20+ years of experience teaching and coaching speech and debate to students of all ages and abilities.
Mission
Debate Club is dedicated to providing high-quality speech and debate instruction that empowers students to:
Develop Critical Thinking
Improve Public Speaking Confidence
Understand Argumentation and Refutation
Enhance Listening Skills
Vision
We envision a world where people know how to argue—not just to win, but to understand.
Through respectful discourse, we cultivate a culture where debate is a tool for learning, not just persuasion. We strive to develop advocates who can defend their beliefs with logic, integrity, and empathy—engaging in reasoned debate that leads to deeper understanding rather than division.
Meet the Team
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Danny Cantrell
Head Coach
Professor and Director of Debate at Mt. San Antonio College. Danny has taught Speech & Debate for 22 years and has coached hundreds of National Champions.
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Jennifer Cantrell
Asst. Coach
Attorney and community volunteer for the past 20 years. Jennifer competed in high school and college debate and enjoys working with young debaters.
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Miguel Tanjuakio
Head Coach - Middle School
Teaching Associate at California State University Northridge and Speech Coach. Miguel has been a part of national champion speech and debate teams at the community college level, and has coached speech and debate national champions at the middle and high school levels.
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Clay Miller
Asst. Coach
Student at Cal State University, Fullerton. Clay has been apart of a two national championship speech and debate teams at the community college level. Clay also practices private speech and debate related coaching for the high school level.