Our Team

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Divija Rao

Executive Director

Hello! I’m Divija, and I'm a senior at Charlotte Latin School. I have four years of experience in debate. Throughout my years of experience, I have received awards from the Harvard and Stanford Invitationals as well as the National Speech and Debate Tournament. I truly believe that everyone deserves the chance for their voice to be heard, and that is why I am super passionate about helping students find their voices at the Juvenile Debate League.

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Nicholas Willet

Charlotte Latin Director

Hi, I’m Nicholas, a senior at Charlotte Latin with six years of experience in competitive debate. I’ve qualified three times for both the Tournament of Champions and NSDA Nationals, and have consistently competed on both the local and national circuits. I’m passionate about using debate to empower others and am excited to help expand its reach and the vital skills it teaches in advocacy, critical thinking, and finding your voice.

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Austin She

Ardrey Kell Director

Hey! I’m Austin, a rising senior at Ardrey Kell High School, and I’ve been doing debate competitively for around 4 years now. I’ve qualified to all 3 national debate competitions in 4 different events, placing as high as 3rd in the nation. I’m super passionate about the transformative effect that debate has on young students and I’m  really excited to work with this program

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Charlie Price

Myers Park Director

Hi! My name is Charlie Price, I'm entering my fourth year of debate as a senior at Myers Park High School. I've qualified for the Tournament of Champions, NCFL Grand Nationals, and NSDAs. I've ranked top 16 nationally for Public Forum and top 32 for World Schools Debate. I'm interested in spreading the benefits of speech and debate with hopes to expand the extracurriculars reach in more middle and high schools nationally. Debate is an awesome tool for developing strong social and mental skills and I'm excited to spend the year sharing what I know about the practice.