Staff

Monte Vista Institute Staff and Instructors

Director: David Matley
Mr. Matley has directed the Monte Vista Speech & Debate program since 1989. During his tenure at Monte Vista HS, he has coached 15 state champions and 2 national champions. Since 1992, Mr. Matley has offered two summer camps in speech and debate for students to learn the art of public speaking and competitive speech and debate. During this time over a thousand students have gained valuable skills and have gone on to become successful competitors and earn acceptance into the top universities in the country. He is also the Congress Director for the Golden Gate Speech Association, as well as the chair of the Congress Committee in the California High School Speech Association.

Junior Institute Director: Lori Matley Mrs. Matley has helped chaperone and work with high school speech students for the past fourteen years. For the past 8 years Mrs. Matley has also worked with elementary students as a parent volunteer, art docent, and instructional assistant. Again this year Mrs. Matley will bring her experience working with younger students to the Monte Vista Institute. Mrs. Matley's goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for the junior institute students.

Prepared Speech/Public Speaking Lead Instructor: Kimberley Gilles:  Ms. Gilles is a full time English/Speech and Debate instructor at Monte Vista High School and one of the primary coaches on the Monte Vista Speech & Debate Team.  As a former high school competitor, Ms. Gilles brings a wealth of experience to our team and our camps.

Interpretation Lead Instructor:  Libby Trull:  Ms. Trull divides her time between coaching interpretation at Monte Vista and pursuing her career as a professional actress.  Since moving to California she has been seen as Mammy Yokum in Li'l Abner and Mrs. Juniper in The Golden Apple with 42nd Street Moon, Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress with the Alterena Playhouse, Betty in Beggar's Holiday with Marin Theatre Co., and Lucy in The Women with Center Repertory Company.  Libby has also traveled throughout Northern California with the children's theater company, Theater of All Possibilities. 

 

Debate Instructors:  

Adam Griffith:  Four year competitor.  Finalist at the State Championships and National Qualifier.  

Andrew Prayogo:  Four year competitor.  Amassed one of the winningest records in varsity Lincoln-Douglas in the Golden Gate Speech Association.  Andrew auto-qualified to the State Championships his senior year based on his League record.

Louis Li:  Three year competitor. State Champion and two-time National Qualifier.

Jason Kim:  Three year competitor.  2nd at the State Championships.  Two-time National Qualifier.

Jenny Ting:  Three year competitor.  5th in the State and National Qualifier.

Hao Tran:  Four year competitor.  State Champion.

Gabe Bronshteyn:  State and National Qualifier.

 

Interpretation Instructors:

Hayden Padgett: Four year competitor.  Three-time qualifier to the State Championships.  Two-time qualifier to Nationals.  Quarter-finalist at Nationals.

Ellen Howes:  Four year competitor.  Finalist at the State Championships twice.

Wesley Cheng: Four year competitor.  State Qualifier

 

Congress Instructor:

Sebastian DeLuca:  Four time State Qualifier, three-time Finalist at State.  Three-time National Qualifier, 5th at Nationals.

 

Extemp Instructors:

Arjan Sidhu:  Three-time State Qualifier.

Sam Stone: Three-time State Qualifier.  National Qualifier.

Bijan Mehryar:  Two-time State Qualifier.  National Qualifier.

 

Prepared Speech Instructors:

Karna Adam:  State and National Qualifier.

Kelsey James:  Two-time State Qualifier.  3rd at the State Championships.

 

Public Speaking Instructors

Melody Mileski:  Three year competitor.

Raymond Zhu:  Two year competitor.

Sabrina Wong:  Three year competitor.

Jason Kim: Three year competitor.  2nd at the State Championships.  Two-time National Qualifier.

 

JUNIOR INSTITUTE INSTRUCTORS:

INTERPRETATION:

 

Allie Curtis

Brandan Tang

Brian Jue

Ellen Howes

Hayden Padgett

Libby Trull

Michael Lim

Neda Hefzi

Neeka Mahadavi

Wesley Cheng

Zach Rice

 


PUBLIC SPEAKING:

 

Allie Lizano

Asha Fereydouni

Ben Shear

Danny Eliahu

Hao Tran

Jack Lyding

James Mason

Jenny Ting

Karna Adam

Katie Caruso

Kristie Caruso

Kyle Weiss

Melody Mileski

Mike Abood

Mina Nayeri

Neil Liu

Sammie Branman

Sitara Sankar