Meet the 2024-2025 UGA Model UN Team
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Alizah Mudaliar
Alizah Mudaliar is a 1st Year majoring in Political Science. While this may be her first year on the UGA Team, she has been involved in Model UN for 4 years. Outside of the club, Alizah loves to bake, paint, and make matcha in a somewhat traditional way! We're happy to have Alizah on our team!
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Amiyah Elam
Amiyah Elam is a 1st Year Double Majoring in Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well-Being and Agriculteral Communications. Although this is her first year doing Model UN, she has plenty of expereince in public speaking, including being a 3-time GHSA State Champion in Dramatic Oral Interpretation! In her freetime, you can find Amiyah cooking, singing, playing volleyball, and working on her own non-profit, "I AM"! We are so lucky to have her on our team this year!
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Annabelle Hartley
Annabelle Hartley is a 3rd Year Anthropology Major with Minors in Biology, Biomedical Anthropology, and Archeology. Annabelle has beein doing Model UN since she was in middle school, and was even on the UGA team her freshman year! Outside of the club, you can find Annabelle Hiking and partaking in TTRPG's. We're happy to have Annabelle on our team this year!
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Anu Fawehinmi
Anu Fawehinmi is a 1st year student double-majoring in Political Science and Economics. While this is his first year apart of the UGA Model UN Team, Anu has 3 years of MUN experience prior to this! Some fun facts about Anu is that he has played the cello for 7 years and that he has 5 middle names! Anu will be Co-chairing in one of our Advanced Specialized committees this year at UGAMUNC 31. We are so happy to have him on our team!
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Bethany McRae
Bethany McRae is a 3rd Year student majoring in Finance. This is her second year on the UGA Model UN Team, and her third year overall in MUN! Outside of the club, Bethany is apart of ASLdawgs, Collegiate 4-H, and a member of the Honors College. In her freetime, Bethany can be found hanging out with her friends, reading, shopping, and relaxing in coffee shops.
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Brandon Lovell
Brandon Lovell is a 2nd Year double-majoring in International Affairs and MIS. He was involved with Model UN for a breif time in highschool before his team disbanded due to Covid. Now in his second year on the UGA Team, he is excited to see what this year brings! Outside of the club, Brandon is a huge metal head and loves board games.
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Carson Ankeny
Carson Ankeny is a 4th year Political Science & Housing Management and Policy double major. They have been doing Model UN for 8 years (4 years in college and 4 years in in HS). Outside of MUN, they enjoy thrifting, watching foreign films, making playlists for very specific vibes.
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Colin Lemaistre
Colin Lemaistre is a 2nd Year student Majoring in International Affairs with a Minor in French. He’s been doing Model UN for one year. He enjoys fitness, anything related to cars, and loves spending time with his friends. He absolutely loves traveling and goes often to visit his family in France, but wants to spend as much time as possible in new countries. He recently studied abroad in Benin, and believes that it was a life changing, experience, and that anyone who gets the opportunity to study abroad should do so. He’s looking forward to the semester ahead with the UGA MUN Team!
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Cooper Davis
Cooper Davis is a 2nd Year Political Science and International Affairs dual major. He has been doing MUN for 5 years and has chaired a few conferences around Europe! He loves playing guitar and learning new instruments as well as listening to music, rock climbing, and hiking. We love Cooper!
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Cristian Paez
Cristian is a 1st Year at UGA. This is his first year on the team. We are so excited to have him as a part of our family!
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Dani Hackett
Dani Hackett is a 2nd Year Landscape Architecture major. Dani has been doing Model for 6 years (since middle school). Dani loves to draw and sculpt both in and outside of classes. Dani’s been learning Japanese for 8 years!
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Ekam Kataria
Ekam Kataria is a 1st year pursuing a degree in Biological Engineering. She loves bioethics and medical law, so she is considering a future in law or medicine! Ekam has been in MUN since her sophomore of high school and she is so excited to continue it in college as well! Her hobbies include listening to music (any type!), watching movies, baking, and climbing. We are so happy to have her on our team!
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Elijah Watson
Elijah Watson is a 2nd year double-majoring in Economics and International Affairs. Although this is his first year in Model UN, it feels as though we've known him forever! Elijahs hobbies include lifting, designing tattoos, and making music (he's the teams designated DJ!). We are so excited to have Elijah and his amazing energy as part of our team this year!
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Elizabeth Jones
Elizabeth Jones is a 2nd Year student studying Finance on a Pre-Law Track. This is her first year ever doing Model UN, and we're happy to have her! Although a Bulldawg at Heart, Elizabeth is originally from Chicago. She is also a Black-Belt in Taekwondo and loves to swim for fun!
