ACE Ambassador & Internship Programs

Hometown              

Modesto, CA

Dorm

Keenan Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Science-Business

Activities: Agricultural Student Association of Notre Dame, Ski Club, Biology Research - Tank Lab

How do you hope to grow in your experiences as an ACE Intern?

I hope to be able to grow in service and learn how to best share with my peers the benefits of not just ACE, but of a Catholic education. This will also help me learn how to best reflect this passion in the classroom.

Hometown              

Sea Girt, NJ

Dorm

Duncan Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Economics

Activities: TutorND, Economics Club, Holy Half Marathon participant

What experiences during your undergraduate education shaped your decision to pursue ACE?

I served as a Rising Teacher through ACE's PATH Program in Tucson, Arizona. I had such an amazing experience teaching math to a bunch of Rising 6th-graders and forming strong relationships with all of my students. The impact that I felt I had as an educator in those short five weeks was immense, and the decision to serve in a similar position for two years through ACE Teaching Fellows was thus a no-brainer.

Hometown              

Reno, NV

Dorm

O'Neill Family Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Neuroscience & Behavior and Theology

Activities: Tutor ND, Theology Club VP, American Sign Language Club VP, Women's Interhall Flag Football Coach, Beyond the Dome Oneill Family Hall Ambassador, South Bend School Community Corporation Alliance for Adult Education President, Undergraduate Research Assistant Studying Processes in Everyday Life Lab

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

To grow in my faith and to help others grow in their faith. I hope to gain invaluable teaching skills that will help guide me down a career path moving forward, enabling me to accomplish the best work that God has set forth for me to do and work towards. Ultimately, I want to guide others not only in their faith journeys but also in their academic pursuits, inspiring a passion in them that will help them appreciate and deeply care for the immense power of education, enabling them to shape their futures effectively.

Hometown

Washington, DC

Dorm

Pasquerilla East Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Neuroscience & Behavior and Spanish

Activities: Delight Ministries, Red Cross Club, Transpose

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

I hope to inspire young students. My teachers sparked a sense of curiosity in stem focused classes and I hope to be able to do that as well. Additionally, I hope to help illustrate how to be a person practicing faith in such a tough time. One of my favorite high school teachers showed me how to read my Bible and I really looked up to how she practiced her faith. I would not have the relationship I have with God if it were not for her. 

Hometown

Arlington, WI

Dorm

Welsh Family Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Neuroscience & Behavior

Activities: Welsh Family Hall Staff, TutorND, CLAD Lab, Club Softball, Club Curling, and Basilica Liturgical Minister

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

I want to be a teacher who reminds students that they are made for greatness and walk with them as they accomplish amazing things. 

Hometown              

Halesite, NY

Dorm

Graham Family Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Political Science and Film, Television, and Theatre 

Activities: Liturgical Choir, Pasquerilla East Music Co (PEMCo), intramural sports, campus ministry

What experiences at Notre Dame helped shape your decision to pursue ACE?

I have been blessed to have had a handful of teachers throughout the years that I've looked up to and seen as role models. It is exciting to think that I could have the opportunity to have that kind of impact on future students of mine. Through participating in clubs such as the ND Liturgical Choir, I have been fortunate to be able to hear about others' experiences in ACE. 

Hometown              

Vienna, VA

Dorm

Johnson Family Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Neuroscience & Behavior

Activities: I play club basketball, and I am involved in campus ministry as a lector, altar server, and Eucharistic minister.

What experiences at Notre Dame helped shape your decision to pursue ACE?

I took a class here at Notre Dame called "Developmental Neuroscience" that focused on early childhood experiences and their impact on life outcomes. This course involved a community integration component, and this aspect of the class really opened my eyes to social correlates of health and the importance of good role models in childhood.

Hometown              

Pittsburgh, PA

Dorm

Dillon Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Science-Business and Economics

Activities: Bengal Bouts, TutorND

How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE intern?

