Administrative Staff

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    Quest Sandel

    Co-Founder and CEO of Ascend, Ascend California Co-Camp Director & Co Curriculum Director of Congressional Debate

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  • Aditya Chordiya

    COO of Ascend, Co-Curriculum Director, and Congressional Debate Lab Leader

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  • Daniel Mast

    Executive Operations Coordinator

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Lab Leaders

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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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  • Charlie Gu

    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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Senior & Associate Instructors

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    Joseph Maucieri

    Deputy Curriculum Director of Congressional Debate and Congressional Debate Senior Instuctor

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  • Vincent Nguyen

    Congressional Debate Associate Instructor

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Junior Instructors

  • 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

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Specialty Instructors

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    Ethan Wilkes

    Congressional Debate Specialty Instructor

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  • Sashank Balusu

    Congressional Debate Specialty Instructor

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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.