Evan Feldman

Coaching History:

• Director of Forensics, 2013- 2017, North Hollywood High, North Hollywood High School, CA

• Director of Forensics, 2015- 2016, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies School, Culver City, CA

• Assistant Speech and Debate Coach, 2014- 2016, Ridgecrest School, Palos Verdes, CA

• Assistant Speech and Debate Coach, 2017- 2019, iLead Schools, Van Nuys, CA

• Assistant Speech and Debate Coach, 2017-2020, Perfect Score Academy, Northridge, CA

• Senior Tournament Affairs Coach, 2018- Present, Kudos College of Youth Leadership, San Marino, CA

Coaching Achievements:

• 5 National Speech and Debate Association(NSDA) National Championships Finalists + the National Runner up in Congress and Program Oral Interpretation; 8 Semifinalists; 1 Quarterfinalist, 4 Octofinalists (2014-2018, 2021-2023)

• USA National Debate Team Debater; Team Captain (2016-18); World’s School Debate Education Program (Developmental Team) Debater (2023)

• Donus D. Roberts Quad Ruby Award; NSDA Diamond Award (2014-19); Leading Chapter Award (2014-15)

• 14 MS Tournament of Champions (TOC) Finalists, 7 Semifinalists (2019, 2021-2023)

• 28 HS TOC Qualifiers 2 Finalists, 5 Semifinalists, 1 Quarterfinalist (2015-2018, 2021-2023]

• Harvard University 10 Leadership Awards (2 in Semi’s, 1 in Finals), 8 Best PO’s (1 in Semi’s, 1 in Finals), 7 Finalists, 6 Semifinalists, 1 Runner Up, in MS Congressional Debate (2021-2022)

• Stanford University 14 MS Finalists and 7 Semifinalists (most in the nation),1 Runner Up in Congressional Debate (2019-2023)

• Southern California Junior Forensics League 180 Breaks & 88 Championship Qualifiers, 16 Champions, 15 Top PO Awards, (all 2x any other program) in Congressional Debate (2020-2023)

• 3 California HS Speech Association (CHSSA) State Championships Champions; 11 Finalists; 8 Semifinalists. (2014-17 and 2021-2022)

• California HS Speech Association Top 20 School at State Champs (2016, 2017); Top 5 School (2018), CHSSA Rookie of the Year Coach (2014)

• California Middle School Forensics State Champions Top 10 Program (2020)

Competitive Achievements:

• Professional Speech & Debate Association Champ in Prepared Speech, Runner Up in Spontaneous Debate & Spontaneous Speech, 3rd in Indy Sweeps (2022)

• National Online Forensics Championships National Champion in IPDA Debate, Poetry Interpretation, Persuasive Speaking, Overall Individual Sweepstakes; Runner Up in After Dinner Speaking and Speech Individual Sweepstakes (2021)

• American Forensics Association (AFA) & National Forensics Association (NFA) National Qualifier in Extemporaneous and Impromptu Speaking (2015, 2016, 2021, 2022), Octofinalist in Impromptu Speaking (2021, 2022)

• American Forensics Association National Qualifier in After Dinner + Poetry Interpretation (2021, 2022) & Persuasive Speaking (2021), Semifinalist in Persuasion (2021), Quarterfinalist in Poetry Interpretation and After Dinner Speaking (2022)

• National Forensics Association National Qualifier in Poetry Interpretation, After Dinner & Persuasive Speaking (2021, 2022) & Informative Speaking (2022); Semifinalist in After Dinner (2021,2022), Quarterfinalist in Persuasive (2021) Octofinalist in Poetry (2021, 2022)

• Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League Quadrathlon Winner (2021) & California Community College Forensics Association State Championships Tabor/Collins Award Winner for Top Individual Speaker (2016)

• Interstate Oratorical Association National Qualifier (2021)

• California Community College Forensics Association (CCCFA) State Championship Gold Medals in Extemporaneous, Silver in After Dinner Speaking, Bronze in Parliamentary Debate, IPDA and Extemporaneous (2015-17)
• CCCFA State Champion in Impromptu Speaking (2016 & 2017)

• National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (NPTE) Qualifier (2015-2016)

• NPTE 7th Ranked Community College Debater and Top 75 Nationally for Parli Debate (2015-16)

• Phi Rho Pi National Championship Bossard-Twohy Award for Best Parli Team

• Phi Rho Pi National Championship Silver Medal in Impromptu Speaking, Bronze in Parliamentary Debate, Extemporaneous and Impromptu, 8th Best Speaker in Parli(2015-16)

• CHSSA State Championship Qualifier in Duo Interpretation & Original Prose and Poetry (2013)
• CHSSA State Championship Qualifier in Student Body Congress (2012-2013)

Educational History:

• Bachelor of Arts: Communications (2023), Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Cum Laude with a 3.51 GPA,

Speech & Debate Team, Full Ride Scholarship 2020-2022, Volunteer Coach 2022-2023

Sport Management Club 2020-2023

Super Smash Bros Club, 2020-2023 Captain of “B Team” 2022-23

Jewish Student Union (Hillel) 2020-2023

• Associate of Arts: Communications (2018), LA Valley College, Valley Glen, CA

Cum Laude with a 3.65 GPA , Dean’s List 2014, 2015, 2018, President’s Honor List 2015

IGETC Certificate of Achievement for Cal State University & University of California

Speech & Debate, 2014-2017, Team Captain 2015-2017, Team Leadership Award 2015

Congressional Recognition Certificate for “Outstanding Service to the Community” (2015, 2016)