Neha Sadasivan

SECRETARY-GENERAL

Neha Sadasivan (she/her) is a fourth-year in the College double-majoring in Public Policy and Data Science with a minor in South Asian Languages and Civilizations. She's from Los Alamos, New Mexico--home to the creation of the Atomic Bomb and the best red chile breakfast burritos you'll ever eat. Previously in ChoMUN, she was an AC for the Indian National Congress 1991 for ChoMUN XXIV, a CD on the incredible Ben & Jerry's Board of Directors (with now-DG Emma!), 2000 for ChoMUN XXV, and a USG for ChoMUN XXVI. She also competes for the UChicago travel MUN team and chairs a GA for MUNUC.

Outside of MUN, Neha is a member of the South Asian Students Association as well as UChicago's classical Indian dance group, Apsara. She can most frequently be seen on campus buying a breakfast sandwich or a coffee, doing the New York Times crossword, or finding new guilty-pleasure Netflix shows to watch. She loves coffee but loves matcha and green tea even more (the grassier, the better!).

Neha is incredibly excited to serve as Secretary General for ChoMUN XXVI this year! If you have any questions or concerns or want to debate about the best sitcom (Psych!), please don't hesitate to reach out to her at secgen@chomun.org.

 

Emma kugelmass

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

Emma (she/her) is a fourth-year in the College majoring in Sociology and History, and is incredibly excited to serve as Director-General! She is proud to say that she’s from New Jersey, and even more proud to say that she still doesn’t know how to pump gas. Previously, she served as an Under-Secretary General for ChoMUN XXVI, a Crisis Director for Ben and Jerry’s, 2000 at XXV and as an Assistant Chair for Johnson & Johnson Board of Directors, 2010 at XXIV. Emma also serves as a chair for UChicago’s high school MUN conference (MUNUC) and competes with UChicago’s MUN team.

When she manages to escape from all things MUN, you can find Emma downtown at the Exoneration Project, a legal clinic specializing in innocence work, or working as a barista at the best student-run coffee shop on campus, Ex Libris. In her free time, Emma loves eating obnoxiously spicy food, organizing her Google Calendar and napping in odd locations.

As DG, Emma hopes that everyone has an exciting, affirming, and rewarding experience at ChoMUN this spring. If you have concerns or questions about conference or have thoughts on how she can improve writing about herself in the 3rd person, don’t hesitate to reach her at director.general@chomun.org.

 

Anna guzman

chief administrative officer

Anna Guzman (she/her) is a fourth-year in the College double-majoring in Public Policy and Law, Letters and Society. She is originally from Sacramento, CA and is just now, three years after moving to Chicago, getting used to the weather. Previously in ChoMUN, she was an AC for the USPS Committee for ChoMUN XXIV, a CD for Daoud Khan’s Afghanistan for ChoMUN XXV, and a USG for ChoMUN XXVI. Anna is also thrilled to be paying homage to the best state in the country (she promises she isn’t biased) by chairing a committee on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for MUNUC 36.

Outside of MUN, Anna competes on the UChicago Moot Court Team, interns at the US State Department, and keeps a running list of the best chai lattes within a ten-mile radius of campus. In her (limited) free-time, Anna can be found consuming way too many law podcasts on niche Supreme Court issues, checking out more books than she will ever have time to read from the local public library, and lecturing her friends about the 2011 Icelandic Constitution.


Anna is incredibly excited to be returning to ChoSec as CAO for ChoMUN XXVII! If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out at cao@chomun.org

 

eric olaizola

CHIEF of staff

Eric (he/him) is a third-year double majoring in Economics and Law, Letters, and Society. For the sake of convenience he says he's from Mexico City, since that's the last place he lived, but the reality is that he's spent most of his life elsewhere. He spend most of his time on campus competing on the traveling team and helping run a committee for the school's high school MUN conference. Sometimes he even reads a book.

Last year he served as a Crisis Director for "The Saffron Resurrection: The Maratha Confederacy 1762," and before that staffed "Salting the Fields: The Siege of Carthage." Eric can't wait to serve as Chief of Staff and help make ChoMUN the best it can be.

 

Cara wilson

DIRECTOR OF DELEGATE AFFAIRS

Cara (they/them) is a third-year in the college studying Archaeology and Public Policy. They're from a (suburb 20 minutes outside of) sunny Los Angeles, California. Their previous ChoMUN experience includes ACing "King Louis XIV" and chairing "Chinese Warlords 1914".

Outside of Model UN, Cara can be found working as a barista at UChicago's student run coffee shop, which involves playing really loud music and hating on Americanos. They've been on archaeological digs in Spain and Israel examining Bronze Age settlements, and can tell you why the Phoenicians are the best for hours. They also skateboard, DJ for a local radio station, and paint.

