2021-2022 Officer Core
The Officers of the Model UN Team are students elected by the team at the end of each academic year to organize and lead the next team in conferences and competitions.
President: Cole Vetter (Graduate)
Cole Vetter is a Senior at New Mexico State University, pursuing double majors of Government and Psychology with two minors in History and International Relations. Having served on the NMSU Model UN team for three years as of 2021, and as treasurer for the academic year of 2020 to 2021, Cole is passionate about researching the process in which various entities within international relations interact with each other to produce a more stable and peaceful international climate. After completing a bachelor’s degree at NMSU, Cole hopes to move on to graduate school at Georgetown University, with an overall goal of serving in the U.S. State Department. When not learning French or studying information about the rise of political radicalization, Cole plays the violin and enjoys strategy video games.
Vice-President: Jasmine Recinos (Graduate)
Jasmine Recinos is a senior double majoring in Government and Spanish, as well as, minoring in International Relations. Through this degree, she strives to attend a graduate program and after hopes to pursue a career in a position with a Non-profit Organization. This is her third year being on the Model United Nations team. Outside of Model UN, she is the secretary of the Pi Sigma Alpha chapter at NMSU (the Political Science National Honor Society). When time permits, she enjoys reading, singing, solving puzzles, and arts and crafts.
Treasurer: James Madrid (3rd year)
James Madrid is a sophomore who is Majoring in Biology. This will be his second year on the model UN team and his first year as team treasurer. In his free time, James likes to play video games, try new foods, go on walks, and watch good TV shows.
Secretary: Citlalli Benitez (3rd year)
Citlalli Benitez is a sophomore at New Mexico State University, pursuing double majors in Government and Spanish, a supplementary major in Law and Society, and a minor in International Relations. She aspires to one day attend graduate school and work for the Foreign Service. This year, Citlalli will serve as the team’s Secretary. She is ecstatic to see where the team goes and how it will continue to elevate her college experience! In her free time, Citlalli enjoys to keep up with the latest political news, read, and study astrology.