GIRA Local Community Programs Secretariat
The Community Programs Secretariat manages the SDG Youth Summit, in addition to all workshops, trainings and community partnerships. To learn about the DistrictMUN Secretariat, which manages DistrictMUN, GIRA Local’s premier middle school Model United Nations Conference, please click here.
Chief Local Strategist
Miranda xiong
Miranda Xiong is a member of the Georgetown College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2025, double majoring in classics and history (with a Middle East/North Africa regional concentration) and a math minor. She was born and raised in the D.C./Maryland/Northern Virginia area—having lived in all 3 states—so it only felt natural for her to join DistrictMUN as its Director General and give back to her community! Besides competing with Georgetown Model UN as a member of its Conferences Staff, she has previously served as the Under-Secretary-General of the National Security Apparatus (NSA) at NAIMUN LX, and the Secretary-General of NCSC LI, Georgetown’s collegiate MUN conference. In her free time, you can catch her riding as an EMT with Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (GERMS), taking pictures of literally anyone and anything with her trusty ole Canon, or watching NCAA women's volleyball with the attitude of an English football fan (her favorite team is Purdue!). Miranda is extremely excited to work on GIRA Local’s extremely impactful programming for the 2023-2024 year!
Deputy Local Strategist
victoria schmidt
Victoria Schmidt (she/her) is a member of the Walsh School of Foreign Service’s class of 2027, intending on majoring in International Economics. She grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she got involved in Model UN in middle school. She loved discussing international issues, and later became involved in running a local high school conference aimed at training younger delegates. At Georgetown, Victoria competes on team GUMUN and is involved with DC Schools Project and the fencing club. She loves learning new languages and looks forward to studying abroad in Berlin, Germany next year. In her free time, she loves trying new coffee and boba shops, exploring thrift stores and vintage shops, and going on to art museums. She cannot wait to connect with new and existing DMV partner schools and organizations through GIRA Local as Deputy Local Strategist!
