ADI
Speech Instructors
Kate Peckham
Kate is a rising senior at Westwood High School. They have qualified to both the TOC and TFA tournaments and has achieved success at both state and national tournaments. Kate is very excited to teach this year.
Charlie Hui
Charlie is a rising sophmore at Westwood High School. Despite being his first year competing, he has qualified for the TFA, NEITOC, TOC as well as received many speaking awards. He aspires to have a career in business law. He loves playing tennis and reading webtoons, as well as convincing his friends on his hot takes.
Vaishnuv is a rising senior at Westwood High School. He's competed in a wide variety of events from Policy Debate to now Original Oratory. He's achieved success everywhere from locals, all the way to prestigious national events, reaching deep elimination rounds. He's currently within the top 3 students in Texas by NSDA, top 18 at TFA, and ranked 45th nationally at the TOC.
Vaishnuv Thiagarajan
Vince Pham
Vince is a rising junior at Westwood High School. He has qualified to the TFA and NIETOC and achieved success at national and state tournaments. Outside of debate, he enjoys basketball and music, as well as theatre. He looks forward to teaching this year.
Tracy Li
Tracy is a rising senior at Westwood High School. She is an accomplished orator competing successfully at many national and state tournaments. She is very excited to teach at ADI this summer.
Arnav Maskey
Arnav is a rising sophomore at Westwood High School. New to the world of speech and debate, he’s competed in speech tournaments across Texas, has received a few speech related awards, and participates in other speech related extracurricular activities. He enjoys gaming, swimming, and writing, and he looks forward to teaching in ADI this summer.
