The faces behind our organization’s success

CIRA Executive Board

Thomas Ketterer, President

Thomas is a senior from Apex, NC majoring in Mathematics and Philosophy. He first became interested in International Relations through Model UN, and continued his involvement in college through moMUNtum (before it was a part of CIRA!), UNCMUNC and MUNCH. He has staffed both conferences every year, being a crisis director four of those times and Director of Operations once. Thomas is very happy to be serving as your president, and is working towards expanding the opportunities we give our members throughout all of our branches. Outside of CIRA he is a member of Carolina Jump Rope and loves to stay in with his friends.

Sunhee Frecker, Vice President

CarolinaMUN

  • Irine Raju is a sophomore from Cary, NC majoring in Political Science and Peace, War, and Defense. She has been doing Model UN since her sophomore year of high school (competing in conferences like MUNCH, UNC's highschool conference!). She is currently the Head Delegate of UNC's Model UN Travel Team where she competes in conferences around North America and leads a team of highly trained and talented delegates from UNC. Within CIRA she has also chaired for MUNCH for two years, was a USG for UNCMUNC last year, and is now the director of logistics for the upcoming UNCMUNC. Outside of CIRA, you can find Irine in UNC's student government, working at Hollister, or ignoring her homework at a new coffee shop.

  • Luke is a Sophomore from Farmville, North Carolina, majoring in Business Administration and Peace, War, & Defense. He first became involved in CIRA as a participant in MUNCH during his junior year of high school. Since coming to UNC, he has served as a Chair and Crisis Director at both UNCMUNC and MUNCH, while competing across the country as Head Delegate of the CarolinaMUN travel Model United Nations team. Luke is excited to be part of CarolinaMUN’s invigorating culture and new initiatives to mentor and encourage every delegate as they travel to new cities and even bigger heights this year!

MUNCH

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UNCMUNC

  • Pranav is a sophomore 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.

  • 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.

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MoMUNtum

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Journal of Foreign Affairs

  • Daniela Paris is a fourth-year Political Science and Peace, War, and Defense student. She enjoys learning about foreign affairs, reading about foreign affairs, and most importantly, writing about foreign affairs, with focuses on post-conflict resolution and peacekeeping as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Outside of being the CO-Editor in Chief for JFAC, Daniela has served on the board for UNC Women in National Security, where she facilitated connections between students and national security professionals. In her spare time, she enjoys climbing and reading.

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Campus Affairs

  • Jackson is a sophomore from Summerfield, North Carolina and is double 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. He currently serves as Director of Campus Affairs for CIRA and served as head chair for a crisis committee at MUNCH XXVI. Outside of CIRA, Jackson loves hiking, kayaking, and watching Modern Family.

External Affairs

  • Liam is a sophomore from Apex, NC, majoring in Statistics and Political Science with a minor in music. He has been involved in Model UN since his sophomore year of high school, when he attended MUNCH and helped run his the Apex High School Model UN team. In CIRA, he has been on the travel team, served as director of External Affairs, and served on the secretariats for both UNCMUNC and MUNCH, focusing on running specialized/GAP committees. Outside of CIRA, Liam is the co-director of PORG, which conducts campus public opinion polling, the Undergraduate Senate, and the UNC Symphony Orchestra, where he plays bassoon and contrabassoon.

Finance and Oversight

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