Meet Our Program Staff & Volunteers
Executive Program Committee
Diane Draper, Deputy Program Director & Committee Chairperson (Baylor University)
Betsy Smith, Faculty Chairperson (St. Mary's University)
Emily Gruver, Parliamentary Workshop Coordinator (East Texas A&M University)
Gustavo Elizondo, Coordinator of International Universities (Universidad Regiomontana)
Alexandra Martin, IACHR Judging Committee Coordinator (University of Texas Law School)
Tyler Quebedeaux, Deputy Program Director (University of Louisiana, Lafayette)
Christine Savoie, Coordinator of Instruction & Documentarian (University of Louisiana, Lafayette)
Danielle Vanzandt, Research & Writing Judging Coordinator (Southwestern University)
Emily Gruver, Parliamentary Workshop Coordinator (East Texas A&M University)
Gustavo Elizondo, Coordinator of International Universities (Universidad Regiomontana)
Alexandra Martin, IACHR Judging Committee Coordinator (University of Texas Law School)
Tyler Quebedeaux, Deputy Program Director (University of Louisiana, Lafayette)
Christine Savoie, Coordinator of Instruction & Documentarian (University of Louisiana, Lafayette)
Danielle Vanzandt, Research & Writing Judging Coordinator (Southwestern University)
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2025 Debate Judging Committee (Summit)
Diane Draper, Chair (Baylor University)
Jose Betancourt (University of Houston) Logan Butler (Baylor University) Erin Franklin (Tulane University) Emily Gruver (East Texas A&M University) Adam Lees (University of Alaska-Anchorage Camryn Lutes (American University) Shawn Matthijetz (University of Houston Law School) Jose Rivera (Concordia University) Aaron Sandoval (University of Dayton Law School) Christine Savoie (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) Michaela Scott (Baylor University) Danielle Vanzandt (Southwestern University) |
2025 IACHR Judging Committee (Moot Court)
Ally Gutierrez, Chair (University of Texas Law School)
McKenna Andrepont (University of Houston Law School) Catherine Ashy (Louisiana State University Law School) Burke Craighead (Harvard University Law School) Daniel Hoover (Baylor University Graduate School) Adam Lees (Virginia Theological Seminary) Seth Reed (University of Iowa Law School) Andrew Salinas (Washington & Lee University Law School) Khylah Sims (Concordia University) James Smith (University of Texas Law School) Monica Uribe (University of Chicago Law School) Rasha Ziyadeh (Texas Tech University Law School) |
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2025 Research & Writing Committee
Resolution Review Board
Eris Andrews (Texas State University)
Marisol Escareno (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon) Osondra Fournier-Colon (St. Mary's University) Andrea Heredia-Ortiz (St. Mary's University) Samantha Joyce (Baylor University) Cadi Powers (Texas State University) |
2025 Research & Writing Committee
Position Paper Review Board
Michael Diaz (Angelo State University)
John Espinosa (Texas State University) Ornella Fantoni (Texas State University) Gabriela Fernandez (Baylor University) Kristen Fleming (Angelo State University) Niamh Gerdes (University of St. Thomas) Cade Mataya (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) |
About The ESMOAS Alumni Volunteer Pipeline
Competitions are judged by a group of selected ESMOAS alumni. These former students are invited to participate as members of the judging committees by the program director, based on their performance as delegates in previous models, and on their ability to judge fairly and equitably. Judges may not still be attending the university with which they participated as delegates, and may not currently be employed as a coach or assistant. First-year graduates are invited to participate remotely as judges of written work.
Two years of exceptional service on the research and writing review committee (first judging individual delegate work, second year judging team position papers) qualifies those wishing to advance to become competition judges. Competition judges observe all debate (summit) or hearings (moot court) during the conference, in person, determine many of the awards given, and provide teams written evaluations and feedback after the conference. Senior judges are provided lodging. Moot court judges must also be either law school graduates or L2 level students or higher.
This volunteer program ensures that each competition is judged by qualified individuals who understand both the competition rules and the "real world" application, and provides program alumni a great line item on their young curriculum vita or resume, as well as a chance to reunite with friends from ESMOAS annually.
If you are an ESMOAS alum, and are interested in serving as a judge or program staff member at future conferences, please complete the form below:
Two years of exceptional service on the research and writing review committee (first judging individual delegate work, second year judging team position papers) qualifies those wishing to advance to become competition judges. Competition judges observe all debate (summit) or hearings (moot court) during the conference, in person, determine many of the awards given, and provide teams written evaluations and feedback after the conference. Senior judges are provided lodging. Moot court judges must also be either law school graduates or L2 level students or higher.
This volunteer program ensures that each competition is judged by qualified individuals who understand both the competition rules and the "real world" application, and provides program alumni a great line item on their young curriculum vita or resume, as well as a chance to reunite with friends from ESMOAS annually.
If you are an ESMOAS alum, and are interested in serving as a judge or program staff member at future conferences, please complete the form below: