Ad Hoc of the Secretary General

Hello, all! My name is Cheyenne Jemison, and I’m a senior studying Political Science and History at UC Berkeley. I’m from Los Angeles, California! A bit about me is that I’ve been staffing and competing at UCBMUN since my sophomore year, served as an ACD , and just this past spring, I was the Director-General of UCBMUN XXX. Outside of MUN, I do research for the History Department, collect trinkets, try new food spots, and go to the movies probably more often than I should! I’m super duper excited to meet all of you SADHOC folks in March! I'm sure you guys are going to come up with some crazy ideas, and I can’t wait to see how everything unfolds. See y’all in March!

My name is Rishit Pradhan and I am a Senior (oh no) studying Chemical Biology and concentrating in Computational Chemistry. I am from the incredible town of Bakersfield in the beautiful central valley of California. When I am not buried in Chem homework or doing work for this committee, I am usually elbow-deep in neurosurgery research out at UCSF, or trying to ski. This past summer I also had the chance to work with folks out in Silicon Valley, which was a completely different kind of chaos than the OR, but one I loved all the same. Outside of that, I am probably playing tennis or watching whatever sport is on (I have been glued to the US Open lately).

I thought of this committee because I have always had a soft spot for mystery, the kind where you don't know what's coming until it's already happened, and an ad hoc has been on my bucket list since I started doing MUN. There is something irresistible about walking into a room with no topic, no backstory, and no idea what's about to be thrown at you. I am confident that this committee will be very unnatural and unique, and everyone will walk out of here having explored crisis in a way that has never been seen before.

I wanted something that feels just a little off-balance, where alliances twist faster than you can track them and everyone second-guesses who they trust. Whether you love solving puzzles, weaving rumors, or just throwing yourself into chaos for the fun of it, I hope you find something here that surprises you. I cannot wait to see the stories you all create once the gates close and the unknown finally reveals itself.