Meet the Secretariat
Aaradhya Diwan
Aaradhya Diwan is a senior at Johns Hopkins, double majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and International Studies, and is interested in human genomics policy and gene editing. He originates from the same city as the waffle cone, Listerine™, and the Gateway Arch – Saint Louis, Missouri. Before joining the Hopkins Model UN Team, he dabbled in Congressional and Public Forum Debate in the National Speech and Debate Association. Outside of MUN, you might find him boiling worms in the lab (for research purposes, of course), mindlessly scrolling Wikipedia for a random country’s politics to binge on, or speed running chess games. He is thrilled to serve you as the Secretary-General, solve any problems or inconveniences you may have, and answer all of your questions. You can contact him at adiwan3@jh.edu.
Secretary-General
Jeffrey Wang
Director-General
Jeffrey Wang is a senior at Johns Hopkins University double majoring in International Studies and Economics. He was originally from Boston, but moved to South Florida, where he calls home for the past 10 years. Prior to serving as Director-General for HopMUNC III, Jeffrey was the Director of Logistics for HopMUNC II in his junior year and the Director of Fundraising for HopMUNC I in his sophomore year. Outside of MUN, Jeffrey enjoys playing tennis and volleyball, scrolling through Amazon for deals, and watching sports with friends. He looks forward to serving as your Director-General and cannot wait to meet all the delegates next spring!
Sophia Mills
Director of Marketing and Communications
Sophia is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins from sunny Santa Barbara, California. She majors in Political Science and History with a minor in Psychology. Sophia loves being involved in HopMUNC because she enjoys running around capturing all the memories everyone is creating. Outside of marketing for HopMUNC, Sophia spends her time searching for good matcha, studying with friends, or trying to learn to cook (it’s not going too well). Sophia is looking forward to being your Director of Marketing and Communications!! Feel free to reach out with any questions at smills27@jh.edu.
Yvette Shu
Chief of Staff
Yvette is a junior majoring in Political Science and International Studies on the pre-med track (“cuz why not?“). Hailing from the quiet suburbs of Los Angeles, her only high school exposure to MUN was through warnings from traumatized debate kids. She has previously served as the USG of Crisis at HOPMUNC II and has spun around the circuit with Hopkins’ travel team. Outside of MUN, Yvette likes to dig into her interdisciplinary (read: indecisive) nature, conducting archival sociology research and volunteering at the Hopkins hospital. She also likes getting into verbal debates on topics she knows absolutely nothing about, going on trips (read: skipping class) with her friends, and squealing over the very pretty portraits she takes of her friends. If you ever need a few headshots, want to get kicked out of the library quiet room, or feel the urge to be slowly radicalized about the broken capitalist system in America, email Yvette at yshu7@jh.edu.
Jonathan Zhang
Director of Finance and Registration
Jonathan is a fourth-year student coming from the great Keystone state, Pennsylvania. He majors in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Math. Jonathan is involved with MUN because he enjoys learning history and following politics. Outside of HopMUNC, Jonathan is a member on the Hopkins MUN travel team. Besides MUN, he does research on machine learning and statistical methods. He also volunteers with a student organization called Parkinson's Pals. Jonathan enjoys camping, playing ping pong (please ask to 1v1 him), and spending an unhealthy amount of time playing modded Minecraft. Jonathan looks forward to being your Director of Finance and Registration. Contact at jzhan367@jh.edu.
Misha Newbold
Director of Delegate Affairs
Misha Newbold is a Junior majoring in International Studies, Economics, and History and in the 5-year SAIS BA/MA program. Born across the Pacific and raised on the plains of Kansas, Misha has a few travel stories to tell (and some of them are mildly interesting). Decently connected to people on the circuit and from random facets of life, Misha enjoys meeting new people and having conversations about a wide array of topics, from movies to current affairs, Bob Dylan’s Street Legal Album to personal drama with the government of Belarus, Wargaming to War Thunder, Chinese Literature to amazing scenery/restaurants/activities in the furthest corners of our world. Most importantly, Misha is looking forward to meeting everyone and working to have delegates’ concerns and questions addressed sufficiently and succinctly.
Sareen Muthyala
USG of General Assembly and Specialized Committees
Sareen is a junior Biophysics major. He is interested in both medicine and entrepreneurship. Last year, Sareen served as the Director of Fundraising during HOPMUNC II and he is both honored and excited to serve as the Undersecretary General of General and Specialized Assemblies for HOPMUNC III. Sareen is also a committed member of the HOPMUN travel team and has been elected to serve as its President for this year. Outside of MUN, you’ll find Sareen playing spikeball or basketball with friends and visiting local wing spots around campus!
Ziyan Liu
Ziyan Liu is a junior at Johns Hopkins University, double majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Psychology as a premed. Since accidentally stumbling upon a Model UN Club Meeting in 7th grade, she has been heavily involved with Model UN, both as a delegate on the circuit and as an organizer for conferences. Ziyan is also heavily engrossed in stem cell research and spends much of her free time in the lab taking care of her IPS cells and mice (her babies, as she calls them). When not in lab or studying, she enjoys reading, writing, scrolling through TikTok, or getting food with her friends. Ziyan is extremely excited to serve as the USG of Crisis of HopMUNC IV, and looks forward to witnessing everyone’s creative crisis arc ideas. Reach out with questions or ideas at zliu244@jh.edu!
USG of Crisis Committees