DANIEL ZHANG
SECRETARY-GENERAL
Daniel Zhang is the Secretary General of ChoMUN XXIX! Daniel is a fourth-year at the University of Chicago, hailing from the sunny shores of Fort Myers, Florida, and double majoring in History and Public Policy (with a minor in English/Creative Writing).
Previously, Daniel served as an Under-Secretary-General for ChoMUN XXVIII, and was a CD for Don’t Worry DALL-E in ChoMUN XXVII. When he isn’t too busy participating in UChicago’s MUNiverse, Daniel spends his time playing oboe for the Wind Ensemble, poorly using power tools in the wood shop, and trying his hand at writing fiction.
If you have any questions about Chicago cafes, want to hear about his obsession with the Field Museum, or have a deep interest in Appalachian coal mining, please email him at secgen@chomun.org. Daniel could not be more excited about hosting this year’s ChoMUN and can’t wait to see you all at the conference!
FRANCISCO GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Francisco Gutierrez is the Director General of ChoMUN XXIX! Francisco is a fourth-year at the University of Chicago who calls Titletown, or Boston, Massachusetts, home. He is planning on majoring in Public Policy and minoring in Spanish.
Previously, Francisco served as an Under-Secretary General for ChoMUN XXVIII, and was a Crisis Director for Never Say Nether in ChoMUN XXVII. When he is not involved in the world of MUN, Francisco watches his beloved Celtics, plays squash and tennis with his friends, reads alternate history novels, and serves as a staff writer for the University of Chicago’s Journal of Foreign Policy.
If you have any questions about who will be NBA champions next year, need any new book recs, or want to get a game of squash in after conference, please email him at dg@chomun.org. Francisco is thrilled to be hosting ChoMUN XXIX and is excited to see all of you at the conference.
DIEGO ESTRADA ADAME
chief administrative officer
Diego Estrada Adame is the Chief Administrative Officer for ChoMUN XXIX! Diego is a third-year at the University of Chicago majoring in Political Science and Economics. He hails from El Paso, Texas.
Prior to serving as the Chief Administrative Officer, Diego served as an Assistant Chair for Unità Alla Nonna: The Unification of Italy, 1848-1871 during ChoMUN XXVII, and as a Crisis Director for Yongle’s Bongle: Court of the Ming Emperor 1403 during ChoMUN XXVIII. Additionally, Diego competes as a member of the University of Chicago’s MUN team and will be running a committee for this year’s MUNUC high school conference.
Outside of MUN, Diego is interested in international relations, maps, and history (with a specific focus on the Middle Ages). If you have questions about his foreign policy takes or recent developments in the world of cartography, he can be reached at destra@uchicago.edu.
ARJUN BHAKOO
Director of Delegate Affairs
Arjun Bhakoo is the Director of Delegate Affairs for ChoMUN XXIX! He is a third-year from New York City studying Economics and Cinema & Media Studies.
Prior to being the Director of Delegate Affairs for ChoMUN XXIX, Arjun served as the Chief Design Officer for ChoMUN XXVIII and as an Admin Exec and AC for All's Well That Ends Well(s Fargo): The Creation of Wells Fargo, 1852 during ChoMUN XXVII.
Outside of ChoMUN, Arjun is a writer and copy editor for Firebird Magazine, an entirely student-run music publication at the university. For fun, Arjun loves watching movies and TV, listening to music, taking photographs, cooking, and keeping up with Formula 1.
Arjun is enthusiastic to work with you all throughout the year leading up to ChoMUN XXIX and eager to meet you all at conference in April, where you’ll often find him at the registration desk. For any questions, concerns, or hot takes on movies and F1, you can reach him at dda@chomun.org
RODRIGO CARIDAD
Chief Financial Officer
Rodrigo Caridad is the Chief Financial Officer of ChoMUN XXIX! He is a fourth-year from Caracas studying Mathematics and Computer Science.
Prior to being the Chief Financial Officer for ChoMUN XXIX, Rodrigo was a chair for Los Constructores Verdaderos: El Gobierno del Trienio Adeco, 1946 in ChoMUN XXVIII, as well as a chair for La Convención de Ocaña: La Gran Colombia, 1828 in ChoMUN XXVII.
For fun, he loves exploring new places in the city, going to coffee shops, and taking runs along the lakefront. He’s really interested in AI research and machine learning. Beyond that, Rodrigo is a huge Star Wars nerd and thinks that Episode V is the greatest in the entire series, hands down. For any further questions or concerns, please reach out to Rodrigo at rorroarturo@uchicago.edu
AIDAN LI
CHIEF of Staff
Aidan Li is the Chief of Staff for ChoMUN XXIX! He is a third-year from Herndon, Virginia, studying Political Science and Astrophysics, and serves as the Chief of Staff for ChoMUN XXIX.
Previously, Aidan served as the Chair for Seoul Searching: The Development of South Korea at ChoMUN XXVIII and as an AC for UNSC: Eritrea for ChoMUN XXVII. Outside of ChoMUN, Aidan is also involved in MUNUC, UChicago's high school conference, where he was a chair for CCPCJ for MUNUC 38 and CSW for MUNUC 37.
Outside of all things MUN, he conducts political economy research on campus. For fun, you can find him cooking, visiting Chicago’s many restaurants, at the gym, or curled up with a good book (he’s a big fan of The Stormlight Archive). Aidan is beyond thrilled to be a part of ChoMUN XXIX and eager to meet you all at conference in April. For any questions, concerns, book recs, or anything in between, please email him at cos@chomun.org.
