Coaches

• Leadership
  • Director of Events at Vancouver Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Academy
• Coaching Experience
  • Coached teams to obtain over 15+ bids to the Tournament of Champions
  • Led teams to win prestigious state and national tournaments such as Stanford, Georgetown, Grapevine
• Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Achievements
  • 2014 Second place at the University of California Berkeley
  • Octofinaled at the Tradition 2015 and 2016
  • Octofinaled at Nova Titan 2016 and 2017
  • Double Octofinalist at Sunvite 2016
  • 2016 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
    • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
    at the Flying L Invitational
  • 2015 & 2016, 1st Place at the Braddock Invitational
  • 10th Best Speaker at the University of Florida’s Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Tournament
  • 7th Best Speaker at Nova Titan Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Tournament
  • Invited to multiple round robins such as Blue Key and the Tradition

• Founder and former director of the University of Oklahoma debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx program, where his teams won four national championships, multiple top speaker awards, and numerous other top finishes.
• Coached at the University of Vermont and Eastern New Mexico University, where his team won the national championship.
• Experienced in a wide variety of debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx formats, including Public Forum, British Parliamentary, Lincoln Douglas, and Cross-Examination.
• Author of the critical debaters handbook.

• Former UBC Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Society President
• 2019 Coach for Team Mexico for the World Schools Debating Championship
• 2019 Coach for Team Mexico for the World Universities Debating Championship
• Semifinalist at West Coast Novice Championship
• 2019 Semifinalists at the Seattle IV Tournament
• 2016 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  & 6th Best Speaker at Pan-American  (Spanish stream)
• 2015 Finalist & 2nd Best Speaker at US Nationals 2015

• 2019 Semi-Finalists at the Seattle IV tournament
• 2018 Quarterfinalist at US Nationals
• 2018 Semifinalist at Seattle Intervarsity
• 2016 Quarterfinalist at Texas State Championship
• 2016 Octafinalist at Harvard Forensics

• Co-Captain & Coach of Sir Winston Churchill Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Club (2018-2019)
• UBC Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Society: Vice President External (2020-2021)

• 2020 University of Calgary CP ProAms: Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  team, top Novice speaker + 3rd Open speaker
• 2020 USC IV: Novice Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  team 
• 2020 Lord Discord Cup: Novice Finalist
• 2020 UBC Fundraiser Open: 2nd Novice speaker, 10th Open speaker
• 2020 Doxbridge IV: 20th breaking team & Open Octofinalist
• 2019 West Coast Novice Championship: Finalist & 3rd speaker
• 2019 Hart House IV: Novice Finalist team and 6th Novice speaker
• 2019 Hugill Cup: 3rd Novice speaker

• Qualified to NCFL Nationals, NSDA Nationals, and the Gold TOC
• Varsity Public Forum Semifinalist at Princeton University
• Varsity Public Forum Semifinalist at Lexington Invitational
• Varsity Public Forum Octofinalist at Yale University
• Varsity Public Forum 3rd Best Speaker Award at Emory

• 2020 Puget Sound Invitational Quarterfinalist & 6th top speaker
• 2019 Vice President and Coach of Richmond Christian Secondary Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Team
• 2019 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  & 4th Top Speaker at Stanford Invitational Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Tournament
• 2019 Lower Mainland West Regionals Tournament 10th Top Speaker
• 2018 6th Top Speaker at NSDA Nationals in Wuxi
• 2018 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  & Best Speaker at SFU PF

• Coached Provincial Qualifiers (2021) and French Nationals Qualifiers (2020)
• 2020 Stanford Invitational Quarter Finalist
• 2020 Bluebonnet Octofinalist
• 2020 Georgetown Vancouver Quarter Finalist
• 2019 SFU High School Public Forum Tournament 7th Speaker

• 2019 Semifinalist & 7th Best Speaker at Pacific Cup
• 2019 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  & 1st Place Speaker at Seattle IV Tournament
• 2017 Quarterfinalist & 1st Place Novice Speaker at Seattle Intervarsity
• 2017 President & coach of the Gleneagle Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Team

• 2019 8th Top Speaker at Lower Mainland North Regionals
• 2018 Semi-Finalist & 5th Top Speaker at UBC Summer
• 2018 7th Top Speaker at SFU PF Tournament
• 2018 8th Place Team at British Columbia Provincials
• 2018 4th Place Team at Lower Mainland West Regionals
• 2017 Best Diplomat Award at the University of Alberta High School Model United Nations
• 2016 Gold Medalist for Poetry in the Provincial Speech Competition
• 2015 Bronze Medalist at the United Nations Pilgrimage Speech and Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Competition

• Coached novice, varsity, and collegiate students across the US including both the Houston Urban Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx League and Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Kansas City programs.
• 7+ years of experience as a competitive cross-examination debater and public speaker
• In university, qualified for US national debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx tournament and the cross-examination debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx association national tournament

