The faces behind our organization’s success

CIRA Executive Board

Sunhee Frecker

President

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Irine Raju

Vice President

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CarolinaMUN

  • Sahar Sayam is a sophomore from Charlotte, NC, majoring in Global Studies and Peace, War, and Defense. She has been participating in Model UN since high school, leading her to join CarolinaMUN and CIRA. She is now UNC’s Travel Team Head Delegate, leading a group of driven and accomplished students at conferences all across North America. Sahar is an active member of CIRA through UNCMUNC and MUNCH as well. She has staffed both conferences, and is looking forward to chairing this upcoming year. Outside of Model UN, she enjoys cooking, listening to music, and shopping for clothes she does not need. Sahar is very excited to meet all the new CarolinaMUN delegates and to spend time with them on conference weekend!

Sahar Sayam

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Sam Podgoreanu

MUNCH XXVII

  • I am a senior from Cary, North Carolina, majoring in Data Science with a Geography Information Science concentration. I participated in Model UN conferences throughout middle and high school, and in college, I served as a Crisis Director and Director of Communications over the past two MUNCH conferences. I am thrilled to serve as the SG for MUNCH XXVII and am looking forward to making this the best MUNCH yet! In my free time, I love traveling, going on walks with my dog, reading mystery novels, watching comedy shows, and dabbling in just about any art or craft.

Anika Rajesh

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Liam Kiley

UNCMUNC XVII

Marvin Lee

  • Marvin is a senior from Nashville, TN, double majoring in Public Policy and Peace, War, and Defense with a Business (coloring) minor. He first got involved with Model UN during his first year at Case Western Reserve University and continued after transferring to UNC, where he competes on the collegiate circuit. He has served as Director of Logistics for UNCMUNC XVI, Head Delegate of CarolinaMUN, and Director of Campus Affairs. Marvin is grateful and thrilled to be running UNCMUNC XVII as Secretary-General! Outside of CIRA, you can find Marvin in the press box as a sportswriter for The Daily Tar Heel, listening to an inordinate amount of music, and riding buses as an intern for the MBTA and WMATA.

Pranav Nemani

  • Pranav is a junior from Cary, NC, majoring in Public Policy and Media & Journalism on the Ad/PR track. He first became involved with CIRA during his first year at UNC, competing with CarolinaMUN and staffing UNCMUNC XV. He has also served as a JFAC design editor, a USG for UNCMUNC XVI, and a Vice Head Delegate for CarolinaMUN. Pranav is currently serving as the Director-General for UNCMUNC XVII, where he hopes to bring a new level of engagement and creativity to the circuit. Outside of CIRA, Pranav is involved in the swim club AND Student Government, and enjoys going to the gym and exploring the outdoors.

Kayla Giset

  • Kayla is a junior Public Policy and English double major and PPE minor from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. When she’s not building Star Wars Legos or writing movie reviews (thecinemagazine.com– shameless plug), there’s no secret third option because that’s what she loves doing. You will almost always find her deeply invested in a cheesy romance novel and, if the time of day is right, singing and dancing to country music! In terms of CIRA, she is Chief of Staff of UNCMUNC XVII and Co-Director of UNC moMUNtum alongside the lovely Lindsay McRae. She’s also a huge Heat fan (and Tar Heels ofc) and is the most competitive word hunt player you’ll probably ever encounter.

Journal of Foreign Affairs

Co-Editor in Chief

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Co-Editor in Chief

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Campus Affairs

Jackson Wellons

  • Jackson is a sophomore from Summerfield, North Carolina and is majoring in Political Science and Economics with a minor in data science. He has been involved with Model UN since his first week of high school and has been heavily involved ever since. Aside from Campus Affairs, he also serves as the Director of Communications for MUNCH XXVII and the Under-Secretary-General for UNCMUNC XVII. Outside of committee, Jackson loves hiking, kayaking, and watching Modern Family.

External Affairs

Hadley Pridgen

  • Hadley is a Sophomore from Nashville, North Carolina, majoring in Political Science and History. He became involved in CIRA as a CarolinaMUN Delegate in his freshman year of college. Since then he has been a senior staffer at both MUNCH and UNCMUNC and traveled across collegiate conferences in the Mid-Atlantic. Hadley is excited to operate External Affairs by providing professional development skills and encouraging new perspectives on international relations, diplomacy, and what it means to be a leader.

MoMUNtum

  • Kayla is a junior Public Policy and English double major and PPE minor from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. When she’s not building Star Wars Legos or writing movie reviews (thecinemagazine.com– shameless plug), there’s no secret third option because that’s what she loves doing. You will almost always find her deeply invested in a cheesy romance novel and, if the time of day is right, singing and dancing to country music! In terms of CIRA, she is Chief of Staff of UNCMUNC XVII and Co-Director of UNC moMUNtum alongside the lovely Lindsay McRae. She’s also a huge Heat fan (and Tar Heels ofc) and is the most competitive word hunt player you’ll probably ever encounter.

Kayla Giset

  • Junior History B.A. with minors in Philosophy and Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE)

Lindsay Mcrae

Finance

  • Evan is a junior from Miami, FL, majoring in Business Administration and Data Science. Outside of CIRA, he enjoys 3D modeling and making physical projects in the Makerspace.

Evan Seifer

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Aiden McCrohan

Oversight

Anisa Hasanaj

  • Hi, I’m Anisa Hasanaj and I am the director of oversight for CIRA for the 2026-2027 academic year. I am a current sophomore I’ve been a member of CIRA since my freshman year. As a PWAD and EURO double-major, I enjoy all things related to Balkan geopolitics and history.