Meet the 2025-2026 UGA Model UN Team
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Adeline Slocum
Adeline is a 3rd year studying Political Science and Economics with an emphasis in Public Policy and a minor in International Human Rights and Security. This is her first year on the UGA Model UN team, and we are so excited to have her! In her spare time she loves hanging out with her dog, Stewie.
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Alessio Casale
Alessio is a 2nd year Political Science student, minoring in Law, Ethics, and Philosophy. The 2026-2027 academic year is his first on the Model UN Team. He enjoys both intramural sports and playing sports for fun with friends, as well as politics and history.
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Amiyah Elam
Amiyah Elam is a 3rd Year Double Majoring in Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well-Being and Agriculteral Communications. This is her 3rd year on the UGA Model UN team! Outside of MUN, Amiyah is a 3-time GHSA State Champion in Dramatic Oral Interpretation! In her free time, you can find Amiyah cooking, singing, playing volleyball, and working on her own non-profit, "I AM"! Although she is on leave for this school year, we miss her very much and are excited to have her back soon!
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Aryan Sharma
Aryan is a 1st year intended Computer Systems Engineering major. This is his first year on the UGA Model UN team, but he has been in MUN since his junior year of high school! In his free time, Aryan likes to spend time with his friends, play guitar, watch movies, and learn about new technology.
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Brandon Lovell
Brandon is a 4th year at UGA studying Pharmacy and International Relations. He has been on the UGA Model UN team for the past 4 years! Outside of Model UN, he enjoys going to metal and punk concerts, watching college football, and playing the Pokemon TCG.
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Brooke Atkins
Brooke is a 1st year International Affairs and Finance major with a minor in Spanish. This is her first year on the UGA Model UN Team, and she has a passion for all things diplomacy and international culture. She enjoys hiking, Young Life, is a writer for the Loch Johnson Society, and is probably planning future travels with a coffee in hand!
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Caden Sorrells
Caden Sorrells is a 2nd year majoring in Political Science and International Affairs with a minor in Disaster Management. This is Caden’s second year on the UGAMUN team, and he participated in Model UN at the high school level for past 4 years. Outside of the club setting, you can find Caden bird watching, playing Dungeons & Dragons with friends, or looking for antiques and trinkets to add to his collection.
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Colin Lemaistre
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Cooper Davis
Cooper is a 4th year Political Science and International Affairs student with a Minor in Disaster Management. This is his 4th year on the UGAMUN team and 8th year overall doing Model UN. Cooper loves the outdoors, hiking, climbing, and music. Go Dawgs!
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Chloe Moore
Chloe Moore is a 3rd year Political Science major with minors in Global Health and Law, Jurisprudence, and the State. After undergrad, she plans to attend law school and study health policy. This is Chloe's first year on UGA's Model UN team, but in March, she competed in the National Model UN Conference at the United Nations Headquarters, earning two Outstanding Delegate awards. In her free time, Chloe enjoys hiking, yoga, painting, thrifting, and collecting vintage cameras.
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Cristian Paez
Cristian Paez is a 3rd year student from Athens, Georgia, majoring in International Affairs, Political Science, and Russian, with certificates in Applied Politics and Global Studies. This is his third year on the UGA Model UN team! Outside of MUN, he enjoys reading up on history, learning new languages, playing music, and dancing.
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Dani Hackett
Dani is a 3rd year student majoring in Landscape Architecture and with a minor in Studio Art. She has been competing in Model UN conferences since middle school, and has been on UGA's team for 3 years. She enjoys air sketching and painting around Athens and any other city she visits.
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Danika Melby
Danika Melby is a 2nd year majoring in Political Science with a minor in Law, Jurisprudence, and the State. This is her first year on the UGA Model UN team, but she participated in Model UN in high school. Outside of MUN, you can find Danika serving for UGA's Residence Hall Association, doing crafts in her room, or wandering around campus with friends.
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Daniel McHugh
Daniel McHugh is a 3rd year International Affairs and Journalism major minoring in Transnational European studies, and this is his first year on the UGA Model UN team. Outside of the classroom, you can find him playing intramural soccer, cheering on Liverpool, or running on the Firefly Trail as he trains for his upcoming marathon.
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Emily Schoen
Emily Schoen is a 4th year International Affairs and Political Science student, with minors in Spanish and International Security and Human Rights. This is her fourth year doing MUN at UGA. In her free time, she enjoys watching and playing tennis, reading romance novels, and playing with her cat, Oliver.
