Glen Frappier, Director of Forensics, Gonzaga University. Glen debated and coached for Southern Illinois University during the mid 90's where he and his partner won the 1996 CEDA National Championship Tournament. After leaving SIU Glen became the DoF at Gonzaga University in 1998. Glen has directed the GDI since 1999 and teaches classes in the Communication Arts Department. Glen holds a BS in Political Science and an MA in Communication Studies, both from SIU.
 Matt Moore, Assistant Director of Debate, Augustana College. Matt holds a B.S. in Political Science and an M.A. in Communication Studies from Southern Illinois University. He currently teaches and coaches at Augustana College. Matt was a successful debater at SIU clearing to elimination rounds at every national tournament he attended. Matt is returning to graduate school in the Fall of 2007 at the University of Missouri where he will be a PhD candidate in theInternational Relations Program. Matt has taught at GDI since 1999.
Steve Pointer, Assistant Director of Debate, Gonzaga University. Pointer made the most of his intercollegiate debating experience and successfully competed at Whitman, Lewis and Clark, and UMKC. He earned a bachelors degree at Portland State and recently returned from the private sector to coach debate at Gonzaga University. Pointer has taught at GDI since 2002.
Adrienne Brovero, Debate Coach at Mary Washington University. Adrienne debated for Wake Forest in the early 90s, winning multiple national tournaments and reaching the semi finals of the National Debate Tournament twice. She and her partner were also awarded the prestigious Rex Copeland Award as the top-ranked team during the regular season. Since then, Adrienne has coached at Wake, Michigan, Northwestern, Richmond, and is now the debate coach at the University of Mary Washington. As a coach, her teams have won nearly every tournament on the national circuit, including four National Debate Tournament championships. Adrienne has taught at summer debate institutes since 1990, including the Fast Track and the Policy Project at Wake Forest, the Michigan National Debate Institute, and Northwestern’s Coon Hardy and Zarefsky Scholars programs.
 James Roland, Assistant Coach, Emory University. James debated for Southern Illinois University and holds a masters degree from Georgia State University. James is a long time coach at Emory University where his teams list of accomplishments are too numerous to list here. In addition to his coaching duties for Emory, James is also heavily involved in community debate projects including the Urban Debate Leagues. James has won the "Best Lecturer" at the GDI for 6 of the previous 8 years. James has taught at GDI since 1999.
Jason Russell, Assistant Coach, University of Oklahoma. Jason is currently a PhD candidate in the Communications Department at OU and one of the top college coaches and judges in the nation. He has coached at Central Oklahoma, Michigan State, Gonzaga, and most recently at the University of Oklahoma. Jason's coaching has helped Oklahoma win Harvard, Wake Forest, Northwestern, CEDA Nationals, as well as earning the 2nd overall first round bid to the NDT. His institute experience includes 6 years at the GDI, as well as Dartmouth and Michigan State.
Jeff Buntin, Assistant Coach, Gonzaga University. Jeff is a recent graduate of Whitman College where he enjoyed an outstanding career. Jeff has joined the Gonzaga University coaching staff while he prepares to attend graduate school. A card cutting machine. If you want to cut a lot of evidence this is the guy you want to learn from.
Wally Eastwood, Boise State University. Wally grew up in the great Pacific Northwest debating at Centennial High school in Boise Idaho where he was half of the first team in history to attend the TOC from Idaho. He debated at both the University of Georgia as well as the State University of West Georgia were he competed in the elimination rounds of every major collegiate tournament including the Kentucky Round Robin, CEDA Nationals and the National Debate Tournament. He most recently coached for the University of Georgia
Mike Hester, Director of Debate, University of West Georgia. We are very pleased to welcome Mike to the GDI faculty. Mike is among the most successful active coaches in CEDA/NDT. He coached multiple first round bids, two CEDA National Champion teams and numerous teams to late round appearances at the NDT. Mike himself is a first round debater and three time top ten speaker at the NDT. Mike brings extensive teaching experience having served on the faculty of Michigan, West Georgia, Emory, ADI, and Bates.
