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Secretariat
Wilder Model UN's Secretariat
Secretary General
Mia Poovathukaran
Mia Poovathukaran is an eighth grader in the GYSA program, and she is honored to welcome all delegates to Wilder Model United Nation’s first iteration as Secretary-General. She first participated in MUN in sixth grade, and she has found an incomparable excitement in solving world problems through collaboration and innovative thinking. With WMUN, she strives to provide all delegates with a similarly extraordinary experience. Outside of Model UN, Mia is found partaking in various extracurricular activities; piano, taekwondo, pickleball, tutoring, and volunteering activities. She also engages in various clubs like TSA, the National Junior Honor Society, and is the President of Wilder’s Student Council Association. However, her favorite club is undoubtedly Model UN; working with the Secretariat towards the goal of introducing a Model UN conference at Wilder has given her a plethora of joyful memories. Mia is thrilled to invite members of Model UN to join Wilder Model UN!
Director General
Dharshana Karthikeyan
Dharshana Karthikeyan is an eighth grader at L. Douglas Wilder Middle School, and she is proud to be serving as the Director-General of WMUN’s first iteration. Showing interest in debate, public speaking, and leadership ever since fifth grade, leading her to join Model UN with pure enthusiasm. Her experience in Model UN has greatly contributed to the success of our conference. Outside of Model UN, Dharshana participates in clubs like NJHS, No Place for Hate, TSA, and the Wilder Media Society. She has led Forensics and SCA as the Vice President. She is also interested in volunteering, tennis, soccer, and dance. Dharshana is elated to be leading Wilder’s very first iteration, collecting numerous memories that she can look back on from working with the Secretariat and staffers. She hopes that everyone has a great time at WMUN I!
Under-Secretary General for General Assemblies
Emma Wang
Emma Wang is an eighth grader in the GYSA Program at L. Douglas Wilder Middle School. She is honored to serve as the Undersecretary-General for General Assemblies at Wilder’s very first iteration of Model UN. Ever since sixth grade, Emma has been engaged in Model UN conferences all across the county, and it has helped her establish communication skills and safe haven to voice her concerns. Outside of Model UN, Emma has led TSA as the treasurer and is a hard-working member of NJHS. She is extremely passionate about volleyball and violin, participating in and out of school. She also likes dancing, volunteering, and tennis. Emma is very grateful to be working alongside the WMUN members, and she hopes this conference will be as exciting as it was to prepare.
Under-Secretary General for Specialized Agencies
Sibelle Zenkner
Sibelle Zenkner is an eighth grade student in the GYSA Program at L. Douglas Wilder Middle School, and she is honored to be serving as the Undersecretary-General for Specialized Agencies. Sibelle has always been interested in different clubs and organizations to participate in, and she felt most connected to Model UN. Through Model UN conferences, Sibelle has enhanced communication and collaboration skills. Outside of Model UN, Sibelle Zenkner is appointed as the Sergeant-of-Arms of Wilder’s TSA Chapter, serves in debate and forensics, and is a member of NJHS. A great passion of hers is tennis and arts, and she has been honing these skills for 3 years. Sibelle is excited to see all the delegates at WMUN and hopes that everyone has a great time!
Under-Secretary General for Crisis Simulations
Madushri Muthuraj
Madhushri Muthuraj is an eighth grader in the GYSA program at L. Douglas Wilder Middle School. She has participated in Model UN ever since 6th grade, leading WMUN as our Undersecretary-General for Crisis Simulations. Her experience in Model UN has brought her a surplus of lasting memories, attending conferences around Henrico county, leading meetings, teaching crisis staffers, and collaborating with the Secretariat. Two of the greatest reasons why she loves Model UN is the public speaking and debate, which she specializes in. Apart from MUN, Madhushri is our TSA Chapter’s Vice President, a member of Forensics, Wilder Media Society, NJHS, Vex Robotics, and more. Additionally, she enjoys playing tennis, dancing, and practicing speeches with her dad. She is excited to meet everyone at Wiler Model UN and hopes that everyone has a great time!
