BathMUN 2024- 2025

Meet the Committee!

Chair: Ian Cotton

2nd Year BSc Economics

Email: ic547@bath.ac.uk

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Ian is an Economics student from London. Having only discovered MUN at university, he was excited by the prospect of tricking fellow delegates into supporting ‘creative’ policies. He also enjoys writing fun python code that sometimes works, running at Parkrun and ensuring that the preacher can be heard at church.

As Chair, Ian is the leader of the committee. He manages the responsibilities of the other five and ensures that they get their jobs done, giving any assistance necessary. He chairs committee meetings, meets with the SU and acts as the face of the society both internally and externally. He is also responsible for ensuring that we are nominated for an SU award for the 3rd year running!

Vice Chair: Michelle Charles

2nd Year BSc Psychology

Email: mc3220@bath.ac.uk

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Michelle is a second-year psychology student at the University of Bath. She has been doing MUN for almost 10 years and can say with 100% confidence that she is in way too deep to quit now. That aside, outside of MUN she enjoys going out with her friends, trying new cafes, and watching Studio Ghibli movies. She is super excited to serve as Vice-Chair for the remainder of the 24/25 academic year!

As Vice-Chair, Michelle has the most broad responsibilities of any committee member. She is currently responsible for managing the society alongside the Chair Ian and ensuring that MUN runs smoothly, as well as planning conference training sessions and assisting Training Officer Josh with new and exciting topics and committees to explore during weekly sessions.

Treasurer: Giorgio Barbacci Schettino

3rd Year BSc Economics

Email: gbs38@bath.ac.uk

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Giorgio is a third year Economics Undergraduate student from Rome, Italy. Giorgio has a passion for debating and for the world of Finance. Alongside being The Treasurer for BathMUN he is also the Treasurer/ Head of Finance at CyberSanctus, a cybersecurity start-up he helped co-found. Outside of academia and the professional world, Giorgio enjoys running around Bath and the Bath Parkrun, as well as watching all kinds of motorsport championships, from Formula one to IndyCar. On the sport front, Giorgio is an avid skier, having participated in several semi-professional regional and national races in Italy. Giorgio looks forward to helping the society achieve its financial aims and to continually elevate it to the best standards possible.

As treasurer, Giorgio is responsible for balancing the society books, our expenditure and income. He manages the society account, expenses and our relationship with the Students Union. This is Gio’s second year as treasurer, building on a solid 23/24 fiscal year.

Outreach Officer: Nadia Gera

4th Year BSc International Management and French

Email: nbg23@bath.ac.uk

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Unlike your typical politics student, Nadia is an International Management and French student, about to go into final year. She is well-known for her international spirit given she was born and raised in London in a Russo-Maltese household. On top of that, she well-travelled and has lived in 3 countries. She spent 6 years of her life in Kenya, and she is currently on a year abroad in France. Nadia started MUN during her second year and has fallen in love with it ever since. She particularly enjoys going out, travelling, discovering new places and their cultures, learning new languages, and meeting new people. Hence, MUN is a perfect fit for her. As outreach officer, she hopes to provide BathMUN with more opportunities to learn and make new connections.

As outreach officer, Nadia will manage BathMUN’s external relations. Her main responsibility is to reach out to and communicate with other societies in Bath as well as MUN societies from other universities. She will also be in charge of planning any joint sessions or events, collaborations and forming partnerships. For other societies wishing to work with BathMUN, Nadia is your point of contact.

Training Officer: Josh Rogers

MRes AAPS CDT

Email: jjr64@bath.ac.uk

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Josh is a second-year integrated doctorate student, hailing from Corby in the East Midlands - previously studying computer science at the University of Leicester. Being the grandad of the society, he has only discovering MUN last year and dived right into delegating, chairing, and also organising Bath's very-own conference in 2024. Outside of research in calculating environmental impact uncertainty of public transport, Josh is also a massive nerd for Eurovision, is an at-home barista, and an addict to television appearances.

As training officer, Josh helps organise and lead the iconic weekly training sessions. During sessions he determines the topic and committee simulated, the countries taking part, and wrangling chairs, if necessary. He also ensures any delegation is well prepared before any conference, and works with other committees near to Bath to run collaborative sessions.

Social Officer: Rohan Sudhaman

2nd Year BSc Politics and International Relations

Email: rms89@bath.ac.uk

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Rohan is a 2nd year Politics and International Relations student from Hong Kong. He started MUN when coming to Bath and hasn’t looked back. Outside of MUN, Rohan can be found watching Eurovision, buying vinyl records, choreographing, practicing and winning awards at DanceSoc, watching Everton FC or baking in anticipation for another attempt at making it onto the Great British Bake Off.

A Social Officer, Rohan is responsible for both the excellent socials of the society and also serves as interim Welfare and Inclusivity Officer, ensuring everyone is welcome at the society. He is also the current admin of the society Instagram account, producing posts, graphics and ensuring that people stay informed of what the society is getting up to.

BY-ELECTIONS

Any by-elections will be advertised here.