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                   Manda Hicks, Interim Director of Forensics
                             Manda joined the Talkin' Broncos coaching staff in Spring of 2005.  She
                             attended the College of Southern Idaho and Boise State University before
                             receiving her BA at Carroll College (MT).  She was an outstanding
                            competitor at all three institution, specializing in platform speaking and oral
                            interpretation events.  After two years of graduate study at San Diego State
                            University, Manda served as an Army Intelligence Analyst for the NATO European Command Center, producing the European Commander's daily intelligence briefing.  Among her service citations are two "NCO of the Year" awards for V Corps in 2003 and 2004.  Manda received a Master of Arts degree in Communication from Boise State.  She has served as Boise State's Assistant Director of Forensics since the Fall of 2005.

Sean Watson, Assistant Director of Forensics

Jeff Stoppenhagen, Assistant Coach
Jeff Stoppenhagen graduated from Boise State University in 1992 with
a degree in Political Science.  As an undergraduate, he competed with
distinction in debate and individual events.  He has been an assistant
coach since 1997, and from 1999 - 2005 served  as the Assistant
Director of Forensics.  Jeff is the Governor of Pi Kappa Delta's Province
of the Great West, a position he has held  since 1999.  A former training
officer of Wells Fargo & Company, he is currently a coach and corporate training officer for T-Mobile Corporation.

Catherine Naillon, Volunteer Coach
Catherine Naillon graduated Cum Laude from Boise State with a BA in Mass Communication/Journalism. She also received her MA in Communication from Boise State, concentrating on critical theory through the works of Foucault, Baudrillard, and the Frankfurt School. As a graduate student Catherine worked for Student Activities and the Interim Dean of the College of SSPA as a research assistant. She is a member of the International Communication Association, the Pacific Sociological Association and the NCSF. Catherine became an assistant coach in the fall of 2007. She is currently the Development Manager for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival.

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