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FCMUN Secretariat

Meet the Secretariat

Welcome to the Five College Model UN Secretariat. We are all committed to making FCMUN the best experience it can be and are excited to work with you.

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Secretary-General

Zoey Pickett

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Zoey is a junior International Relations and Environmental Studies major and has been with Mount Holyoke Model UN since her first year of college. She has participated in the China Two Sessions committee at CIAC, the Dividing Antarctica committee CHOMUN, and the EU committee at CMUNNY as a crisis delegate. She was also Director General of the successful FCMUN XIV, the first conference since COVID. She is proud of her work and is honored to step into the role of Secretary-General for this year's conference. She is originally from Casper, Wyoming: where the buffalo roam, and the deer and the antelope play!  

 

When she is not thinking about MUN (which is always) she can be found giving a tour of Mount Holyoke to prospective students, drinking an apple chai, educating students on the campus geothermal energy transition, or watching Parks and Recreation. If you want to make her happy, make her a cup of tea and ask her about songbirds. She can also be found in the dining hall with her friends for hours on end, or playing geography games. 

 

She is so excited to serve as the Secretary-General for FCMUN XV. She deeply cares about MUN and the amazing people she has met through this activity. Please feel free to reach out to her with any questions, comments, or concerns about FCMUN at picke22z@mtholyoke.edu.

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USG

Atqiya Zaima

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Zaima (she/her) is a sophomore Physics major at Mount Holyoke College. She started her Model UN journey in high school and is now actively involved with MHCMUN and FCMUN, serving as the GA trainer for MHCMUN this year. Originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh, she sometimes misses the city life, which is worlds apart from the peaceful vibe of South Hadley.

 

Outside of MUN, Zaima works as a TA for Calculus and as a Consultant at the Fimbel Makerspace, which is also her favorite place on campus. She is also serving as the Secretary for Society of Physics Students (SPS). You’ll likely spot her at Kendade, working on homeworks, powered by her go-to hazelnut mocha (chugging, not sipping!). In her free time, she loves to explore new hobbies and activities (currently trying to learn belaying but failing to get over her fears), and discover new places and cities.

 

She is excited to serve as a USG for FCMUN XV and can’t wait to meet delegates! If you have any questions or want to see pictures of all the stray cats she has ever met, feel free to reach out at zaima24a@mtholyoke.edu

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Director of Business

Caroline Murray

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Caroline Murray (she/her) is a junior at Mount Holyoke majoring in Politics with a minor in Anthropology and is very excited to be working on FCMUN! She has been involved with Model UN since her first year in college! In addition to being Business Director for FCMUN, she is one of the Presidents of MHCMUN.  

 

She is from Calais, Vermont, a little town north of Montpelier which boasts not one, but two paved roads! Still no stoplights though. Outside of MUN, she sings and is on the board of the Mount Holyoke Glee Club and Chamber Singers, works as an office assistant on campus, and can often be found in her room making chai lattes or in Blanch (the dining hall) playing solitaire. She has almost completed her goal of winning all 125 games on worldofsolitaire.com!


Caroline is very excited to be working on FCMUN once again, and right now is focused on all things money! If there are any questions or concerns surrounding payments or fees, please reach out! If you also want to challenge her at solitaire, reach out at any time by email at murra24c@mtholyoke.edu

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Director of Publicity

Dru O'Brien

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Dru is a sophomore majoring in Anthropology and Sociology, and this is her first year doing Model UN! She is originally from Collegeville, PA home of the most recent season of Bachelor contestant Joey Graziadei.

 

In her free time she enjoys reading lengthy classic novels, drinking iced vanilla lattes, and getting in bed at 7 every night. 

 

Dru is very excited to be your next Director of Publicity, so do not hesitate to reach out to her at obrie25d@mtholyoke.edu. She is excited to learn more about the club and get to know new people! 

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Director-General

Evelyn Fleming

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Evelyn (she/her) is a Junior Politics student at Mount Holyoke College. She has been involved in Model UN on campus since first year, and has participated as a delegate to CIAC, CMUNNY and CHOMUN. Last year, she served as the secretary for MHCMUN, and was involved in FCMUN XIV as Director of Publicity. She is originally from Bradford, Vermont, which boasts the only stoplight in Vermont’s Orange county.

