Our Team
Basis Independent Silicon Valley
Mittansh Bhatia
Founder and President
School: Basis Independent Silicon Valley
Major: STEM and AI
Location: CA, USA
Mittansh Bhatia
Mittansh Bhatia is the Founder and President of Unlimited Voices. A passionate advocate for accessible education, Mittansh is dedicated to providing free, high-quality learning resources to students worldwide, especially those from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds.
UC Berkeley
Vinay Vellore
Chief Mentor
College: UC Berkeley
Major: Economics and Data Science
Location: CA, USA
Vinay Vellore
Hey, my name is Vinay and I've coached novice and varsity public forum debate for around 5 years. I started competing in public forum in 2019, where throughout my career, I achieved over 11+ qualifying bids to the TOC and championed numerous national circuit tournaments including The Jack Howe Memorial Open and The California Round Robin. Over the last two years, I was the head debate coach at my former high school, Basis Independent Silicon Valley. I just recently graduated from U.C. Berkeley with degrees in Economics and Data Science, and currently, I am an investment banker at J.P. Morgan in San Francisco. In my free time I enjoy golfing and snowboarding.
Stanford University
Priya Sharma
Senior Mentor
College: Stanford University
Major: Computer Science
Location: CA, USA
Priya Sharma
Priya has been mentoring students in coding and debate for 3 years. She competed in national debate circuits and now works as a software engineer at Google. She enjoys hiking and playing the piano in her free time.
MIT
Michael Chen
Debate Coach
College: MIT
Major: Physics
Location: MA, USA
Michael Chen
Michael has coached debate teams for 4 years, specializing in policy debate. He is pursuing a PhD in Physics and enjoys teaching complex concepts. In his spare time, he loves chess and astronomy.
UCLA
Sarah Johnson
Junior Mentor
College: UCLA
Major: Biology
Location: CA, USA
Sarah Johnson
Sarah is passionate about mentoring students in science and debate. She has competed in regional tournaments and is a pre-med student. She enjoys running and volunteering at animal shelters.
Harvard University
David Kim
Lead Instructor
College: Harvard University
Major: Political Science
Location: MA, USA
David Kim
David has led debate workshops for 6 years and won multiple national championships. He works as a policy analyst. He enjoys reading history books and cycling.
NYU
Emily Patel
Assistant Coach
College: NYU
Major: Journalism
Location: NY, USA
Emily Patel
Emily specializes in public speaking and debate coaching. She has a background in journalism and loves helping students find their voice. She enjoys photography and yoga.
Caltech
Alex Nguyen
Program Coordinator
College: Caltech
Major: Chemical Engineering
Location: CA, USA
Alex Nguyen
Alex coordinates debate programs and mentors students in STEM. He has a strong background in competitive debate. He enjoys rock climbing and cooking.
Yale University
Rachel Lee
Mentor
College: Yale University
Major: English
Location: CT, USA
Rachel Lee
Rachel mentors students in debate and creative writing. She has competed in national tournaments and works as an editor. She enjoys painting and traveling.