The ACTDU Executive

The ACTDU Executive fulfil their roles on a volunteer basis. 

President
Sam Gorrie

Sam has been participating in debating competitions since 2015 as a debater. He arrived as an ACTDU adjudicator and duty officer in 2022. He has many debating achievements, having reached the late out-rounds of the South Australia Debating Association's 2020 and 2021 Senior A tournaments. Passionate about the accessibility of debating for all, Sam is passionate about supporting the ACT debating community.

Vice President
Gypsy Polacheck

This is Gypsy's second year of involvement with the ACTDU, having been an adjudicator for the last year. Originally from Tasmania, she is keen to expand and grow the scale of schools debating within the ACT, hoping to run enjoyable tournaments that everyone in the territory can participate in.

Treasurer
Alex Henchliffe

This is Alex's first year in the ACTDU executive. Alex participated and excelled in the South Australian Debating Association high school debating competitions, winning the Senior A competition in 2021. He is excited to work on organising rewarding and high-quality competitions in the ACTDU in 2023.

Secretary
Hamish Fragiacomo

Hamish is a second-year student at ANU. Hamish has been an adjudicator with ACTDU for the past year and has also competed and adjudicated at a university level. As a beneficiary of high school debating competitions, Hamish is keen to give back to contribute to the governance and organisation of ACTDU.



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