Ena Dekanic
Director-General

Originally from Croatia, Ena is a sophomore in Georgetown College majoring in government, hoping to pursue a career in constitutional law. A six-year veteran of Model United Nations, she most recently served as dUSG for ECOSOCs at last year’s NAIMUN, and was a counselor for Georgetown’s Summer International Relations Program. Whereas she used to spend all of her free time folding sweaters at the Gap, she now enjoys babysitting for a family in Georgetown.

Joanna Khoury
Executive Assistant

Joanna is a junior from Beirut, Lebanon in the School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Economics with a focus on Growth and Development. She is passionate about politics and hopes to one day work in a humanitarian or developmental agency. She is also interested in piano, violin, art and sports. This is her third year with NAIMUN and second on Senior Staff, and she looks forward to making this conference a great experience.

Thomas Vargas
Chief of Staff

Tom is a junior in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University from San José, Costa Rica. This will be his third time staffing NAIMUN, returning from last year's experience as the Director of Registration. He currently serves as Chair for the Residential Judicial Council, but considers his involvement with the Georgetown International Relations Association his greatest passion. He has a strange obsession with people.

Matthew Shapiro
Director of Registration

Matt is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service, pursuing a major in International Political Economy and a certificate in International Business Diplomacy. He has participated in Model UN since his freshman year in high school, including an unforgettable trip to NAIMUN. When not answering NAIMUN e-mails, Matt enjoys dedicating his time to Georgetown's Supreme Court Society, his particular political party's respective college organization, and his studies.

Alex Ivers
Director of Business

Alex is a junior in the School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Economics with an emphasis on International Finance and Commerce. Though originally from New York City, Alex now lives right here in Washington, DC. Outside of Model UN, he is an avid soccer player and enjoys traveling. Alex has been involved with Model UN at Georgetown since his freshman year, and is looking forward to NAIMUN XLVI.

Meredith Wallner
Director of Marketing

Meredith is a student in the McDonough School of Business where she is pursuing a finance major and French minor. During her senior year, she is serving on the Georgetown University Honor Council and as Treasurer of Georgetown's Professional Foreign Service Sorority. After having staffed both of GIRA's Model UN conferences, Meredith is looking forward to her last NAIMUN as the best one yet!

Erim Sarinoglu
Director of Programming

Erim is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service. An International Politics major, he also competes with the Georgetown Model UN team. His main interests in study are international security and the role of financial management and illicit trade in conflict areas. Erim is excited to be coordinating the social events at NAIMUN XLVI to help make the conference a memorable experience.

Kelsie Wilhelm
Assistant Director of Programming
Kelsie is a freshman in the School of Nursing and Health Studies. Born and raised in Japan, she more recently hails from Moorestown, NJ, where she was very involved in Model UN throughout high school. An International Health major, Kelsie’s interests range from medicine to politics to foreign languages. She is very excited to be a part of NAIMUN XLVI, and looks forward to making this conference a memorable experience for all delegates.
Brandon Butterworth
USG General Assemblies

Brandon is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service. Originally from Hollywood, Florida, he misses warm weather, the beach, sleeping ten hours a day, and leisure time. He was an active member in his high school’s Model UN organization. At Georgetown, he is also a member of the SFS Academic Council and competes with the International Relations Club Conferences Program, but he is especially honored to serve the general staff and great delegates of NAIMUN.

Hannah Ensler-Rivel
dUSG General Assemblies

Hannah is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service, intending to major in International Politics, with an East Asian Studies Certificate. She has been heavily involved in Model UN since high school, including serving as rapporteur for UNHCR at last year's NAIMUN. When she isn't working on NAIMUN or studying insanely for Chinese, she plays for the Georgetown women's rugby team and teaches an SAT reading class to local high school students.

Hijab Shah
USG ECOSOCs

Hijab was born in England, grew up in Pakistan, went to an international high school in Saudi Arabia, and now is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service. Her life has been a whirlwind of international relations, and her longtime involvement with Model UN is further proof of that. At Georgetown, as she is a student by day and a staff-writer, photographer and sports editor for the college newspaper, The Hoya, by night.

Jason Kestecher
dUSG ECOSOCs

Jason is a government and economics major in Georgetown College, class of 2011. He hails from Wayne, New Jersey, and has participated in Model UN conferences since 9th grade. When not working on NAIMUN, he interns for the John McCain Campaign. In his spare time, he grills burgers for the Georgetown University Grilling Society and can be found on the front lawn every Friday afternoon.

Guillermo Nemirovsky
USG Regionals

Guillermo is a junior in the School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Politics with a concentration in Policy Processes and Latin American Politics. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, this will be his second time as part of the NAIMUN secretariat and fourth conference overall. Apart from NAIMUN, Guillermo serves as the Treasurer for the International Relations Club. An accomplished snowboarder, you can find Guillermo practicing the sport somewhere in the Americas.

Amy Fenstermacher
dUSG Regionals

Amy is a sophomore in the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, majoring in Russian with a minor in Chinese and a certificate in Russian and East European studies. She has served on the Board of Directors of the International Relations Club, and travels regularly with Georgetown's competitive Model UN team. She is also the USG of Business for our college MUN conference. Amy also enjoys water-skiing, water polo, reading the Economist, doing the NY Times crossword puzzle, learning obscure languages, collecting passport stamps, and cooking ethnic foods.

Jeffrey Morshed
USG Councils, Summits and Courts

Jeff is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service, though he is currently undecided about his major. He hails from Edison, NJ, where he was actively involved in his high school Model UN program, and attended NAIMUN as a delegate himself. He is currently the Conferences Coordinator for the Georgetown Model UN team, as well as a member of the Muslim Students Association and Lecture Fund, and is looking forward to an awesome NAIMUN.

Sohini Sircar
dUSG Councils, Summits and Courts

Sohini is a sophomore considering majoring in Science, Technology, and International Affairs in the School of Foreign Service. She has been involved in MUN since her freshman year of high school, and she served as Executive Secretary of the International Relations Club and is USG of Joint Crisis Simulations for NCSC XXXVI. She also enjoys participating in the South Asian Society and Hindu Students Association, volunteering as a debate judge, and dancing as a member of Georgetown’s Bhangra team.

Mirco Haag
USG Cabinets

A senior in the School of Foreign Service studying IPEC, Mirco has been a member of the International Relations Club for four years. When not proving he's actually Swiss or denying he's German, he devotes his energy to MUN and serves once again as USG for Cabinets for NAIMUN XLVI, hoping to make it even better than last year. A former Director of University Relations and Treasurer of IRC, he is President of the Philodemic Debate Society. In his free time he enjoys traveling and losing at chess.

Elise McKenna
dUSG Cabinets

Elise is a freshman considering majoring in finance in the McDonough School of Business while also completing the pre-med certificate. She has been actively involved in Model UN and debate since high school and is very excited for a great year. She also spends her time participating in GAAP and working in the Georgetown admissions office. Apart from NAIMUN Elise enjoys running, eating at different ethnic restaurants, dancing, and snowboarding (though not very well!).