Founder & Advisor
Sean Li
Sean is a senior from Chicago, IL studying Statistics and Computer Science. He follows NBA and NCAA basketball and is
a huge Chicago Bulls fan. Growing up running cross-country and track, he also follows distance running. Outside of DSAC,
you can find him longboarding, eating Mexican food, and playing recreational basketball.
Co-President
Ben Thorpe
Ben is a senior from Miami, FL planning on majoring in data science. He is a huge Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, and
Swansea City AFC fan and avidly follows the NBA, NFL, European soccer, and college basketball and football. Some of his
hobbies include cooking and playing recreational basketball.
Co-President
Dillan Sant
Dillan is a junior from St. Louis, Missouri studying statistics and finance. He follows his Cardinals, Blues, and Billikens
from St. Louis, and is also a huge college basketball fan. Dillan also works for the Duke Field Hockey Team, performing scouting and data gathering.
Dillan also enjoys playing pickup basketball, travelling, and hiking.
Head of Analytics
Max Brown
Max is a senior from Portland, Maine studying economics and statistics. He is a big fan of all Boston sports teams and follows each religiously.
In his free time Max enjoys looking at baseball related statistics and dominating the competition in both mini golf and fantasy sports.
Co-Vice President
Matt O'Donnell
Matt is a junior from the Greater Boston Area studying Computer Science and Statistics. He’s a huge Boston sports fan and follows all things NBA.
He also enjoys pickup basketball, fantasy football, and Duke basketball games.
Co-Vice President
Akshal Jain
Akshal is a sophomore from Dubai, UAE studying Computer Science and Finance.
He avidly follows soccer and is a huge Manchester United fan. He also enjoys watching F1, the NBA, and college basketball.
Outside of DSAC, Akshal likes travelling, scuba diving, and trying new food.
Head of Communications
Chris Dong
Chris is a sophomore from Basking Ridge, New Jersey studying Computer Science with minors in Finance and Mathematics.
Being from the New York area, he avidly supports his Knicks, Giants, and Yankees (unfortunately). Outside of DSAC, he is also involved with the Scale & Coin Business Society and Duke Economic Analytics Laboratory at Duke.
For fun, Chris loves to play basketball, poker, and listen to One Direction on repeat.
Event Coordinator
Gian Castillero Jr.
Gian is a junior from Panama City, Panama majoring in Statistical Science and Computer Science.
He follows international soccer, the NFL and NCAA Basketball and exspecially follows his hometown C.D. Plaza Amador and the Dallas Cowboys.
Gian also enjoys playing pickup soccer, listening to music and watching any sports.
Event Coordinator
Erin Yu
Erin is a senior from Ellicott City, Maryland studying Environmental Science & Policy and English.
She is a huge fan of the Baltimore Ravens, Boston Celtics, and Duke basketball. Erin enjoys playing fantasy football and spending time outdoors.
Marketing & Social Media Chair
Piper Hampsch
Piper is a fifth-year student-athlete pursuing a degree in Statistics with minors in Computer Science and Philosophy.
She competes on the Field Hockey Team for the Blue Devils as a goalkeeper and is her team’s representative on the
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. When Piper is not on the hockey pitch, she loves watching and analyzing other
sports, namely basketball, ice hockey, and football. Piper hails from Massachusetts, but oddly enough she is not a New
England Sports fan! Instead Piper roots for an eclectic group of pro teams, but in the NCAA she is loyal to Duke of
course!
Communications Chair
Aritra Acharee
Aritra Acharjee is a junior from Los Angeles, California studying Electrical and Computer Engineering and pursuing the Innovation and Entrepreneurship certificate.
He strongly supports the Lakers, Dodgers, Rams, and Manchester United. Outside of DSAC, Aritra is involved in Duke Bass Connections Research and Duke Robotics.
In his free time, Aritra enjoys playing basketball, running, or reading.
Logistics Chair
Anmol Sapru
Anmol is a sophomore from Cheshire, Connecticut studying data science and economics.
He is a huge NFL and Boston sports fan and follows the happenings in the sport swimming. In his free time, he enjoys swimming and watching movies.
Treasurer
Cynthia Ma
Cynthia is a sophomore from Vienna, Virginia pursuing a degree in Computer Science with a Music minor and Markets and Management certificate.
She loves playing golf and has been playing competitively since high school, but she also enjoys watching other sports, namely volleyball and ice skating.
In her free time, she also enjoys cooking, playing music, and watching movies.
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