The Team

Current Board

Sahib Bhasin
Training Manager

Sahib is a senior dual majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and Economics. Last year, he served as the President of CMCMUN and is thrilled to continue this journey as the organization's Training Manager. His interests include refugee rights, democratization, and sustainability.

Raj Bhutoria
Treasurer

Raj is a junior studying economics and computer science, with the intention of going into management consulting for automation and artificial intelligence companies after college. He grew up surrounded by diversity and a strong connection to his local political system, which allowed him to eventually become a key student leader in national Democratic campaigns advocating on behalf of students across the nation. Raj is passionate about creating change through the intersection of artificial intelligence and public policy. He believes that undergraduate students from all backgrounds can learn how to make an impact through collegiate Model United Nations.

Sam Bogen
Delegate Coordinator External

Sam is a sophomore from Manhattan Beach, California (via New York, and he is a proud New York sports fan) who is dual majoring in Economics and Data Science with a Financial Economics Sequence. Having done MUN since his freshman year high school, MUN has been and currently is a huge part of Sam’s life, and he loves all aspects of MUN — especially the intricacies of crisis committees and the close camaraderie that the CMC MUN team has. Sam wants to parlay his passion for baseball, statistics, and data analysis into a front office career with a Major League Baseball team. Sam works at Roberts Pavilion, loves to play cards or board games with his friends, and visits Disneyland whenever he can.

John Church
Delegate Coordinator Internal

John is a senior from Phoenix, Arizona majoring in philosophy with a sequence in computer science. He has recently returned from studying abroad in Tunisia where he had been continuing his study of French and Arabic. During conferences, John prefers to compete in historical crisis committees, though his MUN dream is definitely to be a part of a Dune committee. Outside of MUN and academics, John also enjoys leading camping and hiking trips, writing, and cross country biking. His main goals for this year are to finish his thesis on ethics and to finally win a single game of Catan against his friends on the team.

Thomas Falci
Secretary General of McKenna MUN

Thomas is a Sophomore at Claremont McKenna College, dual majoring in International Relations and History. From his second year in high school, Thomas has attended a vast number of MUN conferences around the country, and traveling with the MUN team is one of his favorite activities at CMC. In addition to being a member on the MUN team and the Secretary General of McKenna MUN, Thomas is a consultant with the Claremont Consulting Group and a tour guide with CMC's Office of Admissions.

Cameron Hendrickson
World MUN Head Delegate

Cameron is a Senior at CMC majoring in Government and History. She has been a member of the Model UN team since she was a freshman. She loves that Model UN gives her the opportunity to meet new people and dig into fascinating subjects. She also loves cooking and podcasts of all kinds!

Jake Leischner
Vice President

Jake is dual majoring in International Relations and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). In addition to Model UN, he is also the Assistant Student Manager at the Rose Institute for State and Local Government. He also works with the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies and the Golden Antlers. His hometown is Albuquerque, New Mexico. In his free time, he enjoys comedy, politics, and travel.

Katie O'Neill
President

Katie is a senior majoring in International Relations. She also studies French and Arabic. At CMC, she has worked for the Athenaeum and the Roberts Environmental Center. After graduation, she plans to get a Master's degree in International Relations. Katie's hometown is Boise, Idaho. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with friends.

Yoana Sidzhimova
Director of Travel Team

Yoana was born in Kardzhali, Bulgaria but moved to the United States when she was seven. Aside from Model UN, Yoana is a Managing Director at the Claremont Consulting Group and is a part of the Robert Day Scholars program at CMC. In her free time, Yoana enjoys attending boxing and pilates classes, spending time with friends, listening to podcasts, or sketching on AutoDesk SketchBook!