As a coach, you’ll want (and/or need) to know some of the major players (i.e., officers) in the various leagues statewide:

NATIONAL CATHOLIC FORENSIC LEAGUE – 2020-21 Florida Diocese Moderators

• Miami – Dario Camara, Western HS
• Orlando – Robert Dolan, Lake Mary Prep
• Palm Beach – Traci Lowe, Suncoast HS
• St. Augustine – Marna Weston, Oak Hall School
• St. Petersburg-Tampa – Terri St. John, Sarasota HS

NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION – 2021-23 Florida District Chairs

• Florida Manatee District – Ryan Levesque, American Heritage School – Broward
• Florida Oceanfront District – Paul Gaba, Wellington HS
• Florida Panther District – Cathy Brown, Apopka HS
• Florida Sunshine District – Terri St. John, Sarasota HS
• South Florida District – Kate Hamm, Ransom Everglades School

FLORIDA FORENSIC LEAGUE:

• President – Carol Cecil, G. Holmes Braddock HS
• VP Operations – Dario Camara, Western HS
• VP / Webmaster – Alyssa Fiebrantz, University School of NSU
• Secretary – Paul Gaba, Wellington HS
• Treasurer – Jennifer Sandman, Olympia HS
• Region 1 (Panhandle) – Katrina Brownsberger, Max J. Bruner Middle School
• Region 2 (Timacuan) – Cathy Brown, Apopka HS
• Region 3 (Gulf Coast) – Jym Froelich, Pine View School
• Region 4 (Macaw) – Traci Lowe, Suncoast HS
• Region 5 (Art Deco) – Kate Hamm, Ransom Everglades School
• Region 6 (Hurricane) – Ryan Levesque, American Heritage School – Broward
• Region 7 (Gullah Geechee) – Marna Weston, Oak Hall School

FLORIDA CIVICS AND DEBATE INITIATIVE:

• Director – Elizabeth Eskin, Florida Education Foundation
• Bethany Swonson, Executive Director, Florida Education Foundation, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Florida Department of Education
• Kristin Piccolo, Deputy Director, Florida Education Foundation
• Taryn Fenske, Director, Office of Communications and External Affairs
• Allison Aubuchon, President, Allison Aubuchon Communications
• Carol Cecil, South Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Braddock HS
• Renea Moss, South Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Miramar HS
• Paul Gaba, Southeast Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Wellington HS
• Traci Lowe, Southeast Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Suncoast HS
• Robin Fieler, Central Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Colonial HS
• Randall Martinez, Central Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Lake Highland Prep
• Apryl Taylor, Central Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Osceola County School of the Arts
• Danielle Lucas, Gulf Coast Regional Ambassador, Coach, King HS
• Marna Weston, Northeast Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach, Oak Hall School
• Kellie Roberts, Northeast Florida Regional Ambassador, Coach University of Florida Speech Team
• Pauline Buis, Florida Panhandle Regional Ambassador, Coach, Niceville HS
• Katrina Brownsberger, Florida Panhandle Regional Ambassador, Coach, Bruner MS