Brandon Butterworth is a senior in the Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Politics and Foreign Policy Processes. Since high school he has worked to offer Model UN's unique opportunities and benefits to high school and college students. On campus he is former Vice President of Georgetown's debate organization, the Philodemic Society, and former Coordinator on the Development and Fundraising Committee for the Academic Council. Outside of Georgetown Brandon is a member of the State of Florida's Council on Homelessness and works at the Latin American desk for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA/DHS). He is deeply honored to serve as Chairman and CEO, and to help lead the corporation into the next decade.

Matthew Shapiro is a senior in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown, majoring in International Political Economy with a focus on East Asia and economic development. Although his duties as Executive Director for the "monumental" 47th conference of NAIMUN are completed, Matt still keeps busy by nestling up with the latest economic and Chinese news, working (trying again to work...) for a small international development firm, walking backward around campus for Georgetown’s tour guide organization, fanning his obsession with Apple products, and taking his love of conference planning to other fields by serving as the Long Term Development Chair on the Steering Committee of the tenth annual Carroll Round, Georgetown's international undergraduate economic conference. Now he is extremely excited to round off his four-year experience with GIRA by serving as its Chief Financial Officer and helping to bring the organization to exciting, new frontiers.

Amy is a rising senior in the Class of 2011 in the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, majoring in Russian, minoring in Chinese, and dabbling in Farsi. She has participated in Model UN since her sophomore year of high school, and is a member of Georgetown's competitive team. Amy has served on the Board of Directors of GIRA's sister, the International Relations Club, since her freshman year of college (as Director of Development and subsequently as Treasurer), as well as on the Senior Staff of both of GIRA's conferences, but she is honored to now serve as the Chief Operations Officer of the Georgetown International Relations Association, Inc. When not engaged in GIRA activities, which is seldom enough, Amy enjoys crossword puzzles, learning bits and pieces of other languages, and playing with HTML. Amy's first loves are water-skiing, ethnic cuisines, and The Economist, but Model UN is close behind.

Hijab is a senior in the School of Foreign Service, pursuing a Culture and Politics major. Born in England, raised in Pakistan, high-schooled in Saudi Arabia and now attending university in the US, Hijab is a child of foreign affairs. Model UN is the love of her life, and she has participated both as a delegate as well as a staffer on the high school and collegiate circuit: she is a three-time Under Secretary General for NAIMUN, and has chaired three crisis committees for NCSC. Prior to her appointment, Hijab served on the board of the Georgetown International Relations Club as the Director of Communications. She is also a coordinator for the Georgetown New Student Orientation program and a member of the university’s South Asian theatre troupe, Awaaz. Hijab is an ardent futbol fan (and refuses to call it soccer), and loves vintage cameras, Harry Potter, paintbrushes, languages and airport duty-free window-shopping.

Caitlin Pharo is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service,majoring in International History. She discovered Model UN at Georgetown, and has since thrown herself headlong into MUN in every way she can, serving on NAIMUN and NCSC staffs, as well as participating on the traveling team. Since her appointment, she has thoroughly enjoyed immersing herself even more completely in GIRA activities, and looks forward to continuing and furthering her involvement in GIRA. Caitlin is also active in the College Democrats at Georgetown. Originally from New York City, she has found a second home in DC, and has generally begun to not get lost when wandering around. Aside from model UN, Caitlin likes square numbers and learning things about number theory.

Jagmeet is a junior in the School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Politics with a concentration in Foreign Policy and Policy Processes. He started his Model UN career in his hometown of Edison, New Jersey, where he served as the President of his high school MUN team. Prior to his appointment, Jagmeet served on the conferences staff of the Georgetown International Relations Club, as well as a chair at NCSC XXXVII and as the Under Secretary General of Cabinets at NAIMUN XLVII. This year he is excited to serve as Secretary-General of the NAIMUN XLVIII, as it will be the hallmark experience of his nine-year Model UN career. As SG he hopes to build on NAIMUN’s legacy of innovative and dynamic simulations while also offering delegates new and engaging out-of-committee opportunities. Besides his addiction to Model UN, Jagmeet is a member of Georgetown’s South Asian theater group, Awaaz, and can often be found playing pick-up basketball at Yates Field House.

Kelsie is a member of the Class of 2012 in the School of Foreign Service majoring in Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a concentration in Global Health. Born and raised in Japan until age seven, she more recently hails from Moorestown, NJ, where she was very involved in Model UN throughout high school. Having previously served as Assistant Director of Programming for NAIMUN XLVI and Executive Assistant for NAIMUN XLVII, Kelsie is excited to serve as the Executive Director for NAIMUN XLVIII: she looks forward to upholding NAIMUN's challenging and engaging committee experience while also expanding the conference's educational programming and social justice initiatives. When not dedicating her life to NAIMUN, Kelsie enjoys volunteering as an EMT for the student-run Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (GERMS) and welcoming new Hoyas to the Hilltop as an Orientation Advisor for New Student Orientation.

Michael Lopesciolo is a member of the Class of 2013 from outside of Chicago, Illinois in Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Political Economy with a certificate in International Development. This NCSC will mark his fifth year of Model UN involvement, and he is excited to make NCSC XXXIX a phenomenal Model UN experience. Michael served as a chair at NCSC XXXVIII, and is the Deputy Undersecretary-General for General Assemblies at NAIMUN XLVIII. He also frequently travels with Georgetown's competitive Model UN team and edits for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. When he has time, Michael loves to sing and cook – both of which he does oddly well for an economics major – and compulsively read the NY Times and BBC World News.





Executive Director, NCSC XXXIX, Christine Shely







Secretary-General Emeritus, NCSC XXXVIII, Alex Bozzette






Executive Director Emerita, NCSC XXXVIII, Leah Dreyfuss







Secretary-General Emerita, NAIMUN XLVII, Ena Dekanic







Secretary-General Emeritus, NCSC XXXVII, Mike McGrath