Executive Board
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Hi! My name is Celine Guenther, and I am a fourth year International Affairs and Modern Languages Major with a focus on German. I have been competing in Mock Trial since I started high school, so this will be my eighth year. I am really excited to be a part of the Georgia Tech Mock trial team this year!
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Hi! My name is Isabel Stafford, and I am a third year Public Policy major. I'm from Savannah, GA, and I did mock trial throughout high school. I plan on going to law school after college and fulfilling my dream of being a trial attorney. I am so excited to be a part of the GT mock trial team and can't wait for this season! Go Jackets!
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Hi, my name is Surbhi Bhatter and I’m a third year Business Administration major from Dalton, GA (don't feel bad, I don't know where it is either). In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis, watching movies, listening to crime podcasts, and eating pizza. I did mock trial in high school, and I’m so excited for this upcoming season!
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Hi! I am a third year Computer Engineering Major from Princeton, New Jersey (not exactly but close enough). In my free time you can find me watching Psych or Phineas and Ferb, on some tennis courts, or throwing a disc around. My future is foggy at best, with something between tech consulting, tech law, or an MBA program being the goal (I have no idea). I’ve done Mock Trial since my junior year in high school and knew I wanted to continue in college. I’m looking forward to seeing what this season has in store!
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Tournament Director
Andrew Dychdala Contact |
My name’s Andrew Dychdala, and I’m a third year Biomedical Engineering major here at Tech. I’m from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, a suburb outside of Philadelphia. I was coerced into Mock Trial during high school, and I wound up having a great time. In my free time, I like spending time at the invention studio or going bowling at Tech Rec.
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Hi! I’m Maya Iyer and I’m a second year Computer Science Major from Chicago, Illinois (like 15 minutes away but it’s close enough). I love watching soccer, reading narratives about cool things like physics, and drinking far more coffee than is healthy. I participated in mock trial all four years of high school, and knew I wanted to try out again in college.
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Competing Members |
Sophia Abedi
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Hi! My name is Sophia Abedi and I am a second year Computer Science major from Alpharetta, GA. In my free time I love watching Psych and playing volleyball. This is my second year participating in Mock Trial and I am so excited to see what this season has in store!
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Katie Adcock
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Hi! I’m Katie Adcock, a second year Public Policy major and Business minor from Dublin, GA (No, not Ireland). Outside of Mock Trial, I’m involved in Greek life, or you can probably catch me arguing just about anything. I’m a starting my second year of mock trial, and have enjoyed being a part of this team, and can’t wait for this season!
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Varun Aggarwal
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Hi there! I'm a third year CS major from Orlando, Florida. This
is my third year doing Mock Trial, so I'm super excited. Outside of mock trial, I'm part of Greek life and robotics. |
Morgan Biagioni
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Hi! I am a fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major from Roswell, GA. I did Mock Trial throughout high school, and this is my fourth year on a college team. Outside of school and Mock Trial, I am a part of the Honors Program. In my free time, I enjoy creative writing.
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Julia Chen
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Hi! My name is Julia and I’m a third-year International Affairs and Modern Languages major. So far I've loved every minute of GTMT! Besides mock trial I’m really into theatre/playwriting. Basically, I like hearing myself talk (and sing I guess).
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Caroline Cannizzaro
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Hi! My name is Caroline Cannizzaro, and I am a second year Economics major. This is my second year doing Mock Trial, and I am so excited! Outside of Mock Trial, I am also a member of Greek Life and Bullet Journal & Company at Georgia Tech.
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Hillary Dong
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Hi, my name is Hillary Dong, and I’m a third year Public Policy major from the Carpet Capital of the World. In my free time, I enjoy writing poetry, going to concerts and music festivals, and eating tacos and tiramisu. I talk too much about how I used to volunteer at an aquarium and also probably in general. I’m so excited to see what this year of Mock Trial brings!
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William Goodall
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Hi! I'm William Goodall, and I'm a third-year Computer Science major from Montclair, New Jersey. I've been competing in Mock Trial since sophomore year in high school, and have always loved the space Mock Trial inhabits: both performance art and rigorous, structured argument.
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Zilong Huang
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Hello! I'm Zilong (Z-long) and I'm a third year Computer Science student from Solon, OH. I've been doing Mock Trial since freshman year of high school. Outside of school and Mock Trial, I make music, play tennis, and do research. I am of the strong opinion that Surf's Up is the greatest movie of all time.
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Maya Jaffe
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Hi! My name is Maya Jaffe and I am a third year on the GTMT team! I am a BME major, with a computer science minor, and I’m from SoCal. I have debated since sixth grade in many different formats. I also love every cat that I meet and will try to pet any cat I see. I am really excited to be a part of the team!! Go Jackets!
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Angela Kim
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Hi, my name is Angela Kim and I am a second year Public Policy major. I am from a Georgia county with a really terrible name (you can guess where) and besides Mock Trial, I love binge watching Criminal Minds and swooning over the characters in the show. I've been a part of a Mock Trial team since high school and want to continue to be in that competitive environment.
