Nicholas Ostheimer is the founder and Executive Director of Equality in Forensics. He has served as president of his debate team for 5 years, founded his high school team in freshman year, and has since led it to achieving NSDA charter chapter status. He was a finalist in the 2023 and 2024 UK TOCs and a 2023 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - House. Nick has also champed NatCirc tournaments such as the UK Season Opener (twice), Florida Blue Key (twice), Nova Titan, and Sunvite. He is currently ranked #1 in the country for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.

C.J. Getting is the Operations Director of Equality in Forensics. He is a two-year captain of the Naperville Central debate team, where he has helped lead the team to a 2nd place finish at the ICDA State Tournament. He was a Semifinalist in the 2023 UK TOC and is currently ranked #1 in Illinois for Congressional Debate by NSDA points. He also currently serves on the NSDA's Student Leadership Conference (SLC) and World Schools Debate Education Program.

Breck DuPaul is the Congress Director of Equality in Forensics and leads the Congressional Debate Resource Center. He placed 10th at the 2024 NSDA Nationals and was a finalist at the 2023 and 2024 UK TOCs. During his Junior year season, Breck placed 2nd at Yale, 3rd at Emory, 6th at Florida Blue Key, and was the 2024 Durham Champion in Congressional Debate. Breck is also ranked #1 in Ohio and was ranked as high as #5 nationally for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.

Enan Khan is the 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 is also a 2023 NSDA National Semifinalist in Congressional Debate - House.

Kathan Desai is the Event Director of Equality in Forensics, and was previously the Deputy Director of Scrimmages. He is a 2024 Pennsbury Falcon Finalist, 2024 Emory Semifinalist, and is currently ranked #2 in Pennsylvania by NSDA points.

Omkar Marathe is the Deputy Director of Congress Coaching for Equality in Forensics. He has placed 3rd at Sunvite, 6th at Harvard, and 6th at TOC in Congressional Debate. 

Matthew Collins is a junior that has been competing in Congressional Debate for the past three years. He is a 3x NSDA qualifier in the house and is ranked 1st in the State of Arkansas and 21st in the Nation in Congress by NSDA points. Working with Equality in Forensics, he helped found the Arkansas Chapter, and now works as a Deputy Director of Expansion to help grow unratified chapters. He also judges weekly scrimmages and contributes to the Congress Resource Page.

Gagnado Dieudhiou is a senior from Eastside High School in Taylors, South Carolina, completing her fourth and final year in Congressional Debate. She has been ranked #1 in her state for Congressional Debate for almost 2 years, was the 2025 SCFA State Champion, and a 2024 Senate semifinalist. As a congress contributor, she has dedicated over 13 hours to judging scrimmages and tournaments for EIF and has created several web pages for the congress resource page on the EIF website. Outside of debate, she enjoys watching movies with friends, cooking, and reading rom-coms.

Owen Casey is the Deputy Director of Advocacy for Equality in Forensics. He has Championed Yale 2023 and was a 2024 Harvard Finalist in Congressional Debate. Owen was also a Harvard Round Robin Invitee in 2024. He is currently ranked #1 in New York for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.

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 Emory 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.

AmandaLesly Miranda is the former Event Director for Equality in Forenics, and is now attending Florida State University. She was a contributor onboarding resources to the Congressional Debate Resource Center, and is a two-time qualifier to NSDA Nationals.

Andy Choy is the North Texas Chapter President of Equality in Forensics, a Red Folder staff writer, and a Congress contributor. He was the Congressional Debate champion at the 2024 TOC Digital Series 1, a finalist at the University of Kentucky Season Opener and Stanford, and a semifinalist at Yale. Andy is currently ranked #5 in Texas for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.

Carter McDonald is a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics. 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.

Grace Jackson is a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics. She placed 6th at NCFL Nationals, 9th in NSDA Senate Finals, 3rd at the Equality in Forensics Round Robin, and was a Finalist at Emory.

Nia Binoy is a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics. She a was a 2023 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - House, and has champed Katy Taylor 2023. She has been an assistant debate teacher for 3 years and is currently ranked #1 in Texas for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.

Isha Chilukuri is a contributor and coach for Equality in Forensics. She was a 2023 NSDA National Finalist in Congressional Debate - House, and has made finals at national tournaments like Blake, Dowling Catholic, and Apple Valley. She is currently ranked #2 in Wisconsin for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.

Rohan Jain is a contributor for Equality in Forensics. He was a finalist at the UK-TOC Digital Series #2 and placed 5th at the UK-TOC Digital Series #3.

Jiadong Gu is 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 is currently ranked #9 in Washington for Congressional Debate by NSDA points.