EQUALITY IN FORENSICS
CONTRIBUTOR TEAM
EQUALITY IN FORENSICS
CONTRIBUTOR TEAM
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Bryan Dong is a Junior at Middlesex School in Concord, MA, and one of 12 members of the USA Debate Team. Bryan has championed and top-spoke various Pan-African tournaments including the Bau House International Championships, Atheneum, and SACEE Central. Most recently, Bryan served as a member of the 2024-2025 USA National Development Team, with which he was a finalist at the Delores Taylor Arthur Tournament and quarterfinalist at both the Isidore Newman Invitational and New Tech Tournament. He has also reached late elimination rounds at the Stanford Invitational, Intertext Open, Gauteng Provincials, and more. Outside of debating, Bryan conducts research on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and supports reparative justice efforts in South Africa. Likewise, Bryan has served as a legal intern for the Massachusetts Trial Courts at the Fenton Judicial Center, a volunteer for the American Civil Liberties Union, and a TED Conference organizer. At the Middlesex School, Bryan is a captain of the Middlesex Debate Team, chief writer for the Anvil, and a workshop lead at various DEI Conferences.
AmandaLesly Miranda is the former Event Director for Equality in Forensics and is now attending Florida State University. She was a two-time qualifier to NSDA Nationals.
Andy Choy was the North Texas Chapter President of Equality in Forensics, a Red Folder staff writer, and a Congress contributor. He was a Congressional Debate finalist at the University of Kentucky Season Opener and Stanford, as well as a semifinalist at Yale. He currently attends Amherst University.
Arik Karim is the former Event Director of Equality in Forensics and is now attending George Washington University. He was a 2023 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - House, has placed at the 2023 Florida Blue Key, and made finals at Harvard, Yale, and the Barkley Forum. Arik was ranked as high as #1 in the nation across all speech & debate events by NSDA points, including being ranked #5 in Congressional Debate.
Athena Tian is a former Director At-Large of Equality in Forensics and is now attending Northwestern University. She led the Congressional Debate Resource Center in 2023. Athena has placed 3rd at Varsity Regionals in 2022 and was the Tradition 2022 Champion in Congressional Debate. She was ranked as high as #15 for Congressional Debate in Florida by NSDA points.
Audrey Huang is the Deputy Director of Congress for Equality in Forensics. As of 2025, she is currently co-leading the Congressional Debate Resource Center in 2025. Audrey has finaled at Yale, Harvard, CHSSA, and the Tournament of Champions, where she was the first freshman in the nation to final in TOC Congress.
Breck DuPaul is the former Congress Director of Equality in Forensics and now attends Georgetown University. He placed 10th at the 2024 NSDA Nationals and was a finalist at the 2023 and 2024 UK TOCs, placed 2nd at Yale, 3rd at Emory, 6th at Florida Blue Key, and was the 2024 Durham Champion in Congressional Debate. Breck was also ranked #1 in Ohio and was ranked as high as #5 nationally for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.
Bryan Dominguez is currently a contributor for Equality in Forensics. He served as Congress Captain of the American Heritage Palm Beach debate team and worked closely with his peers to develop their skillsets in depth.
C.J. Getting is the former Operations Director of Equality in Forensics and is currently attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a two-year captain of the Naperville Central debate team, where he helped lead the team to a 2nd place finish at the ICDA State Tournament. He placed 9th at the 2025 Emory Barkley Forum and was ranked #1 in Illinois for Congressional Debate by NSDA points. He also served on the NSDA's Student Leadership Conference (SLC) and World Schools Debate Education Program.
Carter McDonald was a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics and currently attends Wake Forest University. Carter was President of his High School Debate team for three years and now works as an assistant volunteer coach for the team while attending Wake Forest University. While competing in Congressional Debate, Carter was a 2023 UK TOC Finalist and NSDA National Semifinalist in 2022 and 2023. He was also a finalist at Harvard 2023, Florida Blue Key 2022, and won back-to-back Colorado State Championships in Congressional Debate.
Enan Khan is the former Chapters Director of Equality in Forensics, and was also the founder and former President of the South Florida Chapter of Equality in Forensics. He was a finalist at Harvard 2024, Yale 2023, and Princeton 2023. Enan was also a 2023 NSDA National Semifinalist in Congressional Debate - House.
Grace Jackson was a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics and now attends the University of California, Berkeley. She placed 2nd at NCFL Nationals, 2nd in NSDA Senate 2025 and 9th in 2024, 3rd at the Equality in Forensics Round Robin, and was a Finalist at Emory.
Isha Chilukuri was a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics and now attends the University of Pennsylvania. She was a 2023 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - House, and made finals at national tournaments like Blake, Dowling Catholic, and Apple Valley. She was ranked #2 in Wisconsin for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.
Jiadong Gu was a contributor for Equality in Forensics. He placed 2nd at Mount Vernon 2023 and was a finalist at Seattle University 2023. Jiadong is a two-time qualifier to the NSDA National Tournament and was ranked #9 in Washington for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.
