Media Category: 2022

John is a sophomore on Duke University's Men's Golf Team. He is majoring in Economics with a Finance Concentration and is also pursuing minors in Statistics and Cultural Anthropology. John participated in the 2022 ACE-in-Place: South Africa program, where he worked with Ocean Pledge, a marine conservation organization focused on eliminating plastic waste along the South African coastline. He hopes to continue learning about South African culture and helping communities in need through service programs in the Durham area. View John's profile.

Lillie is currently a junior on the Duke softball team. She is originally from Inola, Oklahoma and participated in the ACE in place Vietnam program in 2022. Although the program was virtual, she had an impactful experience working with Duke student-athletes, Stanford student-athletes, and Vietnamese college students to put together a summer program for Vietnamese middle school students. Her team was able to teach life skills, as well as other school subjects in hopes of promoting secondary education for the students. She also learned so much about the Vietnamese culture by participating in cultural exchange activities which included sharing about hometowns, cooking each others' favorite meals, and making TikToks together, and many other activities. View Lillie's profile.

Phoebe Brinker is a senior on the Duke Women’s Golf team majoring in English and a participant in the 2022 ACE in Colorado program. Phoebe’s past experiences with community engagement include organizing charity golf tournaments, one to raise money for mental health and another to aid golf professionals who lost their jobs during the COVID pandemic. Also, Phoebe is an editor and podcast host for UNCUT, a platform dedicated to sharing student athlete’s unique stories outside of their sport to flip the narrative. Phoebe is passionate about using sports as a means to make the world a better place, whether through fundraising, her ACE experience, or storytelling.