Facilitadores internacionales de la

The Global Academic Commons (GAC)

 

Mr. Stefan Bauchard

The founder of the GAC, has been involved in academic debating for 30 years and has led the development of debating teams and workshops in China,  the Dominican Republic, Japan, Morocco, and South Korea. 

 

Dr. Anand Rao

Co-founder of GAC, has more than twenty-five years of experience with speech and debate, including twenty years as a college instructor. Anand has worked to build a number of nationally recognized programs with cutting edge curricula. He holds a PhD in communication, rhetoric, and argumentation, from the University of Pittsburgh, and has coached speech and debate on both the high school and college level.

 

Ms Leandra López

Was previously the Debate Coach at Ransom Everglades in Miami, FL.  In 2015, her team reach the octofinals (top 16 out of 300) in the Harvard debate tournament. She is also the treasurer for the Gables Hispanic Cultural Foundation in Miami, Florida.  Leandra will be providing instruction in Spanish.