Summer 2025 Staff
Uncompromising standards with unparalleled value
We set the bar for excellent instructors. We firmly believe that debaters of all levels deserve exceptional coaches, and we've taken proactive measures to assemble a team of instructors unparalleled by any other debate program. At Libertas Debate Academy, our elite staff is our differentiating factor.
Program Director & Instructor | Sam Chen
Sam Chen is the founder of Libertas Debate Academy and Outreach Debate. He debated for the Boston Latin School, qualifying to the NSDAs, NCFLs, and TOCs where he broke into elimination rounds in Public Forum, Congressional Debate, Worlds Schools, and Policy Debate. He was the top speaker at the Milo Cup and received a Top 2 Speaker Award at the Sunvitational Tournament, as well as a 5th top speaker award at the Harvard Round Robin. Sam has cumulatively directed or taught at 10+ Public Forum debate programs where his students have gone on to receive numerous bids to the Gold TOC and championed the NCFL tournament. He is excited to both instruct and direct PF at TDI x Libertas!