Model United Nations was started during the 2004-2005 academic year by Kristina Mader, and quickly grew from a small group of 5 students in early 2005 to over 20 committed members in 2008. The club has won awards at WWU for its growth, leadership development, and consistency in providing students an opportunity to participate in MUN and gain a greater sense of their global citizenship. Past leadership is listed below, as are awards we have won, conference staffers who are from WWU, and a general list of all conferences attended since 2004.
Leadership
The leadership structure of IAA/WMUN has evolved over the past few years, but throughout we have always had a strong core group of students committed to the principles of the UN and the development of the program into one which offers accessible opportunities for WWU students to partipate in the experiential learning experience offered by Model United Nations. A listing of past officers is below:
2004 – 2005
President, Kristina Mader
Vice-President, Morgan Hopson
2005 – 2006
President, Kristina Mader
Vice-President, Stuart Wheeler
Executive Financial Officer, Tony Vega
Secretary, Mike Saad
Secretary-General of the High School Conference, Stuart Wheeler
2006 – 2007
President, Kristina Mader
Vice-President of Internal Affairs, Whitney Thompson
Vice-President of External Affairs, Katelyn McCarty
Secretary, Brittany Lapham
2007 – 2008
President, Rachel Lewis
Vice-President, Aaron Hayman
Director of Delegate Affairs, Jesse Buffum
Student Advisor, Kristina Mader
Head Delegate, NMUN 2008, Jason Clopper
Awards & Recognition
WMUN prides itself on the development of its program over the past few years, not only as a source of leaders within the WWU community, but also as strong delegates who often are awarded recognition as outstanding delegates at conferences regionally and nationally. Listed below are the awards we have won over the past few years:
2004 – 2005
Assocated Students of WWU: Academic/Departmental Club of the Year
2005 – 2006
Assocated Students of WWU: Academic/Departmental Club of the Year
2006 – 2007:
CCMUNC: Robin Swenson-Healey, Bangladesh, UNEP
CCMUNC: Whitney Thompson, Mali, UNEP
UBCMUN: Robin Swenson-Healey, Qatar, UNSC
UBCMUN: Rachel Lewis, Egypt, UN Spec. Comm. for the Middle East Peace Process
2007 – 2008:
NWMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Iran, GA Plenary
NWMUN: Aaron Hayman, Gabon, AUPSC
UBCMUN: Rachel Lewis, Belgium, UNSC
UBCMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Romania, NATO
UBCMUN: Aaron Hayman, UNCTAD
UBCMUN: Jason Clopper, Belgium, UNCTAD
OSUMUN: Rachel Lewis, Russian Federation, UNSC
OSUMUN: Emily Lewis, Japan, GA Plenary
OSUMUN: Liza Weeks, Russian Federation, ECOSOC
NMUN: Western Washington University, Romania, Honorable Mention
WMUN: Jason Clopper, United States of America, GA Plenary
Assocated Students of WWU: Academic/Departmental Club of the Year
2008 – 2009:
NWMUN: Liza Weeks, Russian Federation, Reformed Security Council
NWMUN: Jason Clopper, Russian Federation, Security Council
NWMUN: Distinguished Delegation Award
Conference Staff
As our team becomes more experienced, the natural progression of a serious delegate is to attempt to serve as staff at regional as well as national conferences. WWU has developed into a strong source of quality staff in the region, as well as nationally, and the recognition of WWU as a producer of staffers who are committed and strive for excellence is just as important to the organization as the delegate awards. Following is a list of staff positions current and former WMUN members have filled:
2004-2005
WASMUN: Kristina Mader, Secretary, UNHCR
2005 – 2006
WASMUN: Kristina Mader, Chair, GA 1st
WASMUN: Brittany Lapham, Secretary, GA 1st
WASMUN: Katelyn McCartey, Secretary, GA 3rd
2006 – 2007
CCMUNC: Kristina Mader, Director, UNEP
SUMUN: Kristina Mader, Chair, CEDAW
NMUN: Kristina Mader, Chair, CCPCJ
WASMUN: Kristina Mader, Director, GA 4th
2007 – 2008
CIMUN: Kristina Mader, Political Officer, ECOSOC
CIMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Simulations Officer, Historical
OSUMUN: Kristina Mader, Director, ECOSOC
OSUMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Chair, ECOSOC
AMPAC: Kristina Mader, Director, ECOSOC
NMUN: Kristina Mader, Assistant-Director, GA Plenary
NMUN: Whitney Thompson, Rapporteur, UNEP
2008 – 2009
NWMUN: Kristina Mader, Director-Genera
NWMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Asst. Secretary-General for Conference Services
NWMUN: Sarah Worley, Director of Public Information
NWMUN: Emily Lewis, Director, ECOSOC
NWMUN: Whitney Thompson, Director, UNHRC
NWMUN: Rachel Lewis, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on GUA
NWMUN: Ian Hahn, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Human Rights
SRMUN: Kristina Mader, Assistant-Director, UNHCR
CIMUN: Kristina Mader, Political Officer, GA Plenar
CIMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Political Officer, Indian Cabinet
CIMUN: Sarah Worley, Simulations Officer, Present Day
CIMUN: Rachel Lewis, Vice-Chair, WTO
NMUN: Kristina Mader, Director, UNIFEM
NMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Assistant-Director, ECOSOC
Conferences
In our almost five year history, we have been lucky to attend many conferneces around the country. A list of those conferences, along with the countries represented is following:
2004-2005
Lewis & Clark Model United Nations (LCMUN)
(Portland, OR – February 2005)
National Model United Nations (NMUN)
(New York, NY – March 2005)
2005-2006
University of British Columbia Model United Nations (UBCMUN)
(Vancouver, BC – January 2006)
Seattle University Model United Nations (SUMUN)
(Seattle, WA – February 2006)
NMUN (New York, NY – April 2006)
2006-2007
Clark College Model United Nations Conference (CCMUNC)
(Portland, OR – November 2006)
University of British Columbia Model United Nations (UBCMUN)
(Vancouver, BC – January 2007)
Seattle University Model United Nations Conference (SUMUN)
(Seattle, WA – February 2007)
National Model United Nations (NMUN)
(New York, NY – April 2007)
University of Washington Model United Nations (UW-MUN)
(Seattle, WA – May 2007)
2007-2008
Northwest Model United Nations (NWMUN)
(Seattle, WA – November 2007)
University of British Columbia (UBCMUN)
(Vancouver, BC – January 2008)
Oregon State Model United Nations (OSUMUN)
(Corvallis, OR – February 2008)
National Model United Nations (NMUN)
(New York, NY – April 2008)
Western Model United Nations (WMUN)
(Bellingham, WA – May 2008)
