Meet The Canada East Region's Judges

A list of all the professional judges for the Canada East Region

Cat-Tam Huynh

An undergraduate at the University of Southern California, Cat-Tam studies Acting alongside Cinematic Arts and Business. Since 7th grade, she has competed in United States Interpretation Events, specializing in Humorous Interpretation.

Some of her proudest high school accomplishments include placing 6th at the 2024 NSDA Nationals, winning the 2023 and 2024 Tournament of Champions, and graduating ranked 1st in Humorous Interpretation and 5th overall in NSDA points. She also placed 8th in Storytelling at the 2025 NSDA Nationals and won both the 2024 UC Berkeley Invitational and 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational in Dramatic Interpretation.

In middle school, she championed Humorous Interpretation at the 2020 and 2021 NSDA Nationals, Spoken Word Poetry at the 2021 NSDA Nationals, and became the first competitor to reach 1,000 NSDA points.

Even in high school, her coaching led to other state finalists and national semi-finalists.

Scarlett Lu

Scarlett is an 11th grade (2025-2026) student at Havergal College who is a highly skilled and practiced public speaker and debater. She participates in a wide array of competitive speech activities and has demonstrated her proficiency through numerous accomplishments:

Three “Top 20” awards at DECA Provincials 2025

Top 10 Qualifier for the 2025 Senior National Debate and Public Speaking Championships

Top 10 Qualifier for the 2026 Senior National Debate and Public Speaking Championships

Founder and Club head of the Competitive Public Speaking Club at Havergal College

FBL Canada, CNLC 2025 Public Speaking 3rd Place

Shawn Cui

Top 5 Speaker in 2025 Harvard International Councils PF Tournament

Champion of the 2026 Annual Stanford Invitational in the Impromptu Speaking category

Silver award in the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition in 2025 (With over 50,000 participants in 50+ countries), and Bronze award in 2023.

Champion in the TOC Asia Junior Debate Tournament

1st prize in the Queen’s Commonwealth French Public Speaking Tournament

Recently got accepted into a prestigious summer entrepreneurial program for high school students, LaunchX.

Founder of 2 non-profits, Shaping Future Leader (www.sfl-youth.org) and Future Speakers (www.getfuturespeakers.com)

Some of my hobbies include reading, playing video games, basketball, and more.

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Future Speakers has transformed my public speaking skills! The supportive community and insightful workshops have boosted my confidence immensely. I now speak with clarity and conviction. Highly recommend to anyone looking to improve their public speaking abilities!

- Alex Tran

Joining Future Speakers has been a game-changer for me. The engaging sessions and expert feedback have drastically improved my presentation skills. The community is incredibly encouraging. I feel more confident in every aspect of communication now!

- Jordan Lee

Future Speakers has been a fantastic experience. The expert-led workshops and warm community have significantly enhanced my confidence and articulation. It's a supportive environment that has truly elevated my public speaking skills. Highly recommend to anyone eager to grow.

- Riley Morgan

Future Speakers has transformed my public speaking skills! The supportive community and insightful workshops have boosted my confidence immensely. I now speak with clarity and conviction. Highly recommend to anyone looking to improve their public speaking abilities!

- Alex Tran

Joining Future Speakers has been a game-changer for me. The engaging sessions and expert feedback have drastically improved my presentation skills. The community is incredibly encouraging. I feel more confident in every aspect of communication now!

- Jordan Lee

Future Speakers has been a fantastic experience. The expert-led workshops and warm community have significantly enhanced my confidence and articulation. It's a supportive environment that has truly elevated my public speaking skills. Highly recommend to anyone eager to grow.

- Riley Morgan

Future Speakers has transformed my public speaking skills! The supportive community and insightful workshops have boosted my confidence immensely. I now speak with clarity and conviction. Highly recommend to anyone looking to improve their public speaking abilities!

- Alex Tran

Joining Future Speakers has been a game-changer for me. The engaging sessions and expert feedback have drastically improved my presentation skills. The community is incredibly encouraging. I feel more confident in every aspect of communication now!

- Jordan Lee

Future Speakers has been a fantastic experience. The expert-led workshops and warm community have significantly enhanced my confidence and articulation. It's a supportive environment that has truly elevated my public speaking skills. Highly recommend to anyone eager to grow.

- Riley Morgan

Please check the important announcements for the Canada East region below.

Announcements

School Representatives

Special thanks to the representatives in different schools in the Canada East region, they have been a big help in advertising this program!

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