The Yunmun Xxix Conference Staff
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THE YUNMUN XXIX CONFERENCE STAFF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY NATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS XXIX FEBRUARY 10-12, 2019 STAMFORD, CT Featured Keynote Speaker Anne Neuberger Anne Neuberger is Senior Advisor to the Director of NSA and the NSA lead of the NSA/US CyberCommand Election Security Group. Most recently, Anne served as the Associate Deputy Director of the NSA’s Operations Directorate, leading NSA’s foreign intelligence, cybersecurity and information assurance operations, as the civilian deputy of a three-member leadership team. Anne was awarded the Presidential Rank Award in 2017. Prior to that, Anne served as NSA’s first Chief Risk Officer and a member of NSA’s Senior Leadership Team. As Chief Risk Officer, she was responsible for creating and maturing the methodology and processes to asses risk across NSA’s missions. Prior to her assignment as Chief Risk Officer, Anne served as the Director of NSA’s Commercial Solutions Center, responsible for NSA’s interface and partnerships with the private sector. Prior to that, she served as Special Assistant to the Director, NSA building a public private partnership between leading companies, the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, NIST and NSA, on a broad set of cybersecurity initiatives. Prior to joining NSA, Anne served as the Navy’s Deputy Chief Management Officer and a Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, with responsibility for guiding Navy enterprise IT programs. Anne first joined government service in 2007 as a White House Fellow, working for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Prior to joining government service, Anne was Senior Vice President of Operations at American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST), where she was responsible for directing operations, included dividend distributions, complex mergers, and acquisition processing for approximately 2,000 publicly traded companies. 3 SECRETARIAT Name: Azi Fine Position: Secretary General Hometown: Riverdale, NY High School Attended: TABC Yeshiva/Seminary: Shaalvim Major: Biology What I Love About YU: Besides YUNMUN, has to be all the unbelievable opportunities .תלמידי חכמים to learn Torah from a wide range of unbelievable and unique anything by Zac /אשרינו מה טוב חלקינו ומה נעים גורלנו :Favorite Song Lyric Brown Band Favorite Book: Life and Legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld (check it out!) Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, NCSY Vancouver, NCSY Community Beis Medrash (West Hempstead and New Rochelle), Fuchs Mizrachi Beis Medrash Fellowship, Blood Drive. Name: Noa Eliach Position: Under Secretary Hometown: Woodmere, NY High School Attended: Shalhevet Highschool for Girls Yeshiva/Seminary: Migdal Oz Major/Minor: Political Science What I Love About YU: Professor Douglas Burgess and Rabbi Saul Berman- both the secular and Judaic professors at Yeshiva University have really expanded my world view and gave me nuanced insight into contemporary topics and issues. Fun Fact: I can do a sick Irish accent (please ask me about it). Extracurriculars: Model UN, Mock Trial, Project Sunshine 4 SECRETARIAT Name: Jack Lebenbom Position: Under Secretary Hometown: Southfield, MI. High School Attended: Akiva Hebrew Day School Yeshiva/Seminary: Netiv Aryeh Major/Minor: Management What I Love About YU: YUNMUN (easy call). Fun Fact: I co foster a lizard named Cleopatra. If I could have any superpower, it would be: Noa B Eliach’s Yunmun skills. Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, Rowing club, Tamid Name: Mori Schick Position: Under Secretary Hometown: West Hempstead, NY. High School Attended: Central YUHSG Yeshiva/Seminary: Migdal Oz Major/Minor: Computer Science What I Love About YU: The Small class sizes. Fun Fact: A Buzzfeed quiz told me I'm Ezekiel bread, but I feel more like a sesame seed bagel. Extracurriculars: Model UN, No Limits, Computer Science Society 5 Commission on the status of women (CSW) Name: Kira Paley Position: Committee Chair Hometown: Teaneck, NJ. High School Attended: Ma’ayanot Yeshiva/Seminary: Nishmat Major/Minor: English, minor in biology What I Love About YU: The English department. Secret Talent: I can always tell when someone is wearing a wig. Extracurriculars: Model UN, Editor in Chief of the YU Observer, VP of Active Minds, tutor in the Beren Writing Center Name: Tai Miller Position: Assistant Chair Hometown: Houston, TX. High School Attended: Robert M. Beren Academy Yeshiva/Seminary: Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush) Major: Sociology, Biology Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: “No law’s gonna change us, we have to change us. Whatever God you believe in, we come from the same one.” - Same Love, Macklemore Fun Fact: My go-to midnight snack is York peppermint patties Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, Student government, Volleyball team Name: Rachel Green Position: