Operations Team - 2021
Margot Maclean
- Coordinator of the Operations Team
Margot is a postgraduate student on the IMSISS programme, with a particular focus on conflict, security, and peacebuilding. In addition to her current studies, she is completing course on the Impact of Trauma on Mental Health. Margot holds a MA (SocSci) in Economic and Social History from the University of Glasgow. There, she also completed two internships with the Adam Smith Business School and the Academic Learning Service (LEADS).
Ivan Emmanuel Morales Mendoza
- Secretary of the Operations Team
Ivan is an international affairs undergrad interested in the impact of technology in security, geopolitics and society. He has experience working at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Mexico in Washington, United States, and the United Nations Development Programme. He is a tech enthusiast, gamer, enjoys learning new languages and traveling to new places.
Camilla Carlesi
- Secretary of the Operations Team, Coordinator of the Social Media Team and Contributor
Camilla is an enthusiastic student and volunteer, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs and a minor in Communications from John Cabot University (Rome). During her undergraduate experience she has worked in various governmental and transnational organization, where she has cultivated her passion for environmental security, terrorism, and media studies. She hopes that by working in the Security Distillery she will be able to create new projects that benefit her community.
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Magdalena Breyer
- Treasurer of the Operations Team
Magdalena is in her first year of the IMSISS programme, and is currently at the University of Trento. In 2020, she graduated from the University of Warwick with a BA in Liberal Arts and a major in Sustainability. Her academic interests include discourse analysis, as well as the intersection between identity politics, intergroup conflict, and the Anthropocene.
Nickolas Brütsch
- Treasurer of the Operations Team, Member of the Events Team and Contributor
Nickolas was raised in both Switzerland and the United States. He is a Reserve Officer in the Swiss Armed Forces. His academic interests include Russia, intelligence, space, cyber and nukes.
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