UIL Speech Judges

Judging qualifications:
As a high school freshman, I won first place in novice poetry. I became the 2nd student in Judson ISD history to win 1st place as a freshman. I also competed in number sense and took a 1st place trophy my senior year. Chemistry, prose, computer programming specialist 2 (where I qualified for the state tournament), academic decathlon, and band. After graduating magna cum laude with my BA in Communication Arts from the University of the Incarnate Word, I worked on various films and TV shows in Los Angeles and Austin. In 2018 and 2020, I ran for U.S. congress as a Libertarian. I have made myself abundantly informed on current and past events, which has this country in its current state. My judging style is traditional in the sense that I prefer to be persuade through sound reasoning rather than simply inundated with facts and little context. There is an art and skill to debate that requires quick analytical thinking, and some level of persuasive communication.