Belén Mella graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. She concentrated in Social Studies, a major that encompasses politics, philosophy, and economics. Her thesis was awarded the Science, Technology, and Society Undergraduate Essay Prize.

She has extensive coaching experience, working at the National High School Debate League of China, the Horace Mann School in New York, various debate camps in the United States, and the Harvard Association Cultivating Inter-American Democracy across Latin America.

Belén competed in Public Forum for Miami Beach Senior High. As a high school senior, she championed the Emory Barkley Forum and the Florida State Championship tournaments. Additionally, Belén reached finals at the National Catholic Forensic League Tournament, semifinals at Florida Blue Key, and quarterfinals at Glenbrooks, Nova Titan, and the Tournament of Champions. She was ranked fourth in the United States and reached late out rounds at the 2014 NSDA Nationals.

Belen Mella以二等优异成绩毕业于哈佛大学。她攻读专注于社会科学研究专业，这个专业专业涵盖涉及政治学、哲学和经济学。她的论文获得了本科生“科学、技术与和社会”本科生论文奖。她有丰富的指导经验，曾在中国高中生美式辩论联赛（NHSDLC）中国全国高中辩论联盟、纽约霍瑞斯曼高中（Horace Mann School）、美国的各种辩论营以及哈佛大学促进拉丁美洲泛美民主促进协会（Harvard Association Cultivating Inter-American Democracy across Latin America）工作。Belén曾代表参加过迈阿密海滩高中参加美国的公开共论坛辩论比赛。作为一个高中生时，她就曾获得埃默里大学巴克利了Emory Barkley论坛辩论赛和佛罗里达州立锦标赛的冠军。此外，Belén还曾入围“闯入了全美国天主教辩论联赛”法证同盟锦标赛的决赛、“佛罗里达蓝钥匙”Blue Key半决赛，“格伦布鲁克演讲与辩论联赛”、Glenbrooks、“新星高中精英赛”Nova Titan以及“全美演讲与辩论冠军联赛”的四分之一决赛。她曾经在全美排名第四，并曾进入闯进过2014年全美演讲与辩论联盟NSDA全国比赛的终极决赛最后几轮。

Specialties 特长:

Rebuttals 反驳发言
Summary Speech 总结发言
Weighing in Final Focus 最终陈述
Crossfire Strategy交叉质询
Economics 经济学
Public Speaking 公共演讲