As an ACE intern I look forward to growing personally and professionally. Being an intern allows for great moments of reflection and growth. But getting to spend time meeting new people and being an advocate for ACE provides a great opportunity to learn and grow. 

Hometown              

Tempe, AZ

Dorm

Lyons Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Economics and American Studies

Activities: TutorND, ACE student worker, ND club swim, NDSMC Irish Dance, former member of Hall Presidents Council as VP of Lyons Hall 

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

I hope to make a positive impact on my students' lives and show them that they are loved by God and capable of great things! 

Hometown              

Franklin, TN

Dorm

Flaherty Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Political Science and Italian

Activities: Student Government, RA in Flaherty

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

I hope to become an educator that teaches life lessons that students will carry throughout their lives, like the lessons my past educators taught me. 

Hometown              

Allison Park, PA

Dorm

McGlinn Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Theology

Activities: McGlinn RA, former McGlinn Vice President, McGlinn interhall flag football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer, Compass Core Team, SUB general programmer, McGlinn and Basilica lector

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

As an ACE teacher I hope to learn how to teach well, especially as someone who did not study education in undergrad. I have a deep desire to be formed well as an educator and I believe ACE will mold me into a better person and a better teacher. I also hope to inspire young people and help them to see the beauty and joy in learning. I hope I am able to shine the light of Christ in my classroom.

Hometown              

Menlo Park, CA

Dorm

Lyons Hall

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Psychology

Activities: Co-VP of Irish Fighting for St. Jude, Club tennis travel team and social media officer, Volunteer at ECDC-ND, Intramurals, Basilica liturgical minister 

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

I hope to become a teacher who kids remember as one who helped them develop a love for learning and was a safe person who cared about them as a person and walked with them through life!

Hometown              

South Bend, IN

Undergraduate Institution

Providence College

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: English & Humanities

Activities: Campus Ministry, Liturgical Choir, WDOM Radio

What experiences during your undergraduate education shaped your decision to pursue ACE?

In the summer of 2021, I worked at Associazione Cometa in Como, Italy, living with and taking care of children in foster care. There, I witnessed firsthand the radical proposal made to these children and their families of holistic, Christian, communal living and education. The true freedom offered to these children was beautiful. This experience opened my eyes to the possibility of making a career out of such accompaniment.

Hometown              

Moosic, PA

Undergraduate Institution

Villanova University 

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Economics & International Business

Activities: Theater, Special Olympics, Campus Ministry, & Orientation

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

As an ACE teacher I hope to make a positive impact in the lives of my students while also growing spiritually and personally alongside the other ACE teachers in my community.

Hometown              

St. Paul, MN

Undergraduate Institution

Fordham University

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: English & Theology

Activities: I compete on the Mock Trial team, perform with the FET Improv group, and work as a Resident Assistant   

What experiences during your undergraduate education shaped your decision to pursue ACE?

My experiences with my university’s service programs in local schools, especially St Ignatius School in Hunts Point helped to show me how ACE was the right path for me, as well as the exemplary alumni from my university who are currently serving in ACE.

Hometown

Yonkers, NY

Undergraduate Institution

University of Virginia

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Religious Studies

Activities: Catholic Hoos, Ballet & Books, IM Volleyball, Religious Education, and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Wedding Guild

What experiences during your undergraduate education shaped your decision to pursue ACE?

Working with my students in Religious Education completely transformed my goals for post-grad. I wanted to pursue ACE because I realized how much working with kids brought meaning to my life, and how doing it in an authentically Catholic way made all the difference.

Hometown              

Brooklyn, NY

Undergraduate Institution

Fordham University 

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Psychology

Activities: Fordham Future Teachers Club; Lector for University Mass; Tutor for Fordham Liberty Partnerships Program 

How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE Ambassador?

I hope to become a leader that is not only ready to lead a classroom, but to spread awareness of the issues in education and how teachers are needed to address these issues. 

