IN THE SPOTLIGHT
KULMUN PRESIDENCY MEETS ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS (CLICK HERE)
Meet our Governing Board
The Governing Board consists of dedicated KULMUN alumni who stay engaged with the association's workings. The Governing Board members safeguard KULMUN's long term vision and they support the functioning of the Executive Board wherever they can. Find out more about our current Governing Board here.
Secretary
Wendy Dewit
Email: wendy.dewit@kulmun.be
Wendy has always had a keen interest in international relations and global issues. After obtaining her bachelor's and master’s degrees in International Politics at KU Leuven, she is now changing disciplines and working towards a Master's in Statistics and Data Science, with a specialty in Official Statistics.
Wendy became a member of KULMUN in 2018 and has since built up her positive reputation within and outside of KULMUN. She joined the Executive Board in 2019-2020 as Secretary, was elected as President in 2020-2021, and finished her Executive Board years as KULMUN Conference Manager in 2021-2022. Wendy has also attended countless international MUN conferences as a delegate, journalist, chair, and editor-in-chief.
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She is now excited to let a new generation enter the Executive Board and to guide them during her 3-year mandate in the Governing Board. Throughout these years, she will serve as Secretary on the Governing Board and focus on the long-term vision of the association and the KULMUN Conference.
Fundraiser
Andreas Simons
Email: andreas.simons@kulmun.be
Andreas has been a dedicated member of the KULMUN family since 2020. Coming from theoretical physics and AI, it is still quite unclear how he ended up serving on the Executive and now Governing Board of an association dealing with international politics and debate. Regardless, he cares deeply about providing an international and diverse environment in which young people can hone their soft skills and learn to overcome their differences through diplomacy.
As Finance Director, he focuses on fundraising and reaching out to long-term sponsors to persuade them into supporting the KULMUN project and our Financial Support Program. He does this so that we can keep hosting our international student conference and maintain our day-to-day activities as an association, as well as provide equal opportunities to all students, regardless of their background.
Hailing from the Limburgish countryside, Andreas enjoys hiking, brewing strong coffee, and listening to the Kurt Darren remix of Kaptein. Andreas is always happy to assist anyone interested in our association or anyone with sponsor-related inquiries.
Treasurer
Fausto Zeevaert
Email: fausto.zeevaert@kulmun.be
Fausto is a history student born and raised in the lovely province of Limburg. He had an interest in international politics and diplomacy since high school. After five years of being a KULMUN member and two years as the Executive Board treasurer, he joined the Governing Board of the association.
Through the Governing Board mandate, he wants to keep on contributing to the organization in the long term, mainly through his experience in finances.
Fausto is a big fan of historical crisis committees due to his background as a history student. Aside from KULMUN, Fausto is a big fan of Age of Empires 2 and strategy games in general, as well as a good session of Dungeons and Dragons. He also is a self-proclaimed (and no one can stop him from doing so) beer expert.
Relations EB/GB
Eva Rito
Email: eva.ritosilva@kulmun.be
Eva is originally from Lisbon but moved to Leuven for her Master's in European Studies. She joined KULMUN in 2021, after a year of learning a lot, Eva decided to run for the executive board as Partnerships manager, which was a year filled with fulfilling establishing and deepening of KULMUN's relations.
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Eva is graduating in the Summer of 2023 (hopefully), and moving on from her position as Partnerships manager in KULMUN. However, she wishes to continue helping KULMUN by joining the Governing Board and advising the Executive Board on their work to help ensure continuity.
Eva will be in charge of the Executive Board-Governing Board relations, as well as advising the Executive Board on long-term strategy based on the Action Planner.
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