Meet The Leaders
Head Coach & Executive Director
Julie Sheinman
Ms. Sheinman founded the Stuyvesant Speech & Debate team and has directed the program for over 35 years. During her tenure, she has coached many local, state, and national championship teams and individuals. Ms. Sheinman has been inducted into the NSDA Coaches' Hall of Fame and is a member of the Key Coach Society of the Barkeley Forum of Emory University.
Extemp Coach & Assistant Director
K.M. DiColandrea (DiCo)
From 1999-2003, DiCo competed on the Stuyvesant Extemp team, later on becoming its captain. After graduating from Yale with a B.A. in Philosophy, he went on to found the Brooklyn Debate League, bringing speech and debate to kids across the city.
Speech Coach & Assistant Director
Duval Bodden
Duval is the Assistant Director of Stuyvesant's Speech & Debate team. He has coached multiple national finalists and champions at the high school and collegiate levels.
Public Forum Coach
Edward Kemelmakher
Edward is a former Stuyvesant public forum debater and has been coaching the public forum team since graduating in 2022. He is now a sophomore studying International Relations at George Washington University in Washington D.C.
President
Kikyo Makino-Siller
Public Forum debater Kikyo Makino-Siller is the Co-President of Speech and Debate.
President
William Tang
Congressional debater William Tang is the Co-President of Speech and Debate.