Hometown              

Spring Lake, MI

Undergraduate Institution

University of Alabama

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Environmental Science & Human Development

Activities: Bama Catholic, Al's Pals, Forest Dynamics Lab, Mathtastic

What experiences during your undergraduate education shaped your decision to pursue ACE?

Mentoring local students every week and watching their abilities and confidence grow was very fulfilling and made me want to pursue ACE.

Also, studying abroad and being forced to learn about new cultures and meet new people helped me to learn that I love exploring new places. It makes me excited to let ACE decide where I will live and teach for two years.

Hometown              

Chicago, IL

Undergraduate Institution

Creighton University

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Justice and Society & Theology

Activities: Schlegel Center for Service and Justice, Campus Ministry retreats, Music Ministry, Religious Education teacher 

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

I hope to grow as a teacher and someone who is able to accompany and walk alongside her students. I am excited to join my ACE community and support one another as we support and teach our students and be there for our new school communities as well. 

Hometown              

Congers, NY

Undergraduate Institution

Stevens Institute of Technology

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Pure & Applied Mathematics

Activities: Newman Catholic Campus Ministry and various intramural sports.

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

As an ACE teacher, I hope to be a little Christ to my students, that they may be great Christs to others. My aim is to inspire a love and develop a proficiency in mathematics and the larger STEM field, form my students to become model citizens, and to encourage them by my witness to grow in their knowledge, love, and service to the Lord.

Hometown              

Asbury Park, NJ

Undergraduate Institution

Yale University

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Economics

Activities: Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Yale, Teatro de Yale, Lawtinas at Yale, Bridges ESL, Yale Interpretation Network

What do you hope to do/accomplish as an ACE teacher?

I hope to be a force of positive impact on my students while embodying God's love and sharing my love for learning. 

Hometown              

Naperville, IL

Undergraduate Institution

Saint Mary's College

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Elementary Education

Activities: Varsity Softball Team, President of SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee)

How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE Ambassador?

I hope to grow by building authentic relationships with others who share a passion for service, faith, and education. I want to find meaningful ways to collaborate, whether that’s through events, outreach, or conversations that inspire others to consider ACE. I look forward to being part of a supportive community that encourages growth, challenges me to think bigger, and allows me to live out my values in an impactful way.

Hometown              

Bryn Mawr, PA

Undergraduate Institution

Villanova University

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Chemistry & Humanities

Activities: New Student Orientation Program, Pastoral Musicians, LEVEL, Peer Minister, Faith and Reason Communitas facilitator, Undergraduate Researcher in Chemistry

What experiences during your undergraduate education shaped your decision to pursue ACE?

Mainly, my coaching basketball to middle and high schoolers showed me how investing in a young learners' success can be so rewarding for both the player and the coach. I love coaching a player and seeing them develop skills and confidence as the season progresses. I also developed a lot in my faith in my junior year, and wanted faith to be a part of my post-grad experience. ACE offers me the opportunity to blend my strong sense of faith, my leadership experience, and my feeling called to serve others!

Hometown              

Warrenville, IL

Undergraduate Institution

Marquette University

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: History, Political Science, & Secondary Education

Activities: Club Baseball, Knights of Columbus

What experiences during your undergraduate education shaped your decision to pursue ACE?

Talking with former ACE teaching fellows teachers made me realize how special of a community and program it is. 

Hometown              

Stillwater, MN

Undergraduate Institution

Boston College

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Majors: Environmental Studies & Transformative Educational Studies

Activities: Midwest Society 

How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE Ambassador?

I hope to grow in my faith and connect with other students who are interested in becoming a part of ACE!

Hometown              

Naperville, IL

Undergraduate Institution

Augustana College

Undergraduate Studies & Experiences

Major: Biochemistry

Activities: Tutoring

How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE Ambassador?

As an Ambassador, I hope to invite passionate students to ACE, where they can bring their talents and compassion into the classroom as educators!