About Us
Founded in 2019, Incubate Debate brings engaging and educational debate to young Americans.
Incubate Debate was founded in 2019 with the mission of bringing open debate to young Americans.
Our Team
Keinah Lexia, born in Tokyo, Japan, and raised across the world, is the Manager of Debate Programs at the Bill of Rights Institute. Before Incubate Debate’s combination with BRI, she was the Executive Director of Incubate Debate, leading its initiatives and expansion. A former high school debater, Keinah is passionate about and deeply committed to helping young Americans find their voice and teaching them the power and practice of debate.
Yurit, originally from LaBelle, a small town in Southwest Florida, now serves as the Project Lead of Debate Programs. She is an alum of the Incubate Debate program and joined the Incubate team after her transformative experience through Incubate. Yurit is passionate about fostering civil discourse among young Americans through Incubate Debate.
Lawence is a Program Coordinator at the Bill of Rights Institute, where he is part of the Debate Programs team. An Incubate alum with a passion for civil discourse and civic principles, Lawence is dedicated to promoting critical thinking and leadership skills, empowering students to become informed and engaged citizens.
Joshua is Incubate’s Program Coordinator hailing from Pahokee, FL, is a proud Incubate Debate alum and three-time Incubate Debate champion. His passion for debate started young and inspired him to bring open debate to students across the country.
Board of Advisors
James is the founder of Incubate Debate. A former national high school debate champion and volunteer debate coach, he launched Incubate in 2019 as a no-cost platform for young Americans to present arguments, have those arguments challenged, and, in the process, pursue truth. As president, James leads Incubate’s strategic work, new initiatives, and development.
Ingrid serves as school board member in the Beaufort County School District, representing District 11, Hilton Head Island. Since January 2021, she has been instrumental in overseeing a district with 37 schools and over 20,000 students, currently serving as the Chair of the Technology Committee. In addition to her educational leadership, Ingrid is the Health Information Manager at the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic on Hilton Head Island, a position she has held since April 2022. She holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Informatics from the Medical University of South Carolina and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington.
Daniel is a PhD candidate in Economics at Columbia University and a graduate fellow at the Manhattan Institute—where he focuses on high-skill immigration policy. Born and raised in Venezuela, Di Martino experienced the terrible consequences of socialism firsthand. After leaving Venezuela for the U.S. in 2016, he dedicated himself to explaining how socialism destroyed his homeland, advocating for its freedom, and stopping this ideology from ever being implemented in America and elsewhere.
Tamika is Lead Engineer in the United States Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base in Niceville, FL. Her scope of work is the Air Force Lifecyle Management Center, Air Force Material Command.
Maurice Herring serves as the Chief Operations Officer at Save on Transport Enterprises, bringing a wealth of experience in both business administration and pastoral leadership. He holds a Master’s degree in Divinity from the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of West Alabama. In addition to his corporate role, Rev. Herring is the pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Belle Glade, Florida, and the assistant pastor at New Mission Baptist Church in Moore Haven, Florida.
Clark is senior vice president for legal studies at the Cato Institute. His areas of interest include constitutional law, overcriminalization, coercive plea bargaining, police accountability, and gun rights. Before joining Cato in 2017, Neily was a senior attorney and constitutional litigator at the Institute for Justice and director of the Institute’s Center for Judicial Engagement.
Neily is an adjunct professor at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia School of Law, where he teaches constitutional litigation and public‐interest law. He served as co‐counsel in District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own a gun.
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