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Erin Simmons
Erin is a 3rd year studying International Affairs and Geography. This is Erin’s third year on the team, starting with UGA MUN her freshman year! In her free time, she enjoys creative writing, dancing, and thrifting for hours on end. Although she is on leave for the fall semester, we are very excited to have her back soon!
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Esha Sajjan
Esha Sajjan is a 1st Year at UGA majoring in International Affairs with an intended major in Economics. This is her first year on the UGA Model UN team, but her fifth overall year participating in Model UN, having started freshman year of high school. Outside of MUN, Esha loves singing, discovering and talking about music, reading, and spending time with her friends.
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Harshaa Rajarajan
Harshaa Rajarajan is a 2nd Year Electrical Engineering Major with a Minor in Economics. Although this is his first year on the UGA Model UN Team, he has been doing Model UN since junior year of high school. Outside of MUN, you can find Harshaa watching movies, mountain biking, playing videogames, and editing videos!
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Holly Sun
Holly is a 1st year studying Biomedical Physiology on the pre-med track. Although this is her first year on the UGA Model UN team, this is her 4th overall year doing Model UN and she's excited to experience it on a collegiate level! Outside of MUN, she enjoys hiking, trying out new coffee shops, playing pickleball, and she's always down for a concert!
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Isa David
Isa David is a 4th year double-majoring in Microbiology and Spanish. This is her fifth year doing Model UN and her fourth year on the UGA MUN team. Outside of MUN, she also sings for Classic City Jazz a Capella, volunteers with Casa de Amistad, and is Co-Vice President of UGA ArtRx.
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Jack Lutz
Jack Lutz is a 3rd year majoring in International Affairs and Economics with a concentration in security. This will be his 3rd year on the UGA Model UN team. Outside of MUN he enjoys working out, painting, playing video games, and fishing.
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James Moore
James Moore is 1st year International Affairs and Romance languages major. This is his first year on the UGA Model UN team. He enjoys reading, being active, traveling and spending time with his dog.
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Jason Eappen
Jason is a 4th year at UGA majoring in Political Science and International Affairs with a minor in Law. He has been on the UGA Model UN team for 4 years, but doesn’t want to disclose when he first began MUN! His fun fact is that he likes to play pickleball (a lot). His hobbies include playing pickleball and basketball. In case you can’t tell, he likes pickleball a lot.
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Jayden Nguyen
Jayden Nguyen is a 2nd year Political Science and Public Relations major. Outside of Model UN, he also is a member of UGA Mock Trial, Georgia Political Review, and UGA's Student Government Association. In his free time, he enjoys the occasional line dance, hosting painting picnics, and searching for evidence that birds are government drones.
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Josh Waskiewicz
Josh is a 4th year International Affairs and Spanish major, who's done MUN at UGA for all 4 years. You'll often find him combing though thrift store or secondhand markets for snazzy jackets, or cheering on the Dawgs in Sanford on a Saturday afternoon.
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Kara Moffitt
Kara is a 1st year majoring in Political Science & intended Public Relations with a minor in Russian. This is her first year in Model UN, and she is extremely excited. Outside of MUN, she is an Event and Marketing Coordinator for Rouge Magazine and a member of PRSSA.
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Kathryn Rozboril
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Lily Braddy
Lily is a 1st year majoring in International Affairs and Philosophy with a minor in French. She intends to get a certificate in both Global Health and the Peace Corps. Although this is her first year on the UGA Model UN team, she has been doing Model UN for four years. Outside of Model UN, Lily enjoys hanging out with friends, going to concerts downtown, and reading a good book.
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Lukas Okuma
Lukas is a 1st year Political Science major with an intended major in International Affairs. While this is his first year on the UGA Model UN team, he has been involved in Model UN for two years and has attended several competitions. In his free time, he loves to rock climb, play guitar, and binge horror movies.
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Mac Roberds
Mac is a 4th year Communications major and this is his second year on the UGA Model UN. team He is going to 4 conferences this fall and he’s excited to make the most of his final semester at UGA!
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Mark Zimmer
Mark is a 4th year from the City of Dreams Carrollton, GA studying Political Science and International Affairs with minors in Spanish and Law and a certificate in Applied Politics. This is his fourth year on the team, where he has previously served as Director General and UGAMUNC Conference Director. Mark’s favorite MUN memory is calling the Dawgs at ArchMUN, the greatest conference in the world.
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Mateo Ceron
Mateo is a 4th year Political Science and International Affairs major, with a minor in Political Science. This is his third year on the UGA Model UN teamand he's been loving the team! Outside of Model UN, Mateo loves to watch and play soccer, workout, and cook. He is so excited for the next year of MUN fun!
