Benjamin is a former Graduate Assistant at Western Kentucky University, where he played an integral role in coaching the university team to two consecutive sweeps at the National Forensics League tournament. In addition, in his two years at WKU, Benjamin coached 4 students to achieve All-American honors on the NFA-LD circuit. While working on his undergraduate studies, he competed in multiple debate formats, including NDT-CEDA, NFA-LD, and NPDA. He achieved notable success as a two-time qualifier to the NFA-LD National Tournament and earned a first-round bid to the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence. During his college years, Benjamin helped out with Debate-Kansas City, an urban debate league that services middle and high school debate students in the KC metro area. Benjamin holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Kansas. With a passion for debate, Benjamin has a rich background in competitive speaking and is looking to contribute more to the Bergen Debate Club.