Appointed as Acting Executive Director on 12 December 2022
Appointed as Deputy Executive Director on 29 September 2022
Served as Assistant Executive Director from 11 June to 29 September 2022

Ms. Maria CHIZHOVA joined MUNRFE in 2021 as a member of the Vladivostok Club. Before being appointed to her current position, Ms. Chizhova has served as Deputy Executive Director (September - December 2022) and Assistant Executive Director (June - September 2022).

She has also performed as the Secretary-General of the Far Eastern Model UN 2022 and the Chairperson of the UN Environment Assembly at the 21st MUNRFE Annual Conference 2022.

As a delegate, Ms. Maria Chizhova participated in the FEFU Model Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2020 and further attended three MUNRFE Conferences: the MUNRFE Annual Conference 2020, the Far Eastern Model UN 2021 becoming the member of the Outstanding Delegation, and the 20th Anniversary MUNRFE Annual Conference 2021 becoming a recipient of the Outstanding Delegate Award. 

Ms. Maria Chizhova holds a B.A. in Korean Studies from Far Eastern Federal University (2021). Currently, she is M.A. student of the International Relations program at FEFU Institute of Oriental Studies, Vladivostok, Russia.