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Amber Ackerson - Cleveland

Ameena Amdahl-Mason - Clackamas

I competed in policy debate in high school, APDA in college, and I have been coaching all forms of debate, but primarily parliamentary, policy, and LD, since 2001. To me, your jobs as debaters is want to provide me with compelling reasons why you should win the debate, including organized refutations and voting issues in your final speech. I keep a rigorous flow, so organization, including a clear organizational system of lettering or numbering is important. Line-by-line refutation as well as overviews and underviews can provide clarity to the debate. CX:  I would consider myself a tabula rasa judge, as much as that is possible. I feel comfortable with any line of argumentation, including theory and kritiks. However, I do not appreciate rudeness, including cursing, either between or among teams. Generic argumentation, weak links, and time sucks are not appreciated. I enjoy judging policy, especially when new and interesting ideas enter the debate. LD: I feel comfortable with any line of argumentation, as long as it clearly linked to the topic being debated. I prefer philosophical argumentation in LD, rather than more policy style argumentation. However, I do judge a lot of policy debate, so I am capable of evaluating a policy oriented round. Parli:  I will evaluate what I hear in the round, not what I wish I had heard, so if there are things that need to be pointed out as fallacies, etc., please do so. I am not a fan of topicality/definitional debates in parli, unless the affirmative's definition is extremely skewed. PF: I don't flow PF, because I don't believe it is intended to be flowed in the same way as other debates. Otherwise, everything above applies.

Amy Grondin - Sherwood

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Ashley Versteeg - Silverton

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Ben LeBlanc - Lincoln

Ben Hynes-Stone - Silverton

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Benjamin Agre - Cleveland

Brandon Johnson - SAHS

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Brian Malan - Gresham

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Bruce Jones - Southridge

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Cameron Nilles - OES

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Carrie Strecker - Neah-Kah-Nie

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Catie Easter - Barlow

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Chris Selker - Lincoln

Christopher Keller - Liberty HS

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Clarissa Jones - Southridge

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Collin Peterson-vanKanegan - West Linn

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Craig Eroh - Lincoln

Cynthia Hung - Cleveland

Dave Schaefer - Nestucca

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Don Steiner - Wilson

Eli Morgan-Steiner - Wilson

Eric Lowe - Wilson

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Erin Bray - DDHS

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Faith Gadling - Sprague

Francine Fitzsimons - La Salle Prep

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Freddie McGaugahy - Centennial

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Hannah Mathieson - Lake Oswego

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Hilary Pohl - Tillamook

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Holly Shilling - Cleveland

Jackie Weissman - Cleveland

James Jeffery-West - Madison

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Jane Berry-Eddings - Sprague

Jane Griffiths - Lake Oswego

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Janet Satter - Tillamook

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Jason Miller - Lake Oswego

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Jennifer LeSieur - Clackamas

Jim Denman - Centennial

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John McCabe - West Linn

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John Weger - Nestucca

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John Stump - Cleveland

Julie Skarphol - Centennial

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Julius Durairaj - Westview

Justin Wiley - MHS

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Katie Kantrowitz - Silverton

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Kelly Court - SW Christian

Debate: I want to be able to flow your debate.  Speak clearly and not too fast.  If I can't keep up with you, you will not win.  Make sure to state your contentions clearly at the beginning and again as you move from point to point.  Be polite.  Pay attention while your opponents are speaking.  I like a clean well organized debate.  Have fun. Individual Events: Tournaments make for long days; I like to learn new things and to be entertained.  Please refrain from swearing in your presentations. It is seldom necessary.  I look forward to judging again this year.

Kelsey Long - Madison

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Kris Igawa - Beaverton

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Lisa Stewart - SW Christian

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Marcy Landis - MHS

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Marissa Bertucci - Gresham

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Marlaina Isbell - Neah-Kah-Nie

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Maryn Wright - DDHS

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Michael Timmons - Silverton

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Michael Theofelis - DDHS

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Michelle Lentzner - Lake Oswego

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Miranda Weigler - Lincoln

Mrs. Brock - Clackamas

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Nancy Lin - Westview

Nilesh Jain - Westview

Patrick Gonzales - Cleveland

Patrick Johnson - Westview

Real world arguments win- theoretical/improbable impacts do not Comparative impacts critical for a win Topicality is legit, again, only for real world probability CLASH! and signpost where your arguments clash with opponents AND why your impact is more significant No tagteam when prohibited Speed is not your friend when I'm judging, if you have firmly established your contentions and have time, then spreading ok w/o speed

Patrick Leahy - SAHS

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Paul Altotsky - Tigard

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Rachel Wilczewski - Barlow

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Rachel Thompson - OCHS

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Ramnath Devulapalli - Westview

Robert Wingate - Tillamook

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Robyn Rose - Lake Oswego

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Rod Seigler - Centennial

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Ryan Endsley - Barlow

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Santosh Bhatt - Southridge

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Selena Breazile - Neah-Kah-Nie

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Sharron Gargosky - Lincoln

Shawn Blanchard - Tillamook

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Sirisha Malladi - Westview

Steve Root - La Salle Prep

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Stewart Reed - Southridge

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Sue Sanders - Cleveland

Thomas Offermann - Lincoln

Tracy Dobesh - Centennial

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Travis Root - La Salle Prep

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Trent Stewart - SW Christian

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Ty Wyman - Cleveland

Victor Kojenov - Southridge

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