Nathan Schwarz-Lee

Coach

Education : University of British Columbia: Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
Experience : 11+ years of competitive debate experience & 6+ years of coaching experience
Description :

  • Semi-Finalist at Seattle IV 2018 (open break was to quarters)
  • Semi-Finalist at UBC IV 2018
  • Semi-Finalist at Pacific Cup 2017
  • Semi-Finalist at West Coast Novice Championships 2015

Community Contribution:

  • President of the UBC Debate Society (2018-19)
  • Vice President Operations for UBCDS (2017-18)
    • Tabs Officer for Pacific Cup 2018
  • Selected to judge at WUDC for UBCDS (2019), broke as a judge to Finals and Novice Finals at UBC IV 2019
  • Chief Adjudicator (Junior) for the UBC Fall High School Tournament (2017) (I set motions and judged finals and out-rounds)
    • Deputy Chief Adjudicator for the same tournament in 2016
    • Judged at various Summer HST and Fall/Spring HSTs
  • Tabs Officer/Tournament Organizer for various VDA in-house tournaments starting in 2018

Skills: Argument Architect, Speech Craftsman, Encyclopedic Expert

Coaching Style : Calm, Collective, Creative