Nick Fleming is a retired policy debater for UC Berkeley. He earned many bids to the TOC as a high schooler, qualifying twice and reaching quarterfinals. He also reached elimination rounds of the NDT as a college debater. He has coached The Harker School for 4 years, working with many tournament champions, winning the TOC and NDCA twice. He is excited for the opportunity to work with Victory Briefs this summer.

Shania Hunt is thrilled to join VBI this summer! Shania received her J.D. from UC Law SF in May 2024 and holds a B.A. in Political Science with a focus on International Relations from UCLA. During her competitive career, she ranked nationally as one of the top LD debaters, with notable accomplishments including Greenhill 2013 (LD champion), Berkeley 2014 (LD runner-up, LD co-champion Round Robin), TOC 2013 (LD Quarterfinalist, 4th speaker), Prague 2014 (Worlds, Quarterfinalist), and NSDA Nationals 2013 (Extemp Debate runner-up). She finished her career debating for the USA on the inaugural NSDA-run USA Debate Team. As a coach, Shania has worked with hundreds of students over the past decade, serving as an assistant coach at Northland Christian School and Harvard-Westlake School, as a teacher/MS Director at The Harker School, and presently as one of the head coaches of the USA Debate Team. She is excited to help students grow this summer at VBI!

Willie Johnson is the head coach of the Rutgers University Newark national championship debate team. With over 16 years of experience as a debater, coach, educator and administrator. Coaching multiple teams to qualify to the TOC, multiple state/national championships and elimination rounds, leading the 2017 NDT and CEDA champion team, multiple collegiate championships and team awards including ranking top 10 overall debate teams in the nation. As a member of the Victory Briefs family for the last few years he has worked with students teaching the important elements of progression in debate.