Meet the Secretariat
Secretary-General
Laila Hall
Laila is a senior from Arlington, VA majoring in History and Classical Studies. She is incredibly excited for her fourth and final year on the WMHSMUN secretariat. Laila is also a member of William & Mary’s chapter of Kappa Delta and worked as a Human Factors Intern with the Federal Aviation Administration this summer! She is an alumna of Jersey Surf and Blue Knights with Drum Corps International (she swears marching band is cool). Laila is overjoyed to welcome every delegate, sponsor, and staffer to celebrate WMHSMUN’s 40th year.
Contact Laila at secgen@wmhsmun.org.
Director-General
Kristen Valendo
Kristen is a junior from Fords, NJ majoring in Government and History. She is extremely excited for her second year on the WMHSMUN secretariat after serving as the Chief of Staff for last year’s conference. Outside of Model UN, Kristen works as a Resident Assistant, volunteers as a Peer Advisor, and is the Vice President of Recognition for W&M’s chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH). She enjoys reading, watching ice hockey, and visiting the sheep of Colonial Williamsburg with friends. She wishes all delegates the best of luck and cannot wait to welcome them to William & Mary’s beautiful campus this fall!
Contact Kristen at directorgeneral@wmhsmun.org.
Registration Director
Jessica Sadek
Jessica is a junior from Virginia Beach, VA majoring in International Relations with and a minor in Economics. She has been involved with model UN since high school and now serves as the Director of Engagement for IRC’ travel MUN team and director of Registration for WMHSMUN. Outside of Model UN Jessica finds great time being an Arabic TA and occasionally tutor adults with developmental difficulties with the arc of greater Williamsburg. She is also a member of William & Mary’s chapter of Pi Beta Phi. She wishes all delegates and sponsors a great and smooth registration process and is very excited to see everyone in the fall.
Contact Jessica at registration@wmhsmun.org.
Chief of Staff
Sophia Stanley
Sophia is a sophomore from Ft. Lauderdale, FL majoring in Government and History. She can not wait to serve on the WMHSMUN secretariat again after being Charge D’Affaires from WMHSMUN XXXIX. Besides Model UN, Sophia is a member of William & Mary’s chapters of Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Phi Omega. In her free time she can be found in different coffee shops in Colonial Williamsburg and hanging out with her friends. She can not wait for WMHSMUN this year and is excited to see what all of the delegates do!
Contact Sophia at cos@wmhsmun.org.
Undersecretary-General of Novice Committees
Alexander Deas
Alex is a junior from Alexandria, VA majoring in Government and Data Science. He is running back WMHS after serving as the USG-GA last year, and is more excited than ever to do so. Outside of Model UN, Alex is a member of the Club Sailing Team, working in the local Food Lion, or having a vanilla chai at Aromas. He is very excited to welcome the novice delegates to the world of Model UN this coming WMHS!
Contact Alex at usg-nc@wmhsmun.org.
Undersecretary-General of General Assemblies
Chaewon Kang
Chaewon is a sophomore from Chesapeake, Virginia, majoring in Government and Sociology. She has been involved in Model UN since high school, and currently serves as the Charge D’Affaires for IRC’s travel Model UN Team and now the USG-GA for WMHSMUN! Outside of Model UN, she spends her time reading, debating, and loving her cats! Chaewon is very excited for WMHSMUN this year and to spread the joys of GAs to all of the delegates!
Contact Chaewon at usg-ga@wmhsmun.org.
Undersecretary-General of Specialized Agencies
Hailey Robb
Hailey is a sophomore from Nashville, Tennessee and is majoring in Education and English. Hailey is excited to be on the WMHS Secretariat this year for the first time as USG-SPEC. Within IRC, she is also the Chief of Staff for W&M’s college conference, &MUNXV. Outside of IRC, Hailey works as a Resident Assistant. For the past three summers she has been a youth camp counselor in Tennessee. In her free time, you can find Hailey reading, hiking, or taking a walk with friends in Colonial Williamsburg. Hailey is excited to welcome all delegates to WMHSMUN this fall!
Contact Hailey at usg-spec@wmhsmun.org.
Undersecretary-General of Crisis Committees
Quinlan Duprey
Quinlan is a junior from Bedford, New Hampshire. He is double majoring in Economics and Government, and a member of Army ROTC. Quinlan was USG-Spec at WMHSMUN XXXIX and is very excited to be USG crisis this WMHS. Outside of Model UN, Quinlan enjoys being a member of the Queen’s Guard, club rugby, working locally, and working out.
Contact Quinlan at usg-cc@wmhsmun.org.
Director of Public Relations
Lauren Alligood
Lauren is a senior from Tewksbury, New Jersey majoring in International Relations through the Joint Degree Program with the University of St Andrews. Alongside WMHS, Lauren is a member of Pi Beta Phi and on the events team for William & Mary’s Global Innovation Change. She spent the past summer in Washington, D.C. interning for Senator Andy Kim. Outside of MUN, Lauren can be found staffing political campaigns or running around Scotland, depending on the time of year. In her free time she enjoys reading, volunteering, and seeing as much of the world as she can. Lauren is most excited to be returning to the WMHSMUN Secretariat for her third and final time; she can’t wait to welcome delegates back to campus!
Contact Lauren at publicrelations@wmhsmun.org.
Media Director
Sabrina Ehmann-Jones
Sabrina is a junior from Falls Church, VA majoring in Psychology. At William and Mary, Sabrina plays Euphonium in the Wind Ensemble and is on the club rowing team. When she is not working at the Cohen Career Center on campus, you can usually find her in the Ceramics studio. Sabrina is looking forward to capturing all of the delegates mun-umental moments on her camera this fall!
Contact Sabrina at media@wmhsmun.org.
Chargé d'Affaires
Samantha Wynne
Samantha is a freshman from Maplewood, New Jersey. Samantha was involved in Model UN in high school and is excited to continue MUN into her collegiate career. Outside of Model UN, Samantha is a part of William & Mary’s chapter of Gamma Phi Beta, and you can find her exploring around campus and Williamsburg! She can’t wait to participate in her first WMHSMUN as Chargé d'Affaires!
CDA@wmhsmun.org.