 

Outside of Model UN, Evelyn works as an Residential Fellow, planning fun events and creating a welcoming community on campus. During her free time, she can be found relaxing outdoors, playing the New York Times games, drinking Earl Grey tea, and knitting. Her ideal weekend morning looks like relaxing at the Thirsty Mind while reading a good book and drinking an apple chai. 

 

She is very excited to be carrying on the legacy of FCMUN along with the rest of the Secretariat, and looks forward to greeting delegates from other schools! If you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to reach out to flemi25e@mtholyoke.edu.

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Co-director of Delegate Affairs

Hana Cho

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Hana is a sophomore at Mount Holyoke College majoring in Economics. She calls both South Korea and Wenham, Massachusetts, home. Her passion for Model UN began in high school, and she has since participated in and hosted conferences such as Yale MUN Korea, DMUN, UNFLMUN, and CHOMUN. Last year, she served as the USG for FCMUN XIV.

 

Outside of MUN, Hana works as a student involvement consultant and Korean language tutor, while also serving as a board member for Mount Holyoke’s Investment Club, the International Student Organizing Committee, HackHolyoke 2024, and the Association for Women in Mathematics. She’s a major Boston sports fan, and over the summer, she also started supporting the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball League (though they are terrible). You’ll most likely spot her at Thirsty Mind, sipping an iced vanilla latte while watching a 90s romance movie.

 

Hana is thrilled to serve as Co-director of Delegate Affairs for FCMUN XIV. If you have any questions or just want to gush over Ohtani’s 50-50, feel free to reach out at cho224h@mtholyoke.edu!

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Director of Logistics

Pragya Bahl

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Pragya Bahl is a freshman at Mount Holyoke College aspiring to double major in International Relations and Economics. She has been passionate about debating since middle school, which translated into a passion for MUNs grade 8 onwards. She has since been actively involved in conferences in various capacity, culminating her time in school in the secretariat in the capacity of USG Logistics. She is from originally from New Delhi, India, and she is excited to foster her love for organisation and management at FCMUN XV. 

 

Besides MUN, she on engaged in Mock Trial, fencing, learning investment, and the writer’s club. She is often found looking for hidden study spots in the library, reading an unreasonable amount of papers to cite for her classes, and testing everyone’s limits on how far she can go in a day without removing her headphones. She also *adores* being outside, and really enjoys learning new random things. Currently that list includes speaking French (her third language), Morse Code and juggling.

 

She really looks forward to beginning her college MUN journey alongside her (wonderful) secretariat. She loves talking to new people with shared interests; find her at bahl222p@mtholyoke.edu!

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Director of IT

Kerry Brown

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Kerry is a junior at Mount Holyoke majoring in Computer Science. She is the new Director of IT for FCMUN and loves all things computers, so she's excited to be managing the technical side of the conference! While new to Model UN as a concept, she loves storytelling above all else, so she's ready and willing to explore this brave new world.

 

His homeland of choice is his dorm room desk, where he uses his custom-built PC to play video games when he isn't using it to code the Mount Holyoke website (that's right! He's in charge of two websites!). He's also a Mount Holyoke tour guide, a YouTuber, an aspiring polyglot, a serial improv'er, and the #1 fan of Canadian punk rock band PUP.

 

Kerry is thrilled to be working as the Director of IT with FCMUN, and her domain is this website, which she rules with swift typing and deft spell-checking. Therefore, if there are any questions or concerns about the website or its functionality, or if you'd like to learn why Firefox is the best browser, you can reach her any time at brown36k@mtholyoke.edu.

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USG

Nicole Mattiacci

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Nicole (she/her) is a sophomore at Mount Holyoke College studying International Relations and Economics from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia. She’s done MUN since high school, and has attended and won awards at several conferences over the years. As a first-year, she served on the FCMUN Secretariat as the Director of Special Events and the author of last year’s Specialized GA. She is also in her second year on MHCMUN's E-Board, serving as the Crisis Trainer. 

