Claire JiangContact

Model UN (MUN)


Leadership

Secretary-General and Head Delegate of BCA Model UN Travel Team (2025-2026)


  • Plan and lead 2-day 2026 Academy Model UN Conference, hosting 400+ delegates from the tri-state area
  • Oversee 50+ secretariat, chairs, moderators, and staffers, coordinating logistics and programming
  • Invite and coordinate with guest speaker to enhance delegate experience
  • Expand leadership team from 18 to 25 members; establishing new positions including Social Media Manager and Lead Delegates
  • Select and train co-presidents and lead delegates, ensuring new delegates in clubs receive training and support 
  • Host 4 intensive training sessions prior to college conferences to prepare delegates
  • Manage applications, registration, logistics, and conference materials for all attendees
  • Provide on-site presence at all conferences for morale support and logistical assistance
  • Collaborate closely with faculty advisors for fundraising and advertising purposes


Co-President  (2024-2025)

  • coordinated with club advisors to plan club wide events such as bake sales, MUN training sessions, and promotional events
  • mentored underclassmen, providing training through leading simulations during clubs (1hr/week for 3 months), creating educational presentations, and fostering a supportive MUN community
  • trained higher level Model UN through advanced slideshows and presentations, maintaining open contact in order to provide feedback
    community
  • created promotional pamphlets for advertising, remaining on-site to answer any questions about Model UN club


Co-Director of Internal Affairs for Junior Academy Model UN (2024)

  • selected, lead, and organized 20+ students from Bergen County Academies to be Junior Academy Model UN chairs and moderators
  • guided students to write catered topic guides for middle school students;edited and revised topic guides, provided feedback and staying up to date with any changes
  • provided online information sessions (2 hours) to teach chairing and moderator skills, creating slideshows, and maintaining contact with chairs for questions
  • organized day of scheduling and planning, ensuring all chairs had materials for committee rooms
  • spoke at the opening ceremony
  • created the annual secretariat gift to advisors,spent 5 hours designing and printing gift
  • planned a group dinner to promote and foster a MUN community


Chair (Academy and Junior Model UN and Applied Tech Model UN)


Chair for Academy Model UN (2024-2025)
Chairing for SOCHUM (2025)
  • lead 50+ beginner level high school students through 15+ hours of debate
  • researched and organized a 26 page topic guide for two topics
  • cater to individualized needs as a beginner and double delegate committee
Chaired for World Health Organization (2024)
  • selected to lead 40+ high school students through 15+ hours of diplomatic debate
  • researched, organized, and wrote a 17 page topic guide on current events issues for delegates of varying levels
  • taught parliamentary procedure and guided delegates through resolution writing
  • provided individualized feedback for delegates after committee session to further improve their performance
Chair for Applied Tech Model UN SOCHUM (2024)
  • invited to chair for sister school, Applied Tech
  • lead 20 beginner level high school students through 10+ hours of debate
  • taught parliamentary procedure and guided delegates through resolution writing
  • provided individualized feedback for delegates after committee session to further improve their performance
  • fostered a supportive environment by encouraging delegates to give speeches and setting precedent for diplomacy

Chair for Junior Academy Model UN (2023)
  • selected to lead 30+ middle school students students through 10+ hours of debate
  • taught parliamentary procedure and guided delegates through resolution writing as beginners
  • provided individualized feedback for delegates after committee session to further improve their performance
  • encouraged diplomatic and cooperative environment with delegates by halting distracting behavior and giving breaks to delegates when needed


Awards


Yale Model UN
Outstanding Delegate as Bolivia in CESCR committee (2025)

Princeton Model UN
Outstanding Delegate as Indonesia in UNOOSA committee (2023)
Honorable Large Delegation (2023)

Washington Area Model UN
Best  Delegate as Tonga in the Council of the Pacific (2025)
Outstanding Large Delegation (2025)
Outstanding Delegate as Turkmenistan in SPECPOL Committee (2024)
Best Delegation (2024)

Dalton Model UN
Outstanding Delegate as Pakistan in SOCHUM committee (2023)