Secretariat Bios

Sameer Kanal is the Secretary-General of NWMUN-High School 2026. He is also the founder of Northwest Model United Nations, and the Chair of the Board of Directors of its parent nonprofit, the Northwest Association for Global Affairs. He served as the Secretary-General for NWMUN-High School 2025, and has previously been on staff for over 20 other Model United Nations conferences, including as Secretary-General of two other high school conferences and three three college conferences in the Northwest. His interests include nuclear disarmament, Israel-Palestine, and international law and justice. He has worked in New York on disarmament issues for a variety of NGOs, including Amnesty International and Oxfam, and graduated from New York University in with a M.S. in human rights and international law after writing his thesis in and about Israel-Palestine.

Sameer was born in Portland and after spending many years away (in New York, Dallas, and multiple different times in Seattle) returned to Portland, where he began working for the City government as a project manager before running for City Council. He was elected to the Portland City Council in 2024, taking office in 2025 for a four-year term, and continues his volunteer involvement in Model United Nations because of his desire to give back to the community and activity that has given him so much.

Morgan Deters is the Assistant Secretary-General of NWMUN-High School 2026, a position she also held at NWMUN-High School 2025. She is also the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of NWMUN's parent nonprofit the Northwest Association for Global Affairs. Previously, she has served in multiple leadership positions, including as Secretary-General of NWMUN-Seattle 2016 and three other times on the Executive Secretariat. She was also one of the presidents of Lewis and Clark College's Model United Nations team for 3 years; she graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a double major in International Affairs and Economics. Her Model United Nations experience includes over 30 conferences as a delegate, adviser, or staff member.

Morgan was born and raised in Southern California and currently lives in Portland.