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Ellie Smith
Ellie Smith is a 1st year Political Science major. She's been doing Model UN for 3 years and this is her first year on the UGA Model UN team. Outside of MUN, she loves to read and spend time with her friends. We are so excited to have her on our team this year
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Emily Schoen
Emily Schoen is a 2nd year double major in International Affairs and Political Science with a minor in Spanish. She has been doing Model UN for two years and love every time she competes.Outside of MUN, you can probably find her listening to or talking about Taylor Swift. When she's not doing that, she loves playing tennis, walking new movies, and reading new books.
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Erin Simmons
Erin Simmons is a 1st Year International Affairs Major. This is her first year both on the UGA Team and in Model UN in general! She is excited to be co-chairing in her first Crisis Committee at UGAMUNC 31! In her freetime, you can find Erin listening to music, crafting, and cooking. We're so happy to have her on our team this year!
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Flora Mendoza
Flora Mendoza is a 1st Year Majoring in Political Science and International Affairs. This is her first year with UGA’s Model UN, and she is excited to be part of such an incredible organization. A fun fact about Flora is that she is bilingual and currently studying a third language! Outside of MUN, Flora also likes doing Theater. We are excited to have her as part of our team this year!
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Gavin Gillespie
Gavin Gillespie is a 3rd Year student double-majoring in International Business and Economics. This is his second year as part of the UGA Model UN Team, and he is excited to see what the year brings! Outside of Model UN, Gavin is heavily involved with the UGA Marching Band (The Redcoats), and has an affinity for learning languages whenever he has the chance.
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Ipsa Shankar
Ipsa Shankar is a 1st year studying Finance on a Pre-Law Track. Although this is her first year on UGA's Model UN Team, she has been doing MUN for three years prior! In her freetime, Ipsa loves doing anything active, baking, and hanging out with friends! Fun Fact! She is a licensed scuba diver! This will be incredibly beneficial for our MUN trip to the Bahamas (that we will definitely maybe one day have the funds to go on)! We look forward to making new memories with Ipsa on our team this year!
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Isa David
Isa David is a 2nd year majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in Spanish. She has done Model UN for 2 years and went to UGAMUNC when she was in high school. Isa's fun fact is that she grew up in England! Outside of MUN, she enjoys playing Roblox, painting, and singing.
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Jack Lutz
Jack Lutz is a 1st Year studying International Affairs. This is his first year on the team and he is excited to be apart of his first over DAWGMUN and UGAMUNC! When he's not doing things for MUN, you can find him mountain biking, or even surfing (on the incredible waves of Lake Herrick, of course!) We are happy to have him as part of our team!
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Jackson Bost
Jackson Bost is a 1st Year studying Political Science.Although this is his first year of Model UN, he has been an incredible addition to our team this year. In addition to MUN, Jackson has been involved with the US Senate Youth Program and was featured in a Ghostbusters movie! In his free time, Jackson loves to travel, collect records, and learn new languages (he's working hard on a world record Duolingo Streak). We are so happy to have you, Jackson!
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Jacob Weiszer
Jacob Weiszer is a 3rd Year from Athens, Georgia, double-majoring in Management Information Systems and International Affairs. This is his second year participating on the UGA Model UN Team, and is excited to see where the year takes him! Outside of MUN, you can find Jacob on the soccer field dribbling circles around defenders, planning his future world travels, and discovering new music.
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Jason Eappen
Jason Eappen is a 2nd year double-majoring in Economics and Political Science. Jason is no novice to Model UN, as he has been doing it for 6 years! When he's not doing MUN, however, you can find Jason playing pickleball, basketball, or watching movies! Fun Fact: Jason once trained with Conor McGregor's Coach in Ireland! Crazy! We are so excited to have Jason on our team this year!
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Josh Waskiewicz
Josh Waskiewicz is a second-year International Affairs and Spanish double major. This is his second year doing MUN. Outside of MUN, he enjoys playing Magic: the Gathering, and drinking smoothies at Joe Frank Harris! We’re so happy we have Josh on our team!
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Kanika Patel
Kanika Patel is a third-year Honors student majoring in International Affairs on the pre-law track from Chicago, Illinois. Outside of her academic pursuits, Kanika is a SPIA ambassador, Editor of the UGA Undergraduate Law Review and a member of Delta Gamma. She first started Model UN in her sophomore year of high school and is happy to be still involved in college, now going into her second year on the team! When she’s not studying at Main Li; she enjoys reading new books, watching reality television, and going on milly walks.
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Kathryn Rozboril
Kathryn Rozboril is a 2nd Year student double-majoring in Economics and Political Science. Although this is her first time doing MUN, she has done so much already for our team, and is excited to Co-Chair in her first committee this year at UGAMUNC 31! In her freetime, you can find Kathryn playing tennis, weightlifting, and reading! She is so excited for her first year as part of the Model UN Team!
