Director of Global Operations

Cody Eckert received his BA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master’s of Public Policy from the National University of Singapore. In recent years, Cody has managed logistics for the Qatar Leadership Conference, the Global Public Policy Network Conference in Singapore, and an international trade exposition in Changchun, China. He oversaw the administration of a small group of employees for Tufts Consulting Group in China and was responsible for payroll, invoicing, and project coordination for a consulting group in Washington, DC. He was invited by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to participate in an Expert Group Meeting in Vienna for his expertise on best practice in MUN methodologies. Additionally, he has held positions in New Zealand, India, Indonesia, and Hawaii.

Youth Director – Corporate Outreach & Tech Ops

In my experience working with MUN Impact so far, I have come across a number of highly confident and enterprising young individuals who firmly believe in our mission that is to help students and MUN delegates all over the world to be a force for positive change. During the term of 2019-20, I would like to see a growth in that network of individuals through vigorous outreach programs. I already see the MUN Impact philosophy spreading throughout the globe and look forward to seeing teams in various countries inspiring delegates and students to recognize their potential and make a real change.I also envision MUN Impact’s name being synonymous with the progress made by youth globally. On the basis of this progress, I look forward to the organization attracting the necessary financial resources to further our mission.

MUN@Home Program Coordinator

I have been part of the Model UN Community for the last five years, and I strongly believe that MUN Impact connects the passion of MUN to the reality of our global community. MUN Impact brings together individuals from all over the world, working together to empower and foster SDG education through modern technology. MUN@Home offers students a digital platform to connect, learn and grow whilst powering through the global pandemic. I am privileged to be apart of this program that not only fosters SDG Education but makes a lasting step towards change. MUN@Home is growing exponentially every round and continues to help students from all around the world connect and share their passion.

Program Assistant-MUN@Home

My name is Shanah Makanani and I am currently studying International Relations at Africa University in Zimbabwe. My interests in this degree program include human rights, social justice, sustainable growth and environmental sustainability. I naturally fell in love with MUN Impact when I came to learn of the work being undertaken in the organisation as well as its efforts to help the initiatives on SDGs. I realised that MUN Impact is the only key to gaining critical experience and creating relationships that are required to get each and every person involved, closer to achieving goals that are intended to better the world. I grew up in a volatile country marred by violence ranging from gender -based violence to attacks against civilians, a stagnant economy and the violation of human rights. This experience has made me understand how one can survive in a society like this with resilience and it has also prompted me to try to make a difference. I firmly believe that MUN Impact will provide me with the ideas, resources and motivation required to take action, but most importantly, it will help me support students all over Zimbabwe, as well as those in other countries facing similar struggles, to voice their thoughts and come up with the solutions required to address these issues. I am a sociable person who gets more energized when in touch with people from all corners of the globe which is what MUN Impact is all about.
I look forward to building resilience skills among the women, girls, boys marginalised in their societies in different forms which includes building life skills, avoiding gender based violence, supporting sexual reproductive health as well as entrepreneurship for the young women and boys.

Communications and Publications

Having participated in her high school MUN and MUN Impact programs for the past four and two years, respectively, Sanjana Kumar hopes to carry forward these passions of hers as she starts at the University of Michigan in Fall 2020. Studying Biomolecular Science, she aspires to become a Medical Officer for the United Nations and be a driving force in the fight against one of the issues she is most passionate about: healthcare inequity. She truly believes that youth-led programs like MUN Impact are the most powerful tool we have for social change, not only because of the diverse, global network of students, but also because of the confidence it instills within our leaders of tomorrow. She feels privileged to have the opportunity to continue working with such an inspirational organization and looks forward to sharing her passion with others.

Digital Badge Coordinator

Omayma Cherkaoui has always been a passionate believer in the power of youth, to shape the world for the better. This is why ever since she was a young girl, she has always been an active member of a wide range of extra-curricular activities and participated in many volunteer projects. She has been involved in over ten MUN conferences and has served in many MUN leadership positions, with her latest role being President at her school’s Model United Nations Club. Omayma is honored to have been given the opportunity to celebrate the hard work and success of the MUN Impact community through serving as Digital Badging Coordinator. She looks forward to a time when everyone will have the ability to acquire quality education as knowledge has always been vital to civilizations that thrive. Hoping that one day ethics will not be compromised because of the need for efficiency, she looks forward to helping achieve this and to becoming a global changemaker. Her interests include economics, history, philosophy, art, and writing./span>

uniO-MUN Director General

From gingerly preparing for my first jrO-MUN debate in 2015, to emotionally presenting my final closing speech for THIMUN-Qatar in 2019, MUN has been an integral part of my life. I hope to carry forward the lessons I have learned from MUN as I start off at Oberlin College this fall. Studying both computer science and politics while also armed with MUN experience, I aspire to become a lawyer with an emphasis on cybersecurity in order to combat pressing issues such as network security privacy and anonymity among social networks. Programs such as MUN are arguably powerful mechanisms to inspire individuals to enact social change, and I am humbled that I have the privilege to present other students—in particular those attending university—with the same opportunities that I was fortunate to experience growing up.