Email your questions to: advocacy@wfu.edu
Call the workshop office at: 336.758.6392

Wake Forest Debate Institutes
PO Box 7324
Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Institute Directors:

Ross Smith –
Head Debate Coach at Wake Forest University for 22 years
Best Judge of the 1990’s, 2nd Best Coach of the 1990’s
Southeast Cross-Examination Debate Association Coach of the Year, 2003
Coach of the 1997 National Debate Tournament Champions, 2006 NDT Finalists
Currently running for Forsyth County School Board
Design of Lecture Series at PlanetDebate.com (the primary debate instructional on-line resource) and numerous lectures accessible there.
Founder, Open Source Debate Foundation
Creator and director, debatescoop.org, the nation's only blog devoted to expert coverage of political candidate debates.

Dr. Allan Louden, PhD –
Has advised Senatorial debates
Ran a governor’s campaign in Montana
Teaches speech and communication at Wake Forest University
Director of WFU debate program for 30 years

Senior Staff:

Stefan Bauschard – research director
Debate coach at Lakeland District high schools in New York
Debate coach at Harvard University

Patrick Waldinger – argument analysis
Currently coaches debate and teaches communication and speech at Boston College
Very successful debater for Catholic University of America
Coached debate at and received Masters in Communication from Wake Forest University

Jarrod Atchison – speaking skills director
Currently teaches public speaking at the University of Georgia
Received Senior Award for Excellence in Communication from Wake Forest University
Coached debate at and received masters in Communication from WFU
Top Seed at the National Debate Tournament for WFU

Special Guests:

Becca Atchison – Special Session in Event Planning
Professional Event-Planner: Plans university-wide events for the University of Georgia (Office of the President)

Scott Segal – Special Session in Lobbying
Partner at Bracewell & Giuliani in Washington, D.C., specializing in Government Relations, Advocacy and Strategy, and Strategic Communications

Frequent evening sessions with political, public interest, and non-profit organization leaders from local, state, and national levels.