Administrative Assistant Hometown: Brookline, MA. High School Attended: Maimonides High School Yeshiva/Seminary: Midreshet Torah V’Avodah Major: Marketing & Managment Double Major If I could travel anywhere, I would go to: Australia Fun Fact: I always over stuff the washing machine in Brookdale, so much so that my laundry comes out dripping pools of water. by age 30 6 Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, Resident Adviser Committee On Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) Name: Joey Senders Position: Committee Chair Hometown: Cleavland, OH. High School Attended: Fuchs Mizrachi Yeshiva/Seminary: Sha'alvim Major/Minor: Economics What I Love About YU: The Extra-Curriculars. Favorite Quote/Song Lyrics: "When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do." - Walt Disney Fun Fact: I’m learning to fly planes! Extracurriculars: Y-Studs, YUNMUN, EMS, Coding Name: Eliana Moss Position: Assistant Chair Hometown: Highland Park, NJ High School Attended: Ma'ayanot Yeshiva/Seminary: Midreshet Moriah Major: Psychology Minor: Studio Art Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: “You gotta strut like you mean it” If I could travel anywhere, I would go to: Bayit Shlishi Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, Start, Psychology club, New York Cares, Hitbodedut Name: Tzvi Gettenberg Position: Administrative Assistant Hometown: Lawrence, NY High School Attended: DRS/HAFTR Yeshiva/Seminary: Netiv Aryeh Major: Biochemistry Hidden Talent: Ruach HaKodesh Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: “If a man does not have the sauce, he is lost. But the same man can be lost in the sauce.” - Gucci Mane Extracurriculars: YUNMUN 7 Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) Name: Ariel Hochman Position: Committee Chair Hometown: Teaneck, NJ High School Attended: TABC Yeshiva/Seminary: Gush Major: Jewish History, Biology What I Love About YU: Learning from amazing professors in small classes and having incredible experiences with my friends Go-To Snack: Mint Oreo Thins Extracurriculars: Project TEACH, TVAC, Ultimate Frisbee Intramural Name: Aviva Landau Position: Assistant Chair Hometown: Dix Hills, NY High School Attended: YUHSG Yeshiva/Seminary: Nishmat Major: Undecided (pre-health) Secret Talent: My eyes change color depending on what I’m wearing Extracurriculars: YUNMUN and START Name: Zahava (Samantha) Fertig Position: Administrative Assistant Hometown: Woodmere, NY High School Attended: Midreshet Shalhevet Yeshiva/Seminary: MMY Major: Undecided (changes by the day) Favorite thing about YU: The diversity of the students, coming from different countries, backgrounds, speaking different languages but also all having things in common. Also, the ability to take Judaic Studies classes that have equal importance and are of equal difficulty levels as my secular classes. Extracurriculars: YUPAC, YUNMUN, Navigating the LIRR, Standing in an elevator (I live on the 20th floor of Brookdale), The Red Cross Club, Beit Midrash Committee, The Rowing Club 8 Disarmament and International Security (DISEC) Name: Yael Blau Position: Committee Chair Hometown: Cleveland, OH High School Attended: Fuchs Mizrachi Yeshiva/Seminary: MMY Major: Political Science Fun Fact: I sound like Vanellope Von Schweetz from Wreck-it-Ralph. Favorite Quote: “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”- Maya Angelou Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, Vice President of Speakers for Stern's Torah Activities Council (TAC) Name: Leib Weiner Position: Assistant Chair Hometown: Allentown, PA. High School Attended: Cooper Yeshiva Highschool for Men Yeshiva/Seminary: Yeshivat HaKotel Major: Biology Secret Superhero Identity: Lego Batman Fun Fact: Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn Favorite Quote: Yesterday was history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, that is why it’s called the present - Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda Extracurriculars: Project Included, Yachad, START, YUNFUN, Staff Writer for Commentator, School Play, and Genetics Research Name: Hannah Levitin Position: Administrative Assistant Hometown: Cleveland, OH High School Attended: Fuchs Mizrachi Yeshiva/Seminary: Shaalvim for Women Major/Minor: Biology, Studio Art minor Place I Want to Visit: Antarctica. I LOVE snow and cold weather! Fun Fact: I only wear a contact lens in one eye! Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, Project Sunshine, anything involving art, Thailand winter volunteer mission with YU 9 International Criminal Court (ICC) Name: Chezky Frieden Position: Committee Chair Hometown: Cincinnati High School Attended: Rambam Mesivta Yeshiva/Seminary: Sha’alavim Major: Behavioral Economics Fun Fact: I foot-raced on the Kentucky Derby If I can have any superpower, it would be: Shoot milk out of my fingers at inordinate speeds Extracurriculars: YUNMUN, Mock Trial (Captain), RA, Writing Center Tutor, Honors Council, Music Is Medicine (Vice President), NCSY Name: Alyssa Wruble Position: Committee Chair Hometown: