Judge Philosophies
Adam Blood - UWF
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Amy Miller - UWF
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Amy Martinelli - UF
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Arden Kelly - Tallahassee
My background is deeply rooted in the theatre as a professional actor, now director and professor. I coach for an award winning college forensics team in individual events. In a good debate candidate, I look for clarity of thought and driving through your thoughts to reach your point/argument. I also come to each round without bias towards a certain subject with the need for the winner to convince me with facts that outweigh the other competitor. It is very important to have passion in your fight for your side, as well.
Benni Fraley - UIndy
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Blair Kramer - Marian
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Chris Fenner - UWF
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Christian Chase - UF
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Christina Matis - UWF
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Darby Drapeau - UWF
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David Saunders - UWF
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Donte Sheppard - UWF
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Eduardo Lara-Nellessen - UWF
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Ginger Brauneis - UWF
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Grace Perrett - UWF
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Heather Riddell - UWF
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Janine Wilkins - Park
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Janis Crawford - BU
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Jennifer Nagim - UWF
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Jesselym Gonzalez - Tallahassee
I am a former competitor and coach although through my years in competition I specialized in I.E events and very little PA. My judging philosophy for IPDA is more so on facts, points and staying on topic with the prompt/argument. I think centralized arguments are very important and I would not like to see a competitor go overboard with his arguments – I would like to see them stay on topic and LISTEN to the other competitor – as well as CHALLENGE what they are saying. They need to keep things as clear as possible. Although things like delivery and confidence are still very important to me – they are not the biggest indicator for my judging criteria. My judging is based on the speech itself and what arguments the competitor is saying. After hearing this, I will choose – in a non-bias way – which competitor made the most compelling arguments, points, and stayed closest to the topic. I will do this without allowing my own opinion to affect the overall score therefore choosing the winner.
Jessica Siles - UCF
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Josephine Wandracek - UWF
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KC Bartee - UWF
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Karen Tibbals - UWF
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Kayden Stiltner - UWF
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Kenny Porter - UWF
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Kristi Gilmore - UWF
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Liz Martin - UWF
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Lora Cohn - Park
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Maggie Crawford - BU
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Meghna Peesapati - Marian
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Mel Turnage - UCF
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Pamela Meyers - UWF
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Ronnie Stanley - NWFSC
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Sarah McEwan - Marian
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Shea Blood - UWF
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Stephanie Wideman - UIndy
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William Murphy - MDC
1. I expect civility and politeness.
2. I prefer policy style arguments, more stock issues. I will entertain K, but don't usually excite me.
3. While I prefer substance over style, I do expect a more conversational pace, especially as I'm getting older and hearing problems get in the way.
4. Criteria should make sense in the context of the topic.
5. I have 30 years experience in forensics.