Daniel Zhang, a rising sophomore at Livingston High School, has been actively participating in Public Forum Debate for four years. Throughout his debate career, he has earned multiple notable accolades at major national circuit tournaments. Daniel recently championed the varsity division of the Big Blue Invitational and won the Opal Cup on the North American debate circuit. He also reached the finals at the Ed Long Invitational and the semifinals at the Tournament of Champions (TOC) Digital Series 3. Additionally, he placed in the triple finals at the Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament.

Daniel coached at Omega Speech and Debate's 2023 summer camp and co-led the Omega 2024 Spring debate program, where Public Forum debate was introduced to a group of eighteen students from 5th to 10th grade through eight weekly classes from March to May.

Daniel is very passionate about working with young kids and serves as a group leader at his Christian church, where he oversees a group of elementary students at the church's summer Vacation Bible School (VBS).