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Mehr Kaur
Mehr is a 4th year Accounting student with a certificate in Sustainability. This is her fourth year on the team. Outside of MUN, she enjoys reading, creative work, and spending time with friends.
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Miranda Johnson
Miranda Johnson is 3rd year International Affairs and Political Science major. She has been doing Model United Nations since her freshman year of high school, and this is her second year on the UGA Model UN team. She loves spending time with her friends, traveling, and cheering on the Dawgs!!
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Milan Yadav
Milan is a third year at UGA majoring in political science and international affairs. He is from Woodstock, GA and loves to play tennis, the piano, race cars semi-professionally, and spend time with friends and family! He also co-founded Kappa Alpha Pi, a pre-law society, a couple years ago with the goal of spreading pre-law activities at UGA!
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Nathan Hantzmon
Nathan is a 4th year International Relations major from Klamath Falls, Oregon. He has been on the MUN team as a travel team member for three years. When not staffing or competing, you can find him in Athens’s best movie theater, Cinè, or cooking a batch of chili for NFL Sundays!
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Nikhil Patel
Nikhil Patel is a 2nd year double majoring in Computer Science and Finance planning on going to Law School. He has been doing MUN for two years. Outside of MUN, he enjoys swimming and watching soccer!
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Nishtha Mayani
Nishtha Mayani is a 2nd year majoring in Criminal Justice and Political Science on the Pre-law track. She is returning to the team for her 2nd year. Nishtha has played competitive volleyball for 8 years and loves a good walk and gym sessions. You can find her eating Mexican food, listening to good music, and watching too much New Girl.
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Olivia Hazelwood
Olivia is a second-year International Affairs Major with a Spanish Minor and is currently in the Music Business Certificate Program. This is her second year on the UGAMUN collegiate team. Outside of Model UN, she is a Cultural and Social Programming Chair in the Black Affairs Council and a member of the Prelude Dance Club. In her free time, her hobbies include playing guitar, music production, going to concerts, and eating food of course!
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Piper Duncan
GOAT.
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Prarti Satya
Prarti Satya is a 2nd Year Political Science and International Affairs major. She has been a member of the UGA Model UN team for two years. Outside of Model UN, she also is a member of UGA Mock Trial. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and listening to her favorite artists (Taylor Swift, David Bowie, and Queen).
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Sakshi Singh
Sakshi is a second year majoring in Political Science and minoring in Dance as well as Public Policy and Management! This is her second year on the UGA team and her seventh year participating in Model UN. Outside of MUN, you can find her dancing, listening to music, or playing the New York Times Connections!
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Suchita Vanguri
Suchita Vanguri is a 2nd year Applied Biotechnology major on the pre-med track. This is her 6th year of doing Model UN, but she’s also involved in UGA AMSA and Thomas Lay Afterschool Program. Outside of her clubs, you can find her reading or crocheting!
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Suhani Dey
Suhani Dey is a 3rd year double majoring in International Affairs and Political Science with a minor in Law, Jurisprudence, and the State. She is a member of the 10th cohort of the Applied Politics program. On campus she also serves as a SPIA ambassador. This is her second year on the team. In her free time, Suhani likes to cook, hang out with friends, and watch Formula 1.
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Tanish Karnala
Tanish is a first-year studying Management Information Systems. He did MUN throughout high school, and he's excited to join the UGA MUN Team. Outside of committee, you can find him trying to study at MLC or browsing the desserts at Bolton. Tanish is passionate about hiking, reading, taking naps, and trying new restaurants.
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Thya Gutta
Thya is a fourth-year student at UGA.
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Vaanya Saraswat
Vaanya Saraswat is a second-year Management, International Affairs, and International Business Major. This is her second year doing MUN at UGA and she's so stoked to be a part of the team! Some fun facts about her are that she's fluent in three languages (English, Hindi, and French) and has spent much of her life living abroad. Outside the club, you can find her on the tennis courts, watching and ranting about F1 and tennis, scrolling Pinterest, baking, chronically updating her Letterboxd with the latest film she watched, or making yet another Spotify playlist.
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Will Talley
William Talley is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student, and this is their 3rd yeat in MUN. In their spare time, they enjoy studying history, playing video games, and movies
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Yachana Shah
Yachana Shah is a 2nd Year International Student majoring in Management Information Systems with a minor in Environmental Economics. Although this is her second year on the UGA Team, she has been munning casually since 8th grade! Outside of MUN, Yachana enjoys yoga, painting, and high-altitude trekking. When none of those things are on the agenda, you can find her binge watching TV Shows!