Cabinet & Secretariat
Hello all! My name is Alivia Seard, and I am thrilled to be one of your Co-Presidents for 2024-2025! Throughout my going-on four years of high school, Model UN has been my absolute favorite community to be a part of. I have learned and grown so much through the program, but what I cherish most are the incredible people I’ve come to know and the memories I’ve made with them. As Co-President this year, I am honored to help lead the club that has meant so much to me, whether I am running meetings, planning events, or answering the immortal question, “What exactly is Model UN?”. Beyond MUN, I am Co-President of Poly’s Creative Writing Club and a member of Female Leadership Academy and Book Club. I am also a decade-long participant of Girl Scouts, a program that has given me the opportunity to be a Youth Delegate at the Commission on the Status of Women and that has offered me an outlet to bring awareness to medical deliberate indifference faced by incarcerated women through my Gold Award. No matter what I’m doing, though, I’m always here to answer questions or give a helping hand, so don’t hesitate to reach out! Let’s have an amazing year!
Alivia Seard
Co-President
Jackson Trunelle
Co-President
Hey all, my name is Jackson Trunnelle and I am so excited to be one of your presidents for the ‘24-25 school year! I will be in charge of running meetings, organizing conference assignments, and much more, but I’m really here for you all. If you ever have any questions with MUN, I’m here! I’m always happy to talk about MUN, international relations, geography, and so much more. Besides MUN, I’m involved in Card Club, Pickleball club and PACE club here at Poly. I’m also a player on our varsity volleyball team. I know way too much about maps and trains, love some Alchemist and Madlib, and am now learning how to DJ. You should also know that I make the perfect cookie butter sandwich. But once again, I am here for you all! I’m so looking forward to helping lead a club that has grown so important to me and so many people over these past years. Anything you need, I’m your guy. Here’s to a great year to come!
Hi! My name is Max Beranek, and I’m one of your Secretaries General for the 2024-25 year. I’m a Senior, and I've been in MUN for 4 years, since I was a freshman. As Secretary General, my responsibility is to lead the two conferences we put on at Poly, Bunny MUN III and Jackrabbit MUN VII! My experience in MUN has been nothing short of a blast, as it has been a fun experience which has improved my public speaking and research skills. MUN has also been a great way to expand my knowledge of the world in which I live. Outside of MUN, I play violin in the Poly Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, Mellophone in the Marching Band, and play tennis on Poly’s Varsity team. I’m also a part of the Creative Writing Club and Speech and Debate. In my free time, I love to watch sports, especially football (Go 49ers!). I also listen to music in my vinyl collection. I also like to cook and play video games. I can’t wait for this wonderful year in MUN and all the great experiences we will have!
Max Beranek
Co-Secretary General
Tejus Deo-Dixit
Co-Secretary General
Hi! My name is Tejus Deo-Dixit, and I’m one of your Secretaries-General for the 2024-25 year. I joined MUN as a sophomore, and have enjoyed it ever since. As Secretary General, my responsibility is to lead the two conferences we put on at Poly, Bunny MUN III and Jackrabbit MUN VII! MUN is very entertaining (particularly Crisis--I was Co-Crisis Director last year and it is the best form of Model UN) and it has definitely improved my public speaking skills. In addition to MUN, I play bass in Jazz A and Combo I and tennis on Poly’s Varsity Team. I am also the founder and president of Poly Physics Club, Chess Club, African-American-Studies Student Group and Jazz Club. I love to read and listen to music (Marshall Gilkes and Oded Tzur are some of my favorites right now). I’m looking forward to a wonderful year with all of you!
Hi, my name is Will Weaver, and I am your 2024-2025 MUN director general. I am a junior here at Long Beach Poly High School, and I have been involved in MUN since my sophomore year. As Director General, I am responsible for helping manage a lot of the outside work and communication regarding the conferences we host here at Poly– Jackrabbit MUN VII and Bunny MUN III as of this year! I have loved being a part of MUN and attending conferences, but being part of the staff for Jackrabbit and BunnyMUN has proved the most enjoyable to me. I really enjoy the organization aspect of it and watching rooms come to life with good debate (though being a delegate is super fun as well, don’t get me wrong). Outside of MUN, I love to play music, specifically tenor saxophone in jazz A, and low brass in both marching band and symphonic winds, but I like to practice other instruments on my own time as well. I’m looking forward to a great year in MUN!
