PRESIDENT

James leads the Brown Debating Union E-board as well as oversees operations. He liases with the Brown Student Activites Office and facilitates meeting between faculty and debate leadership. James represents the BDU at APDA meetings and helps organise club activities and partnerships.

You can contact James via email: james_afford@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE

Anna is in charge of all things finance. She sends and recieves invoices from other schools, processes reimbursements, and works regularly with the Student Activities Office to help make ensure seemless operation of the BDU.

You can contact Anna via email: annabelle_kim@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Nash organises weekly competitions, including accomodation, travel, and registration. He often works with the SAO Finance and Administration offices in order to make that possible, and regularly communicates with the team to best suit everyones needs.

You can contact Nash via email: nash_riebe@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

Diego is one of two VPs for Recruitment and Training. Alongside Viraj, he runs weekly Novice Sessions. These include lectures, workshops, and other practice materials to help improve our debaters and prepare them for competitions.

You can contact Diego via email: diego_castillo1@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

Viraj is one of two VPs for Recruitment and Training. Alongside Diego, he runs weekly Novice Sessions. These include lectures, workshops, and other practice materials to help improve our debaters and prepare them for competitions.

You can contact Viraj via email: viraj_nautiyal@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, ADMIN APDA

Sophie is responsible for organising the Brown APDA tournaments. She leads various meetings in the month leading up to both tournaments, especially the college tournament where she will be Tournament Director.

You can contact Sophie via email: sophie_rukin@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, ADMIN HICKS

Abigail is responsible for organising the Brown Hicks tournament in the Spring. She leads various meetings in the month leading up to this tournament. She will tournament direct the Hicks tournament.

You can contact Abigail via email: abigail_mammo@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, SOCIALS

Elijah organises BDU socials events including our APDA social, mixers with other clubs, and other internal BDU events.

You can contact Elijah via email: elijah_nelson@brown.edu

VICE PRESIDENT, SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

Ava runs the Brown Debating Union instagram account and assists with graphic design including our merch. She also sends weekly emails and updates to the BDU.

You can contact Ava via email: ava_rahman@brown.edu