Victory Okoroji is a senior at Hastings High School in Texas. She began her speech and debate journey in middle school as a debater. In high school, she found her passion for advocacy through interpretation, launching her career as an “interper.”
She qualified for state in Dramatic Interpretation as a freshman and excelled as a sophomore, reaching octo-finals at Harvard, qualifying for NIETOC and nationals, and quarter-finaling in Prose. Her junior year was a breakthrough, with numerous local wins, five state qualifications, a third-place finish in Program Oral Interpretation at TFA state, and she was crowned the 2024 NSDA National Champion in POI this past summer. Starting her senior year strong, Victory won first place in Oratory at the University of Texas at Austin tournament. She believes this is just the beginning and is excited to be at ISD this summer!
Location: Carolina Session 1
Beth Clarke
Beth is a four-diamond coach who has been competing in or coaching speech for almost thirty years. She grew up in Illinois, attended Illinois State, and was a two-time collegiate finalist in Extemporaneous Speaking. She then coached and taught at Brophy College Prep in Phoenix for sixteen years, during which she coached multiple national finalists and champions in Extemp, Impromptu, and Oratory. In 2019, she moved to Taipei to teach and coach at Taipei American School, and in 2023, she moved to Washington, D.C., to do a Master’s in Divinity program at Virginia Theological Seminary. Beth is thrilled to be joining the ISD staff this summer!
Eva Redmond
Eva is currently a senior at The Blake School and has debated there for four years. Eva has amassed 15 bids to the Tournament of Champions and won the UK Season Opener, Apple Valley, the Blake Round Robin (2x), the Ivy Street Round Robin, the Barkley Forum, and Minnesota State (2x). She has broken at the TOC two years in a row, receiving 5th speaker her sophomore year. She also loves sailing, playing with her dog, and reading. Eva is thrilled to be a part of ISD!
Zeke Ehrenberg
Zeke is a current senior at Delbarton School where he serves as the President of Speech and Debate. On the circuit, Zeke has been ranked the number 1 Public Forum team in the country two years in a row with two different partners. He has amassed 17 bids to the Tournament of Champions thus far, reaching quarter finals of Gold TOC twice and top speaking the division his junior year. Zeke has championed the Harvard Invitational, the Princeton Classic, the UK Season Opener, the Blake Tournament twice, the Ivy Street Round Robin, and the NJ State Championship. He has also reached deep elimination rounds at the Durham Invitational, the Durham Round Robin, the Applevalley Tournament, Sunvite, Yale, the Barkley Forum, the National Speech and Debate Tournament, and the University of Pennsylvania Invitational. Outside of debate, Zeke plays hockey and studies Arabic. Zeke can’t wait to work with everyone this summer!
Aumrita Savdharia
Aumrita is a senior at Fairmont Preparatory Academy where she has debated for five years. Prior to her senior season, she has amassed 17 bids (11 gold, 6 silver) to the Tournament of Champions and she has championed 7 tournaments including NDCAs (2x), Golden Desert Debate Tournament, La Costa Canyon Winter Classic, and Nano Nagle Invitational. Outside of debate, she loves playing NYT word games, reading modernist novels, and listening to microjazz. She is excited to coach at ISD this summer!
Eddy Cavazos
Eddy Cavazos holds a B.M. in Vocal Performance from Texas A&M University – Kingsville and an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory. In addition, Cavazos is a 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and Social Emotional Learning Facilitator via Breathe4Change. Cavazos serves as Head Theatre Director, Speech Coach, and UIL Academic Coordinator at Harlingen High School South and Program Director for Musical Theatre at the Harlingen Performing Arts Conservatory, located in South Texas. Cavazos has coached numerous finalists and champions at Yale, Glenbrooks, and Harvard, Texas Forensic Association State Champions, University Interscholastic League State Champions, NIETOC Champions, and NSDA National Champions in Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Prose, and Storytelling. Cavazos received NSDA Coach of the Year Awards for the Gulf Coast District in 2021 and 2023.
Cavazos’ coaching philosophy is rooted in artistry and authenticity while providing his student collaborators with the necessary tools to explore the power of both literature and their point of view. He is thrilled to join the ISD team in 2025 as a Senior Instructor in Interpretation of Literature and cannot wait to support you in your journey and watch you thrive!
Jordan Melamed
Jordan is a senior at American Heritage Schools’ Palm Beach Campus in Florida and is currently president of her Speech & Debate Team. Jordan has been competing in Speech and Debate for 7 years, with her experience being primarily in Congressional Debate. So far in her career, Jordan has finaled at Nova Titan, Yale, and Sunvite. She has placed within the top 6 at FFL Varsity States, Cavalier Invitational, Cavalier Survivor Challenge Round Robin, and Harvard Round Robin, also championing the Blue Key Round Robin before becoming the 2024 House Runner Up. She has presided over numerous outrounds, including Florida State Finals, FBK Semifinals, Yale Semifinals, Harvard Quarters, and NSDA House Finals. When she is not competing, Jordan is either listening to music, playing pickleball, or hanging out with friends. She is very excited to see everyone in Carolina!
Swathi Bodduluri
Swathi Bodduluri is a rising senior at Pennsbury High School. She has served as the Captain of the Speech and Debate team for the past three years while competing in Congressional Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking. Throughout her career, Swathi has placed 4th at NSDA Nationals, 5th at Yale, 6th at Glenbrooks, 4th at the Barkley Forum (Emory), and 5th at Harvard. She has championed tournaments like UPenn, Bronx, and PA/PHSSL State, as well as receiving a Harvard Round Robin invite! When she’s not debating, she’s reading, rowing, or with her friends. She can’t wait to see everyone in Carolina!
Anthony Berryhill
Anthony is the owner of Elite College Hacker, a debate-oriented college admissions company for applicants to the US’s top undergrad, Ph.D., STEM Masters, MBA, and med schools. He also serves as an Assistant LD Debate coach for Isidore Newman High school. Most recently, Anthony coached the #2 speaker (and 9th place) at NSDA Nationals in LD. His students, across the previous 20+ years, have won LD championships at NCFL and TOC, multiple Round 12+ finishes and speaker awards at NSDA, and in the past decade, multiple state championships (North Carolina, Louisiana, Oregon).Anthony is also a former Vice President and Executive at PIMCO, the largest U.S. fixed income fund, where he served as the Head of Learning and Program Management. Anthony is also an alumnus of Stanford (undergrad), Yale (Ph.D)., and has additional credentials as an MBA and certified project manager (PMP).
Ben Hodges
Ben debated for Durham for three years where he achieved extensive success both on the local and national level. Most notably, he was the 2024 NSDA National Champion, 2023 National Runner-Up, semi-finalist at the gold TOC, and 2023 NC state champion. On the national circuit, Ben achieved a top—10 national ranking for two back-to-back seasons, was the champion of Princeton, Yale, Duke, and the King Round Robin, and amassed over 10 gold bids. He’s incredibly excited to work with and help you grow this summer at ISD!