The Secretariat of PMUNC 2023

Aarushi Adlakha
Secretary-General

Aarushi is an international student from India, and a Junior in the Psychology Department. She was an avid MUNer in high school, and is now bringing those experiences to PMUNC! While not on the MUN team, she has been an active part of PMUNC over the past two years and is looking forward to hosting all the delegations at this years edition of PMUNC, and is excited to see how good of a conference our team can put up. Besides PMUNC, she is the Social Chair for the Class of 2026, a Residential College Advisor and a Research Assistant with the Adversity and Relationships in Context Lab. During her free time, Aarushi can be found reading, crocheting (while watching a show) or doing photography.

Luis Guaman
Secretary-General

Luis Xaiver Guaman is a junior in the Politics department at Princeton. From being a co-chair in the Legal Committee to being a Charge de Affair, he is proud to now serve as one of your Secretary Generals for this years conference. Beyond Model UN, he is a Mellon Mays Fellow, Matriculate College advisor, and do research for various social science centers and labs at Princeton. He is extremely excited in getting to work with everyone for this year's conference and hopes to make PMUNC 2024 your most favorite one yet!

Hagr Elweshahy
Chargé d’Affaires

Hagr Elweshahy is a freshman and a prospective major in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Besides Model UN, she is a research assistant in Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’s Bridging Divides Initiative which concentrates on research on threats and harassment against public officials all over the country. She is also part of the Arab Student Society here on campus. Besides school and extracurriculars, she loves reading, dancing, painting, and going to the beach! She looks forward to meeting you all and can’t wait to aid in making PMUNC an amazing experience for you all!

Alejandra Ramos
Chargé d’Affaires

Alejandra Ramos is a sophomore planning to concentrate in Politics and obtain minors in Latin American Studies and Translation and Intercultural Communication. Outside of Model UN, she is an advising fellow for Matriculate, an active member of the Princeton Debate Panel, a Project Leader for El Centro, an interpreter for Solidaridad, and a member of unatlético de madrid (a competitive intramural sports team and the reigning Rocky Trivia champs). She loves to go on runs, make playlists on Spotify, and to meet new people! Alejandra looks forward to meeting you all and hopes to make this the best PMUNC yet (:

Sophia Burnston
Chief of Staff

Sophia is a sophomore at Princeton, originally from Palm Beach County, Florida, and plans to major in Public and International Affairs with a minor in French Language and Culture. She is excited to return to PMUNC for her second consecutive year and her first on Secretariat! In addition to PMUNC, Sophia is involved in the American-Whig Cliosophic Society, where she serves as Chair of the Whig Caucus, fostering dialogue and debate within the left-leaning contingent on campus. She is also involved in the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) and currently serves on the board of Kesher, the student group for Reform Judaism. She is also a member of the Princeton Model UN Team (PMUNT). In her free time, Sophia enjoys listening to music, playing the New York Times Games, and consuming copious amounts of boba tea. Feel free to contact Sophia at sb2117@princeton.edu with any questions or concerns.

Anuj Krishnan
Director General of General Assemblies

Anuj is part of the class of 2027 and majoring in the School of Public and International Affairs with minors in Italian and history. He has lived in Canada and Italy, competing and organizing in tournaments around the world. On campus he is also involved with the Princeton Debate Panel, American Whig-Cliosophic Society and serves on undergraduates student government. He is also a member of the Naacho Dance Company and writes for the Princeton Political Review. As DG of General Assemblies he is excited to welcome all delegates and hopes for an engaging and eventful conference ahead!

Evan Li
Director General of Crisis Committees

Evan Li is a sophomore concentrating in the School of Public and International Affairs or SPIA. He is on the ModelUN team here at Princeton, but this is only his second year doing MUN in general! Outside of MUN, he works on the Academics Committee with the Princeton Undergraduate Student Government and as an Outdoor Action Leader. One of his favorite things to do on campus is to go hiking and biking with friends around Lake Carnegie. He can't wait for you all to join us at PMUNC, and he looks forward to meeting everyone!

Aishwarya Swamidurai
Director General of Specialized Committees

Aishwarya is a junior concentrating in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). A member of the Princeton Model UN Team, Aishwarya has enjoyed traveling and competing with the team and helping run Princeton's two conferences, PMUNC and our collegiate conference, Princeton Diplomatic Invitational (PDI). Besides MUN, she is involved in Princeton's Undergraduate Student Government, is a Peer Academic Adviser, and is in the Princeton Rose Castle Society and other similar civic/service groups on campus. In her free time, Aishwarya loves watching a good TV show or movie and playing board games with friends (she's always up for a challenge, ask her for game recs!). She's excited to meet you all in November, and can't wait to make the PMUNC committee experience a great one!

