Lucinda is a 2nd year nursing student at the University of Alberta. She competed in debate from Grade 7 to Grade 12. In high school, she competed both provincially and nationally. Lucinda was also an executive of her high school debate team. Currently, she is actively involved in student government at teh University of Alberta and this will be her second year as a Speech and Debate Canada Foundation Instructor. She enjoys hiking, dancing, and playing board games.

As a seventh grader, Sebastian attended his first debate tournament in 2014, and is excited to be continuing as a S&DCF Instructor for the second year. Currently, he is in his 1st year of law school at Maastricht University concentrating on international corporate tax law. 

He is one of our awesome online instructors.

Arghya has been involved with Speech & Debate for more than one and a half decades in multiple roles as a Debater, Adjudicator, Administrator, Member of the Adjudication Core, Mentor and Coach. He is a member of the Provincial organization - DSABC and National organization CSDF-FCDE, that nurtures and patronizes Speech and Debate in Canada. 

Some of his noteworthy accomplishments include serving as a Member of the Adjudication Core at more than 75+ tournaments around the world, breaking as an adjudicator twice at WUDC, once at WSDC, judging the Open Grand Finals of Monash Australs 2020, EFL grand finals of NTU UADC 2014 and Grand Finals of the Interpretive Reading category at WIDPSC 2025. 

Academically, he holds a BSc in EEE and two Master's degrees, one in Development Studies and one in Psychology and Counselling. He is currently working full time as a teacher at an Independent School in Vancouver.  His years of experience and expertise as an Educator and debate enthusiast will be able to add value to our organization. He has nurtured students across multiple grades ranging from grade 3 to students pursuing their Master's degree and what has always remained constant is his unwavering passion towards the art of persuasion and the craft of speaking. 

Alaa has had a passion for public speaking for over a decade, leading her to discover debate — one of her favourite hobbies — in grade 7. It is her national-level experiences with both speech and debate that have led her to where she is today —  a first year commerce student at the University of British Columbia. Being from the west coast, you can often find Alaa going on walks, sitting by the beach, or spending time with friends!

Since attending her first debate tournament in grade 7, Lindsay has developed a keen passion for debate and public speaking. She is currently in her first year at Queen's University and is pursuing a degree in business. In her free time, Lindsay loves hiking, watching sports, and listening to music.

Liam is a first year undergraduate student at UBC studying philosophy. He's been a debater since grade 8 and some crowning achievements include top speaking BC provincials in 2023 and being named the runner up the following year. He has 2 years of experience as a coach and even more as a judge. Hailing from the interior of BC, he enjoys trail running, snowboarding, video games, and is a dedicated History and Geography nerd. 

Isaac has been involved with debate since 2017 when he co-founded a debate club at his university. He also enjoys coaching young students as they develop a passion for debate. He graduated from Saint Mary's University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science, Honours, in Psychology, and is working as a Research Psychometrist with Nova Scotia Health before his return to school for graduate studies in clinical psychology. Isaac is from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sam will be an incoming freshman at Queens University, studying health science. He’s cautiously excited and regretfully nervous about many things, but he’s never doubted himself in debate. Some of his top accomplishments include being the champion of Queens, Western, and Hart House. You’ll find him missing his friends, throwing a disc, or maybe doomfully procrastinating, but he'll always be happy to share his passion for debate.