Hi I'm Rohit! I've debated for Monta Vista High school for four years and I've got 5 career bids, qualifying to the toc my junior and senior year. Additionally, I've qualified to the NSDA Nats and the California state tournament. Outside of debate, you'll find me obsessing over Indian food, manufacturing custom stress balls, and enjoying west coast weather.

Elizabeth Elliott debated for four years at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She did policy for her first two years before transitioning to LD her junior year. She has consistently reached elimination rounds of major national tournaments. Notable results each year include reaching top 14 at NSDA nationals as a sophomore, championing Heritage Hall her junior year, and reaching finals of Blake her senior year. She has qualified to the TOC and cleared at the TOC twice with 10 career bids. In addition, she has received 10 round robin invitations between their junior and senior year. Her interests in debate include topicality, process counterplans, creative AFF writing, impact turns, and kritiks. Elizabeth is very excited to work at VBI this summer!

Jack Miller debated for four years at ACCS. During his time in debate, he qualified for TOC twice, advanced to late elims of tournaments such as Bronx and Valley, and won Stanford. He enjoyed reading a wide variety of philosophical and theoretical positions, as well as critical positions with an emphasis on disability and high theory.

Adam debated for four years at Ayala and Damien High School, earning 20 career bids and qualifying for the Tournament of Champions three times. He competed in Policy and LD, winning or reaching the finals of Harvard-Westlake twice, The Barkley Forum, Arizona State, College Prep, Loyola, Jack Howe, Meadows, and Damus invitationals. He reached the quarter or semifinals of NDCA, Berkeley, Mid America Cup, Harvard-Westlake RR, Nano Nagle, Grapevine, and the King RR. He's very excited to teach this summer.

Jacob Nails is Head Researcher at Victory Briefs. He debated 4 years for Starr's Mill High School (GA) in Lincoln Douglas debate, graduating in 2012. As a competitor, he won the Georgia state tournament, cleared at NSDA nationals, and qualified to the TOC. In college, he qualified twice to the National Debate Tournament in policy debate. Jacob has 7 years of experience coaching LD debate, including coaching debaters to top seed at the TOC, as well as Top Speaker awards at Harvard, Yale, and Bronx. He has taught at over twenty sessions of the Victory Briefs Institute.

Expertise: Policy Arguments, Research, Philosophy, Theory Debate

Nick Smith is a Director of Instructional Design & Curriculum at Victory Briefs. He studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He was the Director of Debate at Hopkins for four years, a coach at St. Thomas Academy & The Visitation School, in addition to privately coaching several students. He now is the head coach at Apple Valley High School. His students have won multiple state championships, reached late elimination rounds at many major national tournaments, received numerous round robin invitations, and have frequently qualified to the TOC, NSDA Nationals, NDCA Nationals, and NCFLs. This will be Nick’s eleventh summer at VBI!

Expertise: Policy Arguments, Kritik Debate, Philosophy Debate, Traditional Debate, Research

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Su debated for Mountain House High School for four years. During her senior year, she qualified to the Tournament of Champions, reaching elimination rounds at tournaments including Loyola, College Prep, Peninsula, and Heart of Texas. As a debater, she enjoyed reading policy arguments with a focus on impact turns and process counterplans.