2018-19 Executive Board
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Chelsa Edano, President
Chelsa is a sophomore at UW, traveling all the way from the exotic lands of Las Vegas. While she may currently be a biochemistry major, her future is yet uncertain, though law school is certainly a possibility. To escape the constant stress of school, Chelsa loves to paint, read comic books, binge Netflix dramas, and practice Kung Fu.
Individual Awards Outstanding Witness - 18 ∆, 17 π - AAMTI, 2016 |
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Savannah Bair, Vice President
As a former student of the University of Idaho, Savannah recently transferred to UW and is now a junior studying Political Science. After competing in speech and debate throughout high school and coaching for the program after high school graduation, she decided to compete in Mock Trial. She hopes to attend law school after her undergraduate to become an attorney.
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Nina Downey, Logistics Chair
Nina is a sophomore at UW. She has travelled many miles over rough Californian desert terrain to get here and hopes to major in Law, Societies and Justice. She gave up her hopes of a social life with Dos Pueblos Mock Trial her freshman year of high school and has never looked back. In her free time, she enjoys making tea, knitting and daydreaming about mock trial.
Individual Awards Intercollegiate Outstanding Attorney - 18 ∆ - Santa Monica ORCS, 2018 Outstanding Witness - 17 π - AAMTI, 2016 |
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Samira Khadar, Fundraising Chair
Samira is a sophomore at UW, pursuing a double major in Political Science and Law, Societies, and Justice. Most of her time is spent listening to podcasts, micro-managing the next ten years of her life, or arguing about the Middle East. After graduating, she plans on learning at least four languages and attending law school to study international law.
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Sheila Panyam, Tournament Coordinator
Sheila is a freshman at the UW and hopes to major in philosophy and history. After filling her high school years with We the People and Speech and Debate, she couldn’t wait to participate in Mock Trial. In her free time, Sheila loves to read, write, and play far too much Assassin’s Creed.
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Competitors
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Whitney Darnell
Whitney is currently a sophomore at the University of Washington. She hopes to study Law, Societies and Justice, along with Anthropology, before possibly pursuing a law degree. Whitney is passionate about the rights of women and children, as well as animal advocacy (veganism yay). While this is Whitney's first year competing in Mock Trial, she has always enjoyed public speaking since participating in plays in elementary school. In her free time Whitney enjoys running, online shopping, and re-watching Legally Blonde.
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Austin Graham
Austin is a junior at UW. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, grew up in Reno, Nevada, and moved up to Seattle to get his undergraduate degree with a double major in Philosophy and Spanish. Mr. Graham plans to attend law school and hopes to one day work at the federal level as an attorney, judge, or representative.
Individual Awards All-Region Witness - 17 π - Seattle Regional, 2018 All-Region Witness - 17 π, 16 ∆ - Boise Regional, 2016 |
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Zac Lam
Zac is a sophomore at the University of Washington from Puyallup, WA where he was born and raised. He looks forward to majoring in Law, Societies, and Justice. Afterwards, he plans on attending law school and eventually becoming a Judge Advocate General for the United States Air Force. As such, he is also part of the Air Force ROTC detachment at UW.
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Angelia Miranda
Angelia is a transfer student at the University of Washington double majoring in Philosophy and International Studies. After graduation, she hopes to travel and work abroad before attending law school to pursue international legal studies. Her favorite things include romantic comedies, iced coffee, her inline speed-skates, and quoting The West Wing.
Individual Awards All-Region Attorney - 20 π - Seattle Regional, 2017 |
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Jack Pickett
A native of Yakima, WA, Jack Pickett is a Sophomore double majoring in Political Science and Spanish. He was the captain of his mock trial team in high school and hopes to attend law school after he graduates so that he can pursue his dream of becoming a plaintiff’s attorney. In his spare time he enjoys watching an obscene amount of Netflix, aggressively flaunting his Eastern Washington roots, and ironically drinking pumpkin spice lattes.
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EJ Velasco
Born in Houston, raised in Seattle, EJ is a sophomore at UW. He hopes to attend the Foster School of Business and, eventually, Law School. Despite having no mock trial experience before college, EJ loves public speaking and looks for any reasonable opportunity to make a flowery speech. Outside of Mock Trial, EJ enjoys playing football, cooking, music, telling jokes, and watching the Seahawks. #GoHawks
Individual Awards All-Region Witness - 16 π - Seattle Regional, 2018 |
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Toshi Yanai
Toshi is a sophomore at UW. He plans to double major in Political Science and Law, Societies, and Justice. After completing his undergraduate degree, he plans to attend law school and pursue a career as an attorney. In his rare moments of free time, he likes to watch Disney Channel Original Movies and spend time with people he doesn't hate.
Individual Awards Outstanding Witness - 18 π - Grand Ole Tournament, 2017 |
Coaches
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Landon Whitbread, Head Coach
Landon graduated in 2013 as one of the most decorated members in club history. He helped propel the Huskies to multiple NCT appearances and tournament victories. Landon continues to share his knowledge of witnessing as an assistant coach with the program.
To view Landon's accomplishments, visit the Alumni page. |
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Brent Powell, Head Coach
Brent spent four years helping UW earn its national reputation. After graduating in 2013, Brent began his career as a transportation engineer in downtown Seattle. Brent and his wife and co-coach Kaleigh will be spending the 2017-18 season in Port Huron, Michigan while she works completes a federal district court clerkship. He'll resume full-time coaching duties when they return to Seattle in 2018.
To view Brent's career profile, visit the Alumni page. |
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Kaleigh Powell, Assistant Coach
Kaleigh was a part of UWMT's first back-to-back NCT teams. During her senior year, she served as club President and is responsible for UW's first ever High School Workshop. Kaleigh has coached since her 2L year at UW Law School. She is currently on a one-year hiatus during her federal clerkship in Port Huron, Michigan.
To view Kaleigh's accolades, visit the Alumni page. |
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Isabelle Shain, Assistant Coach
Isabelle graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2016 and competed on the mock trial team for all four years. Isabelle represented Vanderbilt at the National tournament two of her four years and earned an All National Attorney award in 2015. When Isabelle isn't coaching, she is working on criminal trials at the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office or training horses.
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Kaitlyn McGlothlen, Assistant Coach
Kaitlyn competed with UWMT for three seasons from 2014 through 2017, serving as the program's President during her senior year. She is happy to be back among her friends as a coach after graduating. Kaitlyn will help out with attorneys and witnesses, since she split time between the two roles as a competitor.
To view Kaitlyn's accolades, visit the Alumni page. |
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Sara Leonetti, Assistant Coach
Sara spent four seasons with UWMT as both an attorney and a witness. She was on the 2013-2015 NCT teams, including the team that earned a UWMT-best 2nd Place finish at the Championships in 2015! Sara earned a perfect 30 attorney ranks at that event--a first in collegiate mock trial--enshrining her as an All-American. Now, Sara is at UW Law School as a 2L and helps UWMT as an Assistant Coach.
To see Sara's awards, visit the Alumni page. |
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