Meet our 2026 Secretariat!

Honorable delegates! 

My name is Daryn Murphy, and I am extremely excited to serve as your Secretary General for HenryMUN Session 6!  This is my second year serving as your Sec Gen as well as my second year serving as club Co-President, and my third year on the Secretariat. I am currently a senior at Patrick Henry High School, and this is my 7th year involved with Model United Nations. 

My early experiences in Model UN were tainted by COVID and cancellations, but I found a true passion for debate once I reached high school level conferences. While I originally found speaking in front of delegates extremely intimidating on the high school level (I spoke twice during my first high school conference), I later found that MUN helped me to find my voice and engage in passionate debate. This fear and intimidation caused me to originally shy away from higher level committees, but I soon discovered that crisis committees in particular are a huge passion of mine, and that I love the fast-paced environment they provide. Through HenryMUN, our secretariat hopes to make this experience less daunting for all of our delegates, whether they are middle schoolers, incoming freshmen, or well-seasoned seniors. A primary goal of this conference is to provide a welcoming, challenging, and exciting debate environment for delegates of all levels. I hope that HenryMUN can allow all of our delegates to engage in diplomacy and debate without feeling overly intimidated or overwhelmed. 

I have already seen so much growth in our conference and our delegates in the two years I have served on our Secretariat, and I hope to see the same meaningful and lasting relationships be built this year. I am so incredibly excited to welcome new delegates into our conference, and I hope this is our best session yet! 

When I’m not writing papers or speeches for MUN, I enjoy baking, swimming, and going to the beach! Outside of Model UN, I am a captain of our girl’s varsity swim team, a beach lifeguard, and I volunteer at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. 

On behalf of our entire Secretariat, it is my honor to welcome you to HenryMUN session VI! I hope to see you all in February!

Secretary-General: Daryn Murphy

Email: sg@henrymun.org

Hello everyone! My name is Enrique de Castro, and it is my honor to serve as this year's Director-General. I am an upcoming senior at Patrick Henry High, and this will be my third year on the HMUN Secretariat.

Having never done JMUN in middle school, I initially felt out of place joining MUN in 9th grade. It was only by pushing myself to take on challenges outside my comfort zone that I was able to grow as a leader. Overall, I’ve learned to value MUN not only as an educational activity but an outlet for personal and academic growth. Hence, my goal is to provide delegates of all experience levels with a transformative and enriching opportunity. Our conference embodies this philosophy through both our encouraging environment and thought-provoking topics.

When I'm not preparing for this conference, I like to participate in various clubs at Henry, being the co-president of the Young Philosophers Club and co-chair of the Link Crew Academics committee. I also enjoy playing on my school's varsity football and track teams.

Please feel free to contact me at dg@henrymun.org for any questions or concerns.

I'm looking forward to a great conference!

Director-General: Enrique DeCastro

Email: dg@henrymun.org

Under-Secretary-General for the General Assembly: Emma Cunningham

Email: ga@henrymun.org

Hi everyone! My name is Emma and I am so excited to be your Under-Secretary-General for the General Assembly this year. I have been in model un for the past 5 years and this is my third year with Henry Model UN.

One of my favorite things about being a part of this conference is getting to see delegates grow throughout the two days. I hope that the topics we choose this year will encourage immense debate, curiosity, and creativity. No matter if this is you first conference, or your fifteenth, that you take away something new.

Outside of MUN, I am the community resource liaison for the district wide mental health committee SWEAR and play soccer for Henry. If you have any questions concerning the topics or position papers, please reach out to me at ga@henrymun.org. I can’t wait to see you all!

Under-Secretary-General for Specialized Agencies: Cole Richardson

Email: specialized@henrymun.org

Hi, I am Cole Richardson, a rising senior and one of HenryMUN’s two Under-Secretary-Generals for Specialized Agencies (USG for SA). This will be my seventh year involved in Model UN as a whole and my third year being a part of HenryMUN. Throughout my time in MUN, I have participated in seven specialized (non-standard and crisis) committees as a delegate, as well spending two years in crisis backroom as a staffer. Using our combined experience, the USGs for SA are incredibly excited to be able to bring you all what will hopefully be HenryMUN’s best group of specialized committees yet. As a co-president of my school’s  MUN club, I understand the hassles of registering for conferences and finding committees you know your delegates will enjoy. 

My first experience with a full-on crisis committee as a delegate was last fall, when I was the King of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Until that point I had only competed in GAs and SC, so I was not familiar with what turned out to be an almost foreign style of debate. Although I adapted, somehow winning gavel, I did look back wishing things were more clearly outlined. To help make our conference more accessible to those who may lack crisis experience, I plan to more clearly demarcate all Rules of Procedure for our specialized committees, include very specific information surrounding timelines, character powers, and overall mechanics for any crisis committees, and be open to any questions (email me at specialized@henrymun.org if you ever need anything).

Outside of MUN, I love being in nature: working with animals at a local shelter where I train new volunteers, handle animals, and facilitate adoptions. I also am an avid reader and a co-founder of Henry’s own Young Philosophers Club, where we bring in professors to hold lectures and answer thoughtful questions.  I hope you all have a wonderful conference experience, I am so excited to see you debate!

Hey! My name is Hudson, and I’m super excited to be your Under-Secretary for External Relations for Henry MUN 2026! I’m currently a sophomore at Henry, and I’ve participated in Model UN since sixth grade. When I first begun MUN, I was outgoing and almost certainly the loudest person in the room, somehow earning a gavel at my first SDRJMUN conference. However, since then, I’ve learned to listen more and collaborate with my fellow delegates, a skill that I hope many of you develop while participating in Henry MUN ‘26. I initially joined Lewis Middle School’s MUN Club because my history teacher, Ms. Oshiro, urged me to join the club, of which she was also an advisor. I remember awkwardly presenting about Sex Education in Bulgaria to older 7th and 8th graders at the time, but despite that, I learned to really enjoy the research, writing, and debate that MUN encompasses.

Later on, I organized a group of six other students to attend NHSMUN 2023, where my partner discussed housing insecurity and education in Latvia. This topic truly sparked my love for not only Model UN, but the research that was required before conferences. I also discovered how impactful education and child development is to society from that committee, which undoubtedly influences many of my pursuits and interests to this day. I have since attended two additional NHSMUN’s and eight other conferences, hopefully improving my research, critical thinking, and most importantly, diplomacy and cooperation.

Outside of MUN, I conduct research at UCSD on the intersection of AI and novice computer science education, where we determine how we can effectively teach prompt and requirement engineering in a computer science setting. Artificial Intelligence has been an immense aspect of my life since 7th grade, so having the opportunity to combine my curiosity about LLMs and education has truly been one of the greatest experiences. I’m also the founder and president of our AI Club, vice president of our CS club, and a member of the district-wide Student Wellness, Education, and Resources (SWEAR) Committee, where I also focus on outreach.

I can’t wait to meet each of you and see your preparation come to fruition at conference!

Hello delegates, my name is Violet Waskey and I will be serving as your Under-Secretary General for Finance. I have staffed for Henry MUN the last two years and look forward to serving on the secretariat. I hope to help create a conference that is fun, educational, and above all, allows delegates to challenge themselves. Whether that be making a first speech or leading a bloc, Henry MUN provides an opportunity for delegates to push themselves. Outside of MUN I love to play video games, read, and play with my dog. I cannot wait to meet you all!   

Under-Secretary-General for Finance: Violet Waskey

Email: finance@henrymun.org

Under-Secretary-General for External Relations: Hudson Mitchell-Pullman

Email: info@henrymun.org