ETHOS TEAM
Every Ethos team member is hand-picked, based on character, skill-level, and experience.
Coaching
Jadon Buzzard
Jadon Buzzard is Head Coach and co-owner of Ethos Debate. Jadon was a decorated and formidable collegiate debater, winning the 2021 PKD National Tournament in Parli and consistantly breaking far into outrounds in NFA-LD tournaments. He’s won Hillsdale College over 40 high level debate awards and led their debate team to win several National sweepstakes. Jadon has experience in almost every debate formatc, coaching many teams that made it to late outrounds at NITOC and NCFCA nationals. Full Bio
Anthony Severin
Anthony has coached debaters of all ages and skill levels to national-level competitive success for more than a decade. Now a practicing attorney, he graduated from Baylor in 2014 and from Duke in 2021 and worked for years in the Texas Legislature. These experiences allow Anthony to challenge his students with demanding real-world scenarios that will expand their horizons beyond the trophies and tournaments. Full Bio
Joel Erickson
Joel is an NCFCA alumnus and veteran coach with six years of experience mentoring high school and collegiate debaters. He’s coached numerous students to elimination rounds at Nationals, three of whom secured championship titles. After years of experience in moot court, LD, mock trial, and interp, he was named Outstanding Debater of the Year by the Midwest Debate Association in 2019. Having earned his degree in philosophy, he is an assistant coach for the Wheaton communications department. Full Bio
Calvin Klomparens
Calvin is a junior Government major with a track in American Politics and Policy at Patrick Henry College. Calvin has always had a passion for coaching Team Policy Debate, serving as a coach for his club in the three years before he went to college. He made it to NITOC four times and NFCA Nationals once. In his last three years in debate, he was always part of the number one or two TP teams in his state. Calvin competes in Mock Trial and Moot COurt at PHC. Full Bio
Luke Castle
Silver Coach | LD, TP, & Speech
Luke is a fresh speech and debate graduate currently pursuing a double major at Dallas Baptist University. As a high school student, he competed in five speech and debate leagues experiencing success in Lincoln Douglas, Team Policy and Limited Prep formats. He saw plenty of success during his time in high school, and he’s currently competing on his college debate and mock trial teams, while also teaching debate at a local academy. Full Bio
Amanda McPhetridge
Silver Coach | TP
Amanda has competed in Team Policy debate for three years, and participated in eight speech events over four years in the NCFCA. In 2021, she qualified to Nationals in all her speech events, plus debate. Amanda graduated from high school in 2021, and is now a freshman at New Saint Andrews College, pursuing a B.A. in Liberal Arts. Full Bio
D.J. Mendenhall
Silver Coach | LD
D. J. is attending North Carolina State university and majoring in economics. During high school, D. J. helped lead her debate club, Speakout NC, gaining experience teaching new students how to debate and coaching more experienced debaters. D. J. has competed in the NCFCA for 7 years. She has competed in LD, TP, all 3 limited prep categories, original oratory, illustrated oratory, persuasive, informative, and Digital presentation. Full Bio
nathanael arroyave
Silver Coach | LD, Parli
Nathanael Arroyave has been engaged in competitive public speaking for over 12 years. Nathanael was an annual qualifier for Nationals in Stoa in multiple events, including Parliamentary debate, Lincoln-Douglas debate, Duo Interpretation, Persuasive Speaking, and Expository Speaking. Nathanael was a National finalist in Persuasive (2017), and was ranked top ten nationally in Parliamentary and Lincoln-Douglas debate (2017). Full Bio
Nathanael Morgan
Silver Coach | TP, Parli
Nathanael Morgan is devoted to helping his debaters succeed. Despite competing for only three years, in his final year of competition, Nathanael won 6 different tournaments across 4 debate formats. His best run was getting to the semifinal Parli round at NITOC 2021. He is currently a student at Saint Constantine College, where he is preparing to enter the cybersecurity field upon graduation. Full Bio
Jala Boyer
Jala Boyer has earned numerous 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals and competed at the NCFCA National Championship in five categories. As an intern on the Student Advisory Council of the NCFCA, Jala worked alongside the executive director, Kim Cromer, to learn the inner workings of competitive speech and debate, helping students creates long-term and meaningful success. Jala is currently an Honors student at Liberty University studying communications with an emphasis in politics. Full Bio
Zachary Kos
Silver Coach | LD, Parli, Speech
Zachary Kos competed in Stoa speech and debate for four years. Some of his favorite events include Apologetics, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Parliamentary Debate. His senior year, Zak found success in limited-prep events with multiple wins in Apologetics and Mars Hill Impromptu, finishing top ten nationwide overall on Speechranks. With a passion for investing in the next generation of competitors, Zak aspires to help each competitor’s unique and personal style shine. Full Bio
Justin Marwad
Silver Coach | TP, Moot Court
As a coach, Justin Marwad is dedicated to your success. During his time in NCFCA, Justin went above and beyond to improve his own debating. His senior year, Justin decided to spend 30-40 hours a week on practice rounds and research. His record for most rounds? 7 full-length TP rounds. Justin his currently working towards a dual degree in computer science and electrical engineering and two minors in robotics and math at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. Full Bio
Marketing
Elijah Schow
Genius Webmaster
Amelia Buzzard
Graphic Designer
Samantha Cremeans
Social Media Manager
Bloggers
Ben Brown
Ethos Blog Manager
Jeremiah Mosbey
Ethos Blogger