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Vice Chair Introductions: Alaina Delsignore and Sonika Vuyyuru

Dear Delegates-- Here's a little update on your vice chairs Alaina and Sonika! Please read their intros below:  Hey y’all! My name is Alaina (she/her/hers), and I will be one of your amazing UNESCO Vice Chairs this year. I am a sophomore at UC Berkeley studying Rhetoric and (hopefully) going on to law school. In terms of academic interest, I love to practice my high school French and learn about South Asian history. I joined the BMUN family last year as a Vice Chair for UNHRC, and I cannot wait to see everyone in action once again this year! Outside of the MUN world, I love to go to the gym, try new restaurants with friends, and watch Netflix. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions that you may have. We look forward to meeting you all!! :) All the best, Alaina ---- Sonika Vuyyuru will be serving as one of your Vice Chairs this conference. She is a junior at UC Berkeley double majoring in Computer Science and Cognitive Science. This will be her third year in BMUN and...

Vice Chair Introduction: Niveditha Sukesh

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Hihi, delegates!  My name is Niveditha Sukesh and I will be a vice chair on your dias for this year's United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) at BMUN LXXI! I'm excited to interact and meet with you as we learn and debate important topics. So a little about me, I am a Molecular and Cell Biology major, minoring in Public Health. I'm involved in research teams as well as a stem-oriented creative writing club. I've been a Model UN delegate for the past 6 years, so it is exciting to be able to be the other side of conference for the first time. I'm sure we'll all have so much fun! Please don't hesitate to ask questions at  unescobmunlxxi@bmun.org  and I'll see you soon! Sincerely,  Niveditha Sukesh

Head Chair Introduction: Madelyn Diaz

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 Hello and welcome delegates!  My name is Madelyn Diaz and I will be your Head Chair for this year's United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization at BMUN LXXI! I'm so excited to embark on this educational journey with you all and discuss topics I've become very interested in! Please stay tuned for vice chair introductions later in the coming weeks.  For now, here's a little bit about me: I'm a second-year majoring in Legal Studies and minoring in Public Policy. Other activities I'm involved in include being part of a Latina-based sorority at UC Berkeley and working this past summer for the US House of Representatives!  Although this is my first time being a BMUN Head Chair, I'm very proud to have maintained a personal connection to BMUN through being a vice chair for OAS last year and once being a BMUN delegate myself a few years ago!  As a policy wonk myself, I'm excited to bring a new and emerging policy area to the table for this ...