Media Category: Duke

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 is currently a junior on the women's golf team from Wilmington, Delaware. She participated in the ACE in Colorado program during session 1 of 2022. Phoebe is passionate about sustainability, specifically food systems, and how the public and private sectors, along with nonprofits, can work together to tackle the world's biggest challenges like climate change. Her ACE experience provided her with valuable service experience in these areas of interest, and she hopes to share her experience with other Duke student-athletes to encourage greater participation! View Phoebe's profile

Chris Theodore is a senior from Littleton, Colorado on the Cross Country and Track Team at Duke. He is majoring in Economics and minoring in Computer Science. Chris’ experience with ACEinPlace Vietnam provided an unforgetable experience helping rural Vietnamese kids. Chris worked with Vietnamese college students to create lesson plans and videos for academics and life skills subjects. The experience Chris had has pushed him to seek community work in his own community and continue his commitment to helping others learn. View Chris' profile.