Current Board

Jon Joey Telebrico
President

Jon Joey “JJ” Telebrico (he/they) is a senior at CMC majoring in Philosophy and American Studies with a Sequence in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Hailing from Santa Clara, CA, he brings a Bay Area committedness to each of his academic involvements—serving as the Student Manager of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies research institute, and the Managing Editor of the undergraduate philosophy journal Tabula Rasa. They have also served numerous President/VP roles for various clubs: the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance, the Filipinx-American organization Claremont Kasama, and now, CMC Model United Nations. When he’s not drinking copious amounts of boba and coffee, you can find JJ coaching high school debate and reading up on continental philosophy. ​

Nicole Jonassen
​Vice President

Nicole Jonassen (she/her) is a third-year at CMC majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with a sequence in Legal Studies. On campus, Nicole performs research with the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies as well as consulting work for the Claremont Consulting Group. She has served the student government in Senate leadership roles such as Environmental Affairs Committee Chair and Student Life Committee Chair. Nicole has keen interests in constitutional law, immigration, and international human rights. She loves to thrift, read, and scuba dive for fun! Most of all, though, the New York State native loves to talk about the East Coast.

Jackson Blazona
GA Training Manager

Jackson Blazona is a Juniorish (rounding up) from Oakland, California, double majoring in International Relations and Neuroscience. He is the CMCMUN General Assembly Training Manager for the 2022-23 school year and is absolutely, positively stoked about it! Jackson has been participating in MUN since his freshman year of high school and cannot wait to begin another year! Outside of MUN, he spends his time galavanting around the 5Cs or DJing your favorite parties. For summer 2022, he had fun in New York City, researching Cognitive Psychophysiology at the Icahn School of Medicine. 

Miller McCraw
​Crisis Training Manager

Miller McCraw (he/him) is a junior at Claremont McKenna majoring in Environment, Economics, and Politics. A southern California native, Miller is a manager at the Roberts Environmental Center and has worked with both the Gould Humanities Center and CMC Art Council. Miller has a strong interest in environmental law and ESG consulting, and enjoys reading Kurt Vonnegut, spray painting, and learning random skills.

Laura Somoza
Delegate Coordinator External

Laura Somoza  (she/her) is a junior from San Juan, Puerto Rico dual majoring in History and International Relations. In the Fall of 2022, she will be studying abroad in Berlin, Germany. On campus, she is involved in research pertaining to U.S. Territory and Minority Rights for the Keck Center of International and Strategic Studies and works as a photographer and editor for the Public Affairs Office. While not badgering the MUN team to fill out surveys, Laura is most likely in Poppa Lab listening to the entire discography of One Direction while procrastinating an essay. Fun Fact: She lived in São Paulo, Brazil for 8 years!

Shaira Busnawi
Delegate Coordinator Internal

Shaira Busnawi (she/her) is a sophomore from Santa Clarita, California dual majoring in International Relations and Economics. In addition to MUN, Shaira is a Handley Leadership Fellow. She enjoys playing tennis and golf and loves spending time with family and friends.

Kat Lanzalotto
McKenna MUN Co-Secretary General

Kat Lanzalotto (she/her) is a sophomore from outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, majoring in Government and Economics. Kat has participated in MUN since high school, and when she is not outside studying, Kat loves to keep up with all types of politics. Kat loves to travel in her free time!

Josh Morganstein
McKenna MUN Co-Secretary General

Josh Morganstein (he/him) is a sophomore from the San Francisco Bay Area, majoring in International Relations. When he’s not reading the news or classical philosophy, he’s probably playing soccer, chess, or Civ 6. On campus, Josh is part of Model UN team, and has done research for the Keck Center on poverty alleviation in South East Asia and remittance flows into Mexico as well as for the Mgrublian Center on human rights abuses during Argentina’s Dirty War.

Olivia Fish
World MUN Head Delegate

Olivia Fish (she/her) is a senior at CMC majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics originally from Deerfield, Illinois. Outside of MUN, Olivia is a research assistant at the Salvatori Center for Individual Freedom, a Handley Leadership Fellow, and an RA on campus. Last year, she studied abroad in Jerusalem and Paris and is excited for the opportunity to go abroad once again through WorldMUN! More generally, Olivia is passionate about constitutional law, the intersection of art and social movements, and human rights. 

CURRENT TEAM MEMBERS

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Desmond Mantle

Michael Gadinis

Melanie Kallah

Jack London

Liam James

Varidhi Singh

Brianna Roldan

Adarsh Srinivasan

Ethan Paul