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Vidya Mallikarjunan
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Hi, I’m Vidhya Mallikarjunan. I’m a third year Chemical Engineering Major. I’m excited to be part of the team and looking forward to competing! Outside of Mock Trial I’m the Marketing Chair for Hefner-Armstrong Hall Council and part of a group that watches (and sometimes heckles) Disney Channel Original movies on the weekends.
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Madison McDaniel
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Hi! My name is Madison McDaniel. I’m a second year IE major, and
I’ve done mock trial since my sophomore year of high school. In my free time, I enjoy baking desserts and watching movies. I‘m so excited to be on the GTMT team! |
Harrison Melton |
Hi, I'm Harrison and I'm a third year Computer Science major from Atlanta, GA. When not perfecting my statements and directs, I can be found playing soccer or ultimate frisbee. In addition to Mock Trial tournaments, I plan on competing in case competitions and hackathons throughout the year.
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Kay Perkins
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Hey, My name is Kay Perkins and I’m from Atlanta, Georgia. I’m
also dual-majoring in History, Technology, and Society/Public Policy, aspiring to be a Corporate/Social Justice Attorney. I am in the Impact LLC, an iGniTe alumni and advisory board member, SGA Class Representative, and apart of the LLC Council! I did GA Mock Trial my first two years in high school and can’t wait to continue through my college career! |
Sanjay Sridhar
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Hi! I’m Sanjay Sridhar and I’m a fourth-year Business Administration major from Johns Creek, Georgia. This is my fourth year doing collegiate mock trial and my third here at Georgia Tech. In my free time I like to spend time watching football, golfing, and working on the athletics committee. I look forward to a great season!
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Michelle Stanek
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I’m Michelle Stanek and I’m a third year Computer Science student! I’m from Sandy Springs, GA and outside of studying and Mock Trial, I’m a black belt in Taekwondo, a diehard Parks and Rec fan, and a bit of a coding nerd. I’ve been loving every minute of Mock Trial.
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Christie Suzsko
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Hi, I’m Christie Suszko, I’m a fourth year from Jackson, NJ and I’m majoring in Industrial Engineering. I’ve participated in Mock Trial since my freshmen year in high school and I’m excited to see how college mock trial is different than high school mock trial! I enjoy hiking, reading, and fashion. I plan to obtain a law degree and become a patent lawyer at some point. I’m excited to see what this season has in store!
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Jiale Zheng
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My name is Jiale (jaw-low), like a jaw that is low, but people call me jello (like the food). I’m a fourth year CS major from Johns Creek, GA and I pour my milk before I pour my cereal.
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Coaches
Andy McNeil, Esq.
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I had the privilege of graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001, after which I graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 2005. I coached several high school mock trial teams in upstate New York and the metro Atlanta area before coming on board to coach the Georgia Tech mock trial team in 2007. In between my fulfilling and enjoying time with mock trial at my undergraduate alma mater (hopefully mutual for all parties involved), I previously practiced law with King & Spalding and Morris and Manning & Martin LLP, and I currently sit on the Board of Directors with several meaningful non-profit organizations.
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William B. Warihay, Esq.
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I am a practicing litigation attorney with Hasner Law in Atlanta, where I specialize in representing injured workers in Georgia. I attended Elon University and Elon University School of Law. During my time at Elon, I founded and competed for Elon's mock trial team. I continued to coach Elon during law school, and I worked as an Adjunct Professor for Elon University for two years after graduating from law school. I am also a Director on the Board for the American Mock Trial Association, where I have served as the Chair of the Tournament Administration Committee. I am also a member of the Executive Committee for AMTA, and I am serving as President of AMTA from 2018 through 2020. I was lucky enough to come on as a coach with Georgia Tech in 2014, and I look forward to coaching Georgia Tech for many years to come!
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Matt Golino
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Hi! My name is Matt and I help coach the Georgia Tech Mock Trial Team! I'm a GTMT alum and competed both as an attorney and witness throughout all five years of my undergrad at Tech. I graduated in 2016 with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and took a break from trial to work as a software developer with General Motors for two years before coming back to Tech as a Master's student studying Human-Computer Interaction, which is how I spend most of my time when I'm not helping teach objection arguments and rules of evidence.
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Elise Wilson
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I am a second-year law student at Emory University School of Law. I am currently a competing member of the Emory School of Law Mock Trial Society, and I also competed on the undergrad mock trial team at the University of North Carolina. Before I coached at Tech, I coached three different high school mock trial teams and led all of them to victory at their regional competitions. Currently, I serve as a mock trial case author for both North Carolina High School Mock Trial and Empire Mock Trial. I am incredibly excited to be joining the Georgia Tech Mock Trial coaching squad this year, and look forward to a fun and successful season!
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