeing how MSUMUN delegates tackle the challenges before them and make this conference the best one ever!
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AUDIE GUGLIELMELLO
Undersecretary-General of Crisis (he/him)
This year’s Undersecretary-General of Crisis, Audie, is a senior with majors in Social Relations & Policy and Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy. He first attended MSUMUN as a high school delegate at MSUMUN XV. In college, he has served as an Assistant Crisis Director for the French side of the Franco-Algerian Decolonization JCC, as an Assistant Crisis Director for the Haitian Revolution, and as the Chair of Last Queen of Hawaii. Outside of MSUMUN, he enjoys drinking tea and playing board games with friends. He is thrilled to be working with staffers to make the crisis side of MSUMUN XXI an unforgettable experience for everyone!
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JUSTIN FERNANDO
Undersecretary-General of External Affairs (he/him)
This year's Undersecretary-General of External Affairs, Justin, is a senior majoring in Social Relations & Policy, with minors in Peace & Justice Studies and Asian Pacific American Studies. In the past, Justin served as the Assistant Crisis Chair for The Last Queen of Hawaii, and was the USG of External Affairs for last year’s conference as well. In addition to MSUMUN, he is also involved in organizations like dreaMSU, Kappa Alpha Pi, the Prison Reform Advocacy Group, and APASO. In his free time, Justin enjoys listening to music, cooking & baking, and going on runs. This year, he is excited to return to this role in Secretariat, and is looking forward to a successful MSUMUN XXI.
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SLOANE FISHER
Undersecretary-General of Finance (she/her)
This year's Undersecretary-General of Finance, Sloane, is a junior studying Economics and International Relations. She had her first experience with MUN in eighth grade, returning to MUN freshman year of college after taking a break to pursue music in high school. She joined the organization as an Assistant Crisis Director for When The Music Stops: 2008 Financial Crisis, and served as the USG of Finance last year. Outside of MSUMUN, Sloane is a member of MSU's Kappa Omega Alpha pre-law and public policy fraternity. In her free time, she enjoys playing Minecraft and desperately trying to keep her plants alive. Sloane can't wait to help make MSUMUN XXI the best conference yet.
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HANNAH WOEHRLE
Undersecretary-General of Technology (she/her)
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This year’s Undersecretary-General of Technology is Hannah, who is a sophomore double-majoring in International Relations and Comparative Cultures and Politics. She began her involvement with MUN during college when she was an Assistant Crisis Director for The Inca Empire: A Collapsing Civilization for MSUMUN XX. This is her first year on Secretariat, and she is very excited to help in any way she can. Outside of MSUMUN Hannah enjoys listening to and making music, swimming, reading, and spending her free time with friends. Hannah is excited to work hard to make the next MSUMUN an amazing experience for all delegates and staff!
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ZACHARY CISCO
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Undersecretary-General of Development (he/him)
This year’s Undersecretary-General of Development, Zack, is a sophomore double-majoring in International Relations and Supply Chain Management. He was heavily involved in MUN in high school and received multiple awards as a delegate. He was excited to continue his involvement with MUN in college, where he was Assistant Chair for The Inca Empire: A Collapsing Civilization for MSUMUN XX. This is his first year on Secretariat, and he looks forward to meeting new people and fulfilling his duties. Outside of MSUMUN Zack enjoys reading, cooking, and spending his free time with his friends and dog. Zack cannot wait to work hard to make the next MSUMUN an amazing experience for all delegates and staff!
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HARNOOR KAUR
Undersecretary-General of Operations (she/her)
This year’s Deputy Secretary-General, Harnoor, is a junior double-majoring in Criminal justice and Political Science with minors in History, Peace and Justice Studies, and Law Justice and Public Policy. She is passionate about issues relating to human rights and prison reform, and wants to go to law school. In her free time she can be found riding her bike, napping, reading, or making Pinterest boards on any topic imaginable. As USG of Operations she hopes to make MSUMUN a wonderful experience for everyone involved!
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EMILY DOUPONCE
Secretary-General of RCMUN X (she/her)
This year's Secretary-General of RCMUN XI is Emily Douponce. She is a senior studying Political Science/Pre-law with minors in Law, Justice, & Public Policy as well as Leadership of Organizations. This will be her fourth year doing Model UN, as her MUN career began her freshman year of college as Assistant Chair of FAO during MSUMUN XIX, Chair of WMO for MSUMUN XX‘20, and Secretary-General of RCMUN X last year. Although only beginning Model UN in college, her love for MUN has grown exponentially for this organization. Outside of MSUMUN, she is the Team Relations Coordinator on Michigan State’s Club Pompon Team. On top of that, she works as a Client Service Representative at Greater Lansing Veterinary Center. She also holds an internship at the House of Representatives with the State Representative from her hometown. She is excited in hopes of all that is to come this year and is hoping for a (mostly) in person conference!
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CHLOE WEIGEL
Chief of Staff (she/her)
This year's Chief of Staff is Chloe, who is a Junior studying Social Relations and Policy along with History. This will be her seventh year doing Model UN, as her MUN career began her Freshman year of high school when she attended multiple conferences as a delegate including MSUMUN XVI. Since then her passion for MUN has only grown, and she continued her MUN career in college serving as Assistant chair in Nelson Mandela's Cabinet as a Freshman, and as Chief of Staff for MSUMUN XX '21 as a Sophomore at MSU. She is an active member of the International Relations Organization (IRO), which is the sister organization of MSUMUN. In addition to MUN, she spends her time on campus as an RA in Holmes Hall and working as a member of MSU's Live On Campus Crew. When she's not doing something MUN related she enjoys reading, hanging with friends, drinking way too much coffee, and of course, watching Netflix. Chloe is so excited to help put on MSUMUN XXI and cannot wait to make this conference the best one yet.
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