Empowering Texas Students Through Forensic Education
Texas Forensic Association fosters critical thinking, effective communication, and ethical advocacy by providing competitive opportunities in speech and debate that promote academic and personal growth.
Meet the Executive Council
The Executive Council provides essential support for the Texas Forensic Association, guiding the development and sustainability of our programs. Through leadership, resource management, and strategic planning, the council ensures that speech and debate opportunities remain accessible and impactful for students across Texas.
President
Nathaniel Council
Vice President
Preston Stolte
Secretary
Tasha Jones
Treasurer
Brian Alford
IQT Coordinator
Nicole Cornish
Archivist
Ryan Lovell
Region 1
Kelsey Vincent
Region 2
Jenn Melin
Region 3
Davy Holmes
Region 4
Brian Darby
Region 5
Yolanda Silva
Social Media/Website Coordinator
Hannah Rodriguez
Texas Forensic Association is dedicated to building confident leaders and dynamic thinkers across the Lone Star State
History
- The purpose of the Texas Forensic Association is to bring about more effective cooperation among the members of the speech and theatre arts profession in the discharge of their special responsibilities in forensic and theatre activities; to create a means of educating the general and professional public to the important educational functions of forensics and theatre arts; to make collective action possible on problems of common professional interest; and, in general, to maintain and advance the ideals and standards of the speech and theatre arts profession.
- The Texas Forensic Association shall promote the interests of interscholastic speech and theatre by encouraging a spirit of fellowship among participating students and teachers.
- Activities viewed as central to the organization’s function include debate, theatre, and competitive individual speaking events.
- The membership of the organization has grown steadily each year with more than 420 professional members in the 1997-1998 Silver anniversary year.
TFA STATE 2025
March 6-8th, 2025
Prairie View A&M University