Jackney Prioly Joseph, Director of External Affairs, joined BDL in September 2020. Jackney leads our efforts to engage and partner with community and corporate organizations to create a community of support for our students. She previously served as Director of College and Career Readiness at the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education. She has diverse leadership experience in education, nonprofits, and city government where she served under Mayor Thomas M. Menino and former City Councilor, now Congresswoman, Ayanna Pressley. A Bryn Mawr and Posse Foundation alum identified for her extraordinary leadership, Jackney works to secure partnerships that will tap and sharpen the leadership skills of our program participants.

Kelly Cody, Senior Volunteer Manager, joined BDL in 2021

Joshua Nixon, ASD and Resolved Program Manager, joined BDL in

Douglas Matute, Program Manager for Debate en Español, joined BDL in 2022

Ranner Faugas, Assistant Director of After-School Debate, joined BDL in

Roger Nix, Assistant Director of After School Debate, joined BDL in

Carlos Monteiro, Instructional Coach for DI Classrooms, joined BDL in

Sarah Mayper, Senior Instructional Coach for DI Classrooms, joined BDL in

Marisa Suescun, Director of Programs, joined BDL in 2013

Kimberly Bartlett-Ra, Director of Operations, joined BDL in

Kim Willingham, Executive Director of the Boston Debate League , joined BDL in