Meet our dedicated team
Ranging from content developers to programmers, there’s a role for everyone at Crossing the Divide. View our team and learn more about applying.
Current Leadership
Ari Bahat
President
Ari is a senior at The College Preparatory School. He does extemporaneous speaking, and in his free time, he does theatre, number theory, and writing.
Krish Chatterjee
Leadership Team
Krish Chatterjee is a rising senior at North Allegheny High school in Pittsburgh, PA. Outside of Crossing the Divide, he is very fond of working with civic engagement initiatives and economic policy research. In his free time, he loves to play pickleball with friends, listen to music, and watch cricket or tennis.
Andrew Xu
Leadership Team
Andrew Xu is a senior at East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, NC. He is a Lincoln-Douglas debater, and composes music in his free time.
Sameer Kandra
Leadership Team
Sameer is a Junior at Ridge High School. In his free time, he enjoys participating in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, playing the trombone, and volunteering at various organizations.
Jashyth Lohani
Leadership Team
Josh goes to BASIS Peoria HS in Arizona. He garnered an interest in political advocacy from issues including corruption, student loan debt, military spending etc. He has competed in numerous prestigious debate tournaments, placing top 64 at the National Harvard Speech & Debate Tournament.
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Current CTD Chapters
Chapter Leaders:
Arnav Khetarpal
Langley
Atharva Srivastava
McNeil High School
Benedicta Jeanne Louise Neysa Nathania
Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité
David Frye
Kingman, AZ
Delvin Neymar
Unami Middle School
Gabriela Formanek
Notre Dame Belmont
Iva Liu
Orange County School of the Arts
James LePage
Gray New Gloucester High School
Jonathan Gamez
British International School of Houston
Justin Xia
American Heritage School Broward
Keith DeBartolo
Schaumburg, IL
Kevon McCoy
Saint Louis, MO
Krish Chatterjee
North Allegheny High School
Kyngston Gaddy
Durham Academy
Mandar Udeshi
Ridge High School
Manuel Lazo
British International School of Houston
Martha Smith
University of Idaho
Maurvi Pathak
Branham High School
Neeraj Rao
Cupertino High School
Owen Kurth
Lake Orion
Paavan Purani
Irving TX
Permelia Omuchei
Durham School of the Arts
Poorvi Naguvanahalli Yashavantha
Granite Bay High School
Raahi Chakraborty
Amador Valley High School
Raya Jung
Cary Academy
Richard Wan
Fremont CA
Ritvik Peddi
Ridge High School
Sajeeth Thangaraj
American High School
Saree Formanek
Notre Dame Belmont
Sasha Unger
Wayzata High School
Shreya Prabhu
Greenwich, CT
Sophia Meyer
Gettysburg College
Tony Meismer
Illinois Central College
Want to start your own CTD chapter?
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Legacy
Emiliano Garcia-López
Daniel Arcidiacono
Turner Merritt
Enoch Sanchez
The CTD team would like to acknowledge founder Emiliano Garcia-López, along with Daniel Arcidiacono, Turner Merritt, and Enoch Sanchez. It was their desire for peers be more receptive to different viewpoints which led them to create the club in 2020. Emiliano’s vision continues to inspire us today.