Our Team

Rukmini Balu

Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff for Community Affairs

Michelle Benham

Senior Director for Communications

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Tuere Bowles

Associate Vice President for Operations, Research and Advancement

Minda Brooks

Program Director, North Carolina Leadership Forum

Scott “Esko” Brummel

Assistant Director for Food and Nutrition Security

Victoria Chavis, MSW

Program Director, Duke College Advising Corps

Sarah Cline

Senior Program Coordinator, Campus Engagement

Debbie Goldstein

Associate Vice President /Associate Vice Provost for Community-Engaged Scholarship

Syretta Hill

Senior Director for Economic Mobility
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Donna Hubert

Director of Business Services

Jesse Huddleston

Senior Program Coordinator, Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership & Community Development

Adam Klein

Associate Vice President for Economic Development

Phyllis Little

Financial Management Analyst III

Eliza Mathew

Senior Director of Community Development

Paige McKenzie

Senior Program Coordinator, Duke College Advising Corps
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Kimberly Monroe

Program Manager, Community Health

Aimee Stone Munsell

Communications Specialist

Domoniqúe Redmond

Senior Director for Education

Amber Rogers

Senior Program Coordinator, North Carolina Leadership Forum

Mina Silberberg

Faculty Director, Duke Center for Community Engagement

David Stein

Senior Education Partnership Coordinator
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Donna Tuck

Executive Assistant to the Vice President

Mayme Webb-Bledsoe

Assistant Vice President, Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership & Community Development

Stelfanie Williams

Vice President for Community Affairs
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Darla Wohlfarth

Administrative Coordinator, Community Health

Fellows and Interns

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America Reads America Counts

The America Reads / America Counts (ARAC) program is designed to enhance the primary-level reading and math skills of children in Durham while offering Duke students a chance to gain valuable experience and give back to their community.
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College Advising Corps

The College Advising Corps (CAC) at Duke works to increase the number of low-income, first generation college and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete higher education. Duke currently employs 22 full-time college advisers to serve NC high schools.
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Leap2School

Leap2School (L2S) is a literacy program created to support pre-K curriculum in partnership with pre-K teachers and programs. Tutors support partners sites to provide individual and small group support using learn by play activities and reading.