Meet the Secretariat
Secretary-General
Laila Hall
Laila is a junior 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, Eta Sigma Phi, and the Jersey Surf and Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (she swears marching band is cool). Laila is overjoyed to welcome every delegate, sponsor, and staffer to celebrate WMHSMUN’s 40th year.
Director-General
Kristen Valendo
Kristen is a sophomore from Fords, NJ majoring in Government and Economics. 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 spends her time working as a Resident Assistant, 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!
Registration Director
Jessica Sadek
Jessica is a sophomore 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.
Chief of Staff
Sophia Stanley
Sophia is a freshman 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, and loves to try new coffee shops. She can not wait for WMHSMUN this year and is excited to see what all of the delegates do!
Undersecretary-General of Novice Committees
Alexander Deas
Alex is a sophomore 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, you can find Alex on the water with the Club Sailing Team, working in the local Food Lion, or having a vanilla chai at Aromas.
Undersecretary-General of General Assemblies
Chaewon Kang
Chaewon is a freshman 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!
Undersecretary-General of Specialized Agencies
Hailey Robb
Hailey is a freshman from Nashville, Tennessee and is double majoring in Education and English. Hailey is excited to serve as USG-SPEC for WMHSMUN XL and is also Charge d’Affaires for William & Mary’s collegiate conference &MUNXIV. In the summers, she works as a youth camp counselor back in Tennessee. Outside of MUN, you can find Hailey reading, hanging out with friends, or hiking. Hailey is very excited to welcome everyone to WMHSMUN this fall!
Undersecretary-General of Crisis Committees
Quinlan Duprey
Quinlan is a sophomore 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.
Director of Public Relations
Lauren Alligood
Lauren is a junior from Tewksbury, New Jersey majoring in International Relations through the Joint Degree Program with the University of St Andrews. She is incredibly excited to be returning for her third and final time on the WMHS Secretariat. 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, writing, and seeing as much of the world as she can
Media Director
Sabrina Ehmann-Jones
Sabrina is a sophomore 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. Within IRC, she also serves as a member of the Justice board. 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!