Volunteer with us!
We provide transportation to and from our program site on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Tutors who are comfortable with Maths, Accounting, and the sciences are especially needed. The ASSIST is directly affiliated with the Wits Volunteer Programme. Please send an email to info@theASSIST.org or call +27845896642 to apply!
A native of Granite Bay, Calif., Dennis studied History of Art and Architecture with a focus on architecture at Harvard College, where he also completed his premedical requirements. In his free time, Dennis served as Sports chair for The Harvard Crimson and spent four years reporting on men's basketball. A summer spent working with the Special Olympics South Africa inspired Dennis to return to Johannesburg after graduation with the ASSIST. Dennis will be beginning medical school in the fall of 2013. Dennis can be reached at dennis@theASSIST.org.
Patrick Li
Patrick studied Psychology at Harvard College, where he also directed PBHA's Chinatown Afterschool Program, which provided academic mentoring to underserved elementary school children in Boston's Chinatown community. He hopes to combine this experience in mentoring children with his love for basketball through the ASSIST. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, boxing, and of course, watching his beloved Boston Celtics. Patrick can be reached at patrick@theASSIST.org.
Ian Choe
Ian spent his undergraduate years at Harvard College as a student of Psychology. During his time there, he cultivated a wide range of interests, taking a year off to work at Samsung in Seoul, Korea and then at JYP Entertainment in New York, USA. He has loved basketball since he was two years old and has loved learning and education all his life. Ian has experience teaching/mentoring secondary school students in a classroom and has dunked a basketball on a regulation rim. Ian can be reached at ian@theASSIST.org.
Founders
Dennis ZhengA native of Granite Bay, Calif., Dennis studied History of Art and Architecture with a focus on architecture at Harvard College, where he also completed his premedical requirements. In his free time, Dennis served as Sports chair for The Harvard Crimson and spent four years reporting on men's basketball. A summer spent working with the Special Olympics South Africa inspired Dennis to return to Johannesburg after graduation with the ASSIST. Dennis will be beginning medical school in the fall of 2013. Dennis can be reached at dennis@theASSIST.org.
Patrick Li
Patrick studied Psychology at Harvard College, where he also directed PBHA's Chinatown Afterschool Program, which provided academic mentoring to underserved elementary school children in Boston's Chinatown community. He hopes to combine this experience in mentoring children with his love for basketball through the ASSIST. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, boxing, and of course, watching his beloved Boston Celtics. Patrick can be reached at patrick@theASSIST.org.
Ian Choe
Ian spent his undergraduate years at Harvard College as a student of Psychology. During his time there, he cultivated a wide range of interests, taking a year off to work at Samsung in Seoul, Korea and then at JYP Entertainment in New York, USA. He has loved basketball since he was two years old and has loved learning and education all his life. Ian has experience teaching/mentoring secondary school students in a classroom and has dunked a basketball on a regulation rim. Ian can be reached at ian@theASSIST.org.