2026 General Staff
Alex Bae
Executive Director
Hi! I’m Alex (he/him) and I’m a rising senior at Flintridge Prep in California. I’ve competed in PF for 3 years and I’m a captain at my school’s debate team. I’ve qualified to NSDA Nationals thrice and the Tournament of Champions twice, earning 7 TOC bids while top speaking Yale and champing Jack Howe and CA State. I enjoy all styles of debate from heavy narrative lay rounds to fast-paced tech shenanigans and have experience as both a first and second speaker. Outside of debate, I love playing basketball, listening to music, and playing the guitar. Super excited to get to work with everyone this summer!
Claire Sim
Executive Director
Hi! I’m Claire (she/her) and I’m a rising senior at Bergen County Academies. I’ve competed in PF for 3 years, most notably qualifiying for the TOC 2 times (earning an auto-qualification my sophomore year), ranking as high as 6th nationally, champing Princeton, and finaling Penn. I love sharing my passion for debate with others and am currently BCA’s PF director and a mentor under Women in Debate. I have experience both first and second speaking and love all aspects of PF, whether it be technical argumentation, lay narrative, or even anthro framing. Besides debate, I enjoy running, listening to music, hanging out with friends, or all three at the same time! I’m excited to work with everyone this summer!!
Andrew Li
Executive Director
Hi! I’m Andrew (he/him) and I’m a rising senior at Germantown Friends School in Philly. I’m the founder of my school’s debate team and have been debating for 3 years. In my junior year, I champed Penn & the Harvard RR, finaled the Blue Key RR, and acquired a TOC bid at every tournament I attended. I switch around as both a first and second speaker with my partner depending on the round and I’m experienced in all types of argumentation, so I’m comfortable with almost every aspect of PF. Outside of debate, I enjoy being with friends (quakerism), listening to music, and rowing on my school’s crew team. I’m super excited to get to work with everyone!
Aari Sabnani
Co-Director
Hi! I’m Aari (he/him), and I’m a rising senior at College Prep in the Bay Area. I’ve been doing PF for 4 years and currently serve as captain of my school’s debate team. Over the past few seasons, I’ve qualified to the TOC twice and earned 10 bids, and am currently ranked 7th nationally. Some of my best tournament results include winning Berkeley, reaching quarterfinals at Glenbrooks and Emory, and semifinaling Nano Nagle and UNLV. My favorite forms of debate are fast substance rounds and philosophical debates, and I’m comfortable debating as both a first and second speaker. Outside of debate, I enjoy playing tennis, guitar, and hanging out with friends. I’m really excited to work with everyone at NOVA this year!
Elizabeth Chung
Co-Director
Hi! I’m Elizabeth (she/her), and I’m a rising senior at Richard Montgomery HS in Maryland. I’ve competed in PF for 3 years, and I have 11 career bids to the TOC. I’ve reached late out rounds in tournaments like Sunvite, UKSO, and Harvard. I enjoy lay, flay, and technical substance debate and have experience as both a second and a first speaker. Outside of debate, I love music, shopping, and hanging with friends!
Hannah Li
Co-Director
Hi! I’m Hannah (she/her), and I’m a rising senior at Valley Christian in the Bay Area, where I serve as president of the debate team. In my past 3 years of debating PF, I’ve earned 12 bids to the TOC – qualifying every year and being the first debater from my school to attend. Ranked as high as 8th nationally, I’ve champed Milpitas, semifinaled Columbia, quartered UKSO, and bid at several other tournaments like Stanford, Berkeley, and Harvard. I’m primarily a second speaker who likes lay debate, but I’ve also spoken first and enjoy tech rounds. Outside of debate, I enjoy being in nature, swimming, and hanging out with friends. I’m super excited to work with everyone at NOVA this year!
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