Otto Eiben
Under Secretary-General of General Operations

Otto Eiben is a Junior in the Economics Department from Budapest, Hungary. Besides Model UN, he is the Creative Director of the Nassau Weekly magazine, a research assistant in the History Department, and he works in the Art and Archeology Library on campus. Outside of school and extracurriculars, he love slistening to what people call sad girl music (Gracie Abrams, Lorde, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey are my current top 5) and enjoys an occasional spin class here and there. PMUNC 2024 will be such a great time and he can't wait to welcome y'all to the conference.

Chloe Ng
Under Secretary-General of General Operations

Chloe is a sophomore from Taipei, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. She is prospectively studying English with minors in East Asian Studies and Creative Writing. She has been active in Model UN since her eighth grade and is excited to be part of secretariat. She is also a part of the Princeton MUN Team and the International Relations Council as the secretary. Outside of MUN, she is involved as a reader/editor in various literary organizations on campus. In her spare time, she can be found reading, listening to music, or running.

Samuel Kligman
Under Secretary-General of Transportation

Samuel Kligman is a member of the Class of 2026, originally from El Paso, Texas. At Princeton, Samuel studies in the School of Public and International Affairs and participates in the American Whig-Cliosophic Society. Samuel enjoys bagels, Paul McCartney, political biographies, and movies. He is super excited to meet you all!

Joyce Yang
Under Secretary-General of Media & Publications

Joyce is a sophomore from Oklahoma. She is concentrating in Public Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) and minoring in Technology & Society. Her main areas of interest are trade & security. Joyce joined the MUN Team last year and has thoroughly enjoyed her experience. Outside of PMUNT, she is a part of Princeton Undergraduate Capital Partners, Center for International Security Studies, LISD, and Alexander Hamilton Society and is a research assistant. In her free time, you can find her playing sudoku, shopping, and trying new restaurants on Nassau Street.

Lilli Duberstein
Under Secretary-General of Security

Lilli is a junior hailing from New York City. At Princeton, she studies History with areas of focus in Medieval Catalonia, 20th century Eastern Europe, and the history of international relations in regards to North Korea. She has been a competing member of the Princeton Model UN team since my freshman year and served as a chair in the last two PMUNC Conferences, including heading the UNHCR partnered committee in 2023. Outside of Model UN, she is a non-competing member of Princeton Mock Trial, President of Challah for Hunger, and an Alumni Relations Chair for Princeton Tower Club.

Genevieve Shutt
Under Secretary-General of Food & Hospitality

Genevieve, a junior from western North Carolina, is majoring in Sociocultural Anthropology. While she's very new to the MUN world, she's no stranger to event planning. At PMUNC this year, she's eager to support our staff, making sure they're well-fed and rested throughout the conference.

Daniel Shaw
Under Secretary-General of Technology

Daniel Shaw is a member of the Class of 2025 concentrating in Politics. He will be working behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly! Outside of PMUNC, he is a proud member of Princeton’s Model UN team, as well as President of Whig-Clio, a U-Councillor for the Undergraduate Student Government, and President of the Recreational Tennis Club. For fun, he is a habitual reader of The Atlantic, and a habitual listener of banks like (but not limited to!) IDKHow, Wallows, and half•alive. He also loves to talk politics, political theory, conlaw, and tech, so please stop by if you want to chat.

Srista Tripathi
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preston Ferraiuolo
Oversight

Preston Ferraiuolo is a member of the class of 2026, majoring in Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), with minors in Urban Studies and European Studies. Preston serves as Vice President of Princeton’s International Relations Council (IRC), the parent organization of the Princeton Model UN Team and the Princeton Model UN Conference (PMUNC). Besides IRC, Preston is involved in numerous political organizations on campus, including the American Whig-Cliosophic Society, the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, the Alexander Hamilton Society, and he writes for The Daily Princetonian. He also plays on the Princeton Polo Team. His hobbies include plane-spotting commercial airliners, boating in New York Harbor, and watching debates in British Parliament. Speaking with a distinctively Brooklynese accent, Preston is from an Italian-American family and proud to be from Brooklyn, New York.

Aly Rashid
IRC President

Aly Rashid is a Junior from Lahore, Pakistan majoring in Economics. He is also obtaining minors in Optimization and the History and Practice of Diplomacy. He has previously served as Deputy Captain of the Princeton Model UN Travel Team and Director General for PMUNC 2023. Outside of PMUNC, he serves as an International Policy Associate with the Liechtenstein Institute of Self Determination, a Undergraduate Tutor with the Economics Department and International Student Leader with the Davis IC.

Photos taken by by Daniel Wang ‘26, Aarushi Adlakha, & Weilyn Chong.