JOINT-CRISIS COMMITTEE

JCC:REFORM/ESTRADA

Topic: The Fall of Joseph Estrada, Philippines Constitutional Coup

  • Rashid Jeff Bernard Araula - Committee Chair (JCC:ESTRADA)

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Rashid Jeff Bernard Araula or JB is a third-year student the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He double majors 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 Hawai'i'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 boogieboarding Kaua‘i's various shores.

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    Yazan Elayyan - Committee Chair (JCC:REFORM)

    San Jose State University

    Yazan Elayyan is fifth-year at San Jose State University studying Political Science. Yazan is a graduate of Santa Teresa High School where in he participated in Model UN throughout his time there, taking part in conferences like SCVMUN, BMUN and PacMUN. In his free time, Yazan serves as a recreational leader for the City of San Jose, is a founder, owner and commissioner for a Bay Area adult basketball league known as Majestic Hoops and is self-described entrepreneur.

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    Benjamin Phipps - Head Crisis Director (JCC:ESTRADA)

    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, and much more on the way. This will be his 6th PacMUN (3 as a delegate and 3 as a director) and he is very excited to meet all of you wonderful delegates this year!

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    Raghav Kochar - Head Crisis Director (JCC:REFORM)

    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!

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    Zoe Kim Nguyen - Coordinating Crisis Director (JCC: ESTRADA)

    San Jose State University

    COMING SOON.

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    Andrew Pomai Chang - Coordinating Crisis Director (JCC: REFORM)

    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.