2024-25 Executive Team
Presidents: emily chen
If you have any questions about the club or debate in general, please contact her at president@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP External: Nilabh Agrawal
If you have any questions about funding slots and what tournaments we’re sending teams to, please contact him at vpexternal@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP Internal: jessica li
If you have any questions about getting involved with the club, or upcoming socials, please contact her at vpinternal@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP Finance: Akshat Kumar
If you have any questions about budgets, funding, or reimbursements, please contact him at vpfinance@ubcdebatesociety.com
co-VP Operations: Manon Melkonyan, William CHen
If you have any questions about tournaments, please contact her at vpoperations@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP Training: Thien-Lam Nguyen
If you have any questions about how to debate, where to find training resources, or how to approach a certain motion, please contact her at training@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP Marketing: Kathy QU
If you have any questions about events, socials, or sponsorship, please contact her at eventsandmarketing@ubcdebatesociety.com
2023-24 Executive Team
Top Left: Nicholas Viegas (Co-President), Bottom Left: Emily Chen (VP External), Center Left: Hargun Johar, Bottom Center: Zainab Iqbal (Events & Marketing), Center Right: Natalie Viegas (Training Director), Top Right: Bobo Wong (Co-President), Bottom Right: Jessica Li (VP Internal)
co-Presidents: bobo wong & nicholas viegas
If you have any questions about the club or debate in general, please contact them at president@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP External: emily chen
If you have any questions about funding slots and what tournaments we’re sending teams to, please contact her at vpexternal@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP Internal: jessica li
If you have any questions about getting involved with the club, or upcoming socials, please contact her at vpinternal@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP Finance: Seema AL-tabbaa
If you have any questions about budgets, funding, or reimbursements, please contact her at vpfinance@ubcdebatesociety.com
VP Operations: TBD
If you have any questions about tournaments, please contact at vpoperations@ubcdebatesociety.com
Training Director: natalie viegas
If you have any questions about how to debate, where to find training resources, or how to approach a certain motion, please contact her at training@ubcdebatesociety.com
Events & Marketing: zainab iqbal
If you have any questions about events, socials, or sponsorship, please contact her at eventsandmarketing@ubcdebatesociety.com
2023-24 Club Officers
Equity & Diversity Officers: Thien l. nguyen, nyla nguy & satvika suresha
If you have questions or concerns that do not relate to a specific tournament, or need help finding resources related to equity and diversity, please contact equity@ubcdebate.com or president@ubcdebate.com
High School Outreach Coordinator: Santiago arbelaez
If you’re looking to get in touch regarding High School debate, either about our upcoming events or debate in general, please contact tournaments@ubcdebate.com
Novice Representative: akshat kumar
First year university student, whose role is to liaise with the Executive team to ensure Novices’ needs are met throughout the year. Novice meetings on Tuesday’s 6:00pm at BUCH B213!
Previous Executive Teams
2022-23 Exec
President: Tina Yong
VP External: Nicholas Viegas
VP Internal: Maja Grandinetti
VP Finance: Seema Al-Tabbaa
VP Operations: Nicholas Rees
Training Director: Olin Becker
Events & Marketing: Amir Rezaei
Equity & Diversity Officers: Lai Wei & Aashton Vinay
High School Outreach Coordinator: Sewon Jeon
Novice Representative: Emily Chen
2021-2022 EXEC
President: Abigail Conrad
VP External: Olin Becker
VP Internal: Maja Grandinetti
VP Finance: Trishant Gill
VP Operations: Aya Darwash
Training Director: Nicholas Viegas
Events & Marketing: Tina Yong
2020-21 Exec
President: Evelyn Kim; VP External: Bobo Wong; VP Internal: Shanai Tanwar; VP Finance: Bishal Podder; VP Operations: Gia-an Trinh; Training Director: Aaron John; Events and Marketing: Shannon Chu; Diversity Officers: Jade Zhong and Sumayya Omar; Novice Representative: Tina Yong
2019-20 Exec
President: Aidan Wilson; VP External: Jade Zhong; VP Internal: Evelyn Kim; VP Finance: Jenaya Copithorne; VP Operations: Dylan Sigurdson; Training Director: Noah MacDonald; Events and Marketing: Alex Gagne; Diversity Officers: Charlotte Gilby and Noam Harris; High School Outreach Coordinator: Jacqueline Belzberg; Novice Representative: Chelli Shapiro
2018-19 Exec
President: Adrian Lask (Emeritus: Nathan Schwarz-Lee); VP External: Alice May Jones; VP Internal: Sophie Thornton; VP Finance: Swapna Prakash; VP Operations: Devon Wang; VP Marketing: Madura Katta; Training Director: Akash Uppal; Chair of Debates: Sarah Thomas; Diversity Officer: Olivia Stein; Communications Director: Corina Picui; Novice Representative: Noah Macdonald
2017-18 Exec
President: Lewis Dillman; VP External: Dena Tabyanian; VP Internal: Charlotte Gilby; VP Finance: Gozal Farrokh; VP Operations: Nathan Schwarz-Lee; VP Marketing: Daniel Liu; Training Director: Archie Stapleton; Chair of Debates: Vasu Jalan; Diversity Officer: Lucia Zhang (Emeritus: Zeynep Fattah); Communications Director: Sophie Thornton; Novice Representative: Akash Uppal
2016-17 Exec
President: Garion Hicks; VP External: Dena Tabyanian; VP Internal: Caroline Li; VP Finance: Lewis Dillman; VP Marketing: Linda Huang; Training Director: Grant Bradshaw; Chair of Debates: Zeynep Fattah; Communications Director: Masao Dahlgren; Operations Director: Tariq Vira (Emeritus: Yashwant Parmar); Novice Representative: Matthew Araneta
2015-16 Exec
President: Conor McGurk; VP External: Dena Tabyanian; VP Internal: Fraser McGee; VP Finance: Amrun Rana; VP Marketing: Pia Lim; Training Director: Connor Stewart Hunter; Chair of Debates: Garion Hicks; Communications Director: An-te Chu; Novice Representative: Masao Dahlgren