Secretary-General

Alexia Espinoza Vlad

(she/her)

Alexia Espinoza Vlad is a member of the Class of 2027 in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is pursuing a major in International Politics, with a concentration in International Law, Institutions, and Ethics, and a minor in Justice and Peace Studies. She often goes back home to Naples, Florida to escape the brutal DC winters!

Alexia has been involved in Model UN since freshman year of high school, so she’s going on 6 years of debate and diplomacy! She has competed in and staffed conferences on both the high school and collegiate circuits. She wasn’t lucky enough to attend the conference as a delegate, so her NAIMUN journey began as the Director of the Commission on the Status of Women at NAIMUN LXI. She fell in love with the educational impact of the conference, which inspired her to apply to the NAIMUN LXII Secretariat. Her role as one of the Under-Secretaries-General of Economic and Social Councils gave her valuable experience creating rich, unique committees of substantive excellence, a mission that she will be bringing into NAIMUN LXIII. Apart from NAIMUN, Alexia has also served as a chair at NAIMUN’s sister collegiate conference, NCSC, and DistrictMUN, Georgetown’s middle school conference.

When she’s not working on Model UN, Alexia advises international non-profit executives with Georgetown Global Consulting, welcomes prospective students and families to Georgetown’s campus through her hilarious and relatable campus tours, and works at the Mortara Center for International Studies. In her free time, she loves to try new foods around DC, spend money she doesn’t have on various exercise classes, and sing all types of music, from opera to jazz. 

Alexia is beyond excited to serve as the NAIMUN LXIII Secretary-General! Creating a vision for a better world takes courage, and she hopes that NAIMUN enables students with the confidence and tools to carry out that vision. She is looking forward to watching delegates engage in debate and build connections in the committee room, as well as interact with international ideas and actors through NAIMUN’s programming, sponsors, and philanthropy outside of committee. Alexia is thrilled to welcome you all to DC, to Georgetown, and to NAIMUN LXIII!

Executive Director

Mark Manaois

(he/him)

Mark Manaois is a member of the Class of 2027 in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is majoring in International Politics with a concentration in International Law, Institutions and Ethics. Championing the Pacific Northwest from the other Washington, Mark was born and raised in Tacoma before moving across the country. Model UN has been a central pillar of his academic career, having joined his freshman year in high school and attending various conferences across North America. 

This will be Mark’s fourth NAIMUN. Aside from virtually attending as a delegate many years ago, Mark has been staffing NAIMUN since his freshman year at Georgetown. As a freshman, he was part of the Logistics & Security staff team. This experience allowed him to develop a passion for the organizational aspect of the conference. He pursued this passion by applying to NAIMUN LXII Secretariat, serving as the Director of Registration. Not only did this role enhance his administrative ability, but allowed Mark to directly witness the excellent mission and incredible community that NAIMUN has fostered. Mark has also been part of the Chief of Staff Team and Logistics & Security Team for the collegiate conference, NCSC, and the middle school conference, DistrictMUN, respectively.

Outside of NAIMUN, Mark can be found cracking jokes with his fellow Club Filipino board members or working with international non-profit executives with Georgetown Global Consulting. He works for the Office of Student Equity and Inclusion to support the various centers and spaces at Georgetown. In his free time, Mark likes to curate playlists on Spotify, find new coffee shops, or explore and photograph the various spots of Washington D.C

Mark is beyond honored to serve as the Executive Director of NAIMUN LXIII. He hopes the conference inspires delegates to develop critical skills in committee and engage with the world around them both in- and out-of-committee. He hopes the students and advisors accomplish this through the conference’s curated programming and exceptional philanthropy. This year, Mark is ecstatic to welcome new and old faces from all over the world to the 63rd iteration of the conference at the Washington Hilton!