Executive Board

President

Anton is a fourth-year History major with minors in Global Studies, American Indian Studies, and Public Affairs from Redondo Beach, California. This is his seventh year in Model UN, having joined in his sophomore year of high school. He previously served as the Director of External Relations and the Undersecretary-General for ECOSPEC the year prior. After he finally ends his time in Model UN, he plans to go to law school and be involved in constitutional law. Outside of participating in, competing in, and talking about Model UN, he writes for the Undergraduate Law Journal, plays many card games, and watches motorsport.

president@uclamun.org

BruinMUN Secretary-General

Sophie Kogan is a fourth-year at UCLA, majoring in Applied Mathematics with a Specialization in Computing and taking what she calls an "unofficial chem minor". She is also doing research in a quantum computing lab. Sophie previously served as the Under-Secretary General of Crisis for BruinMUN and LAMUN and has ran crisis committees for both. While she began as a GA delegate in high school, she saw the light and converted to a follower of crisis after joining MUN at UCLA her freshman year. Beyond her academic pursuits, she recently got into golf, runs a fire foodie spam with her roomates, and in her downtime, curating her Beli, scouring ThredUp, and rewatching classic sitcoms. From time to time, she's been known to yap about her lore too much.

sg@bruinmun.org

LAMUN Secretary-General

Lori is a fourth-year Political Science and Applied Linguistics double major from the San Fernando Valley (she’s finally admitted she might potentially have a valley girl accent). She’s been involved in MUN since the 8th grade when she was placed in a UNHCR and unknowingly bestowed a long future of GA committees. She’s chaired for both MUN at UCLA’s high school and college conferences and has spent the past three years emailing TAs about travel weekends.

Outside of MUN, she’s always doing a random variety of things. Whether it’s waking up at 6 AM to watch Charles Leclerc *not* put it in the wall in Monaco, defending Jayson Tatum’s honor, crafting a newsletter to send out to UCLA’s commuter population, reading another book TikTok recommended, or studying for the LSAT, it’s safe to say she’s usually busy with something. All in all, she really loves this club and everyone that makes it what it is, but she’ll always love a team that hasn’t won a championship in 20 years just that little bit more.

sg@uclamun.org

Director of Membership

Dean is a first-year environmental science major—with a concentration in engineering—and Arabic minor from Illinois. Appropriately, he wants to be an environmental engineer once he completes his Master’s, and he will use his position in this profession to push for more sustainable engineering practices. While Model UN is far from his intended field of study, he competed throughout high school and really enjoys it. He also enjoys getting people to fall in love with MUN, which is why he’s very excited to serve as the Director of Membership, where he can recruit new members and be the liaison between E-board and new members. If you’re interested in Model UN, just contact Dean and he’ll help you out with whatever questions you have! Outside of Model UN, his favorite sport is baseball, which he won’t shut up about. Weight lifting is another hobby he’s passionate about. He also suffers from severe seasonal depression, which is why he loves the eternally pleasant SoCal weather at UCLA. Long walks on the beach at sunset are his favorite, as long as it’s sunny and >65°F outside.

staff@uclamun.org

Director of Internal Relations

Alana Akiwumi is a fourth-year Anthropology Major and Global Studies minor from New Jersey. She has been involved with MUN since her freshman year of high school, staffing several UCLA MUN conferences, and will be chairing her second committee this year. As the Director of Internal Affairs, Alana is excited to host various soirees. Outside of MUN, Alana enjoys being a shopaholic, rewatching Gilmore Girls, being bad at Minecraft, editing friends' papers, and being part of the Black Pre-Law Journal. Looking ahead, Alana aspires to attend law school and pursue a career in Corporate or Cultural Heritage law.

internal@uclamun.org

Director of Training

Raghu Kommalapaty is a 4th year Global Studies and Economics double major and his pride for his hometown of Boston is obvious with his palpable love for all things New England. He has been involved in MUN since 7th grade, and has never looked back. In high school, Raghu traveled all throughout the New England circuit and was both the secretary and president of his MUN club. He has continued this trend at UCLA where he has traveled extensively, chaired for both our high school and college conferences, served as the USG of GA at BruinMUN 30, the SG for LAMUN XIX, and is currently our Director of Training.

