Our mission

Our mission is to ensure every single student who wants to immerse themselves in academic excellence through public speaking is able to do so through a universal platform. We aspire to break the boundaries of simply an 'academy' and instead become a space for students to truly immerse themselves in what we offer. 

Meet the Core Team


  • President

    Asher is an accomplished debater who has won multiple awards at highly competitive debate and MUN tournaments in the New England circuit. Asher hails from Singapore, has received training at Dartmouth, the University of Pennyslvania, Brown and the University of Chicago, and has mentored over 100 students in their debate journeys. He focuses on a results-based approach, with his students consistently showing major improvements in competitions awards after training.


  • Vice President

    Farhad leads the international debate program through collaboration with academies in multiple countries. He is an accomplished debater and has placed gold in numerous international competitions and competed at a selective tournament at Yale University.

Volunteer Applications

Please email contact@kohalaacademy.com for more information about volunteering. Volunteers must pass our rigorous standards and be qualified in their field of training. Successful volunteers are awarded signed certificates after volunteering for 20+ hours.