Camp Directors

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Mr. Gonzalez is the Director of the Championship Camps. He previously directed the Mock Trial camp at UTD's Mean Green Comet Debate Camp from 2016-2018. Prior to that, he worked at various debate summer camps in Texas for 15 years.

He is currently the mock trial coach at the Law Magnet in Dallas. He began coaching the team in 2014. His teams have qualified to the state tournament every year. In 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2025 his teams finished 3rd in the Texas State Bar competition. His team has won back-to-back-to-back Dallas City Championships. In 2023 and 2022, he coached back-to-back national champions at the National Judicial Competition. Students from those teams won Best Attorney and Best Witness at the national tournament. In 2021, he coached the Outstanding Advocate at the Texas State tournament.
 

He earned a B.A. in both Economics and History from Southern Methodist University. He studied law at The University of Texas School of Law. He holds a Masters in Education Administration from UNT and a Masters in Theological Studies from Ave Maria University. 

JaMonica Washington Nellums studied Human Services Management and Leadership at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Her YMCA experience began in 2001 as an AmeriCorps National Service member where she served at the former Moorland YMCA in Dallas, Texas. For over 20 years she worked for the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas in various roles serving youth, teens, and young adults.  Today, JaMonica currently serves as the Community Safety Instructor supporting the Risk and Safety Department. JaMonica lives to give back.  When she is not serving with youth programs at the Y, she volunteers with nonprofit and youth development organizations.

Ms. Washington-Nellums is joining us for her first year at the Championship Mock Trial camp.