Outside of her involvement in Model UN, Nicole is the Chair of Committees on the Student Government Association’s Executive Board and an Admissions Ambassador in the Mount Holyoke Office of Admissions. Outside of MHC, she is on the Board of Directors for a PA-based environmental nonprofit, GreenAllies. She’s also fluent in American Sign Language (ASL!)! Nicole spends a vast amount of time in Mount Holyoke’s gorgeous library drinking iced lavender lattes, reading dense, wordy books, and watching obscure video essays on Youtube (when she's not in a meeting or doing homework, which is always). 

She’s pleased to be back for another year of FCMUN and continuing to build upon the rich history and legacy of FCMUN as it enters its fifteenth year. If you have any questions about FCMUN committees this year (or want to talk about Taylor Swift albums), you can reach her

at matti24n@mtholyoke.edu.

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Co-director of Delegate Affairs

Manal Fatima

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Manal Fatima is a sophomore majoring in international relations on the pre-law track from Lahore, Pakistan, the city of gardens known for its rich cultural heritage and amazing food! Manal has been participating in Model UN for the past 7 years and has served as the President of her high school’s Model UN conference. Manal has also chaired multiple conferences in Pakistan and holds numerous best delegate awards. At MHC, Manal has previously served as the USG and crisis chair for FCMUN XV and was part of the team for CHOMUN!

 

At Mount Holyoke, she is involved in the Pakistani Students Organization, the International Students Organizing Committee, the Class Board, the Center for the Environment, and the Office of Student Involvement. Some of Manal's academic interests include South Asian history, Humanitarian Law, Public Health, and Global Environmental Policy. In her free time, she enjoys crafting, scrapbooking, traveling, cooking, and listening to Taylor Swift. Manal is so excited to serve as the director of delegate affairs for FCMUN and can't wait for everyone to see what's in store for the conference! Please feel free to reach out to her at fatim29m@mtholyoke.edu.

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Director of Special Events

Nina Sydoryk

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​Nina (she/her) is a senior at Mount Holyoke College studying Philosophy, Politics & Economics, (considering minoring in Mathematics!) She’s been a member of Model UN since her sophomore year, and is super excited to work with the Secretariat as the Director of Special Events for FCMUN XV! Nina is originally from Warsaw, Poland, but has called many places home over the years, including Edmonton, Canada and Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. She currently lives in Morris County, New Jersey. When not with MUN, Nina can be found working or napping at the Language Culture Commons or in her newly decorated library carol. Having recently entered old age at 21 years, Nina has decided to enter ‘retirement’, and spend her final year at MHC peacefully, focusing on spending time with her closest friends (See Sec-Gen and D-Gen) and engaging in her old-person hobbies. In her free time, she is often seen at vintage furniture stores or drinking several liters of jasmine green tea. She is a fan of mathematical cryptography, movies- especially horror/mystery like classic Hitchcock- and of romantic jazz music. She claims to be a fan of travel, but really means that if she didn't have family to visit, she could skip lugging her suitcase across multiple borders. Off campus, she can be spotted driving on 116 in the best car ever created, the Honda Fit, on her way to various community events in Pioneer Valley.
If you have any questions or comments you can reach her via sydor22n@mtholyoke.edu.

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Director of Design

Lily Ann Brown

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Lilly Ann (she/her) is a sophomore student at Mount Holyoke College majoring in Statistics and Anthropology. She is from Murfreesboro, a town just south of Nashville, Tennessee. She is very excited to be your Director of Design for FCMUN XV!

 

In high school, Lilly Ann participated in Model UN as a Department of Global Communications delegate and officer. In this component, she gained experience creating exciting and cohesive content for Tennessee MUN conferences and is now excited to apply that experience to FCMUN. She is also the Social Media and Web Designer for MHC MUN.

 

Outside of FCMUN, she works as an Art and Technology Media Lab Assistant and a TA for an Introductory Statistics course. She loves listening to K-pop, visiting museums, video editing, and drinking boba with her friends! 


Lilly Ann is very excited to be your Director of Design this year, and is eager to make FCMUN XV great! Feel free to reach out to Lilly Ann by email at brown37l@mtholyoke.edu

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