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About ACE Cleveland
Engaging, exciting, and enlightening high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction through mentoring and continued support for individual advancement.
ACE Mentor Program Helps Prepare High School Students for Careers in Design, Construction, Engineering & mORE!
The ACE Mentor Program is a not-for-profit organization that helps to prepare high school students for careers in architecture, engineering, and construction. Through mentoring by industry professionals, our mission to engage and enlighten high school students is achieved and supports their continued advancement in the industry.
ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland
Since its inception in 2008, the Cleveland affiliate of the ACE Mentor Program has provided more than $1.6 million in scholarships to over 200 students and guided nearly 2,300 students through the program. ACE works in partnership with Cleveland/CMSD, Warrensville Heights and Shaker Heights High Schools.
Approximately 120 volunteers from more than 70 local firms from the design, engineering, and construction industries participate in the program.
Impact
Since its inception, ACE Cleveland has impacted
79 STUDENTS IN COLLEGE + 200 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

125 VOLUNTEERS (COMMITTEES & MENTORS)

70 local firms involved

MENTORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND CONTINUED SUPPORT
Since 2008, the ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland has awarded its participants over $1.6 million dollars in scholarships to 200 college and trade students. Through these opportunities and through the hundreds of hours of mentoring they receive, the students gain a broad understanding of career possibilities, real-life and real-work experience, confidence in working with others, and enthusiasm for the part they can play in the industry.
ACE HAS AWARDED OVER $1.6 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2008!



Average of $120,000 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS AWARDED TO 10 STUDENTS
4 COLLEGE PARTNERS PROVIDED MATCHING SUPPORT TOTALING $20,000; AIA CLEVELAND PROVIDED $9,000 ANNUALLY, AND ACE MENTOR NATIONAL HAS PROVIDED $12,000 - $40,000 annually
57% OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS PLAN TO STUDY IN AN ACE FIELD IN COLLEGE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INCLUDE:
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John Hay School of Architecture and Design (Two Programs)
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Mc2STEM (At Tri-C Metro)

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Board of Directors
Cynthia Leitson, Chair, Cuyahoga Community College
Janelle Hinkle, Vice Chair, Regency Construction Services Inc.
Glen Shumate, Executive Director, Construction Employers Association
Erin Luke, Secretary, Thompson Hine LLP
Mark Rader, Treasurer, Oswald Companies
Keri Ash, Gilbane Building Company
Bakari Ballard, Gilbane Building Company
Bill Boron, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.
Monica Bruaw, Garman Miller Architects
Stephanie Cieszkowski, THP Limited
Matthew Danis, Shook Construction
Jen Diasio, Geis Companies
Joe DiGeronimo, Precision Environmental Co.
Aaron Evenchik, Hahn Loeser
Michael Finley, Building Laborers' Local 310
Aaron Hill, Bialosky
Rich Iafelice, CT Consultants, A Verdantas Company
Angela Jones, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Ramona Lowery-Ferrell, City of Shaker Heights Public Works
Chelsea Maldonado, Maldonado Construction Services
Roger Newberry, Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Mark Panzica, Panzica Construction Company
David Robar, Vocon
Richard Schoephoerster, Cleveland State University
Dr. Michele Scott Taylor, College Now Greater Cleveland
Taurean Spratt, Turner Construction Company
Dr. Monyka Spencer Price, College Now Greater Cleveland
Orlando Taylor, Turner Construction Company
Karen Thompson, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Tim Van Curen, The Sherwin-Williams Company
Santiago Wilson Chabrier, JMT Products, Inc.
Thomas Laird, Jr., Emeritus, Gilbane Building Company
Tari Rivera, Emeritus, Regency Construction Services, Inc
Lisa Ransom, National Liaison, ACE Mentor Program