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Krishna Patel
Krishna is a fourth-year International Affairs major on the pre law track, double minoring in Computer Science, and Law, Jurisprudence, and the State, from Milton, Georgia. She is involved in the Undergraduate Law Fellowship, Women Studies Student Organization, Moot Court, and The UGA Agency. Although she has been involved with Model UN since middle school, this is her third year on the team! When she’s not studying at Sci-Li, she enjoys crocheting, watching horror movies, listening to R&B, or traveling.
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Liliana Guilfoyle
Liliana Guilfoyle is a third-year double Marketing and Entertainment & Media Studies Major. This is her third year on the collegiate team and she can't wait to compete again this year! Outside of MUN, she is interested in the fine arts and is also a member of Tap Dawgs, Rouge Magazine, and AMA. When she isn't studying, you can find her starting yet another crochet project or going on little adventures.
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Madison Mateyko
Madison Mateyko is a 2nd Year Environmental Engineering Major. This is her second year on the UGA team, but her 6th Year overall participating in Model UN! In her freetime, you can find Madison sketching, making origami, and exploring nature!
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Mahin Gonela
Mahin Gonela is a 5th year double-majoring in International Affairs and MIS. This is his fourth year on the MUN team and he is excited to be a Crisis Director for the second iteration of DAWGMUN. Outside of MUN, Mahin is also a writer for the Georgia Political Review. In his free time, he loves hanging out with his friends, playing Civ. 6, and listing to citypop!
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Makayla Bangoura
Makayla Bangoura is a 3rd Year student majoring in International Affairs with a minor in Business. This is her second year on the UGA Model UN Team and she is excited to see what the year brings! Outside of Model UN, Makayla can be found reading, shopping, hanging out with friends, and drinking only the best iced chai's.
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Mateo Ceron
Mateo Ceron is a 2nd Year student majoring in Political Science. This is his first year ever doing Model UN, and we're happy to have him! Some fun facts about Mateo include that he is Colombian, is fluent in Spanish, and is a Real Madrid fan by heart! Outside of the club, Mateo can be found watching movies (specifically Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith), cooking, and playing soccer. Welcome to the team, Mateo!
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Mehar Nemani
Mehar Nemani (she/her) is a third year Economics and Political Science double major with a minor in Law, Jurisprudence and State on the pre-law track. Outside of MUN, she is involved in University Judiciary, ServeUGA, KaPi, Amara, and VT Seva. In her free time you can find her dancing bhangra or classical Indian dance, eating, napping, calling out sexist people, watching Bollywood, listening to music anywhere from ariana grande to travis scott, and spending time with friends and family. She has done model un since high school and is always ready for a nice discussion on social and economic policy!
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Michelle McLeod
Michelle McLeod is a 1st Year pursuing a degree in Economics. Although this is her first time on the UGA Model UN team, she has been involved in MUN since junior year of highschool! When she is not in Model UN Meetings, Michelle can be found cooking, baking, and decorating cakes! She is also a huge Star Wars Fan, and is a proud owner of 4 lightsabers! We are looking forward to this year with Michelle on our team!
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Milan Yadav
Milan Yadav is a 2nd Year majoring in International Affairs with a minor in Law. this is his second year on the UGA Model UN Team, and although he is studying abroad for the fall semester, he can't wait to rejoin the rest of the team in the Spring! Milan enjoys healthy debate and was even on the Model UN team in high school in Puttsburgh, where he is originally from. In his freetime, you can find Milan playing the piano, hanging out with friends, or playing tennis, which he has done since he was 8.
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Nandika Saiprasad
Nandika Saiprasad is a 2nd Year from Suwanee, Georgia, majoring in International Affairs with a minor in Business. Nandika first started Model UN her junior year of highschool and is happy to still be involved in college, now going into her second year on the team! When she's not doing things for the club, Nandika can be found at UGA Judiciary meetings, writing poetry for fun, and dancing, which she has done for over 15 years!
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Nathan Hantzmon
Nathan Hantzmon is a 3rd Year student majoring in International Affairs with a minor in Disaster Management. This is his second year on the UGA Model UN Team and he is excited to see where life takes him! Outside of MUN, you can find Nathan studying history, gaming, or finding additions to his Lego collection!
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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 1st Year majoring in Criminal Justice on a Pre-Law Track.This is her first year on the UGA Model UN team, and we're happy to have her! Prior to being on the team, Nishtha had played competitive volleyball for 8 years of her life! In her free-time, you can find Nishtha going to the gym, eating at Moes, or watching way too much New Girl. Wlecome to the team, Nishtha!
