core secretariat
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF OPERATIONS
Elora kim
Elora Kim (she/her) is a junior in Jonathan Edwards College from Everett, Washington, and she is thrilled to return to YMUNK as the Director-General of Operations for this year’s conference. She is double majoring in Economics and Art and is also pursuing a language certificate in Korean. Beyond YMUNK, Elora stays busy working for the Student Technology Collaborative and the Yale University Art Gallery on campus, plays with the Yale Club Tennis team, and enjoys staying active in her free time. Feel free to reach out to her with any questions at dg.operations@ymunkorea.org. She is so excited to be back in Korea this November!
SECRETARY-GENERAL
elizabeth steeves
Elizabeth Steeves (she/her) is a rising junior from Trumbull, Connecticut studying History and is thrilled to return to YMUN Korea as Secretary-General. Outside of YMUNK, she is the Vice President of the Yale Undergraduate Moot Court team, a Yale tour guide, a volunteer tutor, and a huge Survivor fan. Elizabeth has been involved in Model UN for nearly a decade—as a delegate, chair, and secretariat member—and considers YMUNK the highlight of that journey. Feel free to reach out to her with any questions at secgen@ymunkorea.org. She can't wait to see everyone at the conference in November!
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF COMMITTEES
samantha moon
Samantha (she/her) is a rising senior in Pauli Murray College from Los Angeles, California. She is a History and Economics double major. Outside of YMUN, Samantha is the Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Historical Review, interns for a law firm in LA, and works at Yale’s Fortunoff Archive. She has served on several secretariats, including being the DG Comms of the May 2025 YMUN conference in Mexico and being the Director of Security for the January 2026 conference in New Haven, CT. In her free time, Samantha can typically be found at a cafe drinking a large black coffee. She is so excited for this year’s conference and cannot wait to meet all of the delegates. Samantha can be reached by email at dg.committees@ymunkorea.org.
under-secretary-generals
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF BRANDING
Alicia Deng
Alicia Deng (she/her) is a rising junior from Ohio, majoring in Computing and the Arts. She loves all things art related, and has been involved with design and communications teams for a few other Yale organizations. Model UN has been a formative part of Alicia’s experience throughout high school and college, and she looks forward to continuing this passion as an Under-Secretary-General alongside Alexis!
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF DOMESTIC DELEGATIONS
lauren kim
Lauren Kim (she/her) is a rising second-year in Silliman College from Michigan, and she aspires to double major in Statistics+Data Science and Economics. Outside of YMUN, Lauren is an analyst for the Yale Net Impact consulting group and a member of Danceworks. Lauren loves spending time at the pottery studio, crocheting, going on walks, and eating good food with friends whenever she can. She also loves being active (swim, ski, pilates, dance, etc.) and is a coffee and matcha enthusiast! She’s been in MUN all throughout high school and is very excited to meet all the delegates in November. She can be reached at delegations@ymunkorea.org.
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF OUTREACH
JOJO lee
Jojo Lee (이재원) (she/her) is a rising junior in Pierson College from Las Vegas, Nevada, and she is ecstatic to attend her first YMUNK conference as the Under-Secretary-General of Outreach! She is majoring in East Asian Languages and Literatures on the Korean concentration. Outside of YMUNK, Jojo plays golf for the Yale Women’s golf team and is also the President of Hangarak, a Korean a cappella club. Don’t hesitate to reach out to her with any and all questions at outreach@ymunkorea.org. She can’t wait to be a part of this year’s conference!
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF COMMITTEES
Gloria Kunnapilly
Gloria Kunnapilly (she/her) is from San Antonio, Texas and a rising junior in Branford (the best residential college at Yale)! She studies Cognitive Science, and is incredibly excited to serve as one of the Under-Secretary-Generals of Committees for YMUN Korea. She has also chaired other YMUN conferences such as YMUN Taiwan, YMUN GD Goenka, and YMUN LI. Outside of YMUN, Gloria works as a Branford College Aide and as a Peer Liaison for the Asian American Cultural Center. She is also in the Yale AI Policy Initiative and Yale Undergraduate Diversified Investments. In her free time, Gloria enjoys reading, watching movies, and hanging out with friends and family! You are more than welcome to reach out to her at usg.committees@ymunkorea.org for any questions!
