Reid Moran is the Secretary General of VALMUN 2026. He was born in San Francisco (California), and moved to Valencia in 2019 before the 2020 lockdowns, attending his 8th Year at the American School of Valencia now. He started doing MUN in 7th grade attending his first conference here at VALMUN. It was here where he gained his love for debate and the spirit of MUN, with 12 experiences under his belt including BCNMUN, MADMUN and VALMUN, Reid looks forward to an amazing conference this year. 

MUN has given Reid some of his most treasured memories and hopes that he can inspire the next generation of MUNers to take the torch of delegation and make something great of their MUN legacy. 

Maya de Nicola is a senior at American School of Valencia, where she is in her fourth year. Born and raised in Cuba, she moved to Valencia in 2022. Her passion for Model United Nations began at the International School of Havana, where she took part in ISHMUN and TMUN in Toronto. Since joining ASV, she has continued her MUN journey as a delegate at VALMUN 2022, VALMUN 2023, MADMUN 2024, BCNMUN 2024 and 2025. She has also participated as chair of the Disarmament Committee at VALMUN 2024 and chair of the Security Council committee in 2025. 

For Maya, MUN is a commitment to building leadership, confidence, and collaboration, and it has given her lasting friendships that she still values today. As Head of Debate in the VALMUN Secretariat, she is committed to creating a fun, engaging, and intellectually stimulating environment where delegates feel encouraged to share their ideas and challenge themselves. Because she knows how stressful a first conference can be, she will use her role tosupport new delegates and help them find their voice. She looks forward to being part of the Secretariat and to help create memorable experiences for everyone in the room.

Ximena Gallardo Álvarez is the Head of the Education committee for VALMUN 2026. She is currently a Senior at the American School of Valencia, originally born in Toledo, Spain, and has lived in Valencia since the age of three. Her experience in Model United Nations dates back to middle school, when she started her first conference in VALMUN 2021. She has been in 13 different conferences since then: 6 VALMUN’s, 3 MADMUNs and 4 BCNMUNs. 

Through all these conferences she has developed a strong and confident personality for all MUN’s. All conferences have been a way for her to develop critical thinking and an open mind. She brings that passion and background to her role guiding delegates in VALMUN as a whole this year. Ximena is excited to meet all the delegates arriving, and she expects to give a great image of what VALMUN is all about and help them with any questions they have. As her last conference, she wishes to pass her same passion to all delegates and future delegates.

Giulia Michelangeli is a senior at ASV. She was born in Italy, but moved to Valencia in 2024. Her passion for Model United Nations began in middle school at Britannica International school of Budapest, where she took part in BERMUN and BIMUN conferences in Berlin and Budapest. Since joining ASV, she has continued her MUN journey as a chair of UNODC in VALMUN 2024 and delegate in BCNMUN 2024 and 2025. 

For Giulia, MUN is a long term commitment to acquire speaking skills, confidence, collaboration, and leadership. It has given her knowledge, friendships and beautiful memories that she will remember forever. Now, As Head of Education in the VALMUN Secretariat, she is committed to helping students understand their role in the conference and to coach both chairs and delegates into performing the best way that they can. She will create an environment where anyone can ask questions because conferences can be stressful and she's here to help clear doubts and make the conference go as smoothly as possible. 

She's very excited to see how the conference turns out and to see the result of the students’ preparations.

Ailén Carrasco is the Deputy Secretary General as Head of Logistics. She was born in Valencia and has stayed there throughout her life. She is currently a senior at the American School of Valencia, where she has been a life-long student. 

Ailén has been an active member of the school’s MUN since 2021 and has 7 MUN experiences including VALMUN and MADMUN and has previously been a chair in Security Council and most recently president chair in the Human Rights Committee last year. 

MUN has meant a lot to her ever since her first experience,  she believes that MUN is crucial to develop life long skills such as public speaking, debating, and that it broadens views about worldwide issues. She is honored to be part of the VALMUN 2026 conference and looks forward to an abundance of intense, productive, and fun debates led by the chairs and delegates.

Sophie Rosemary Mora Selvi is currently a senior at the American School of Valencia, where she has studied for 15 years. Born and raised in Valencia, Spain, in a British-Spanish family, Sophie joined MUN in 8th grade, initially viewing it as a fun social activity. After attending eight MUN conferences, including MadMUN, ValMUN, and BCNMUN, and two chairing experiences in VAlMUN, she can confidently say that MUN has helped her build self-confidence, strengthen her public speaking skills, and develop a deeper awareness of the many challenges facing the world today. 

For Sophie, MUN has become much more than just a debate forum: it has given her lifelong friendships, unforgettable memories, and invaluable experiences. That is why she hopes to pass on this passion by creating the same enjoyable environment for the new generation of delegates,  helping them grow both personally and academically.

Emma Morena is the Head of Communications. She is a senior-year student attending her fourth year at the American School of Valencia. She was born and raised in Italy and moved to Valencia in 2023. Emma joined the MUN program as soon as she joined ASV due to her passion for debating and viewing it as a fun community activity. 

After participating in six national MUN conferences, including MadMUN, ValMUN, and BCNMUN she can confidently say that MUN has helped her develop leadership and communication skills, meet new people and form new connections, making her much more aware of current global issues. She looks forward to attending VALMUN 2026 and is excited to see how the delegates debate the topics at hand, hoping the conference will help spark passion and interest in the delegates, as it did in her. 

Ms. Marta Gassó is a Middle School and High School teacher at the American School of Valencia, where she teaches Global Studies, Social Studies, and English. She holds a master’s degree in Education and a master’s degree in Gender Studies and Equality Policies. As an MUN director, Ms. Gassó believes in the power of student voices and in young people’s ability to analyze global issues, question assumptions, and propose solutions. She encourages all students to listen to different perspectives, speak with confidence, and engage with the real-world challenges shaping our communities.

Mr. Marc Boyer is the Community Activities Coordinator at American School of Valencia. He also teaches IB Theory of Knowledge and is the CAS coordinator. As an MUN director Mr. Boyer believes in the power of communication and open dialogue with varying perspectives and points of view. Mr. Boyer encourages all students to be engaged and involved and to pay attention to real world issues.