President & Chief Executive Officer
maria Zen-baxter (She/Her)
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
Program: Political Science
Year: U3
Contact: president@irsam.ca
“This year, my goal is to rebuild IRSAM’s internal mechanisms, so that we can expand our operations, support our portfolios, and provide an equitable, productive, and valuable space for our members.”
Vice-President of Internal Operations
Pablo Puerto Villegas (He/Him)
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Program: Political Science
Year: U2
Contact: internal@irsam.ca
“I’m thrilled to meet more members of the IRSAM community, and I hope to help foster a more interconnected community at large.
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Vice-President of Financial Affairs and Chief Financial Officer
Eliza Hamilton
(She/Her)
Hometown: London, England
Program: Honours, Economics
Year: U3
Contact: finance@irsam.ca
“I plan for IRSAM to survive until May 2026, ideally with a positive bank account balance, and the potential to possibly keep going after that
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Vice-President of Events Operations
Thomas Mesumeci (he/him)
Hometown: Woodstock, Connecticut
Program: Music, International Development
Year: U3
Contact: events@irsam.ca
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Director of MYAD/ VP External
Jeanne Gonelle
(she/her)
Hometown: Aix-en-Provence, France
Program: Joint Honours Political Science and World Islamic and Middle East Studies, Minor Economics
Year: U3
Contact: external@irsam.ca
“As Director of MYAD, I aim to provide young people from all backgrounds with direct access to international decision-making spaces that have historically excluded them, in order to address the roots of the growing distrust in global institutions. To that end, under my leadership this year, MYAD has continued its structural reforms to reinforce our role in negotiating UN outcome documents and to enhance our consultation process with local communities”
Vice-President of Junior Peacemakers
Lilya Boumehraz
(she/her)
Hometown: Casablanca, Morocco
Program: Major Economics and International Development
Year: U3
Contact: jr.peacemakers@irsam.ca
“As this year’s Junior Peacemakers president, my main goal is to sustain and expand the program’s reach throughout Montreal while also giving greater voice to our volunteers, who are the ones present in classrooms and in direct contact with students. I aim to foster a truly unified club, where executive members and volunteers work together as one cohesive team rather than as two separate entities.
This initiative holds special importance to me as it give’s young people the tools, confidence, and space to engage with issues of peace, justice, and inclusion from an early age, and I believe that supporting program’s such at the one developed by like JrP is essential to nurturing youth social engagement and meaningful activism.”
Vice-President of Delegation Affairs
Rose Cioffi (she/her)
Hometown: Ossining, New York
Program: Honours Political Science
Year: U4
Contact: delegations@irsam.ca
“My main goal for the McGill Delegation team is to foster a healthy, competitive environment that helps students grow and improve as public speakers. Imbuing within them long-term skills that will be very beneficial for their future careers and lives”
Secretary-General, SSUNS 2026
Marcus Kelly (He/Him)
Hometown: Dennnis, Massachusetts
Program: International Management
Year: U3
Contact: sg@ssuns.org
“My goal this year is to support our IRSAM community by creating a conference environment where people feel valued and empowered to contribute”
Secretary-General, McMUN 2026
Marisol Godbille-Cardona
(she/her)
Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
Program: Political Science
Year: U4
Contact: sg@mcmun.org
“My main goal is for my team to connect with and support every student volunteer, emphasizing that the success of this conference depends on an integrated and rewarded staff. I firmly believe that a strong sense of community is what makes this environment so fruitful for tackling global challenges and issues closest to home”
Vice-President of Flux
Chloe Rivest
(she/her)
Hometown: Windsor, Ontario
Program: Major Political Science and Philosophy
Year: U3
Contact: flux@irsam.ca
“This year I plan to get Flux back on track and continue building a community of scholars both inside and outside of the McGill community that are passionate about international relations and politics! ”
Vice-President of McGill International Review
Cole Herman
(He/him)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Program: Honours Political Science
Year: U3
Contact: mir@irsam.ca
“This year I hope to expand both the breadth and depth of our publications, fostering a diverse colloquium of perspectives within IRSAM!”