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF BRANDING
alexis lam
Alexis (she/her) is a rising junior in Ezra Stiles College from Long Beach, California. She is a Political Science major with an International Relations Concentration. Outside of YMUNK, she was the Under-Secretary-General of Branding for YMUN Europe and YMUN LI, an editor for the Yale Daily News Instagram, Marketing and Publicity Chair for Dwight Hall’s Brightspaces, and a member of the Chinese dance group: Red Lantern. She’s also a student ambassador for the London School of Economics Summer School. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, reading, embroidering and getting coffee with friends. She is very excited to meet all the delegates in November and can be reached by email at branding@ymunkorea.org.
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS
AMANDA wu
Amanda Wu is a rising second-year at Yale from Bellevue, WA. She is overjoyed to be serving as the USG of International Delegations for this iteration of YMUN Korea! She is hoping to study neuroscience on the pre-med track, and is currently doing research on the neuroscience of immune responses at the Wu Tsai Institute. Outside of class, Amanda enjoys playing viola in the Yale Symphony Orchestra, playing chamber music, and taking lessons at the Yale School of Music. She also loves going on long-distance runs with Yale Club Running, working out at Payne-Whitney, and hiking! Amanda can be reached at international.delegations@ymunkorea.org.
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CONFERENCE & EVENTS
christopher li
Chris Li (he/him) is a rising junior in Silliman College at Yale from Potomac, Maryland pursuing a major in Economics and Urban Studies. He is an Under-Secretary-General for Yale MUN Korea and at Yale, he is involved with the Alpine Ski Team, Club Volleyball Team, and the Yale Daily News. Chris has spent his past two summers working and studying abroad across 10+ new countries and is always planning his next destination. In his free time, he enjoys playing the drums, admiring art at museums, and discovering seemingly new music that TikTok has popularized months before. He's happy to answer any questions over email at conference@ymunkorea.org.
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF COMMITTEES
Andrey SokoLov
Andrey (he/him) is a rising junior in Berkeley College from New York City studying a combination of History and Statistics and Data Science. Model UN has been an integral part of his life for over half a decade now. With over a dozen conferences under his belt, he finds the most fun part of this extracurricular to be the extraordinary conversations one has on the committee floor. On campus, one may find Andrey reviewing college applications of first-generation, low-income high school students, talking to Yale alumni, and taking long walks late at night. He is looking forward to yet another incredible iteration of YMUN Korea! Feel free to reach out to him at andrey.sokolov@yale.edu.
Directors
DIRECTOR
JAMES alexander kim
James Kim is a rising second-year in Timothy Dwight College at Yale University, majoring in Economics and Mathematics. Originally from Dallas, Texas, he is excited to serve as a Director for YMUNK XIII’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) crisis committee. This is his first time chairing a YMUN committee, and he’s eager to help put together an unforgettable experience for all delegates. At Yale, James is a cadet in the Air Force ROTC, a research assistant in the Economics department, and an active member of Timothy Dwight’s college council. In his free time, he enjoys working out, backpacking, and eating good food. He’s looking forward to meeting everyone at the conference in November! You can reach him at james.kim.jak298@yale.edu.
DIRECTOR
nathan Kwon
Nathan Kwon (he/him) is a rising second-year in Branford College from Salt Lake City, Utah, and he is elated to join YMUNK for the first time as a Director for this year’s conference. He is planning on double majoring in Economics and Architecture but is also interested in exploring film and photography. Beyond YMUNK, Nathan enjoys being working with the Yale Daily News, playing with the Yale Club Squash team, and running around New Haven. Please get in touch him with any questions at nathan.kwon@yale.edu. He is so excited to meet everyone in Korea in November!
DIRECTOR
thomas lin
Thomas Lin (he/him) is a rising sophomore in Morse College from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, studying Ethics, Politics, and Economics at Yale, and he's happy to serve as the Director for the March 1st Committee. Outside of YMUNK, Thomas was a Director for YMUN Taiwan, is serving as the Vice-Director of Policy at the Yale Foreign Policy Initiative, and is an analyst for the Yale Undergraduate Consulting Group. Feel free to reach out to him with any questions at thomas.lin@yale.edu!
DIRECTOR
jack ludwick
Jack is rising second-year in Grace Hopper College from Charlotte, North Carolina planning to double major in Global Affairs and Religious Studies. He is super excited to be a part of YMUN Korea and travel to Asia for the first time! Outside of YMUNK, Jack is a part of the First Year College Council, the Director General of Committees for YMUN LII, the President of the Italian Club, a member of the Yale Curling team, and an avid gardener of Yale Farms. For fun, Jack loves going on walks around New Haven, hitting up local coffee shops, playing Hopper Intramurals and going to see his favorite bands and musicians. Jack cannot wait to meet all our delegates in November! Feel free to reach out to him at jack.ludwick@yale.edu.