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Olivia Hazelwood
Olivia Hazelwood is a 1st Year student majoring in International Affairs. Although she participated in Model UN for 3 years in high school, this is her first year on the collegiate team! Outside of Model UN, Olivia is currently learning how to play the elxtric guitar and wants to travel to more places in the near future. She also enjoys trying out new reasturants, going to concerts, and having movie nights. We are so happy to have her on our team!
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PJ Albenice
PJ Albenice is a fourth year Chemistry major and Mathematics minor at the University of Georgia. This is his fourth year on the team and 8th year doing Model UN. Previously he was the Director-General and Secretary-General of UGA Model. PJ works in the Salguero Research Group where his focus is on Materials Science for metal alloys. In his free time PJ enjoys cooking and hanging out his teammates. Go Dawgs!
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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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Pratik Patel
Pratik Patel is a 3rd Year student earning his degree in Management Information Systems. This is his 5th year overall of Model UN and his 2nd year on the UGA Team! Outside of Model UN, you can find Pratik enjoying card and board games and painfully rooting for the Flacons.
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Rebecca Bohn
Rebecca Bohn is a 2nd year double-major in International Affairs and German Studies. This is her first year on the UGA Model UN Team, and we're happy to have her! Outside of the club, she is an officer of Between the Lines and has a passion for reading and protecting media from censorship. Rebecca held the position of Director of Events for the Myers Community Council under the Resident Housing Association in the 2023-2024 year. She enjoys reading and binge watching TV-Shows and most importantly drinking ridiculous amounts of caffeine daily! Welcome to the team, Rebecca!
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Sakshi Singh
Sakshi Singh is a 1st Year majoring in Political Science with a minor in Dance. Although this is her first year on the UGA Team, she has been doing Model UN for 5 years prior! Outside of club meetings, you can find Sakshi doing dance, specifically ballet, and embroidering. We look forward to this year with Sakshi on our team!
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Seth Wright
Seth Wright is a 2nd Year student Majoring in English and Political Science. This is his first year in Model UN, and we are happy to have him! Outside of the club, Seth loves to read, enjoy nature, and do anything active. Fun Fact! Seth was in a movie (I'ts a secret though!). Welcome to the team, Seth!
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Sophia Schier
Sophia is a 2nd year from Atlanta, Georgia and lives in Winter Park, Florida. She is a Political Science and International Affairs double major. This is Sophia’s second year competing in Model UN but was a nationally competitive debater for seven years. Outside of UGA MUN, Sophia is a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, UGA Miracle, and the Georgia Debate Union. Sophia loves listening to Zach Bryan and trying new restaurants in Athens.
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Suchita Vanguri
Suchita Vanguri is a 1st Year student majoring in Bio-Engineering. Suchita was involved in Model UN all 4 years of high school and is happy to be able to continue that now in college. Outside of MUN, she can be found writing and even crocheting. Suchita thinks that Tuna are the scariest animal! While we hopefully won't have any run-ins with tuna this year, we're happy to have Suchita apart of our team now!
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Suhani Dey
Suhani Dey is a 2nd year pursuing a Degree in International Affairs. Although she did Model UN for two years in high school, this is her first year on the UGA Team! One of Suhani's main interests (besides MUN, obviously) is Formula 1, with Ferrari being her favorite team! In her free time, you can find Suhani cooking while listening to some of her favorite artists, such as Childish Gambino, Taylor Swift, and Lana Del Ray. Welcome to the team, Suhani!
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Vaanya Saraswat
Vaanya Saraswat is a 1st Year Majoring in Management and International Business. While she has done Model UN 2 years prior in high school, this is her first year on the UGA Team! Some fun facts about Vaanya are that she speaks 3 languages, lived in West Africa (Ghana + Côte d'Ivoire) for 16 years, and loves Formula 1! Outside of the Club, Vaanya can be found binge-watching shows, hanging out with friends and family, and baking. Welcome to the team, Vaanya!
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Vikram Bharadwaj
Vikram Bharadwaj is a 2nd Year double-majoring in Political Science and Biology with a Minor in Public Health. This is his second year on the Model UN team at UGA and he is extremely excited for what's to come, including his 3-Way JCC he created for DAWGMUN II! Outside of Model UN, Vikram enjoys hiking, reading, and re-reading every Kingsolver Book. He is also a writer for the Georgia Political Review.
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Will Talley
Will Talley is a 3rd year student majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in History. This is their second year on the UGA Model UN team and being apart of MUN overall! Outside of the club, you can find Will playing video games, watching movies, studying history, and traveling.
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Yachana Shah
Yachana Shah is a 1st Year International Student majoring in Management Information Systems (MIS). Although this is her first year on the UGA Team, she has been involved with Model UN since she was in 8th Grade! Outside of MUN, Yachana enjoys yoga, painting, and high-altitude trecking. Fun Fact: Yachana has friends from 16 different countries! Talk about a world traveler! We are so happy to have her on our team this year!