The SHUMUN XXV Secretariat and staff are hard at work, making SHUMUN an unforgettable experience for all delegates!
Secretary-General: Hamzah Khan
Hamzah Khan is a senior from Teaneck, NJ majoring in International Relations at Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy and minoring in History and Economics. Hamzah has been involved in Model UN since high school and is also the Treasurer for Seton Hall’s Model UN team. He has been involved in SHUMUN since his freshman year as a staffer and as Under-Secretary-General of GA Committees last year. In addition to Model UN, he is also the managing editor of Seton Hall School of Diplomacy’s undergraduate newspaper, The Diplomatic Envoy, and a research assistant for the School’s DiploLab. He is most excited to see what innovative ideas delegates come up with in both Crisis and GA committees and to create a fun weekend for the delegates attending.
Director-General: Robert Kile
Bobby is a senior from Maple Shade, NJ majoring in Political Science, and this is his 4th year involved with the Model UN Team here at Seton Hall. He previously served as Member at Large for the Model UN team and has been involved in SHUMUN since freshmen year previously serving as a staffer and crisis director. On top of Model UN, he is also the executive producer of Seton Hall’s global news podcast, The Global Current, and his other interests include sports and politics.
Chief of Operations and Logistics: Catherine Anderson
Catherine is a junior at Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy, double majoring in International Relations and Philosophy. This is her second year involved in SHUMUN and she has previously served as a vice-chair. She is also a writer for Seton Hall School of Diplomacy’s undergraduate newspaper, The Diplomatic Envoy, and is the Curriculum Director for the Voice of Leadership. She looks forward to working with our Secretariat and high school students to make SHUMUN XXV the best SHUMUN yet!
Undersecretary-General of External Relations: Sophie Ulm
Sophie is a Junior at Seton Hall University double majoring in Diplomacy and French, with a minor in Public Relations. She has been involved in Model UN since high school, and is currently the Vice President for Seton Hall’s Model UN team. Sophie is also a writer for Seton Hall’s Diplomatic Envoy, and the leader of the Onboarding program for Buccino Leadership students at Seton Hall. She is most excited to see the creative new ideas and strategies that delegates bring to our conference, and is looking forward to making SHUMUN XXV our best conference yet!
Undersecretary-General of Marketing: Ashley Skladany
Ashley is a sophomore Diplomacy & International Relations major with a minor in History in the 3+3 BS/JD program at Seton Hall. She is super excited to be a part of SHUMUN’s Secretariat this year after serving as vice chair last year. She currently serves as the Secretary for Seton Hall’s Model UN team. She is also a producer for Seton Hall’s undergraduate podcast on global affairs, The Global Current. She cannot wait to see all of the incoming delegates engage in discussion, debate, and diplomacy, all while experiencing the meticulously researched committees our staff have worked so hard to put together this year!
Undersecretary-General of General Assembly Committees: Anna Thibodeau
Anna is a junior at Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy double majoring in International Relations and French with a minor in Journalism. She has participated in Model UN at Seton Hall since her freshmen year and she loves competing in GA committees. She plans on working in the sustainable development field after she graduates. She is most excited about organizing GA committees in her first leadership role at SHUMUN.
Undersecretary-General of Crisis Committees: Bryan Scocco
Bryan Scocco is a sophomore from Mount Olive, NJ majoring in History. This is his second year being involved with SHUMUN where he previously served as a crisis director. He is also a member of Seton Hall’s Pep Band. He is looking forward to seeing how delegates’ crisis arcs unfold and what chaos they will bring up to front room.
Undersecretary-General of Events & Philanthropy: Patricia Salib
Patricia “Trish” Salib is a junior from El Minya, Egypt, and later moved to Marlboro, NJ. She is double majoring in Diplomacy and International Relations and Biology and minoring in Spanish. Trish is super excited for SHUMUN after only being involved with Model UN since her sophomore year of college and she loves competing for both GA’s and Crisis Committees. Trish is also super involved at Seton Hall University as vice president of Orthodox Fellowship, and general body member of the Middle Eastern and North African Club, Palestinian Student Association, and a writer for The Diplomatic Envoy.