Will Weaver
Director General
Sophie Nishikawa
Vice President
Hello! My name is Sophie Nishikawa and I will be serving as Vice President for the 2024-2025 school year. I’ve been working for this club since my freshman year and I am currently a junior. My job as Vice President mainly consists of working with the local conferences we attend, whether that be assigning people to different emailing advisors to ask about delegation changes. MUN has been hard, but also very important, teaching me time and time again the power of collaboration and innovation with different types of people. It’s been such a delight researching all the wildly interesting and different conflicts and concepts within MUN and leading discussions to find resolutions to today’s (and history’s) greatest issues. Outside of my MUN duties, I also serve as president of Poly’s UNICEF club, and am a member of the Female Leadership Academy. In my spare time I enjoy playing piano, reading, and drawing. Hoping for another great year with everyone and I’m so excited to see what everyone manages to achieve this year!
Hi! My name is Noah Coles and I am excited to be your undersecretary of outreach for Poly Model UN 2024-2025. As undersecretary of outreach, I am tasked with providing assistance whenever necessary to help my other cabinet members. Whether that be making posters to doing research for a committee, I am happy to help run our fabulous Model UN program. After attending my first conference (SocoMun) my junior year, I became fascinated with the variety of committees I could be a delegate in and with the opportunity to learn about things I had never exposed myself to, I was hooked. Outside of MUN, I am President of Poly Pickleball Club and am a player on the Varsity Boys Volleyball Team. I’m looking forward to another great year and GO JACKRABBITS!
Noah Coles
Co-Under-Secretary of Outreach
Janice Jung
Co-Under-Secretary of Outreach
Hello! My name is Janice Jung and I will be your Undersecretary of Outreach for this year's Poly Model UN. Currently a senior, I'm proud to say that I have been in MUN for all four years and have loved every second! As Undersecretary of Outreach, I will be creating flyers and reaching out of underclassmen to help introduce people to the strange world of MUN. Model UN has allowed me to meet and befriend SO many people, while also teaching me numerous lessons, and I hope to share my passion with others! In my spare time, you'll see me playing games, the piano, or desperately trying to keep my plants alive. I'm so excited for what this year awaits, and remember: MUN is FUN!
Hello! I’m Lee Danks, one of Poly’s Co-Crisis Directors for the 2024-2025 year, meaning that I am one of two people charged with organizing and executing the various crisis committees at Poly’s conferences. I am a senior (go class of ’25!) and have been part of Model UN for a little over 2 years. Outside of MUN, I am a lecturer and fundraising manager of nonprofit EcoJustice, a volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific, and a researcher at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. In my precious spare time, I enjoy crocheting, reading, testing my upper caffeine limits, and putting too much thought into Letterboxd reviews. I feel that my involvement in MUN has been an integral part of my growth not only as a public speaker and debater but personally as well. Model UN can be strange and formidable, but its chaos is what makes it so rewarding! That said, debate can be anxiety-inducing, so if you find yourself needing extra support, feel free to reach out to me. I hope that we at Poly can provide valuable, enriching, and mildly insane debate for everyone that leaves every delegate feeling confident in themselves. Gooooooo Jackrabbits!
Lee Danks
Co-Crisis Director
Sarah Madden
Co-Crisis Director
Hello, my name is Sarah Madden and I’m one of Long Beach Poly MUN’s Crisis Directors for 2024-2025. I’m a senior, and I’ve been in MUN since my freshman year. As Co-Crisis Director, it is my job to plan, organize, and pull off all crisis rooms we host at Poly, which will include several at Jackrabbit MUN VII and–for the first time ever–one at Bunny MUN III! MUN has given me a fantastic first three years of high school. I’ve made so many friends here and attended all manners of conferences with them, but more importantly, MUN has given me a voice. People want to hear what you have to think and say in MUN, which means both your nation’s opinions during conference and your actual opinions during breaks are listened to. I’m looking forward to getting out there and raising my placard in my final year of MUN. In the rest of my free time, I’m the girl’s Varsity tennis co-captain, the PACE Mentorship Program Vice President, and CSF treasurer. At home, I love to bake with my sourdough starter and read. I currently have a TBR list so long that it can be considered a fire hazard. I have a feeling that this year will be an awesome year for Poly MUN!