• 2018-2019 President of the UBC Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Society
• 2018 Semi-Finalist at Seattle Intervarsity
• 2018 Semi-Finalist at UBC Intervarsity
• 2017 Semi-Finalist at Pacific Cup

• UBCDS VP External (2021)
• UBC High School Tournament Equity Officer (2020)
• William Aberhart High School Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Team Founder and Coach (2019)

• Novice Finalist at Pacific Cup (2021)
• Cambridge Intervarsity Top 10 Novice Speaker (2020)
• Hugill Cup Top 5 Novice Speaker (2020)
• Fall Open Western Novice Championship Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  and Top 3 Speaker (2020)
• Represented UBC at the North American University Debating Championship (2020)
• Alberta Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Provincials Second Place Team and Top 5 Speaker (2019)

• 2017 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  at North Mecklenburg Jimmy K. Poole Viking Classic
• 2017 Point Race Winner at Dogwood Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx League (Top performer in local debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx league)
• 2017 Semifinalist at Harvard Congressional Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx
• 2017 Harvard Congressional Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Leadership Award
• 2016 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  at Pinecrest Open
• 2016 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  at Cumberland Polytechnical High School Forensics
• 2016 Semifinalist at Yale University
• 2016 Semifinalist at NSDA National House
• 2016 NSDA National Preliminary House Best Presiding Officer
• 2016 NSDA National Semifinals House Best Presiding Officer
• 2015 Semifinalist at Glenbrooks

• Twice represented UBC at the World Universities Debating Championship (Berlin 2013, Kuala Lumpur 2015)
• 2015 Semi-Finalist at the Canadian National British Parliamentary Debating Championship
• 2015 Chief Adjudicator of the UBC Spring High School Tournament
• 2014-2015 Training Director of the UBCDS (2014-2015)
• 2012-2013 Vice President External of the UBCDS
• 2012, 2014 Co-Director of the UBC Fall High School Tournament

• NSDA Lone Star District New Coach of the Year Recipient 2020
• NSDA Lone Star Committee Member 2019-2021
• Recipient of the HEB ISD Education Foundation Award of Excellence 2018 & 2020
• Coached Speech & Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx at Grapevine High School and Trinity High School in a variety of formats: Lincoln Douglas, Policy Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx, World Schools Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx, Public Forum Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx, Student Congress, Extemporaneous Speaking, & Original Oratory.

• Fleetwood Park辩论/模拟联合国俱乐部主席和教练
• 斯坦福辩论赛16强(2018)
• UBC秋季高中比赛冠军(2018)
• FPSS Senior Speech Meet冠军(2018)

• 2016-2017 Operations Director of the UBC Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Society
• 2015 Top Novice Team at Edmonton Open
• 2014 Semi-Finalist at Santa Clara University
• 2013 Finalist at California Lutheran University Invitational (2013)
• Twice qualified to compete at the California High School Speech Association State Tournament (2012, 2013)
• Tournament Director of
  • 2017 UBC HST Fall
  • 2017 UBC HST Summer
  • 2017 Fraser Heights’ Pacific Championships
  • 2016 Tabulations Director for Pacific Cup
  • 2016 UBC High School Tournament (HST) Spring
  • 2015 UBC Intervarsity

Leadership:

• Vice President of Training at UWO Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Society
• Former Vice President of the White Oaks Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Team
• Three years as a competitive coach and eight years as a competitive debater

Achievements as a Debater: 

• Semi-Finalist and 6th Ranked Speaker at the North American Championships
• Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  of the New York University - AD Tournament
• Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  at the Hart House Novice Final
• Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  at the Canadian National Novice Final
• Grand Finalist at the Zimbabwe Debating League
• Grand Finalist and Top 10 Speaker at the Colgate Open
• Grand Finalist at the Chancellor’s Cup
• Grand Finalist (two times) and 3rd Speaker at the Centennial Cup
• Semi Finalist at the Central Novice Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Championship and 3rd Speaker
• Quarter Finalist at the Alberta Australs Tournament
• Top 10 Teams at the King's College London Open

Achievements as a Judge:

• Breaking Adjudicator at the Harvard Worlds Invitational
• Breaking Adjudicator at the Yale Public Forum JV Competition
• Chief Adjudicator of the Central Canadian Championship
• Chief Adjudicator of the Western IV
• Chief Adjudicator at numerous Western High Schools Tournaments

• 2017-2020Captain and Coach of Burnaby North Secondary Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Club. Has coached:
  • 1st & 2nd Place Team at LME Regionals (2019)
  • 2nd Place Team at Law Foundation Cup Provincials (2019)
  • Finalist Team at British Columbia Nationals Qualifier (2018)
• 2019 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  at 33rd Stanford Invitational Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Tournament
• 2019 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  & 2nd Top Speaker at SFU PF
• 2018 Champion• a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.
  • a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.
  at UBC HST Spring
• 2018 Double Octafinalist at 32nd Stanford Invitational Debatea formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. additional meaning: xxxx Tournament