Gabriela (Gabby) McIvor 
Vice President and DebateHER Committee Chair

Gabriela McIvor is a current junior at The Spence School, and has been debating since her freshman year of high school. She is the Senior Captain of Spence’s Public Forum Debate Team and has competed in regional, state, and national tournaments, winning awards at the national level. She loves teaching the newer members of the team how to debate through carefully crafted lesson plans and drills.

As well as debating, Gabriela has a keen interest in medicine and health policy. She pursues these interests in many ways, including through interning at a brain tumor research lab at Weill Cornell, as well as presenting to her peers on controversial health policies. She is a part of numerous organizations and programs to facilitate further exploration of these interests. 

Coming from an all-girls school, Gabriela is outspoken about her love for a female-centered approach to education that champions women’s intellectual abilities; her most important goal through LINK Debate is to instill in female LINK Debaters a resilience that will allow them to remain confident in spaces – like Debate – where gender bias is inherent. 
 

Contact: gmcivor24@spenceschool.org