Ariel Yosef
Founder and Owner
Ariel is an Advocate and a Mediator, with an LL.B. (Law), B.A (Communications) and LL.M. (Law and Communications) from the College of Management Academic Studies. Ariel has diverse professional experience in initiating and managing social enterprises and business ventures. In recent years Ariel has worked as an adviser to corporations and organizations in the field of business development, and he currently works for one of the leading real-estate groups in Israel.
Aside from founding ProMUNers, Ariel was the founding chair, executive board member and alumni manager of IsraMUN, the Israeli International Model UN Conference. He is the founding chairman of the Ethical Code Assimilation Committee at the Haim Striks School of Law in the College of Management Academic Studies and has served as judge at the College’s Disciplinary Court.
Over the years, Ariel fulfilled several positions in the legal sphere: he served as a coach and lecturer in the field of Public International Law at the College of Management Academic Studies and at Shaarei Mishpat College, in addition to practicing law at Israel’s top law firms, specializing in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, investment agreements, and international mediation and arbitration. Ariel also serves in reserves as a legal advisor at the international law division in the Military Prosecutor’s Office.
Rafi Weinberg Littman
Academic Director
afi is a recent graduate, having studied politics, philosophy and economics (PPE) at Tel Aviv University. He began his Model UN “career” during his first year on campus, and has since delegated and chaired numerous conferences in Israel and abroad. He was also an organiser of the international Model UN conferences that took place in Tel Aviv during the summers of 2016 and 2017, which attracted some 150 students from all over the world. He has also served as the Academic Director and as Chairman of the Tel Aviv University Model UN Society.
Aside from Model UN, Rafi volunteered at the Transparency International NGO, which advocates norms of transparency and ethics in the private and public sectors.
These days, Rafi works as a project manager at the Council for Peace and Security, a nonprofit that works with numerous former high-ranking officials from the various Israeli security branches
Penina Schiffman
Board Member and Senior Instructor
Denis Tkachuk
Board Member and Senior Instructor
Has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and a Master’s degree in Security and Diplomacy studies from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Denis is also a graduate of the excellence program of the Jewish Statesmanship College (JSC) of Jerusalem.
Denis teaches a Model UN at the College of Management Academic Studies (COMAS) in Rishon LeZion as an academic course, and occasionally writes for Israeli media outlets on Israel-UN relations.
Prior to working in ProMUNers, Denis worked for the Ministry of Justice (at the Israeli Corporations Authority).
Denis was the President of the Hebrew University Model UN society (HUJIMUN), and has participated, both as a delegate and as a staff member, in many MUN conferences, in Israel and abroad, and served as the Secretary General of IsraMUN 2013, an international MUN conference held annually in Israel.
Ron Koren
CEO
Ron is in his fourth year as an Economics and Law student at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
As a part of his military service in the Intelligence corps, he completed the Command and Training course of the Intelligence Forces Training school.
Ron has vast experience in working with teenagers. After training soldiers in the Intelligence corps and his military service, Ron volunteered in a “last chance high school” tutoring students from difficult backgrounds for the matriculation exams. During his academic studies, he trained at-risk youth in an economic workshop to prepare them for independent life, and he also trained families as part of his volunteer work for the “Paamonim” organization.
Ron is an alumnus of the “Ein Prat” academy for leadership, and he took part in several Model UN conferences and was a member of the Hebrew University Model UN society – HUJIMUN.
Hili Seker
Project Manager
Hili holds a B.A. in Sociology, Anthropology and Management from Ben-Gurion University, and currently studying for her MBA, specializing in Organizational Behavior. She is a psychotechnical diagnostician and a project manager and has vast experience working with diverse populations.
Currently she is working as a diagnostician for a large HR company, conducting personal and in-depth interviews and overseeing evaluation centers for a wide range of local and international companies and organizations. During her military service she served as a psychotechnical diagnostician and deputy team leader in a recruiting center.
During her B.A. she volunteered in a program aimed on assisting disadvantaged population groups in completing their high school exams, and took part in a mentoring project for a young boy, helping him academically and emotionally. Today she is volunteering for AKIM, the National Association for the Habilitation of Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.
Andy Izsak
Andy holds a BA in international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an MSc in international business from the University of Buckingham in Budapest. During her studies, Andy participated at the university’s Model UN group and other international conferences in Europe, and later at the international conference ISRAMUN as an Under-Secretary-General.
Prior to her current work at a strategic consultancy company, Andy held a position at the Israeli permanent delegation to the UN in New York, and previously served at the International Military Cooperation department of the General Staff at the IDF. Apart from that, as a student she took part at the StandWithUs fellowship for public diplomacy. Also, Andy volunteers in ‘Nova’ association as a coordinator for a consultancy project.
Daniel Hazanovitz
Daniel is currently studying for her BA in Middle Eastern History and a multidisciplinary second Major in Humanities at Tel Aviv University. During the course of her degree she took part in Jewish “Hasbara” delegations to Europe and began her involvement in Model UN. Daniel has taken part in several national and international Model UN competitions as a participant, a judge and an academic advisor. In her second year of Model UN she was elected to serve on the board of directors of Tel Aviv University’s Model UN society and was a secretariat member of their first international conference (IMUNA Presents: The TAUMUN JCC) that was a great success. Currently she is the elected President of the Israeli Model UN Association (IMUNA), a non-profit umbrella organization made up of 12 Model UN societies in different universities and colleges nation-wide.
