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2017-2018 Kathy Beckman Kathy is the grandmother of one of our debaters, formerly of Banneker High School. She has served as a judge for since she brought Zach to his first tournament in 2015, and is a member of our advisory board. A professional development specialist, she puts her talents to work helping the league design

2016-2016 Jon Alfuth Jon is a former Teach For American teacher in Memphis, Tennessee. He coached debate at Soulsville Charter, and became the de-facto program director of the Memphis Urban Debate League for several seasons before moving to pursue a career in education policy in D.C. Jon coached at EL Haynes, helps our travel teams, does

2016-2017 Patrick McMullen Patrick was an ethics attorney on Capitol Hill before returning to private practice. He is a former debater and debate coach at the high school and college level, before returning to the activity with WUDL. He started the very successful team at Stuart Hobson Middle School, before transitioning to support DC International.