Staff
The TEIMUN Staff is responsible for the intellectual content of the conference. They determine the various council topics to be debated, and they write the background papers for their respective councils, so that delegates can deepen their understanding of the topics that are to be discussed. During the conference they will chair and superivse the debates in order to lead them towards fruitful resolutions.
The staff consists of 19 people: a Chair and Vice-Chair for most councils as well as for the Crisis Staff, a Registrar and two Advocates for the ICJ, and finally the Secretary General and Under-Secretary General. The staff members have participated in the TEIMUN conference at least once and are appointed by the Secretary General after application interviews on the previous year 's conference.
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Cees Heere
Secretary General
Born and raised in the Netherlands, Cees is 21 years old. He holds a BA from University College Utrecht, and has recently finished his Master’s degree in History of International Relations at the London School of Economics. His interests encompass the history of diplomacy, contemporary African politics, the rise and fall of empires, and pretty much anything else he once read a good book on.
He started doing Model United Nations in London at LIMUN 2008, and fell in love with it instantly. Since then he has attended a grand total of sixteen conferences in London, The Hague, Nijmegen, Utrecht and Hamburg. He also held a string of Chairing positions, including Chair of the Security Council at TEIMUN 2010 and of the Historical Council in 2011, where, for a few days, he attempted to bring the bombastic furore of Sir Winston Churchill back to life.
During those preciously few moments when he is not tending to his studies or involved in MUN, Cees enjoys reading, a glass of good Scotch, Indian cuisine and British comedy, in various combinations.
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Babak Mohammadzadeh
Under Secretary General
A native of the picturesque town of Rotterdam, Babak is 23 years old and has recently completed a Masters in International Relations at the London School of Economics with a particular emphasis on the history and politics of the Middle East. Having spent a good deal of 2011 working for the Dutch Representation to the UN Organizations in Rome, Babak is looking forward to explore the finer details of international dancing moves at the next epic TEIMUN Global Village.
Babak had the privilege to attend a number of conferences in Nijmegen, Amsterdam, London, Utrecht and Groningen. His TEIMUN curriculum includes co-Chairing the Human rights Council in 2010 and the Security Council in 2011, amazing experiences that will definitely be levelled to the 2012 TEIMUN vibe. Aside from being a firm believer in the purpose of the Model UN philosophy, Babak heartily enjoys the social atmosphere at TEIMUN and looks forward to engage in yet another challenging intellectual experience.
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Christiana Carson
General Assembly - Chair
Christiana Carson is half Swiss and half American. She grew up in Zürich, Switzerland and spent a year in Chile when she was sixteen. After finishing High School, she moved to Geneva to study International Relations. She has just finished her degree and is doing an internship at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. During the spring of 2012 it will be possible to spot her somewhere in the United States. If you do, she would love to have a drink and a chat.
Christiana caught the TEIMUN virus in 2009, when she represented France in the now extinct UNEP. She has been Chairing TEIMUN councils ever since. In 2010, she Chaired the Historical Council, in 2011 the ECOSOC and she will now Chair the General Assembly. If there is anything you need to know about Christiana before meeting her, it is the fact that she has a peculiar sense of humor – be patient, and you will learn to love her randomness.
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Stefanie Zauner
General Assembly - Chair
Stefanie was born in Vienna in 1987. She is studying International Development at the University of Vienna, though she is currently living in Madrid, Spain, where she is working, finishing her master’s thesis and will be doing an internship at the Austrian embassy.
The first contact she had with MUNs was during her one-year academic exchange in Belgium, at the K.U. Leuven, where she represented China at a simulation of the Security Council. There, she got caught by the MUN-fever and could not be healed so far. Since then she attended TEIMUN 2010 as well as OxIMUN 2010 and had the great privilege to Chair the Human Rights Council at an amazing TEIMUN 2011.
When Stefanie is not busy studying, working or debating about world politics, she can be found singing, going out with friends, reading a good book, or traveling around the world, equipped with her camera(s) and ready to capture every special moment.
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Suzanne Klein Schaarsberg
Security Council - Chair
Suzanne is 22 years old and currently studying in the picturesque town of Aberystwyth in Wales, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Security Studies. Before coming to Wales, she obtained her undergraduate in International Relations, with a specialisation in Religion at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Whilst she lived in the vibrant city of Groningen she got acquainted with the concept of MUNing and joined the TEIMUN foundation. From being an enthusiastic delegate, she moved on to taking up a position in the Board of Directors as programme coordinator for TEIMUN 2010. Last year, she had the honour to Chair the General Assembly (2011), after which she decided it was time to deal with the most substantial body of the UN: the Security Council. She is really looking forward to another amazing experience at TEIMUN 2012!
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Frans Bos
Security Council - Vice Chair
Frans Bos is 23 years old and has been studying International Relations and International Organizations at the University of Groningen since September 2007. In December 2008 he participated for the first time in an MUN-setting, namely the Student Commission on Sustainable Development 2008. After this three-day conference he decided that he wanted more, therefore, in July 2009 he participated at TEIMUN 2009 and has been addicted to MUNs ever since.