Chaim Seligman
Currently, Chaim is a legal intern at the Office of the State Attorney, in the Department of International Affairs. He studied for his LL.B. at Bar-Ilan University. Chaim grew up in the United States and made Aliyah to accomplish his dream of living in Israel. Prior to commencing his studies at university, he served as a combat soldier in the IDF and volunteered as a medic in Magen David Adom (the national ambulance core).
Chaim has much experience in model UN being that he has been a part of the model UN world for over 10 years. Alongside his work with youth within the framework of ProMUNers, chaim participated in numerous national and international model UN conferences, and even served as the President of Bar-Ilan University’s model UN society (BarMUN) as well as the Vice President of IMUNA, the model UN association of Israel.
Nayreen Fanous
Currently a third year Law and Media student in the College of Management in Rishon LeZion. Since 2010 Nayreen has been volunteering as a group counselor and leader in the Orthodox Club Scouts in Jaffa. Her interest in Model UN began back when she was still a high-school student in “Tabeetha School”, a Scottish school in Jaffa, where together with her fellow schoolmates she participated in several MUN conventions around the country.
Throughout her higher degree studies Nayreen took part in the official Model UN Team in the College of Management, ‘COMASMUN’. In addition she is currently taking part in an Amicus Curiae Clinic held by the College of Management and run by the Concord Research Center for Integration of International Law in Israel. The clinic focuses on the study of international human rights as well as the humanitarian law and carry’s out preliminary research in order to file expert amicus opinions in legal cases where there are particular interests in the implementation of international norms.
After Nayreen completes her Law studies she will be interning in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General in the unit of International Law and the department of International agreements and International litigation.
Amichay Peretz Klopshtock
Amichay is an undergraduate studying Economics, Political Science and International Relations at the Open University in Israel. He is the Head of Academics at the OpenMUN Society 2016-17 and was also the Academic Advisor at OpenMUN Conference 2016.
He lives in Givatayim, and is married +1/2 (a cat). He is also a big fan of science fiction and fantasy novels.
According to Amichay, the skills acquired in MUN are essential for every person, let alone diplomats or politicians. He hopes the experience at ProMUNers will provide the students with a chance to improve their skills and use them wisely, gaining new experiences. And most importantly, have a lot of fun!
Sarah David
Sarah, originally from Jerusalem. She is an undergraduate student of law at Bar Ilan University. She also works as an English teacher at “Wall Street” and participates in the legal clinic at the public attorneys office. During her three years at the Bar Ilan Model UN Society she has participated in conferences both as a delegate and Chair, and during the last year was the Vice President of the Society. Last year, she also participated in the international humanitarian law competition run by the Red Cross, and served as the Chair of the international law society of Bar Ilan University.
Sarah has also volunteered at the “Lev BaMishpat” movement, providing free legal advice and assistance. In her past ,she has also volunteered at Magen David Adom, as well as an Aliya coordinator with the Jewish Agency.
Dean Bitton
Dean is a second year undergraduate student of Political science and communications at Ariel University, and is about to start his third year in Model UN at the Ariel University Model UN Society.
He is excited to begin the year at ProMUNers, and is looking forward to teaching and practicing new skills, and having a lot of fun in the process.
Nicole Bery Liberman
Nicole Bery was born in Mexico City and raised in Quito, Ecuador. She moved to Israel on her own at age 18 and currently lives in Herzliya. She is a third year undergraduate studying Government, Diplomacy and Strategy with a Certificate in European Studies at IDC Herzliya’s Raphael Recanati International School.
Nicole’s MUN background started in high school in Ecuador for some six years, leading and coaching the club during the last two years. Teaching MUN to the youngest students was by far the most valuable experience. She has also worked with youngsters as a Madricha in the local youth movement, Hanoar Hatzioni.
At the university level, Nicole has beeon the IDC Model UN Society since her first year, and has headed the society and been to numerous national and international conferences.
As an MUN veteran, she looks forward to motivate new MUN’ers and provide them with amazing opportunities through ProMUNers.
Lea Chocron
Lea is a third year undergraduate student of economics and political science at Tel Aviv University. She is originally from France and has also lived in England, Singapore, and now resides in Israel. She has been active in Model UN for a few years, and is currently the Academic Director of the Tel Aviv University Model UN Society.
Ayob Farah
Ayob, a second year undergraduate law student, first started with the MUN during high school and has been hooked ever since. He has participated in numerous conference and had his share of failures and successes. The absolute and the subjective interest Ayob beyond any measure and he takes pleasure in spotting them and analyzing them within a MUN context. He sees MUN as a simulation in which values and interests clash and compromise. By discovering the sub-structure of this ‘game of vicious diplomatic discourse’ one may begin to taste and understand, at least partially, the full complexity and beauty of international politics and relations on the one side and the philosophical and political implications of such a system on the other.
Penina has successfully completed the Model UN program at her home society in Be’er Sheva and has been involved in Model UN for the better part of 3 years. Penina is in her fourth year of her Bachelor’s degree at Ben-Gurion University in Politics & Governance, Middle Eastern studies and Gender Studies. In her spare time she is also a self-defence instructor for women and specialises in working with teens at risk.