Don’t Japanic!: Japanese Cabinet Committee

The National Security Council of Japan is called upon to coordinate and deliberate on security and defense policies for Japan. With global and domestic conflicts happening at greater and greater rates, it is clear something needs to be done. Work with your fellow leaders to protect your homeland while you still have a chance…

Chair - Preston Bowden

Preston Bowden (he/him/his) is a second year law student at the University of Virginia School of Law and an alumnus of the University of Virginia (Class of 2023). He comes from a small town in the middle of Utah called Tooele (pronounced "too-will-uhh"). Preston has staffed three VICS conferences and two VAMUN conferences, and over the course of his time as an undergraduate at UVA gained four years of model UN experience. When he's free from reading thousands of cases and mastering antiquated legal doctrines, Preston spends time with his fellow graduate student neighbors on the Range. Aiming to be a civil rights impact litigator, Preston also volunteers his time toward civil rights pro bono projects (the latest project relating to the protection and expansion of voting rights). Outside of the academic space, Preston loves to read genre fiction, watch a variety of tv shows/movies, and play long-term strategy video games. Preston looks forward to welcoming y'all to Charlottesville and facilitating this unique committee

chair - Velan Shanmuganathan

Velan Nagarajan Solagar Shanmuganathan is a fourth-year from Woodbridge, Virginia double majoring in Public Policy and Leadership and Media Studies. He has been involved in MUN for over seven years and served as a Crisis Director for VICS last year. In his free time, Velan can be found hanging out with his friends, going out to dance, and being involved in various clubs and extracurricular activities to keep himself busy. He’s super excited to meet everyone at VICS XXVIII and share the committee he and Preston have cooked up!!!