Meet The Team!

Shalina Effendi is a Junior at Yale University from Houston, Texas majoring in Global Affairs. On campus, she serves as the President of the Yale International Relations Association and competes on the Model UN team at Yale. Previously, she served as the Director-General of Yale Model UN Dubai 2024 and Under-Secretary-General of Yale Model UN Singapore 2024. Shalina is passionate about empowering young people, and has previously been part of organizations like Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America, Diversify our Narrative, and Girl Up.

Netra Easwaran is a junior at Yale University majoring in Political Science and South Asian Studies. She is also the Vice President of the Yale International Relations Association and competes on Yale’s Model United Nations Team and Yale’s Debate Association.

Netra has served as Director-General of Committees for Yale MUN Dubai II and Yale MUN South Asia, Crisis Director for Yale MUN Europe, and Assistant Secretary-General of Committees for Yale MUN 50. She has also been involved in projects for the Yale Policy Initiative and Undergraduate Legal Aid Association. Netra is a Board Member of the South Asian Youth Initiative, a Contributing Reporter for the Yale Daily News, and Events Chair for the Hindu Students Organization.

Kyle Guo (he/him) is a senior in Pierson College from North Haven, CT, majoring in Economics and Political Science. He currently serves as the Secretary-General of Yale MUN South Asia, and previously worked on Yale MUN XLIX, Yale MUN 50 (YIRA's flagship conference on Yale's campus), and Yale MUN Korea. Kyle also served as the Treasurer from 2024-2025 for the Yale International Relations Association, the parent organization of YMUN's global conferences. In his free time, Kyle enjoys exploring the outdoors, traveling, binging a good show, or discovering new artists.

Ava Chae (she/her) is a senior in Ezra Stiles College and an Economics major. Ava has served on the secretariats for Yale MUN South Asia, Yale MUN XLIX, Yale MUN 50, and Yale MUN Korea in various operations positions. When she is not staffing a Yale MUN conference, she is volunteering for the Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project or dancing in Yale Movement. In her spare time, she enjoys solving escape rooms, holding karaoke nights with friends, and watching dystopian movies. Ava is beyond excited to help work with young leaders in Japan!