Val graduated from Southwestern University in May of 2024 with degrees in Political Science, Spanish, and Latin American and Border Studies. Most of her experience is with coaching LD and WS debate, with a particular inclination towards critical debates, like Ks and Framework. She is most familiar with works regarding Latin American identity and indigenous literature- more specifically, Latin American pre-colonial civilizations like the Incas. Val is also knowledgeable about philosophies of education as it relates to criticisms of pedagogical praxis and works of Marx/Hegel.