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Josh Romine is a junior on the Cross Country and Track Team at Duke. He is majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Psychology. ACE in China provided an incredible opportunity for Josh to help serve the community in Shangri-La, while exploring the diverse cultures in China. Josh loves working with kids and also found the environmental protection and conservation work done by CERS to be important and invigorating. Josh is from Denver, Colorado. View Josh's ambassador profile.

Mike Ungvarsky is a junior on the Duke Cross Country and Track and Field Team. He is majoring in Public Policy and completing a Markets & Management Certificate. The South Africa program was the perfect opportunity for Mike to experience another culture and engage in service. Working for an NGO focused on sustainable development provided Mike experience that aligns with his academic and career interests. He is looking forward to contributing as an ACE Ambassador to help future participants be prepared for an incredible experience that will change their perspective and increase their passion for service. View Michael's ambassador profile.

Peyton is a junior on the softball team at Duke. She is a native of Richmond, VA majoring in Psychology with the hope to pursue a career in business or athletics after college. She wants to be able to have an effect on student-athletes like people have had an effect on her in her time at Duke. She participated in the 2019 ACE in Vietnam program where she taught English and baseball to 6th and 7th-grade students. While in Vietnam, Peyton enjoyed having the opportunity to introduce a sport she is passionate about to Vietnamese kids and watch them develop their skills and competitiveness over the course of 3 weeks. Building life-long relationships with Stanford student-athletes and Vietnamese college students was an experience that will always be extremely valuable to Peyton. The things she learned in Vietnam will always stick with her as she continues her day to day life. View Peyton's ambassador profile.

Carly Perri is a junior on the Duke Swimming and Diving Team and participated in the 2019 ACE in Peru program. Carly is pursuing a double major in Cultural Anthropology and International Comparative Studies (ICS) with a minor in Psychology. Within her ICS major, she is pursuing a regional focus in Latin America and the Caribbean and when the ACE in Peru program was offered for the first time, she knew she could not pass such an opportunity. The program allowed Carly to expand on her Spanish speaking skills while learning about ethical volunteering, responsible tourism, and cultural sensitivity, all important aspects that will apply to her own career in civic engagement one day. Carly is excited to apply the many things she learned in Peru to her future projects within her academic and career pathways while also encouraging future teammates and Duke student-athletes to have the amazing opportunity of experiencing ACE. View Carly's ambassador profile.

Kate is a sophomore on the women’s rowing team. She is undecided between Human Biology, Psychology or a combination of both, but hopes to combine her passion for helping people with a medical related career. One of her life goals is to maintain a broad perspective of the world. ACE in China provided an amazing opportunity to continue to do this through service learning, meeting new people and experiencing a new culture. Her ACE experience has encouraged her to begin completing long time personal goals, like completing a cardinal quarter, and be a resource for future participants. View Kate's ambassador profile.

Kelsey McKinley is now a sophomore on the Open-Weight Women's Rowing Team. She is from Connecticut, and had no extended experiences in other countries before her ACE experience. As a product design major, preserving the artisan weaving and cultural art in Peru drew her interest. She had previously participated in shorter international service experiences, drawing her to the extended service opportunity and cultural immersion that ACE offers. Kelsey’s goals for the program included having a positive impact on the community, learning from community members, and creating lasting relationships with the other student athletes on the trip. She is looking forward to working with other ACE alumni to help the Stanford community stay impactful. View Kelsey's ambassador profile.

Madison Dunk is currently a junior on the Duke Women’s Lacrosse Team. She is originally from Durham, NC and participated in the ACE in China program in the summer of 2019. This was her first time traveling abroad, and she had an incredible experience developing relationships with both the children in China and her fellow student athletes with whom she had the opportunity to work. As a psychology major with hopes of ultimately attending medical school, Madison was thrilled to work on a research project that investigated the differences between traditional Tibetan and western medical practices. View Madison's ambassador profile.

Carolina Sculti is now a sophomore on the Women’s Diving team, and she participated in the ACE in China Program in the summer of 2019. Carolina is from Rye, New York, and has always enjoyed traveling internationally. As an International Relations major and a Chinese minor, the idea of working with children and being able to use Chinese in a global context excited her. Additionally, the chance to participate in a fully immersive community service experience over the summer seemed like a once in a lifetime chance- especially because of the limiting schedule of being a student-athlete. Carolina made incredible friends with shared interests from both Duke and Stanford on her ACE trip, and she is eager to continue service with the swim and dive team once she returns to campus. View Carolina's ambassador profile.

Ema Kuczura is a junior on the Duke Women's Rowing Team from Chicago, IL majoring in Public Policy and Global Health. Ema participated in ACE in Vietnam the summer before her junior year, right in the middle of her time at Duke. While in Vietnam, Ema taught English, volleyball, and life skills to 6th and 7th graders. Having done ACE, she hopes to focus her next two years at Duke bringing the lessons she learned in Vietnam back to Durham. Namely, she hopes to pass on the enthusiasm and gratitude she experienced there so intensely to her fellow athletes and peers. View Ema's ambassador profile.