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Secretariat Biographies​

Introducing the 2025-26 Secretariat!

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Eliana Leff is a Co-Secretary-General and a senior at The Bishop’s School. During her high school years on the MUN team, she has participated in a variety of conferences including: CMUNCE, TritonMUN, T&TMUN, FirebirdMUN, and has chaired a number of committees over the years at KnightsMUN. In addition to MUN, Eliana is President of Performing Arts Council, a student facilitator of Jewish Student Association, a member of The Bishop’s Singers as well as Bishop’s Chamber Orchestra (cello), and enjoys working as an English/Spanish/Writing/Biblical Studies tutor with Bishop’s students. Outside of Bishop’s, Eliana enjoys spending time outdoors (backpacking, mountain biking, & skiing), reading books, playing with her dogs, and late night drives.

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Marly Berlin is Co-Secretary-General of Bishop's MUN team and a senior at The Bishop's School. She has been part of MUN since 7th grade so safe to say, it’s been a big part of her life. One of her favorite moments was chairing the European Energy Committee and she especially loved the energy and debates at Columbia MUN last year. In addition to Knights and Columbia, Marly has attended several conferences, including TritonMUN and TnT MUN. In addition to MUN, Marly loves sewing, walks, anything beach, and everything music. She's especially passionate about exploring diplomacy in all its forms (read about gastrodiplomacy it's fascinating)! She’s so excited to help lead this year’s conference and can’t wait to see all the creativity delegates bring to committee!

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Anna Yang is a senior at The Bishop’s School and has been involved in MUN since eighth grade. She has served as a Vice Chair and Page at KnightsMUN, and is looking forward to this year’s Session XI! She has participated in numerous conferences, including TritonMUN and T&T, mostly as a delegate in General Assembly committees. Outside of MUN, Anna plays soccer, writes for Bishop’s Globe Magazine, and is a member of the Associated Student Body. In her free time, she enjoys reading, sewing, and spending time with her foster kittens. She looks forward to another great year of MUN!

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Ariadne Georgiou is a senior at The Bishop’s School who’s been involved with MUN since fifth grade and MUN at Bishop’s since eighth! She’s participated in KnightsMUN for all of high school — in crisis at Session VIII, vice chairing crisis at Session IX, and chairing at Session X! In addition to MUN, she competes in Varsity Speech & Debate, leads a service club focused on food justice, advocates for local climate legislation, leads the Bishop’s feminist club, and helps to plan an annual social justice conference! She cares deeply about migration and refugee issues, and devotes much of her time to immigration and human rights advocacy. In her free time, you’ll find her designing lighting for a dance show, learning another language (currently Arabic and Ancient Greek), or sitting on the floor of her room, blasting music and making a collage. She’s delighted to see the creativity that Session XI of KnightsMUN delivers!

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Melanie Yau is a senior at The Bishop's School and has been involved in MUN since 9th grade. Since then, she has attended a variety of conferences, including Triton MUN, T&T MUN, and the Columbia Model United Nations Conference and Exposition (CMUNCE). In addition to MUN, Melanie competes as a varsity member of the Bishop's Speech and Debate team, serves as Editor-in-Chief of Bishop's official student publication (The Tower), is a member of Bishop's Performing Dance Group, and co-leads Bishop's Military Families Affinity Space. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, baking, playing the piano, and scouting new boba spots in Convoy with her friends and family. Melanie is beyond excited to help organize KnightsMUN Session XI this year! 

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Katherine Teyssier is a senior at Bishop’s and has been involved in MUN since 10th grade. She has staffed backrooms of last year’s KnightsMUN WWI Crisis, attended TnTMUN and is excited to staff this year’s KnightsMUN! In addition to MUN, Katherine has fenced saber since the 4th grade. She is a co-facilitator for Bishop’s Anti-Racist Collective and participates in theatre where she can, as an actor, dramaturg or assistant director. She has a deep love of the sciences, especially biology and chemistry and spends her summers working in labs or volunteering with kids. She loves listening to music and playing video games like Stardew Valley. Have fun delegates!

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Grace Yao is a senior at The Bishop’s School and has been involved in MUN since her freshman year. She chaired DISEC: Nuclear Arms Control at last year’s KnightsMUN X conference, and she served as Vice Chair of UNEP at KnightsMUN IX. Grace has attended numerous MUN conferences, including TritonMUN, T&TMUN, FirebirdMUN, and CMUNCE. She is part of the Bishop’s Speech and Debate team, and she enjoys exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare. She is also an avid fangirl of music and Batman, and she can always be found counting down the days until her next concert. Grace is very excited for this year’s KnightsMUN!

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Amaan Khan is a junior at the Bishop's School and has been in involved with the MUN team since freshman year. He started MUN to learn more about global politics and how the world functions. His favorite part about MUN is learning about new topics, whether it be the environmental drawbacks of crypto mining or the Congress of Vienna. He has attended multiple conferences including Triton and T&T. Outside of MUN, Amaan enjoys watching baseball, playing in Pokémon tournaments across the country, and running track. ​

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Brian Kim is a junior at The Bishop’s School. He has been actively involved in Model United Nations for nearly four years, and it has become a defining part of his school experience. Through MUN, he has developed a strong interest in international affairs, diplomacy, and collaborative problem-solving. Beyond MUN, he enjoys following soccer, especially the premier league and, to a lesser extent, the MLS. While he occasionally plays, he mostly enjoy watching matches, especially those of his favorite team, Tottenham Hotspur. In addition to soccer, he values spending time with friends whether that’s in person or over games.

Past Secretariats:
2024-2025
Secretary General: Selene Wang
Secretary General: Nason Li
Emmie Kao
David Lai
Sofia Hayden
Owen Tu
Grace Yao
Ariadne Georgiou
Marly Berlin
Eliana Leff

2023-24
Secretary General: Marina Khoury
Secretary General: Sydney Chan
Dylan Navarrete
Jonas Pfefferman
Ava Bradley
Selene Wang
Nason Li
Emmie Kao
​David Lai

2022-23:
Secretary General: Kasie Leung
Secretary General: Ashir Kashyap
James Stutts
Dylan Navarrete
Jonas Pfefferman
Marina Khoury
​Sydney Chan






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​2021-22:
Secretary General: Maddie Cayer
Secretary General: Alina Kureshi
Ashley Sottosanti
Natalie Goldwasser
Advay Chandra
Kasie Leung
​Ashir Kashyap
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2020-21:
Secretary General: Schuyler Capita
Secretary General: Maddie Cayer
Whitney Hemanjowski
Miguel Solis
Alina Kureshi
Natalie Goldwasser
Ashley Sottosanti

​​2019-20:
Secretary General: Tommy Sottosanti
Secretary General: Timmy Kelly
Kira Tran
Iraj Moradi
Schuyler Capita
Maddie Cayer​

​2018-2019:
Secretary General: Sydney Grey
Secretary General: Esha Kashyap
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KnightsMUN Annual Conference

Date

Saturday December 6, 2025

Location

​7607 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037

Email

[email protected]
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