Eric has spent sixteen years coaching debate and forensics at Olathe Northwest High School
where he has been the head coach since 2016. Eric is a Bachelor’s and Master’s graduate of the
University of Kansas and currently teaches AP Calculus and Precalculus alongside speech and
debate.
Eric has coached six state champions in the 6A speech tournament and a 6A runner-up in the 2-
speaker policy debate tournament. Eric has also qualified numerous students to the NSDA
national tournament.
Eric is the current chair of the East Kansas NSDA district and the 6A classification representative
to the KSHSAA serving alongside 5A-1A classifications.