Vice Chair Introduction: Alex Plewinski

Hey delegates!

My name is Alex Plewinski (he/him), and I'm super excited to be a vice chair for this year's JCC in the Algeria committee. I'm a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 

This is my 6th year doing MUN and my 3rd year in BMUN. This is also my 3rd year as a member of JCC, which I was a vice chair for at BMUN 69 and head chair last year at BMUN 70. I currently serve as BMUN's crisis director, meaning I help support all crisis committees and chairs as well as manage our crisis procedure and keep it consistent and effective across our committees.

Outside of BMUN, I'm a member of the Berkeley Formula Racing team, where I work on the Suspension subteam, and I play intramural dodgeball and volleyball with my friends. I also love watching UFC and basketball and hiking/backpacking.

Please reach out to us at anytime at JCC@bmun.org if you have any questions at all. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Alex Plewinski



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