Staff will be added as anticipated by demand

Eric Morris

Director of Forensics, Missouri State
As debater, won several tournaments and reached the final round of the CEDA National Tournament. In his 14 years of coaching, his students have won the CEDA National Tournament and CEDA Squad Points Championship, qualified to the NDT 9 years in a row, reached the NDT elimination rounds, and won several other tournaments. He has also researched over 50 handbooks and designed evidence management software.

Heather Walters

Assistant Director of Forensics, Missouri State
As a debater, she won multiple tournaments, qualifying to the elite Jesuit Round Robin (top 10 teams in CEDA debate), and reached the deep elims at the CEDA National Tournament. In her 8 years of coaching, she's had several teams win tournaments, hosted the NDT on the Missouri State campus, and qualified teams to the NDT 7 years in a row. She has also administered several high school tournaments and has a J.D.

Matt Vega

Assistant Debate Coach, UMKC
As a debater, Matt was on the first Missouri State team to qualify for the NDT all 4 years. He cleared at numerous tournaments, both regional and national. As a debate coach at UMKC, he helped direct their teams to consecutive NDT elimination round appearances, including a double octofinal upset over the Harvard A team (2nd in the Copeland voting) in 2005.