Monte Vista Institute Staff and Instructors 2026
Owner/Operator: The Monte Vista Speech and Debate camps are owned and operated by David Matley since 1989.
David Matley
Director
Under Mr. Matley’s tenure at Monte Vista HS, he has coached 35 state champions and 9 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 thousands of students have gained valuable skills, have gone on to become successful competitors and many have earned acceptance into the top universities in the country. Mr. Matley is also the President and Congress Director for the Golden Gate Speech Association, the District Chair for the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the National Forensic League, as well as the chair of the Congress Committee in the California High School Speech Association. Mr. Matley was inducted into the California High School Speech Association Hall of Fame in 2012 and the National Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame in 2026.
Courtney Fradelis
Junior Institute Director
Ms. Fradelis is currently the speech and debate teacher at Windemere Ranch Middle School. Ms. Fradelis has been associated with Monte Vista Speech and Debate for the past 10 years as a competior and coach. During her time as a competitor, Ms. Fradeslis was both a state and national qualifier in interterpretation. She has been teaching at the camp for the past 9 years. Her goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for the junior institute students
Jackson Matley
Junior Institute 6th Grade Supervisor
Mr. Matley, currently a teacher at Walnut Creek Intermediate School, has competed and coached at Monte Vista for the past 10 years. He qualified to the State Championships in congress three times and finished 3rd in the state as a senior. Mr. Matley has also worked the camp as an instructor and/or supervisor for the past 10 years.
Debate Instructors
Sai Balaji
Alice Chen
Annalise Huang
Anusha Kapoor
Zara Lake
Vaibhav Muthuraman
Chloe Neo
Vivian Nguyen
Larry Sun
Interpretation Instructors:
Haifa Akhtar
Anuva Kapoor
Congress Instructors:
Tanya Mishra
Anadita Upadhyaya
Extemp Instructor:
Eric Ouyang
Prepared Speech Instructor:
Kara Sevilla
Public Speaking Instructors
Gianna Li
Tanya Mishra
JUNIOR INSTITUTE INSTRUCTORS:
INTERPRETATION:
- Haifa Akhtar
- Arnav Chohan
- Lucy Dillon
- Sheel Gandhi
- Parker Glimme
- Sahasra Indukuri
- Sophie Jackman
- Selina Khurshid
- Seann Leung
- Ayush Nagabhushan
- Zinnia Puri
- Barrett Quon
- Ava Reed
- Rayi Sampige
- Saachi Sarnoski
- Ashlynn Suby
- Mikaela Yao
PUBLIC SPEAKING:
- Haifa Akhtar
- Arnav Chohan
- Eshar Dhaliwal
- Lucy Dillon
- Saara Diwane
- Sheel Gandhi
- Parker Glimme
- Chelsea Gu
- Sahasra Indukuri
- Sophie Jackman
- Selina Khurshid
- Seann Leung
- Ayush Nagabhushan
- Doyel Nandi
- Reem Peerzada
- Sophia Puppo-Arepalli
- Zinnia Puri
- Barret Quon
- Rayi Sampige
- Saachi Sarnoski
- Ashlynn Suby
- Mikaela Yao