Administrative Staff
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Quest S. Sandel
Co-Founder and CEO of Ascend, Ascend California Co-Camp Director & Co Curriculum Director of Congressional Debate
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Natalya Edwards-Weltman
Residential Camp Director
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Aditya Chordiya
COO of Ascend, Co-Curriculum Director, and Congressional Debate Lab Leader
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Vanessa Ayala-Pech
Assistant Residential Camp Director
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Daniel Ayala-Mast
Chief of Staff & Camp Operations
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Zoe Blackmon
Director of Media & Camp Experience
Lab Leaders & Senior Instructors
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Emily Donaldson
Congressional Debate Lab Leader
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Tyler Luu
CMO of Ascend and Congressional Debate Lab Leader
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Joseph Maucieri
Congressional Debate Lab Leader
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Adrian Baek
Congressional Debate Lab Leader
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Waseem Sadat
Congressional Debate Lab Leader
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Vincent Nguyen
Congressional Debate Lab Leader
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Matthew Allin
Congressional Debate Senior Instructor
Junior Instructors
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Pranika Kumar
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Jack Wlazlowski
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Chaith Mittal
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Adja Niang
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Keir Horne
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Karina Brown
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Sebastian Gardner
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Elizabeth Xiao
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
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Aaron Piehl
Congressional Debate Junior Instructor
Specialty Instructors
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Ethan Wilkes
Congressional Debate Specialty Instructor
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Sashank Balusu
Congressional Debate Specialty Instructor
All staffing is subject to change based on availability. Specialty instructors join Ascend for select portions of camp. All non-specialty instructors are slated to attend Ascend California for the vast majority, if not all of the two weeks.