Ashley Artmann was born and raised in Henderson, NV. She attended Green Valley High School where she competed in Speech and Debate for three years. Her awards include two State PF titles, 7th at 2007 Nationals in PF, 2008 Berkeley Invitational PF Champion, a State Extemp title, and 4th at 2008 Nationals in Extemp Commentary. While studying English at Stanford Ashley coached at St. Francis High School and taught at SNFI, the Stanford National Forensics Institute. Ashley helped some wonderful students reach out-rounds at Nationals, the TOC, and national tournaments. She is currently applying to law school, hoping to take the art of debate into a career of public interest advocacy.