Director of Communications
Melody Qian
Melody is an 8th grader in the GYSA program at Wilder Middle School, and has been involved with Model UN since 5th grade; she’s excited to be a part of this year's Secretariat, and can’t wait to meet everyone. Outside of MUN, she has many extracurricular activities, including dance, swimming, and tutoring. She is also the co-founder and co-president of the Debate & Forensics Club, and currently participates in Math Club, Yearbook Club, and NJHS. She also loves reading, and any type of art, although she is biased towards crocheting, and spends most of her free time listening to music (including musicals like Hamilton or interpretational albums like EPIC-even though it still isn’t fully released yet) while exploring new patterns. If anyone wants to talk about crocheting or anything related to Alec Benjamin, Sabrina Carpenter, Mimi Webb, or Connor Price, she’s just an email away!
Director of Charitable Givings
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Vera Gallagher
Vera Gallagher is the Director of Charitable Givings for WMUN. She’s an 8th grader at GYSA and is super excited to help found a middle school MUN conference. Some clubs she currently participates in include Forensics & Debate (as Co-President), NJHS, Book Club, and Wilder’s Yearbook club. Last year she participated in Wilder’s first eSports team, winning the 23-24 county competition. She has tutored children in Language Arts and Math, and has taught and played piano. She has also played violin, participated in gymnastics, volleyball, swimming, ice skating, and RDI. You can find her studying at the library or hanging out with loved ones. She also loves orienteering and mountain biking with her dad. Vera hopes everyone has a great time, and can't wait to present the hard work the WMUN members have done to prepare for the conference! She reminds everyone to support our wonderful charity, Junior Achievement
Co-Director of Technology
Aditya Mamidala
Aditya Mamidala is a Co-Director of Technology for WOMEN and a GYSA 8th grader. He’s been doing Model Un conferences since 5th grade. So, when he participated in Wilder’s first iteration of MUN, he was overjoyed. His hobbies include playing the piano for 8 years and sports such as volleyball and tennis. Furthermore, with experience in tech and coding languages, he was qualified for the position. Some clubs that he enjoys are TSA, NJHS, and the volleyball team. He also has participated in 2 science fairs, the Metro Richmond Science Fair, and the Virginia Junior Academy of Science Symposium, winning the Metro Richmond Science Fair. Even though this is his first time as part of a secretariat, he hopes to continue MUN in the future. Moreover, his time as a part of the secretariat has been exciting, and he hopes to make memories and experiences with this amazing team.
Co-Director of Technology
Afshin Rahaman
Afshin Rahaman is a Co-director of Technology for WMUN. He’s an 8th grader in the GYSA program at Wilder Middle School. Afshin was first introduced to Model UN in 6th grade and was in 7th when he was told that we were creating our very own MUN here at Wilder. The main reason he chose to participate was because of team play. Although Afshin enjoys doing things independently sometimes, being part of a team is much more enticing. For this reason, he chose to take on volleyball and participate in other student-led organizations such as TSA (Technology Student Association) and NJHS (National Junior Honor Society). Afshin also spent his 5th and 6th-grade years learning different coding languages and spending most of his lunches at work constructing ideas for WMUN. Although his time in the exciting branch of MUN has been short, Afshin hopes to continue this passion into high school and create exciting memories for his team and future members and delegates.
Director of Logistics
Anaya Athale
Anaya Athale is an eighth grader in the GYSA program who’s incredibly excited to be Wilder MUN’s first Director of Logistics. Leading up to her first conference, she didn’t expect to continue Model UN. However, after experiencing how amazing and informative the event was, she’s been an avid participant of Model UN since! Other activities she does include tennis, NJHS, Debate & Forensics, and Vex Robotics. In her free time you can find her playing Zelda or Stardew Valley, calling with friends, and rotting in bed. She is honored to be part of Wilder’s first Secretariat and hopes you have as much fun during the conference as she has had preparing for it!