Lindsey Zhao
Red Folder Editor-in-Chief
Red Folder Editor-in-Chief
Lindsey is a senior at Plano Senior High School in Texas, where she serves as VP of Debate and competes in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Congressional Debate.
Joining Equality in Forensics as a sophomore, Lindsey was one of the founding reporters for the Red Folder news brief and was quickly promoted to Associate Editor, helping manage the archive and publish new articles weekly. She has also supported Equality in Forensics' other programs, including judging at the 3rd Annual Winter Championship and writing weekly Extemp Questions. Lindsey was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of the Red Folder in May 2024, which was eventually amended to a position on the Board of Directors.
Since leading the Red Folder, Lindsey has overseen exponential growth in staffing and publication size, tripling the number of reporters in a year. She's also led the redesign of the Red Folder, including the addition of rolling news updates and the creation of an independent Instagram page and website as a project supported by Equality in Forensics.