Amy Ruggiero

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Amy is responsible for business development and overall strategic planning.  Her business acumen has been cultivated over 20 years in both corporate and nonprofit settings. She has a wealth of experience in building and supporting Model UN programs across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

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Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Co-Founder and Director Emeritus

Kelly is responsible for program strategy and operations while ensuring ongoing programmatic excellence. With recognized expertise in curriculum design, Kelly leads teacher professional development and student training and oversees youth outreach and engagement. She works closely with school district partners to effectively integrate standards-based learning activities into required K-12 coursework for the Social Sciences.

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Allyson M. Holley

Model UN Events Coordinator

Allyson is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing logistics for Foundations for Leadership annual conferences and events. She has over 10 years of experience running Model UN conferences and has held positions at all levels for more than 16 conferences. 

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Liz Rebecca Alarcón

Model UN Facilitator

Liz is a communicator, facilitator and social entrepreneur. She leads Pulso, a digital organizing platform working to increase the political power of the 32 million Latinx voters across the United States. Throughout high school, college and graduate school, Liz was actively involved in the Model UN circuit as a delegate, volunteer and coach.

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