Meet your Secretariat
Sahil Sen - Secretary-General
Sahil is a Junior from Dallas, Texas studying Data Science and Economics. He is passionate about policymaking, especially when it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning. For fun, Sahil loves reading in pretty cafes, playing racquet sports, playing piano (both jazz and classical!), as well as cooking and baking. Having served in 2 previous NYUMUNCs and 3 previous EmpireMUNCs, Sahil looks forward to welcome delegates from all over the world to NYUMUNC XV!
Joseph Yusufov - Director-General
Joseph Yusufov is a senior at NYU majoring in Computer Science and Economics, and is the Director General of NYUMUNC XV. When he’s not voting in conjunction with the NYUMUN crew, you can find him running, reading, coding, or cooking, all things he enjoys immensely. He’s extremely excited for this year’s NYUMUNC, and can’t wait to see the creative solutions and ideas that delegates put forth this April!
Jeremy Cao - USG of General Assembly
Hi there, my name is Jeremy Cao and I’m a senior studying both Computer Science and Politics at NYU’s College of Arts and Science. I’m from Beijing, China and have been involved in MUN in some form since high school. Previously, I’ve chaired for NYU’s junior conference, EmpireMUNC, as well as for NYUMUNC XIV. I look forward to serving as your Director of GA and can’t wait to see everyone at the conference!
Isa Lauchengco - USG of General Crisis
Isabella Lauchengco is a junior double majoring in politics and philosophy. Born and raised in the Philippines, Isa has been involved in MUN since the 9th grade and quickly fell in love with the community and experience - so much so, that she began to join both local and international conferences including Harvard Model Congress Asia. Through these experiences, Isa discovered her love for debate and politics, sowing the seeds for a future career in law. Nowadays, she competes in inter-collegiate conferences as the Head Delegate of NYU’s travel team and helps staff NYU’s conferences: EmpireMUNC and NYUMUNC. Isa enjoys playing video games, reading, drawing, or binge-watching shows on Netflix. As the USG of General Crisis, Isa aims to create crisis committees that disguise themselves as fantastical and light-hearted, but in reality, provide a backdrop for delegates to engage and unpack the intricacies of real-life conflicts through a familiar context. In hopes of encouraging delegates to think outside of the box and to consider the consequences of their actions.
Olivia Archard - USG of Joint Crisis
Serving as your Director of Joint Crisis Committees is Olivia Archard! Olivia is a junior studying as a double major in History at the College of Arts and Sciences and Global Liberal Studies with a Law, Ethics, History, Religion Concentration and a minor in Politics. Hailing from the beautiful Granite State (aka New Hampshire), Olivia has an inherent love of the Fall, skiing, and Dunkin Donuts. Additionally having spent her full freshman year abroad in Florence, Italy, Olivia has a deep passion for traveling, enrichment through museums, and an overall love of adventure.
Olivia has been an active member of Model United Nation since her freshman year of High School. Following graduation and her year away, Olivia had the great honor of joining the NYU MUN Travel Team in the Fall of 2022 and serving as Crisis Director for NYUMUNC's three way Trade War JCC last year. Having loved the chaotic, fast paced nature of last year's JCCs, Olivia is excited to bring that same energy to this year's conference!
Luka Taglic - USG of Logistics
As an outsider to MUN prior to coming to NYU, your Director of Logistics, Luka Taglic, is eager to be one of the ones at the top who can help make NYUMUNC XV a huge success. Hailing from North New Jersey, Luka has had his fair share of challenges and learning experiences. And as a senior Mathematics and Computer Science major, the challenges have just seemed to keep on coming. When not making camp at the university library, you can often find him playing volleyball, reading mystery novels, or going for a run. But being a part of the Model UN club here at NYU has by far helped him most of all. Whether it was navigating an ancient Roman election, aiding Hawaii in their quest for independence, or helming peace talks in a war torn China, Model UN was an outlet for Luka’s curiosity and creativity. As a backroom veteran, Luka is excited to give you the same enthusiasm for this conference and your committee as he has had for each of his in his past 3 years here at NYU.
Isabella Liu - USG of Inventory
Isabella is a junior from Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying Cello Performance at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She has been competing in MUN since the age of eleven, but fell in love with the logistical side of conference management in college. This is her second year on NYUMUNC’s Secretariat, although she has also enjoyed chairing both NYUMUNC XIII and EmpireMUNC VIII and IX. Aside from participating in MUN at NYU since freshman year, she has served as a Diplomacy Fellow and Lead MUN Mentor at Best Delegate for the past two years, and feels most inspired when teaching MUN to future collegiate delegates. While Isabella’s biggest passion in life is classical music, she loves discussing current events, playing video games, brunch, and excessively talking about her time studying abroad in Paris.
Vania Cheung - USG of Delegate Affairs
Vania is a senior at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study concentrating in Behavioral Economics and Policy. Hailing from the sunny shores of Los Angeles, Vania has served as Deputy Head Delegate and Training Coordinator for NYU’s award-winning Travel Team as well as Chair and CD for NYU’s collegiate and high school level conferences. In his free time, Vania can be found reading at Prince Tea House, trying new restaurants, or skateboarding down Broadway. Vania is looking forward to meeting all of the delegations coming to NYUMUNC XV and is ready to make his last conference his best!
Ted Hwang - USG of marketing
Ted is a senior at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study concentrating in Environmental Politics. Joining NYU from the far-off northern land of Anchorage, Alaska, Ted is ecstatic in ensuring that NYU MUN can be the best club ever in New York City. Apart from Head of Marketing, Ted also served as a Deputy Head Delegate for NYU MUN’s Travel Team and Training Initiative organizer for the club. For EmpireMUNC, NYU MUN’s high school conference, Ted was a Crisis Director for the Percy Jackson: Heroes of Olympus JCC. If Ted isn’t doing homework, job applications, or taking naps, you can find him watching an unhealthy amount of shows on Netflix. Ted is excited to see everyone have an unforgettable experience come this April!
Api Dhadda - USG of Staff Affairs
Api Dhadda is a junior studying politics and economics at NYU’s CAS. Aside from serving as USG of Staff Affairs for NYUMUNC XV, Api is also Secretary-General of EmpireMUNC XI (NYUMUN’s high school conference). When she isn’t stressing over MUN or school, Api enjoys reading in coffee shops, enjoying aesthetic picnics, and exploring all the best restaurants. She is truly excited to welcome everyone to NYUMUNC XV, here’s to hoping it’s the best one yet!
Shriya Chitale - USG of Staff Training
Shriya is a Politics major originally from Edison New Jersey. She's incredibly passionate about legal advocacy and borzoi puppies, and is looking to pursue a career as an attorney. She is currently the Head Delegate for the Travel Team, and had previously served as the club's Treasurer and Secretary. She is so excited to meet everyone!