SECRETARIAT BIO
​COMING SOON!

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ADVISOR BIO

Chris Lyons
North London Collegiate School Jeju Director

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I am a teacher of Geography at the North London Collegiate School, currently in my second year on Jeju. I'm a big fan of travel, my love of geography spurring my need to see as much of the world as possible.
Before arriving in Korea, I taught at a senior school in London, where I formed the Model UN Society and ran some small conferences, but it’s great to be able to get involved with an event such as GECMUN, where students really do get an all round Model UN experience. Smaller committee sizes are something we look for when we take students to other Model UN conferences, allowing all students to get involved and get the most from their experience, and I feel that our conference on Jeju does this excellently.
GECMUN V will mark my transition from advisor to director, and I am excited about getting more involved with what I feel will be another positive and rewarding conference. 
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Chris Lyons
North London Collegiate School Jeju
​Director

Nickolas Harris
Korea International School Jeju Director

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I teach history at Korea International School Jeju, and have been on the island for the past four years. Previous to South Korea, I taught history and coached MUN at Bahrain and Honduras. I love soccer, history, and MUN.
I have been involved with GECMUN from its inception in 2015, and find it to be one of the most inspiring MUN conferences to be part of. The conference is delegate-centered and is focused on providing attendees with an entertaining and educational experience. The small committee sizes provide ease when it comes to delegates having to contact chairs, and vice-versa. The chairs do not look at the conference as a resume padder but are truly invested in providing delegates with the best experience possible, and I firmly believe our format of having adults selecting the chairs instead of having high school students select their friends is a superior system to many of the MUN conferences in the Korean circuit.
We pride our conference to be constantly breaking new barriers. GECMUN was the first major conference to implement UNA-USA style of debate as well as implement crisis committees. We are an ambitious conference, constantly trying out new committees, and continually expanding in size. I look forward to seeing the conference continue to expand in both quality and quantity.

Nickolas Harris
Korea International School Jeju
Director

Rachel Briard
Branksome Hall Asia Director 

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I have been working at Branksome Hall Asia for the last three years where I now teach middle school English Language and Literature as well as Individuals and Societies at Branksome Hall Asia. Previous to South Korea, I was living in Toronto's shadow in Ontario, Canada.
This is my second year involved with MUN and the GECMUN conference. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching my students embrace MUN as they challenge themselves to take on different roles and leave craving more. I especially like how GECMUN allows for close interactions with the chairs in a committee and encourages students to take ownership of their involvement.
This year, I look forward to taking on more responsibility as I help work to shape the Press Corps for GECMUN V.
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Rachel Briard
Branksome Hall Asia
Director

Catherine McCosker
North London Collegiate School Jeju Director 

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I am currently teaching Biology at North London Collegiate School, Jeju. This is my second year in South Korea, but have been teaching in various international schools for 19 years now. As you may have gathered I love travelling, but I also have enjoyed learning more about the culture and history of the seven different countries I have taught in.
I have been fortunate enough to be involved in MUN on 3 continents and thus have been exposed to different styles of conferences such as THIMUN and SEASAC. Since coming to Jeju I have been connected with the GECMUN conference as an advisor and have enjoyed watching the students engaging in high quality passionate debates. I look forward to helping to extend the quality of debate even further as a director in GECMUNV.

Catherine McCosker
North London Collegiate School Jeju
Director

Mr. Eric Kwon
Business Coordinator

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​I have been working at KIS for the last three years as a business staff and it's my 3rd year involved in coordinating logistics for GECMUN with Mr. Harris, KIS MUN director. I also have been a huge fan of debate activities such as MUN since I have gotten to experience MEC (Model European Council) as one of delegates when I was in college. I hope that everyone who will come to Jeju for GECMUN V not only makes a good relationship with new people but gains some more valuable experience here. I look forward to seeing you all in spring.