Hi! My name is Taylor Chay and I am thrilled to be the secretary for Poly Model UN 2024-2025! As secretary I am responsible for keeping track of our members and maintaining contact information. In 8th grade I attended my first conference (the one and only Bunny MUN!). Now I’m a sophomore at Poly and have since gained more experience, learned about our world, built new friendships, and grown confidence. I know that Model UN can be uncomfortable, but I think the best way to overcome fear is to push yourself and be confident, even if you have to fake it! Outside of school I love to travel, hang out with my friends, and write. Besides Model UN, I am an editor of our school newspaper and I serve as Poly UNICEF’s co-vice president! I still have a lot to learn from MUN but I am eager for the journey!
Taylor Chay
Secretary
Hey, my name is Brynn Jolly and I am the treasurer for Poly Model UN. I help keep track of where the money is and which delegates didn't pay! This is my second year in MUN and as I graduate this year, I am very glad I found this community. Outside of MUN I am a cross-country and track athlete, a philosophy lover, and a member of Female Leadership Academy
Brynn Jolly
Treasurer
Hi! My name is Mackenzie Mathieu and I am part of the social media team this year! I am a senior and this is my second year in our Model UN program. My job is to create Instagram posts and posters to celebrate our conference and delegates. Outside of MUN, I am on Poly’s water polo team and am co-president of our Female Leadership Academy on campus. I also run peer mentorship for my academic program. I love to crochet and visit coffee shops with friends in my free time. I am excited for another great year of MUN!
Mackenzie Mathieu
Social Media
Hey! My name is Corina Frank and I’ll be part of the social media team this year. My job consists of managing the Instagram, and other fun tasks our co-prezes and secs-gen assign me. I am a PACE senior and joined the MUN class my junior year to improve my worldly knowledge and speaking skills. I love soccer and I am on the Varsity team for Poly. I also have a great love for cooking and work in the restaurant business. I am very excited for what this year has to come.
Corina Frank
Social Media
Hello! My name is Quinn VanWagner and I help run social media for Long Beach Poly MUN. I work almost exclusively on our instagram @jackrabbitmun keeping it up to date and filled with the latest doings of our MUN program. I joined MUN as a freshman during online school. Following in the footsteps of my sister, who was also a member, I found my own place in MUN. I am very excited to be Co-Head Chair of a room at our conference Jackrabbit MUN V in May. In addition to MUN, I am the captain of the Poly varsity golf team and a member of the philosophy club. In my free time, I enjoy, surprise, playing golf with my friends and family, doing escape rooms, listening to music and playing video games. I can’t wait to see you all at Jackrabbit MUN V!
Tika Jonnum
Social Media
Greetings! My name is Henry Otey and I am part of the webmasters crew. I am currently a senior and this is my 3rd year of MUN. As a webmaster, I contribute towards website maintenance and coordination. MUN is one of my favorite activities that I do because it lets me exercise my speaking skills, think deeply, and collaborate. Outside of school, I love to play tennis, paint tank models, practice my french horn, and eat with friends. This year is going to be great! Go Jackrabbits!
Henry Otey
Webmaster
Hi! My name is Earl Wright and I’m part of the webmasters team. I’m currently a junior in the CIC pathway. I’ve been in MUN since my sophomore year and I’ve loved being on it ever since. As a webmaster I coordinate with our team and advisor to maintain and update the website. I love being on MUN because I can engage in a central interest of mine, I also hope to work in international relations in my future. In my free time I love playing Ice Hockey, traveling all around LA county trying new foods and searching for rare vinyls. I’m so excited for this year and to see what's to come!
Earl Wright
Webmaster
Hi, my name is Elijah Wong. I’m a senior and one of the 3 webmasters here at Poly. I’ve been in MUN since junior year. As a webmaster, I’m largely responsible for the website. My favorite part of MUN is getting to visit new and interesting places when going to other conferences. If I’m not lazing around, you may find me playing tennis. I’m hopeful for another good year, go Jackrabbits!