Surya is a senior Political Science & International Studies major on the pre-law track at the University of Florida. After serving as the USG of Advisor Relations for two years, Surya is now the Secretary General for GatorMUN XXIII. When she’s not busy working on law school applications and planning GatorMUN, Surya loves going to farmers markets and enjoying Gainesville!

Surya Dodia

Secretary General

Michel Jijon is a fourth year at the University of Florida pursuing a Dual Major in Political Science and Music. He began his Model United Nations journey in college with no prior knowledge. You will find him serving as GatorMUNXXIII's Director General after previously being Chief of Staff and crisis director in prior iterations. Whenever he isn't thinking about MUN, you will most likely catch him reading a Penguin Classics book in a remote, quiet area. Ask him which is his favorite!

Michel Jijon

Director General

Naveen Siddiqui is a senior at the University of Florida triple majoring in Mathematics, Statistics, and Economics with a minor in Chinese. She is serving as Undersecretary of Advisor Relations. Naveen aspires to become an economist who shapes global industrial policy. A fun fact about her is that she speaks 5 languages!

Naveen Siddiqui and Helena Panuthos

Undersecretary Generals of Advisor Relations

Helena Panuthos is a senior at the University of Florida, studying economics with a minor in history. She has worked on the GatorMUN secretariat for the past two years and is excited to return for a third to work as your Co-Undersecretary of Advisor Relations. In her free time, Helena enjoys reading graphic novels and playing basketball.

Diana is a fourth year English and Linguistics double major and she serves as this year’s Chief of Staff! After graduation, Diana plans on pursuing her masters in English, and after that, she plans to travel the world teaching English as a second language. A fun fact about Diana is that she has ten piercings!

Diana Best-Johnson

Chief of Staff

Joel Woeste is this year’s USG of Logistics for GatorMun XXIII. Joel is a transfer student from Villanova University, pursuing dual degrees in both Computer Science and Economics at UF. He is excited to see you all in January! This is Joel’s second year on the GatorMun secretariat, having served as USG of Media last year. If you have any questions on hotel, schedule, committee rooms, and all things logistics, he’s the guy to look for!

Joel Woeste

Undersecretary General of Logistics

Grant is a second-year finance major at the University of Florida with an interest in geopolitics and economics. Upon graduation, he intends to pursue a career in asset management. In his spare time, Grant enjoys investing, learning foreign languages, and hiking.

Grant Worden

Undersecretary General of Finance

Cayden Meyer is a sophomore aerospace engineering major at the University of Florida. He is currently serving as GatorMUN's Undersecretary General for Crisis Committees. Cayden is originally from Charlotte. He loves sailing, driving boats, and most things involving a lake, but he hates cilantro.

Cayden Meyer

Undersecretary General of Crisis Committees

Arielle Watts (she/her) is a junior at the University of Florida’s Nursing Program. She has been doing MUN since her sophomore year at Cypress Lake High School. This is her second year in UFMUN and she has mostly done General Assembly for her entire MUN career. She was a director in the WHO committee at the previous iteration of GatorMun. In addition to Model United Nations, she loves theater, softball, butterfly conservation, and crocheting. She is a Certified Nursing Assistant and is very passionate about medicine, particularly in the labor and delivery specialty. She is on the executive board for Nurses Leading Change and devotes her remaining free time to organizing information sessions about different health practices.

Maya Doonan

Undersecretary General of General Assembly

Caitlin is a senior Majoring in International Studies and Political Science. She began her ModelUN journey in college and truly appreciates everything it has taught her and brought into her life. She spent the summer in the UK through a legal internship/study abroad program here at UF, and afterwards, saw as much of Europe as she could with nothing but a full backpack and the amazing friends she made along the way.

Caitlin Deal

Undersecretary General of Specialized Committees

Cat is a second-year student at the University of Florida, majoring in Media Production, Management, and Technology and double minoring in Spanish and Public Relations. This year, Cat is serving as the Under Secretary General of Media & Design for GatorMun XXIII. She currently plans to pursue a career in photography or advertising. In addition to her role at GatorMun, Cat also works for the UF Blue and Orange Film Festival and as a freelance photographer. In her free time she likes to travel, do yoga, and play pickleball.

Catalina Martinez-Wittinghan

Undersecretary General of Media & Design