Kathan Desai is the Operations Director of Equality in Forensics and was previously the Event Director and Deputy Director of Scrimmages. He is a 2024 Bronx Finalist, 2024 Emory Semifinalist, and is currently ranked #1 in Pennsylvania by NSDA points.
Nia Binoy was a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics and now attends the University of Texas at Austin. She was a 2023 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - House, and champed Katy Taylor 2023. She was an assistant debate teacher for 3 years and was ranked #11 in Texas for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.
Nicholas Ostheimer is the founder and former Executive Director of Equality in Forensics and now attends Florida Atlantic University. He served as president of his debate team for 5 years, founded his high school team in his freshman year, and has since led it to achieve NSDA charter chapter status. He was a finalist in the 2023 and 2024 UK TOCs, a 2023 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - House, and a 2025 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - Senate. Nick has also champed tournaments such as the UK Season Opener (twice), Florida Blue Key (twice), Nova Titan, and Sunvite. He was ranked #1 in the country for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.
Omkar Marathe is the former Deputy Director of Congress Coaching for Equality in Forensics and now attends Columbia University. He placed 3rd at Sunvite, 6th at Harvard, and 6th at TOC in Congressional Debate.
Owen Casey is the former Deputy Director of Advocacy for Equality in Forensics and now attends Duke University. He championed Yale 2023 and was a 2024 Harvard Finalist in Congressional Debate. Owen was also a Harvard Round Robin Invitee in 2024. He was ranked #1 in New York for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.
Rohan Jain was a contributor for Equality in Forensics. He was a finalist at the UK-TOC Digital Series #2 2023 and placed 5th at the UK-TOC Digital Series #3 2023.
Sebastian Asady is the Debate Director for Equality in Forensics.
Zach Chen was a contributor for Equality in Forensics and is now attending Harvard University. In High School, he was the Boston Latin School's President of Congressional Debate. Zach was a finalist at the UK Season Opener 2022 and Princeton 2022. He was ranked as high as #1 in Massachusetts and #24 in the nation for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.
Isaac Dale goes to All Saints Episcopal, and competes in the TFA and TOC circuits. They are going into their junior year this year and has had some success, qualifying for TFA state, regularly getting into late elimination rounds at local tournaments, and having won some locals. They are a part of the LD resources team, as well as the vice president for the texas chapter of EIF.
Caleb Clements is a resource team personnel from West Broward High in Florida. In 2025, he was ranked 16th in Florida and has attended semis and octos at Sunvite, The Tradition, FFL varsity states, and Nova Titan. He's also ranked globally in the top 300 debaters according to NSD.
Jhanvi Sengupta is an avid debater, and she spends her days teaching novice debaters at Rouse High School, where she attends and coaches the Novice LD team which has won at every tournament they attended. She has placed at multiple tournaments, and broke in many regional competitions.
Karan Parekh is a member of the LD team at Equality in Forensics and currently attends Research Triangle HS in North Carolina.
Nirvi Baddela is part of the PF resource team and has been involved with Equality in Forensics since 2025. She has reached deep elimination rounds at tournaments like Georgetown Fall, Harvard ISDI, and DSDS #3.
Zayaan Aftab is the current CX Resource team lead in Equality in Forensics, and has been so since December 2025. He has made history for the Okemos High School debate team, being the first JV debater to ever get a bid, and has gotten the school's first bid in 9 years, along with a Novice States championship and a Varsity 2nd place. Additionally, he championed both first speaker and first place at the 2026 Harvard JV Division in Policy Debate, not dropping a single ballot till finals while debating with a novice freshman.
Cavanaugh Truluck is an active member of the Michigan Chapter of Equality in Forensics as well as of EiF’s Policy Debate Resource Team since 2025. He has qualified for the NSDA Nationals in Policy Debate three years running and was a finalist at Policy Debate States in Michigan twice in a row. Additionally, he was part of the first Okemos High School team to receive a TOC bid in over a decade.
Juhyung Seong is a high school senior and a member of the CX resource team in Equality in Forensics and has placed at the National Catholic Forensics League tournament in Policy Debate and Semifinalist and 5th best speaker at the Florida Forensics League state tournament in Policy Debate.
Lucas Lee is a rising Senior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and a member of EiF's Policy Debate Resource Team. He has been competing in policy for three years and qualified for NSDA Nationals in policy.
Akhil Kolluru is an active member of the CX Resource team in Equality in Forensics. As a freshman, he qualified to the NSDA National Speech and Debate Tournament, was a quarterfinalist at the California state tournament, and earned one bid to the UK Tournament of Champions. Additionally, he’s cleared at numerous national circuit tournaments, including Harvard, DDS #1 and #2, semifinalled James Logan, and championed Omaha.
Siya is a freshman at The Quarry Lane School in California, where she is part of the CX resource team and has been competing in Public Forum for 4 years, and Policy Debate for a year ongoing.