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.

Meet our team

Current Leadership

Chloe Wolf

President

Chloe has held several roles at CTD, including briefs writer, moderator, and national communications manager. A senior, she now spearheads CTD. Chloe competes in Lincoln-Douglas debate and enjoys reading Shakespeare and philosophy in her spare time.

Ari Bahat

Leadership Team

Ari is a junior at The College Preparatory School. He does policy debate, 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:

Abdirashiid Shaba

Abdirashiid Shaba

Alina Sohail

The Oakwood School

Aliya Alam

Skyline Michigan

Ari Bahat

College Preparatory School

Arnav Chithur

Shadyside Academy

Arnav Khetarpal

Langley

Atharva Srivastava

McNeil High School

Aydin Sabu

Ravenscroft School

Ben Ashley

Jordan High School

Ben Driggers

Triangle Math and Science Academy

David Frye

Kingman, AZ

Delvin Neymar

Unami Middle School

Ebose Arhuidese

Durham School of the Arts

Emma Chekan

East Chapel Hill High School

Gabriela Formanek

Notre Dame Belmont

Iva Liu

Orange County School of the Arts

Javierandre Luna

Middle College High School

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

Meron Bogale

Durham School of Arts

Nathan Gong

Plano East Senior High

Nevaeh Gregory

Cinco Ranch High School

Omar Farook

Athens Drive High School

Paavan Purani

Irving TX

Poorvi Naguvanahalli Yashavantha

Granite Bay High School

Prince Rivers

Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill

Raahi Chakraborty

Amador Valley High School

Rabia Nasir

Holly Springs High School

Raya Jung

Cary Academy

Richard Wan

Fremont CA

Saf Yousef

Research Triangle High School

Sajeeth Thangaraj

American High School

Saree Formanek

Notre Dame Belmont

Shreya Prabhu

Greenwich, CT

Siddharth Rau

NCSSM

Simon Pearl

Newark Academy

Sophia Meyer

Gettysburg College

Tony Meismer

Illinois Central College

Viswa Kurapati

Raleigh Charter High School

Will Posey

Durham Tech

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Legacy

Emiliano Garcia-López

Emiliano Garcia-López

Daniel Arcidiacono

Daniel Arcidiacono

Turner Merritt

Turner Merritt

Enoch Sanchez

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.