Media Category: Headshots

Isabelle is a senior at Stanford on the field hockey team. She was a member of the 2019 ACE Vietnam trip where she taught English, coached soccer, and helped lead the Blue Team. The experience blew her away, as she loved and learned lots from connecting with the children, spending time with the ACE group and Vietnamese college students, exploring the country, and promoting positive change. In Vietnam, Isabelle realized her passion for working with people. An Environmental Systems Engineering major and Psychology minor, she hopes to initiate and develop sustainable practices around the world through collaboration with local communities and critical stakeholder conversations View Isabelle's profile.

Matthias is a junior playing for the Men’s Soccer team at Duke. He is from Austria and thus had “a little” experience abroad before going to China. However, he has never been in China before and was very curious about the culture and people and thus decided to take on the challenge. In addition to that, he was really excited to work with local kids as engaging with kids is one of his passions. He believes that ACE provides the optimal opportunity to engage in community service, broaden the horizon and get to know other bright students from Stanford and Duke. He is looking forward to actively spreading the word and making sure that each and every student on campus knows about this opportunity. View Matthias's ambassador profile.

Emily is a junior on the Stanford Softball Team and from Aurora, Illinois. Emily had never traveled outside of the country before joining ACE. With her experience volunteering in her hometown, both in medicine and in athletics, she wanted to find a service opportunity that would take her somewhere new. Emily spent the summer of 2019 in Cusco, Peru, working on environmental sustainability projects and engaging with the local community. As a Human Biology major and aspiring physician, her drive to support local communities and give back to the ACE program is the reason she became an ACE Ambassador. View Emily's ambassador profile.

Jameson Kavel is a junior on the Duke Women's Softball Team majoring in Political Science with a minor in Psychology while receiving a Markets and Management Certificate. She is involved in Duke Athletics, showing her commitment through participation in Athletes in Action. In Cape Town, Jameson developed close relationships with the other ACE team members while having fun coaching and teaching the students and community members in Zola. She hopes to use her newfound perspectives to further her own community engagement and build on her experiences in South Africa. She plans to get involved in a local organization and teach children sports and healthy lifestyles and become an ACE ambassador to help future participants have the most impactful experience as possible. View Jameson's ambassador profile.

Jordan Fong is currently a sophomore on the Women’s Track and Field Team. She is from Kent, Washington and participated in ACE in China 2019. She chose ACE because she thought it was the perfect opportunity to experience a new culture first hand and to share her love for sports. While in China she found her passion for working with children and coaching. After returning home, Jordan is looking forward to volunteering more in the community by mentoring and coaching kids. She hopes to some day work her passion for volunteering into her professional life after Stanford. View Jordan's ambassador profile.

Alex Miley is a junior on the Duke cross country and track team from Maple Grove, Minnesota. Outside of athletics, he’s involved with the Christian community on campus with Duke Cru, and CCS fellows. He’s currently studying Economics as a major along with certificates in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and Philosophy/Politics. However, he realized that he wanted to jump out of his comfort zone, and apply for ACE because of the emphasis of civic engagement that he was being drawn to immerse himself in. Furthermore, the ACE in China program had a focus on Tibetan Buddhism, which sparked interest in learning about other world religions, and the similarities and differences between his own faith, and the faith of individuals on the other side of the world. View Alex's ambassador profile.