Cailyn debated for three years in Public Forum at Bergen County Academies in NJ and competed internationally in World Schools with the USA National Debate Team in her senior year. In PF, Cailyn was the champion of the 2023 Harvard Tournament as a sophomore, and reached semifinals at the Yale, Princeton, and University of Pennsylvania tournaments as a junior to earn a peak ranking of #2 nationally. She earned 12 career bids, with 5 gold bids in her junior year, and won 14 top-20 speaker awards, including #3 at both Harvard and the Harvard Round Robin and #7 at the Gold TOC. In World Schools, Cailyn championed Stanford, reached semifinals at Greenhill and the Croatian Winter Holidays Open, and reached quarterfinals at Harvard WS. Throughout her time in debate, Cailyn served as co-President of her school’s team, co-directed NOVA Debate Camp, and privately coached. As someone who was both a first and second speaker, Cailyn specializes in teaching efficiency, technical weighing, and narrative debate. She looks forward to working with debaters at NDC!