In addition to participation in the aforementioned MUNs he participated at GrunnMUN 2010 in Groningen, C’MUN 2010 in Barcelona, TEIMUN 2010 in The Hague and SMUN 2010 in Stockholm. Furthermore, he was member of the Board of Directors of TEIMUN 2011 where he held the position of Participants Coordinator for students from Africa, Asia, and Latin-America. This year he will be most enthusiastically Chairing the Security Council and making sure that everybody in his council will have a great time, as far as this does not conflict with the Rules of Procedure.
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Anna Alberts
Economic and Social Council - Chair
This year’s Chair of the ECOSOC of TEIMUN 2012 will be Anna Alberts. Anna is a Master’s student in International Development Studies at the Graduate School of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. She is born and raised in Amsterdam, but obtained her Bachelor’s in International Relations in Groningen. She has studied in Ankara and Berlin, and her Master’s research will take her to India. Besides travelling, she loves food, cooking and coffee. She has a special thing for theatre, and in MUNs her love for theatre and politics often come together.
Anna has done over ten MUNs, and every time she loves it even more. She has won several awards, and has been Chairing for three years. She loves how much you learn from the delegates as a Chair and to guide the delegates trough the procedures and debates. The debates, the group dynamics and the international environment and the great atmosphere make every MUN a bubble full of ambitious nice and politics loving people. Anna hopes her delegates can experience it the same way next year and is already looking forward to TEIMUN 2012.
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Jerry van Houten
Economic and Social Council - Vice Chair
After growing up in Amsterdam, Jerry enjoyed his education and university life in Groningen, Berkeley and Bristol. In 2011, Jerry completed his BSc in International Economics, during which he scrutinised in particular the constituencies of economic development, causes of financial crises and roles of culture in economics. Although sometimes labelled ‘economist’, his interests cover a much broader spectrum, from physics to philosophy to photography. Currently, Jerry is reading for an MSc in Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh where he also researches and publishes on the role of cross-national differences in international economics and -business.
2011 was Jerry’s first TEIMUN year, after which he became so enthused that he saw no other choice but to contribute to this year’s quarter-century anniversary. TEIMUN 2012 promises to be a spectacular one and it is with great enthusiasm that Jerry looks forward to another week of debating, laughing and partying with everybody.
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Frank Huisingh
Human Rights Council - Chair
Born half a year after the Dutch success in the European Championship 1988 and almost a year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Frank grew up close to Amsterdam. Being interested in politics since the first years of high school, he decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in political science at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. Here he participated in the Radboud International MUN and joined the United Netherlands delegation in 2010/2011, participating in the Oxford International MUN and the Harvard National MUN. Due to a slow process of learning, MUN-ing and partying, he found out he got infected by the MUN-virus. When asked to chair the GA at TEIMUN 2011, he decided to join this awesome organization! Last summer he also participated in MUNIST, in Istanbul, before he started his Master’s degree at the Free University of Amsterdam, pursuing the Master ‘Law and Politics of International Security’. Together with his fellow Chair, he will make sure this year’s HRC will be a truly legendary Council!
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Jasper Posson
Human Rights Council - Vice Chair
Born and raised in Antwerp, Jasper became involved in the world of (TEI)MUN surprisingly late into his Academic career. After finishing his Master's degree in Political Communication at the University of Antwerp he is now enrolled at the University of Leuven for a Master in Social Policy Analysis.
Having attended TEIMUN as a delegate in both the Human Rights Council (representing, curiously enough, the great nation of Belgium) and the Security Council (Germany), he is now looking forward to his first Chairing experience.
Apart from a healthy interest in politics and world affairs Jasper also enjoys listening to music, visiting museums and will never shy away from a good party with strange friends or friendly strangers.
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Alex Neumann
North Atlantic Council - Chair
Alex is 21 years old and has the Dutch nationality. He is a third year Bachelor student at the University of Leiden Law Faculty. He works as a clerk of the court of Rotterdam involving psychiatrically enforced admission procedures, civil procedures and criminal offences. If it is up to Alex he will be judge or public prosecutor one day. Alex has a special interest in criminal law, he follows a minor that is based on recognition and protection against organized crime and terrorism. Alex loves skiing, sailing, travelling, hockey, mooting and debating. If there is something that Alex avoids it would certainly be everything that has to do with numbers and maths. Alex participated in HMUN, WOLFMUN, Model European Parliaments (MEP) and IMUNA during high school. In 2010 Alex participated in his first TEIMUN as delegate in the Security Council. Alex was a member of the Crisis Staff at TEIMUN 2011 and he will be the co-Chair for the NAC at this year’s TEIMUN.
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Jeen van Beusekom
North Atlantic Council - Chair
Jeen is 25 years old and from the Netherlands. He has studied History at the University of Utrecht, also as an exchange student at the University of Oslo. He is currently working on his Master in International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. TEIMUN 2010 was his first MUN experience and Jeen caught the MUN virus there. Since then, he has Chaired the Security Council at GrunnMUN 2011 and was a member of the Crisis Staff of TEIMUN 2011.
His interests include music, reading, politics, football and wearing suits.
