Maya Rubin
Maya received a BA in Philosophy in 2022 from Wellesley College and is currently a Master's student in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Taiwan University. She has nearly a decade of debate experience as a competitor, judge, and coach in a variety of formats including Public Forum debate, Policy debate, World Schools Debate, and American and British Parliamentary Debate. Maya reached the elimination rounds of over 20 collegiate debate tournaments, including the 2022 APDA National Championship, and was ranked as one of the top-10 debaters in APDA. She has coached students who have advanced to elimination rounds at the NSDA Taiwan Qualifier, NSDA Nationals, the NTNU English Debate Tournament, and APDA Nationals. Most recently, Maya completed the Fulbright Debate Coach/Trainer program in Taiwan, teaching debate at 10 different Taiwanese schools and judging tournaments in Taiwan and the US. Maya is excited to help the students at Ascent develop their argumentation and critical thinking skills, and to continue coaching debate in Taiwan!
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