Kaitlin Cascio
Kaitlin is a sophomore studying Social Studies and Psychology that is super excited to be directing at HNMUN-LA! She is currently a resident of Eliot House at Harvard but is originally from Alexandria, Virginia. Kaitlin began her Model UN journey her freshman year of college, when she immediately fell in love with both competing and staffing. She is currently a deputy director of socials Harvard’s Intercollegiate Model UN team, where she works to make sure her fellow delegates are having fun, and is the Under-Secretary-General for the Economic and Social Councils at HMUN Boston, Harvard’s domestic high school conference. Outside of Model UN, Kaitlin enjoys traveling, cooking food from different cuisines, reading thriller novels, painting, and is an avid New York Times-games player. Kaitlin can't wait to meet all of the delegates participating at HNMUN-LA 2026!
topic: Houston, We have a Problem
Thirty years into the future, in the aftermath of Earth’s sudden and catastrophic destruction, the International Space Station becomes humanity's last outpost. Once a symbol of peaceful cooperation and shared scientific progress, the ISS now represents the last of humanity – a floating refuge for an eclectic group of astronauts, scientists, diplomats, and others aboard the station when Earth was destroyed. With limited supplies, no clear chain of command, and the psychological weight of humanity’s extinction, committee participants must confront seemingly impossible questions: How will they govern themselves? How will they maintain the survival of humanity? What secrets survived the fall of Earth? Who is to blame? In the cold void of space, participants must be adaptable, courageous, and above all suspicious – or they risk becoming the final chapter of human history.