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Wesley Stuurman
Historical Council - Chair
Wesley Stuurman is Dutch and 23 years old. He holds a bachelor’s degree from University College Utrecht in politics, sociology and anthropology. He is currently working on his master's thesis for the Consumer Affairs program in Munich and hopes to be finished in time for TEIMUN 2012. Wesley's international experience includes stints in Australia, China, Zambia and Denmark. His MUN related experience adds up to more than ten conferences including LIMUN, UNISUN, ZAGIMUN and UNESCA. This year's TEIMUN will be his second and also his second time to Chair the Historic Council.
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Lotte van Mourik
Historical Council - Vice Chair
Lotte van Mourik is 20 and a bachelor student in International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. Het academic interests are EU (foreign) policy, especially enlargement policy, and history. After finishing her Bachelor’s degree she hopes to join the masters programme European Union Studies at the University of Leiden.
Lotte become involved with TEIMUN in 2010 when she participated as a delegate in the Economic and Social Council. She was on the Board of Directors in 2011, and now wants to ‘close the circle’ by also participating at TEIMUN as a staff member.
Other interest of her are cooking, especially baking cupcakes, reading a good book, and catching up with friends.
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Natalie Dobson
International Court of Justice - Registrar
Originally from ‘Down Under’, Natalie moved to start her secondary school in the Netherlands. Now 21 years old, she has a Bachelor Degree in Law from Utrecht University and is currently studying for an LLM in International and European Law at the University of Cambridge.
Natalie participated in her first Model United Nations conference as an Advocate in the ICJ in IMUNA 2004. Since then she has joined several different Committees in MUNs in Maastricht, The Hague, Berlin, New York, Oxford and Cambridge. She also helped organise the Urios Model United Nations delegations in Utrecht during her Bachelor, and continued giving workshops during her LLM within the Cambridge Model United Nations Society.
Last year’s TEIMUN conference was amongst the most challenging ICJ sessions she participated in. The Court’s attempts at solving its very own Eritrea - Ethiopia dispute verged on creating a new landscape for the use of force, State responsibility and occupation in less than a week!
Natalie can be found debating at all hours on all topics, from international politics to the ideal flavour of chocolate, and is frequently seeking links between gastronomy and world peace. She also regularly evades any brain-crunching activities with long walks, jazz dance and a constant quest for new, inspirational music.
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Naama Weinberg
International Court of Justice - Advocate
Naama Weinberg is a junior at the Hebrew University Law School. For the past two years she has been living in Jerusalem and enjoys the city very much. She finds International law very interesting and is going to start an internship next year at the Dept. of Justice – Office of International Affairs. While studying, Naama is working for the “Gesher” organization which is dedicated to bridging the gap between diverse segments of Israeli society. In addition, she has been volunteering at Schneider Medical Children's Hospital for the past three years. Naama has participated in TEIMUN 2011 as a judge at the ICJ, and as part of the experience she had to deal with different issues concerning the dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea. These days Naama is busy with her tour guide course, which will enable her to give tours around Jerusalem for a living.
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Nils Bruckhuisen
International Court of Justice - Advocate
Nils Bruckhuisen was born and raised in Köln ( Cologne ), just 70 kilometres from the Dutch border. He studies Law at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Currently, he is preparing for his final examination in early 2012. Afterwards he will seek admittance into a superior state court in order to obtain a lawyer's and judge's license. After organizing a student exchange program with the law faculty in Tbilisi, Georgia, he found himself at ZAGIMUN and has not lost the bug yet...
Apart from Law, his main interests have been history and literature from early on - the boy studied Latin 7 years in school. Nils rarely misses an opportunity to wine & dine, unless he is defending for his faculty's football team.
At TEIMUN, he aims to further experience how people from different cultural and legal backgrounds intertwine their ruling in a case of international law.
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Ernestine Fagel
Ernestine is 23 and is a student at the University of Groningen. She is a couple of credits away from obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in International and European Law with a minor in criminal law. Over the course of her studies she developed a love for criminal justice, which has only grown stronger during an internship with the Office of the Attorney General in Washington D.C., in the fall of 2011. She found that she is particularly interested in transnational organized crime and the role of international organizations in fighting this type of crime. Consequently, the UN always has a way of showing up in whatever she is working on.
She was Participant Coordinator of the Board of Directors of TEIMUN 2011 and could not bear the thought of not being part of TEIMUN 2012. She now constitutes the Crisis Staff with Sam Trompert, and she can't wait to come back to The Hague for another memorable week with the amazing TEIMUN family!
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Sam Trompert
Sam Trompert is currently involved in an MA degree in Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Besides theoretical knowledge on the field of journalism studies and communication science, a large part of the program is devoted to practical journalism skills, such as writing, reporting and editing. After completing this program he hopes to become an international correspondent.
Last year he obtained his BA in International Relations at the same university. It was during this programme that his interest in the United Nations and its functioning, as well as other international organisations, began. Last year Sam acted as a journalist for the TEIMUN Daily at the 24th TEIMUN Conference. Since he enjoyed that very much, he is happy to be a member of the Crisis Staff at the next conference.