Cara is incredibly excited to serve as Director of Delegate Affairs for ChoMUN XXVII. If you have questions or would just like to chat about old pottery, feel free to email dda@chomun.org.

 

Amman Kejela

CHIEF financial officer

Amman (he/him) is a third-year in the college majoring in Quantum Molecular Engineering and Law, Letters, and Society. Born and raised in New York City, he still thinks of Chicago as a small college town, and is slowly changing his mind about deep-dish pizza.


Prior to serving as CFO, Amman staffed the Bega Board of Directors at ChoMUN XXVI, and enjoyed the challenge of running committees after four years of competing in them during high school.


Outside of Model UN, Amman sits on the board of Promontory Investment Research, writes for the school newspaper, and is an Engineering Fellow in the college. In his free time, you'll probably find him at the gym, swimming laps in the pool, or reading about medieval English history.


If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Amman at cfo.chomun.xxv@gmail.com.

 

hannah maidman

Chief operations Officer

Hannah (she/her) is a fourth-year in the college, majoring in Business Economics with a minor in Spanish. She hails from West Hartford, Connecticut, a cute suburb with a raging town Facebook group. However, she usually has to say she lives an hour from Yale for people to understand where she’s really from. Outside of ChoMUN, she has chaired multiple committees for MUNUC, UChicago’s high school conference, and is running the UNCTAD this coming year. Her previous ChoMUN experience includes chairing “Ding, Dong, It's Sherman Antitrust Act: The Bell Breakup, 1982” and “The King’s Cornered, and Now He’s on the Run(named): Magna Carta 1215”, as well as AC-ing “Blood is Thicker than Water: Colombia 1958-2018”.

Outside of Model UN, Hannah is extremely involved on campus. She is a tour guide for the Admissions Office, an alto saxophonist in UChicago’s jazz band, a member of UChicago’s Women’s Club Ultimate Frisbee Team, President of Alpha Phi Omega, the co-ed community service fraternity on campus, involved in Women in Business, and does a variety of research on campus. Hannah also loves to run by Lake Michigan, read, and play with her two, crazy dogs, Millie and Cooper.

Hannah is incredibly excited to serve as Chief Operations Officer for ChoMUN XXVII. If you have questions, concerns, or if you’d just like to chat, please don’t hesitate to email Hannah at hannahmaidman@uchicago.edu.

 

virginia wright

Chief Design Officer

Virginia (she/her) is a third-year in the College majoring in Political Science and minoring in Spanish. She plans to complete her MA in International Relations and go on to Law School after graduating from UChicago. She is from a farm in the middle of nowhere in Northeast Kansas. Besides ChoMUN, she competes on the collegiate Model UN circuit with UChicago's Team and is a Crisis Director for a MUNUC committee. Her previous ChoMUN experiences include serving as an Assistant Chair for Ben and Jerry's 2000: To Melt or Merge and as an Executive Assistant Chair for last year's JCC: Wasted in the Windy City. She also chaired the ECOFIN for MUNUC this last year.

Outside of MUN, Virginia plays the Flute with the UChicago University Wind Ensemble and participates in W+ and the Gate at the Institute of Politics. Usually bouncing between taking too many classes and having too many internships, Virginia often pretends to get enough sleep but still loves reading, writing, and binging Grey's Anatomy when she's bored.

Virginia is incredibly excited to serve as the Chief Design Officer for ChoMUN XXVII and if you have any design or social media related questions, concerns, or revelations (or if you'd just like to chat), please don't hesitate to email her at cdo.chomun@gmail.com!

 

victor brown

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

Victor (he/him) is a third-year in the college majoring in Data Science and Computer Science. In case you can't tell by his non-existent southern accent, he's always willing to tell you about his childhood where he was raised in Austin, Texas (rock war anyone?). Besides keeping things weird, he's a massive Tottenham Hotspur fan and hopes that at the time of reading, they're doing significantly better than they are currently (7th...). He was an AC for "Salting the Fields: Siege of Carthage During the Third Punic War, 149 BCE", and more recently a CD for "Run it Back Turbo: The Creation of NASCAR 1947" for ChoMun, and will be an EAC for the committee "It Was in The Will: The Biltmore Estate, 1914" in MUNUC, UChicago's high school conference.

In the non-Model UN world, Victor is the Financial Manager at Harper Cafe, a student run coffee shop. Always happy to hop on aux, you can see him dancing on the chairs and singing along to various songs including "You Belong with Me" and "Bailando". This dancing keeps him in great shape for his Intramural soccer team, "The Chicken Nuggets" who are hoping to secure the championship this year.

