XOXO, Gossip Girl

Power and Privilege on the Upper East Side

The graduates of St. Jude’s and Constance Billiard must reunite to address the newest Gossip Girl blast: an array of criminal connections and financial and political corruption linked to New York’s biggest socialites. The delegates will take the positions of the show’s most well-known characters, using their specific social, economic, and political powers to stop Gossip Girl before more blasts come out, protect their own interests, and decide how to handle the corruption within the New York upper elites.

Chair - Izzy davidson

Izzy Davidson is a first-year student from Seattle, Washington, with an intended major in foreign affairs and public policy. She participated in Model UN throughout high school and is now a member of UVA's Model UN team. In addition to serving as a VICS crisis chair, Izzy has served as USG of Logistics for VIGMUN and as an Assistant Crisis Director for VAMUN. Outside of IRO, Izzy is part of Women in Law and the Virginia Review of Politics. In her free time, she can be found working out, listening to an endless array of podcasts, or reading.

Crisis director - Laila Churchwell

Laila Churchwell is a first-year student from Smithfield, Virginia. She competed in Model UN for seven years and hosted three middle school MUN conferences. Along with being a Crisis Director for VICS, Laila was a Vice Chair for VAMUN and was the USG of Media and Marketing for VIGMUN XI. Outside of MUN, Laila is involved with political organizations on grounds, focusing on social media, graphic design, and voter registration. In her spare time, she can be found obsessively watching F1, reading nonfiction or poetry, and watching Gossip Girl!