University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Rashid Jeff Bernard Araula or JB is a third-year student the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is double majoring in Political Science and Filipino Arts, Language, and Culture. He is finishing up his final semester, while working as staff for Congresswoman Jill Tokuda of Hawaiʻi's Second Congressional District. He has a burning passion for politics and policy, ignited by his years of experience in Model UN as both a delegate and a chair. If he isn't doing either, you'll catch him playing video games or boogie-boarding Kauaʻi's various shores.

San Francisco State University

Yazan Elayyan is a Political Science graduate student at San Francisco State University. He’s earned what he likes to call “Model UN tenure” after six years of deep involvement in the program. Passionate about education, teaching, and politics, Yazan hopes to one day teach political science at the college level. When he’s not analyzing geopolitical tensions, he’s busy running his own e-commerce business and basketball league full-time.

University of California, Davis

Benjamin Phipps is a fourth year student at the University of California Davis, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Human Rights and Anthropology. He participated in Model UN all throughout high school, also taking on various administrative roles within the club. In his free time, Benjamin is a musician with a beat tape called “Bad Therapy” released on SoundCloud under the name Psue Donim in January 2025, with much more music coming later this year. This will be his 6th PacMUN (3 as a delegate and 3 as a Crisis Director) and he is very excited to meet all of you wonderful delegates this year! Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

De Anza College

Raghav Kochar is a first-year at De Anza College, majoring in chemistry; he aspires to pursue a future in medicine especially in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. Raghav was brought to MUN through his passion for youth involvement in worldly affairs alongside his burning desire to communicate (yap). Having been a delegate for the past three years at notable conferences like PacMUN, NHSMUN, SCVMUN, and RIMUN, he became eager to serve as staff and aid in the creation of the very MUN environment which brought him so many wonderful memories. Raghav wishes Pōmaikaʻi a noho maluhia to all delegates!

San José State University

Zoe Kim Nguyen, or simply Zoe, is a fourth-year at San José State University majoring in Behavioral Science. She is passionate about reducing recidivism and hopes to pursue a career in criminal justice reform. With over five years of experience in Model United Nations, including serving as a board member at Santa Teresa High School, Zoe does her best to make conferences fun and educational. This will be her first time serving as a staff member at PacMUN, though she has previously participated as a delegate. In her free time, Zoe enjoys working on her Honda Civic, building Lego sets, and baking 5 dozen cookies just for fun.

American University

Andrew Pomai Chang, or just Pomai, is a first-year at American University. He is majoring in American’s Interdisciplinary Studies: Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government program, with a minor in History. Pomai has participated in Model UN since his freshman year of high school as both delegate and Crisis Director. This will be his 3rd time attending PacMUN, and will be his first as a Crisis Director. Pomai also enjoys playing video games and keeping up with current events in his free time.