Sarah Holbrook, Assistant Director of Debate, University of West Georgia. Sarah is a two time CEDA National Champion and former NDT first round debater. Sarah has taught at numerous debate institutes including Stanford, Berkeley, Texas, and Emory amongh others. She has coached high school at many nationally prominent schools and is current coaching at UWG. Sarah is returning to GDI after an extended sabbatical.
Sam Maurer, Director of Debate, Emporia State University. Sam enjoyed a successful debate career at Emporia State. He pursued his graduate work at Wake Forest University and coached at Gonzaga before returning home to Kansas to once again coach at Emporia. Sam has taught at GDI since 2006.
Cate Morrison, Phd Candidate, University of Pittsburgh. Cate enjoyed a successful career debating and coaching for Pitt. She is now focusing her energy on writing her dissertation and completing her PhD. Cate returns for fourth year teaching at GDI.
Ron Stevenson, Director of Debate, Wayne State University. Ron recently finished his PhD at Wayne State University and is currently coaching and lecturing at Wayne. Ron has coached teams to victories and late out round appearances at numerous tournaments including the University of Kentucky and the NDT.
 Cameron Ward, Coach, Fullerton Union High School. A former debater at CSU
Fullerton, NDT Quarterfinalist, and CEDA Semifinalist. Cameron has taught at GDI
since 2003
Abe Corrigan, Gonzaga University. Abe is a graduate of Glenbrook South HS where he was a TOC finalist in 2006. In his first year in college debate Abe has advanced to elimination rounds at Pepperdine, Cal, Whitman, NW CEDA Champs, and CEDA Nationals as well as advancing to Semi Finals of the Pre Season Freshman Nationals at The University of Kentucky.
Izak Dunn, Assistant Coach, Gonzaga University. Izak was a first round debater and coach for Idaho State University. He has brought his particular brand of crazy to Gonzaga where he will pursue his gradute degree in Philosophy. Izak has taught at GDI since 2006.
 Malcolm Gordon, University of Missouri Kansas City. Malcolm ended 2007 as an NDT first round bid, top speaker at CEDA Nationals and advanced to finals at the 2007 National Debate Tournament. Malcolm is returning for his second year at the GDI.
Mima Lazarevic, University of Southern California. Mima was a TOC finalist at Glenbrook South HS and currently debates at the University of Southern Cal. Mima is also on the faculty at the Cal Debate Institute. This is her first year on the GDI faculty.
Geoff Lundeen, University of West Georgia. A former Top Speaker at the TOC, Geoff has debated for Michigan State University and West Georgia.
Jaipaul Rekhi, University of California Berkeley. Jaipaul debated for St. Francis in high school and is currently competing for Cal. Jaipaul has been very involved in the high school community as a coach, judge, and instructor at the Cal Debate Institute. This will be Jaipauls first year teaching at GDI.
James Brockway, University of California - Berkeley. A 2006 graduate from Georgetown Day HS, James was among the very best high school debaters in the nation winning multiple national level tournaments. As a freshman at Cal he advanced to elimination debates an a number of tournaments including USC, Northwestern, and West Georgia.
James Joseph, Gonzaga University. James is a graduate of St. Augustine HS in San Diego and a sophomore majoring in International Relations at Gonzaga University. In his first year in college debate James has advanced to elimination rounds at Pepperdine, Cal, Whitman, NW CEDA Champs, and CEDA Nationals as well as advancing to Semi Finals of the Pre Season Freshman Nationals at The University of Kentucky.
Mike Burshteyn, Cal Berkeley.
Leah Moczulski, Gonzaga University. As a freshman at Gonzaga Leah has been in outrounds of Cal, Pepperdine, and Whitman as well as posting winning records at national level tournaments. Leah was a semi finalist at the 2007 TOC while a debater for The Woodlands HS in Texas.
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