Secretary General: Jack Zhang
Year: 2011
Email: jack.zhang@dukeir.org
Jack Zhang hails from the city of champions: Pittsburgh, PA. He is a political science major concentrating in international relations. Jack has been actively involved in the Duke International Security Conference (DISC) since its inception; he served as the Crisis Director of DISC 2009 (The Rise and Fall of Great Powers) and is honored to preside over DISC 2010 (The New Asian Hemisphere) as Secretary General. This summer, he will be working on a research project studying the effect of mass media on American attitudes towards China in Shanghai. After graduation, he hopes to go on to graduate school to study international relations and comparative politics. When not geeking out about international affairs, Jack is an avid traveler. He has been to is excited to add North Korea to his list this summer.
Director General: Caitlin Gorback
Year: 2011
Email: caitlin.gorback@dukeir.org
Caitlin is a senior at Duke and is happy to be witnessing her 3rd DISC. As sophomore, she was Assistant Chair for the Organization of Arctic Nations, for the first DISC. Sadly, she had to sit last year out due to other commitments, but she is back and ready to help host the best DISC yet! In addition to DISC, Caitlin is active in Duke International Relations Association, DISC’s umbrella organization, our high school conference, DUMUNC, our traveling team, and is the former Director of Campus Affairs. She also TA’s economics and is struggling through a thesis on trailer parks (no joke). Caitlin studies economics, mathematics, and German, and will be in NYC this summer working for the Federal Reserve Bank. While not engrossed in IR or econ, Caitlin enjoys baking, snow-skiing, traveling, and long walks on the beach. Just kidding about the last one. Caitlin looks forward to making her senior year with DISC absolutely EPIC, so get ready for an incredible conference, and she is excited to start working with you!
Crisis Director: Arjun Khanna
Year: 2012
Email: arjun.khanna@dukeir.org
Hello! My name is Arjun Khanna, and I have the pleasure of being the crisis director at DISC 2010. I am a Junior majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Economics, and I’ve been involved in Model UN for a full nine years now. We have already begun working hard to make your DISC experience a productive, informative, provocative, and unforgettable one. I guarantee you will not be disappointed with the pace, quality, or realism of the crisis that you will interact with over the course of the conference. And with the topic of the rise of Asia, we have the chance to explore some of today’s most interesting and pressing international questions. If you have any questions at all about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am thoroughly excited about the prospect of hosting you all at Duke come November. I hope to see you at the conference!