RYANNE LEONARD
Chief Design Officer
Ryanne Leonard is the Chief Design Officer for CHOMUN XXIX! Ryanne is a fourth-year at the University of Chicago, originally from Redondo Beach, California (although probably identifies more as a midwesterner), and majoring in Political Science and Law, Letters and Society with a minor in Democracy Studies.
Previously, Ryanne served as Chair for The Palmyrene Queen: Empress Zenobia's Rise to Power at MUNUC 37, and is currently chairing the Ad-Hoc of the Secretary General for MUNUC 38.
Outside of MUN, she is a managing editor on UChicago's Undergraduate Law Magazine, is doing set design for Shakespeare plays, or just knitting or crocheting somewhere on campus. If you have any yarn shop recs, want to complain about Indesign, or have any questions about baking or coffee brewing, please email her at cdo@chomun.org.
LULU DELUCA
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
Lulu DeLuca is one of the USG for ChoMUN XXIX! Lulu is a third year at the college double majoring in History and Law, Letters, and Society. Lulu is originally from Toronto, Canada and as a proud Canadian she can often be found listening to the CBC, downplaying the severity of Chicago winters to her American friends, and rooting for her favourite (unfortunately unsuccessful) Toronto sports teams.
Previously, Lulu was a chair for the WHO double del GA at ChoMUN XXVIII and was an AC for ‘There’s No Surf in Cleveland’ at ChoMUN XXVII. Lulu also competes on the University’s MUN team and chairs for UChicago’s high school conference MUNUC. Outside of MUN you can find Lulu giving campus tours, trying new Chicago restaurants (follow her on Beli), and doing crossword puzzles.
If you have any Chicago restaurant recs, want to talk Canadian politics, or to hear her take on why Wordle is the worst of the NYT mini games, please email her at ldeluca@uchicago.edu! Lulu is very excited to be one of your USGs and is looking forward to meeting you all at conference this spring!
ANNA HATCHIKIAN
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
Anna Hatchikian is one of the Under-Secretary-Generals for ChoMUN XXIX! She is a third-year at the University of Chicago, hailing from the far lands of Sofia, Bulgaria. Anna is majoring in Psychology, Comparative Human Development and Economics.
Previously, she was a Crisis Director for the Seoul Searching committee for ChMUN XXVIII, and an Assistant Chair for the Ford vs Ferrari JCC for ChoMUN XXVII. Outside of ChoMUN, Anna also serves as a chair for UChicago’s high school conference MUNUC and competes on the university’s travelling MUN team.
Beyond the MUNiverse, Anna is present in several places on campus. Anna works as a tour guide in the Admissions Office, is a member of the International Student Organization, and conducts research in two psychology labs (where she is not manipulating people, contrary to popular belief).
If you need a tour of the University, want access to Anna’s master spreadsheet with detailed rankings and critiques of every cafe on campus and throughout Chicago, or you share a love for chit chatting with anyone and everyone, feel free to reach out! At conference, Anna will generally respond to any Anna-adjacent sounding shout, and can be reached at ahatchikian@uchicago.edu.
JAKE RYMER
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
Jake Rymer is one of this year's ChoMUN XXIX USGs! He is a third year at the college majoring in the Biological Sciences on the Pre-med track.
In past ChoMUNs, Jake was an AC for BYOC: Zapatista Autonomous Commune and last year he served as a CD for Rise of the Fallen: The Mongol Empire, 1259. In the muniverse, he will be serving as a chair for SOCHUM in MUNUC our high school conference and compete on TEAM. Outside of MUN, Jake serves on the board of numerous Jewish Advocacy groups and perform in our house band, the Phoenix Phunk!
Jake was born and raised in Boca Raton, FL. Due to this, he am a massive South Florida sports fan! Go Fins, Cats, Heat and Marlins! He can't wait to see y'all there at the conference! He can be reached at Jaker@uchicago.edu.
STEVEN SOTOMAYOR
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
Steven Sotomayor is an Under-Secretary-General for ChoMUN XXIX! He is a rising third-year student from Miami, Florida, studying Political Science and Global Studies, with a specialization in Political Economy.
His previous experience with ChoMUN comes from CHOMUN XXVII and CHOMUN XXVIII, where he was a frontroom AC with Unification of Italy and a Chair for Yongle's Bongle, respectively.
When it comes to his hobbies, he is a big fan of bouldering, watching Formula One, and gaming with his friends. He also loves traveling, and just recently hit 7 countries in one study abroad trip, which he does not recommend if you care about your wallet! Moving away from hobbies and onto campus life, he is a USG for Chomun, the chair for Tsar Wars in MUNUC, a member of Uorck, and a member of the Gaming RSO.
He is greatly forward to seeing everyone in a year’s time from now! Steven can be reached at sotomayorsteven@uchicago.edu.
ZOE ZHU
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
Zoe Zhu is one of the USGs for ChoMUN XXIX! Zoe is a fourth-year majoring in Philosophy and Economics. She’s from Toronto, which is why she loves the Toronto Raptors, maple syrup, and spelling certain words with extra u’s.
In terms of her ChoMUN involvement, Zoe has previously chaired for ChoMUN XXVIII’s UNSC, and was an Admin Executive for ChoMUN XXVII. She has also served as the Vice President of the UChicago MUN travel team, and chairs for a chair at UChicago’s high school conference.
In terms of her extracurricular involvement outside of MUN, Zoe walks backwards as a tour guide for the College. She’s also a huge fan of F1, really sad poetry, and logging restaurants on Beli (add her!). If you see her around campus (and have thirty minutes to spare), ask her about the best matcha spots on campus, or her thoughts on epistemic skepticism.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to reach out. Her email is zoezhu@uchicago.edu.