I currently teach Theater Arts, African American / Latinx American Literature, and English I at Pinole Valley High School. I am looking into teaching Speech and Debate and appreciate the invaluable experience I gain when judging competitions. I tend to defer to the competitors in regard to the pace of the debate and I do not appreciate coaches coaching during the actual debate. Other than that, I think that I am an unbiased, open-minded judge that allows for students to shine by demonstrating their knowledge on the topics being debated.

About me: I am an executive in high technology who often presents to large audiences. I am very keen on the speaker skills of the participants. I am a parent judge experienced in PF. I will flow the debate to the best of my abilities.

Speed: Please do not spread. If you speak too fast, I won't understand you and will not be able to credit you with the point being made.

What is important to me:

Support your arguments with evidence and be clear with your reasoning.

Emphasize your most important points and impacts in summary and final focus. This will be the largest factor in my decision.

I prefer clear signposting.

If something important is discovered in cross x make sure you say it in your next speech and I will add it to my flow

Explain your responses and how they refute your opponent’s arguments.

I will be tracking that arguments in final focus were in the summary speech.

Please weigh your impacts so I don't have to do it for you.

Most importantly, please show respect to your fellow competitors and all judges.

Hey Everyone,

I debated on the nat circuit in Public Forum for three years at College Preparatory School.

Qualified to Silver TOC 3 times.

I'm not opposed to you running any sort of theory, but I don't have much experience with it so make sure you explain well.

Be respectful to each other please.

Please weigh your impacts, it makes my job so much easier.

If you have any more specific questions, feel free to ask before the round!

4 Year PF debater for College Prep. Freshman at Emory University.

• I'm flow, I can take some speed but would prefer if you went at flay speed.
• Jargon is fine, especially when weighing.
• Please extend, terminalize, warrant, and weigh arguments. If you sign-post while doing so, even better.
• All evidence must be warranted, if it's not and the other team points that out, I won't consider it.
• You can frontline or not frontline in 2nd rebuttal, just extend defense the speech after its frontlined.
• Extending through ink is an easy way to have an argument dropped.
• If you want to run theory or a K you better have a good reason, outside of just winning the debate.
• I will call for evidence if you tell me to in a speech. If you misconstrued evidence, I won't consider it in the round. If you repeatedly lie about your evidence, I may drop you.
• In the end, I'm going to vote off of summary and final focus, rebuttal and constructive just exist to set up these speeches. If something is in your FF and you expect me to vote off it, it has to be in summary.

No need for defense in first summary unless it was frontlined in second rebuttal. If a turn isn't frontlined in second rebuttal it cant be responded to later (you can weigh against it but no new responses). Any argument in final focus that wasn't in summary won’t matter on my ballot (unless its weighing).

Occupation: Computer Engineer

School Affiliations: Dougherty Valley High School

Years of Judging/Event Types: I do not consider myself an experienced judge, but I have judge Public Forum, Parli, and Policy at a few tournaments over the past two years.

Speaker Points: I understand things only when spoken clearly and at an understandable speed. I will award speaker points based on how well I understand what you are saying,

Voters: I will vote off of things that you clearly depict to me that you have won in your last few speeches. Make everything as clear as possible please!

Flowing: I try my best to note down what I can. I cannot promise an organized flow, but I do take notes.

Clothing/Appearance: Just dress appropriately!

Real World Impacts: I will often weigh impacts based on what I think has a bigger magnitude, but please don't run things that are out of proportion as I will view them as having close to no probability of occurring.

Cross Examination: Be respectful! I do not like when people don't let others finish talking or talk over them.

I am a parent judge with some past experience. I value debaters who enunciate and do their best to not speak too fast. I plan to take notes as you speak so please be clear and if you are making a particularly important point, perhaps at least slow down when doing so. Tone matters to me as well. You can be argumentative and passionate with facts and positions without being combative so please be sure to treat your opponents with respect. I keep up with current events so please make sure facts are supported by your sources! :) I like to see people have fun too so don't forget to smile now and then!