Camp Staff Bios
Dr. Alex McVey
Dr. Alex McVey is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and the Director of Debate at Kansas State University, where he coaches Policy Debate and British Parliamentary Debate. As an undergraduate at Baylor University, Alex was a four-time NDT qualifier, a CEDA octafinalist, and NDT double octafinalist. He has since coached multiple teams to the elimination rounds of CEDA and the NDT at Baylor University and George Mason University. He received his PhD in Communication Studies from UNC Chapel Hill with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Media Studies. He has worked with numerous high school programs, including Midway High School, the Blake School and the Harker School. He has served as a lab leader at the Jayhawk Debate Institute and the Baylor Debate Institute. He has also taught debate summer courses and engaged in debate curriculum development for the Duke Talent Identification Program.
William James Taylor ("JT")
William James Taylor (“JT”), Assistant Director of Debate, Kansas State University, Mr. Taylor has over 20 years of experience coaching college debate, including Policy/CX, Lincoln-Douglas, Parli, and British Parliamentary/Worlds. He led camp workshops at Gonzaga, Emporia, UMKC, and Kansas University. He works throughout the year on handbook research and updates on high school topics in policy/cx and Lincoln Douglas.
Trevor Turner
Trevor is a current graduate student in K-State’s Communication Studies program and a Graduate Assistant Coach for the Kansas State Debate Team. As a graduate of K-State’s Master of Architecture program, Trevor is looking to further develop his research interests that lie in the intersection of Black studies, visual analysis, and design theory. As a member of the K-State Debate Team, Trevor was a three-time NDT qualifier and CEDA octafinalist. He has served as lab leader at previous K-State Debate camps at the Manhattan and Olathe campuses, coaching middle and high school students at a variety of experience levels to reach competitive success.
