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Abraham Paik
Instructor - Public Forum

Abraham Paik competed in PF for University School in Ohio for 4 years. He bid out to the Ohio state tournament 3 times and won 2nd place his senior year. On the national circuit, he amassed 12 Gold TOC bids and broke twice at the Tournament of Champions. At the 2019 NSDA national tournament, Abraham and his partner were the only team to give the national champions a loss in the elim rounds. As a coach, Abraham worked with 4 generations of CDC PF debaters from 2021 to 2024, before taking a year off to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2025. He coached the 2023 Missouri State Champions in PF. Abraham is a graduate of Williams College. In addition to debate and long hikes, he loves music and plays his guitar at local open mikes every chance he gets. 

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Will Allen
Instructor - Public Forum

Will Allen competed in Public Forum for four years at University School in Ohio. Will served as Head Captain of the US Speech and Debate team in his senior year. He qualified for the Ohio State Tournament twice, advancing to octafinals his junior year and semifinals his senior year. During his senior year, Will was the Cleveland District Champion in PF, earning qualification to the NSDA National Tournament. He also qualified for the Silver Division of the Tournament of Champions, earning bids with an octafinalist finish at the GMU Patriot Games and a semifinalist finish at the Three Rivers Tournament. Outside of debate, Will enjoys watching sports, exercising, traveling, and investing. In the fall, Will plans to attend Ohio State University, where he will double-major in Supply Chain and Finance.

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Reese Dunnington
Instructor - Public Forum

Reese Dunnington competed in Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum at Oakwood High School for 4 years. She qualified 4 times to the OSDA State Tournament, advancing to quarterfinals in LD her senior year. Reese attended the NSDA National Tournament in Public Forum twice, advancing to elimination rounds both years and finishing in 25th place her junior season. Reese was an LD captain for Oakwood last year, and she is planning to attend Scripps College this fall to study history on a pre-law track. Reese attended CDC as a camper in 2023 and is excited to instruct at CDC in 2026! Outside of debate, Reese enjoys golfing, vintage shopping, and creating boards on Pinterest. 

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Bohan Pan
Instructor - Public Forum

Bohan Pan is a debater from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis. In her sophomore year, she won the Missouri State Championship in Public Forum; in her junior year, she was the state runner-up in United State extemporaneous speaking; and in her senior year she was one of the six finalists for the NSDA Student of the Year. Bohan qualified for the NSDA national tournament two times in Public Forum, and she reached the octafinals at the NCFL Grand Nationals, earning an auto-qualification to the TOC. Bohan attended CDC twice as a camper and is excited to return as a PF instructor. In the fall, she will be attending Northwestern University on the pre-law track. Beyond competition, Bohan enjoys holding weekly debate classes for younger students from across the St. Louis area. She also likes to play piano around her community and is a devoted cat lover. 

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Matthew Walton
Instructor - Public Forum

Matthew Walton competed for Oakwood High School, debating for all 4 years primarily in Public Forum. He qualified to the Ohio State Tournament in Public Forum three times, advancing to octafinals his junior year and quarterfinals his senior year. Matthew qualified for the NSDA national tournament in Public Forum two times. Matthew served as the Public Forum debate captain at Oakwood for the past two years. Other than debate, Matthew enjoys running, playing piano, playing board games and watching his favorite show Survivor. He is planning to attend the Ohio State University this fall to study materials engineering. Matthew attended CDC as a camper in 2024 and is excited to join the CDC staff in 2025.

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Avery Johnson
Instructor - Public Forum

Avery Johnson will be graduating from Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri, this spring. She has been on her school’s speech and debate team for all four years, serving as the president of the team her senior year. Avery competed in Lincoln-Douglas, International Extemp, and Public Forum. She qualified for the NCFL national tournament in LD two times. In International Extemp, she also qualified to both the Missouri state tournament and the NSDA national tournament during her junior and senior years. At states, Avery placed 5th in IX twice. At nationals, she won 3rd place in Extemp Debate. Outside of debate, Avery was an extra in two movies and has an IMDb profile, she aspires to travel to every country in the world, and her favorite food is hot dogs. After two years as a camper, Avery is incredibly excited to be returning to CDC for a third year as an instructor in the PF division. She cannot wait to meet debaters and assist them with their skill improvement and personal growth:). 

Information about additional staff members will be posted as their participation is confirmed.
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If you are a high school senior who would like to receive information about joining the Classic Debate Camp staff as an intern, please email us at classicdebatecamp@gmail.com.
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