Outside of MUN, Raghu enjoys playing pick-up basketball, intramural sports, and skiing. He is obsessed with anything Boston sports related and is a die hard fan for both the Celtics and Patriots. He also enjoys watching anime and gaming, mostly 4x-strategy games and FPS’. After college Raghu wants to pursue a career in international business, whether that be through consulting, market expansion & strategy, or supply chain logistics. After everything is said and done he wants to return to the homeland of Massachusetts and live in his mancave.

training@bruinmun.org

Director of Operations

Rohan is a second-year Physiological Science major who is also on the pre-med track. Coming from the Los Angeles area, he first joined Model UN in 9th grade, where he debated for the first time. Through his past 6 years in Model UN, Rohan has served as a delegate, Crisis Director, Director of Office of Public Relations (OPI), and a chair. Along with debating on the Southern California HS circuit, he has also traveled to conferences in Montreal (SSUNS) and New York (NHSMUN). In his sixth year of Model UN (second @ UCLA), Rohan will be standing as the Director of Operations. Outside of Model UN, Rohan loves paying attention to and playing any and all sports, is an avid twitter microinfluencer, and loves listening to music (Frank Ocean). As a pre-med student, Rohan eventually hopes to become an Orthopedic Surgeon with a focus in sports medicine.

ops@bruinmun.org

Director of Finance

Samantha is a third-year Political Science and Geography and Environmental Studies double major. While she cherishes her time in LA, her favorite city is her hometown, Las Vegas. She joined MUN during her 1st year of college after debating for 7 years on the local and national circuit. During her time with MUN at UCLA, she has chaired General Assembly and Crisis committees at BruinMUN and LAMUN, and has actively participated in conferences as a member of the travel team. Beyond MUN, Sam is a member of UCLA’s rock climbing team, and she loves listening to live music, taking her Labrador Lily on car rides, and going to the beach. After graduating, Sam hopes to be a policy analyst or go into environmental law.

finance@bruinmun.org

Director of External Relations

Khushi is a sophomore at UCLA and is a Physiological Science major with a minor in Global Health. This will be her 8th year in MUN, after competing on the SoCal circuit and joining MUN at UCLA her freshman year. Before becoming External Director, Khushi has staffed multiple committees such as BruinMUN’s UNPBC committee, and competes on the UCLA MUN travel team. Outside of MUN she volunteers as a part of Project Rishi at UCLA, plays Water Polo, and works as an EMT. In her free time Khushi enjoys overbuying at Barnes and Nobles, trying new coffee shops (Hojicha>Matcha), ranking Acai spots (she has strong opinions about the spots on campus),  listening to music, and baking.

external@bruinmun.org

Director General

Josephine is a second-year student double majoring in Global Studies and Political Science with a minor in European Languages and Transcultural Studies. She is from Long Beach, California, and in her sixth year in MUN, she is excited to serve as the Director General for the UCLA high school and college conferences. Josephine has served as a staffer for BruinMUN and LAMUN, and competes on the travel team. She is also a violist in the UCLA Symphony. You can find her in the music rooms practicing piano, playing volleyball and card games, or searching for new cafes and study spots. After college, Josephine plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career in diplomacy, with a potential focus on refugees and forced migration.

dg@bruinmun.org

Director of Marketing.

Valerie is a second-year Economics and Political Science double major from Oakland, California. She started MUN in college after four years of Speech & Debate, staffing and competing for various MUN conferences throughout her time at UCLA. More so than public speaking, Valerie has extensive art experience. She’s had paintings in local and national showcases, focusing on unorthodox representations of Southeast Asian Buddhism. Additionally, she’s dabbled in sewing, knitting, crochet, textile arts, linoleum printing, hairdressing, jewelry-making, graphic design, and most recently, photography. If she’s not poorly-cutting or dying her hair in the dorm bathrooms, she's scouring Pinterest for sewing inspo and now, making graphics for MUN! She is so excited to serve as Director of Marketing and is even more excited to be working with such amazing people!

marketing@uclamun.org

Director of Technology

Rohan is a fourth-year Physiological Science major who is also on the pre-med track. Coming from the Los Angeles area, he first joined Model UN in 9th grade, where he debated for the first time. Through his past 7 years in Model UN, Rohan has served as a delegate, Crisis Director, Director of Office of Public Relations (OPI), and a chair. Along with debating on the Southern California HS circuit, he has also traveled to conferences in Montreal (SSUNS) and New York (NHSMUN). Rohan will be standing as the Director of Technology. Outside of Model UN, Rohan loves paying attention to and playing any and all sports, is an avid twitter microinfluencer, and loves listening to music (Frank Ocean). As a pre-med student, Rohan eventually hopes to become an Orthopedic Surgeon with a focus in sports medicine.

tech@uclamun.org