Victor is thrilled to be serving as a USG for ChoMun XXVII and can't wait to see everyone there. Feel free to reach out to victorfbrown@uchicago.edu with any questions, concerns, or conversation starters.

 

Charlie ortega martinez

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

Charlie is a third-year in the College studying Economics and Public Policy. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and is proud to call himself a Phoenician. He believes everyone should visit Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona at least once in their lives. His previous ChoMUN experience includes serving as an Assistant Chair for Queen of Kings: Queen Zenobia’s Cabinet, 270 AD, for ChoMUN XXV and as a Crisis Director for Nothing Gets Past(a) Mother: Emperor Menelik II’s Cabinet, 1889, for ChoMUN XXVI.

Outside of ChoMUN, Charlie is an active member of UChicago’s Public Policy Leaders Program and spends his time researching Latin American immigration history and policy. In his free time, you can find Charlie learning how to cook, hiking, and attempting to find the best Sonoran hotdog in Chicago.

Charlie is incredibly excited to serve as an Under-Secretary-General for ChoMUN XXVII. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact him at cortegamartinez@uchicago.edu.

 

aoife stapleton

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

Aoife is a third-year in The College studying Economics with minors in Data Science and Spanish. She was born and raised in California (which she blames for her crippling boba addiction) but her entire family is from Ireland (which explains her relatively unpronounceable name). During past conferences, Aoife was a Crisis Director for “Coup Could’ve Seen this Coming?: Federal Senate of Brazil 2015” and staffed “SimCity: Lagos State Government 2000.”

When she is not annoying her friends with how much she talks about ChoMUN, Aoife can be found doing economics research for the Booth School of Business or in a coffee shop somewhere across Chicago consuming enough caffeine to power a mid-sized city. Her other hobbies include attempting to become a gym bro, rooting for (and continuously being disappointed by) Chelsea, and developing the sense of humor that dads could only dream of achieving.

Aoife cannot wait to serve as one of your Under-Secretary-Generals for ChoMUN XXVII. If you have any brilliant puns that need appreciating, want to be added to her coffee-tasting SnapChat story called “caffeine addiction denier,” or if you have any other questions, she is always available at anstapleton@uchicago.edu.

 

chinara wyke

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

Chinara is currently a third-year in the college studying Public Policy with a minor in the Biological Sciences, and pre-medical student. Originally from the space city itself Houston, TX arguably the best city in the state, Chinara loves the weather here in Chicago (having four seasons). Outside of ChoMUN, Chinara chairs and ACs for MUNUC, UChicago's high school conference. She also competes on our travel team. Chinara's previous ChoMUN experience includes being a chair on our Large GA last year, “Rewriting the Unwritten: A Summit on Information Ethics,” after being an Assistant Chair on State of Terror: The Most Serene Republic of Venice, 1508 previously.

Outside of Model UN, Chinara does research on black maternal mortality within UChicago Medicine's Psychology department and is a social media intern for the Women in Medicine Summit hosted here in Chicago, a Student Visit Coordinator for the admissions office, and a babysitter. When she has free time she loves to cook, is an avid dancer, fashion girly, loves to take exploratory trips around Chicago, and read young adult fiction (her guilty pleasure).

Chinara is incredibly excited to serve as an Under-Secretary General for ChoMUN XVII if you have any questions, comments, or a tour of UChicago's beautiful campus please feel free to email her at ecwyke12@uchicago.edu

 

jiayi yue

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

Jiayi (she/her) is a fourth-year majoring in Economics and Public Policy. She spent her childhood bouncing between Shanghai and Vancouver, and is now a confused third-culture kid. Jiayi first stepped foot into the MUNiverse 8 years ago, and still has not managed to find her way out. She has served as the Chief Financial Officer at ChoMUN XXVI, Crisis Director on "Magna Carta, 1215" at ChoMUN XXV, and as an Assistant Chair on "Counselors of Dom Pedro II, 1840" at ChoMUN XXIV. She also competes with UChicago’s MUN travel team and will be chairing the Ad Hoc for MUNUC, UChicago’s high school conference, this year.

Outside of MUN, Jiayi is a part of the Undergraduate Student Government, CampusCATALYST pro-bono consulting, Uncommon Hacks, and UChicago’s Women’s Ice Hockey Team. She also works as a tour guide for the Admissions Office. You can find her spending all her money on coffee shops, constantly on the hunt for good restaurants in Chicago, or walking around campus backward.

Jiayi is extremely excited to serve as an Under-Secretary-General for ChoMUN XXVII. If you have any questions, concerns, or would just like to share a funny meme with her, don’t hesitate to reach her at jiayiyue@uchicago.edu.