Twelve-year WUDL leader to help shape education and out-of-school time priorities for D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — November 13, 2026 — The Washington Urban Debate League (WUDL) announced today that its Executive Director, David Trigaux, has been named Co-Chair of the Education and Out-of-School Time Committee on D.C. Mayor-Elect Janeese Lewis George’s transition team.
Trigaux will serve with co-chairs Kathy Hollowell-Makle and Sherrod Williams, Ph.D. Will Perkins leads the committee, which includes 24 members listed at JaneeseForDCTransition.com.
Announced November 4, the transition’s issue committees advise on policy and personnel as the Mayor-Elect selects her leadership team and plans her first 100 days. She will take office January 2, 2027.
Trigaux has led WUDL for 12 years. Former debaters founded the League in 2014 to bring high-quality debate, then found mostly at elite private schools, to public school students. That work has given Trigaux strong relationships with educators, school leaders and families, as well as insight into the opportunities and challenges facing D.C. schools.
“Leading the Washington Urban Debate League for the past 12 years has given me a broad understanding of D.C. schools and their challenges, and a dedicated network of educators to draw from as we move this education system forward,” said Trigaux. “Each season, our debaters show what D.C. students can achieve when given a platform. I’ll bring that perspective to this work.”
About the Washington Urban Debate League
Founded in 2014 by former debaters, the Washington Urban Debate League (WUDL) builds and fosters a community where students in the greater Washington, D.C. area have equitable access to transformative educational experiences through debate instruction and competition. WUDL works with more than 100 public schools across D.C., Maryland and Virginia, serving thousands of students through after-school debate, a travel team, elementary school debate, Debate en Español, public debates, debate in the classroom and summer camp. All WUDL programs are free for public school students in its service area. Learn more at urbandebatewashingtondc.org
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