ACE National The ACE Mentor Program of America, Inc. (ACE) helps mentor high school students and inspires them to pursue careers in design and construction. It’s now the construction industry’s fastest-growing high school mentoring program, reaching over 8,000 students annually. Our mission is to engage, excite and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction through mentoring and to support their continued advancement in the industry. ACE not only engages sponsors and volunteer mentors to expose students to real-world opportunities, it financially supports each student’s continued success through scholarships and grants. Since inception, ACE has awarded over $14 million in scholarships to promising participants. Cleveland Chapter Since its inception in 2008, the Cleveland affiliate of the ACE Mentor Program has partnered with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and now features seven teams totaling nearly 150 students at the John Hay School of Architecture and Design, James F. Rhodes High School, New Tech East, New Tech West, Max Hayes High School and Collinwood. More than 70 local firms from the design, engineering, and construction industry have provided volunteers to assist with the program. Students have been exposed to diverse elements of the Cleveland construction community in multiple ways including visits to University Hospitals, The Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Global Center for Health Innovation and Cleveland Convention Center construction sites; office visits to the Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office, PSI, and Gardiner Trane; walking architectural tours of University Circle; and design charrettes at the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. ACE Scholarships One of the most significant aspects of ACE Mentoring is the dollars that are raised to provide the students with college scholarships. Many of our students are first generation college students and have not considered college as a possibility until their participation in ACE. Thanks to the hard work of the local industry, as well as the support of partner institutions like University Hospitals and Cleveland Foundation, ACE Mentoring program of Cleveland has raised $350,000 and provided scholarships to 74 students. ACE WHAT IS IT? Students working on a project during a class session Former Volunteer of the Year Recipient Jud Kline with John Hay Senior Tyjuan Swanson ACE students on one of the many site visits throughout the year CMSD CEO Eric Gordon with ACE students CLEVELAND CHAPTER 2015 – 2016 Annual Report
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ACE NationalThe ACE Mentor Program of America, Inc. (ACE) helps mentor high school students and inspires them to pursue careers in design and construction. It’s now the construction industry’s fastest-growing high school mentoring program, reaching over 8,000 students annually.
Our mission is to engage, excite and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction through mentoring and to support their continued advancement in the industry. ACE not only engages sponsors and volunteer mentors to expose students to real-world opportunities, it financially supports each student’s continued success through scholarships and grants.
Since inception, ACE has awarded over $14 million in scholarships to promising participants.
Cleveland ChapterSince its inception in 2008, the Cleveland affiliate of the ACE Mentor Program has partnered with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and now features seven teams totaling nearly 150 students at the John Hay School of Architecture and Design, James F. Rhodes High School, New Tech East, New Tech West, Max Hayes High School and Collinwood. More than 70 local firms from the design, engineering, and construction industry have provided volunteers to assist with the program. Students have been exposed to diverse elements of the Cleveland construction community in multiple ways including visits to University Hospitals, The Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Global Center for Health Innovation and Cleveland Convention Center construction sites; office visits to the Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office, PSI, and Gardiner Trane; walking architectural tours of University Circle; and design charrettes at the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative.
ACE ScholarshipsOne of the most significant aspects of ACE Mentoring is the dollars that are raised to provide the students with college scholarships. Many of our students are first generation college students and have not considered college as a possibility until their participation in ACE. Thanks to the hard work of the local industry, as well as the support of partner institutions like University Hospitals and Cleveland Foundation, ACE Mentoring program of Cleveland has raised $350,000 and provided scholarships to 74 students.
ACE WHAT IS IT?Students working on a project during a class session
Former Volunteer of the
Year Recipient Jud Kline with
John Hay Senior Tyjuan Swanson
ACE students on one of the
many site visits throughout
the year
CMSD CEO Eric Gordon with ACE students
CLEVELAND CHAPTER 2015 – 2016 Annual Report
Letter FROM LEADER
ACE Mentoring Program partnership with CMSD and value for students
The relationship between ACE Mentoring and Cleveland Metro School District
(CMSD) is a true partnership, with both parties jointly involved in developing all
aspects of the program’s development. Our unique collaboration has allowed the
program to grow, adding new sites every year. ACE Cleveland has also been able to
award hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to CMSD students through
their participation in the program.
Students who are part of ACE gain an understanding of Project Based Learning
concepts, expand their studies to include critical thinking and gain knowledge
and understanding of working as a team. ACE also provides an innovative way for
students to better understand the labor market and career fields within the design
and construction industry.
Not only do our scholars benefit from the ACE Mentoring program, their families gain
an understanding of the program through the eyes of their child. At the end of each
school year families are able to view their child’s work and see them presenting to an
audience of over 500 attendees consisting of parents, other students, and experts
in their field. The most heartfelt experience is for a parent/caregiver to actually see
what their child has accomplished in the ACE Program.
This has been an invaluable partnership for CMSD and I am confident it will continue
to bear fruit for many years to come.
Eric GordonCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERCLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (CMSD)
Since 2008, the ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland has partnered with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to provide mentoring, education and over $350,000 of scholarship assistance to Cleveland high school students.
• James Rhodes High School
• John Hay High School
• Collinwood High School
• Max Hayes High School
• New Tech East High School
• New Tech West High School
• Classes Kick-Off – SEPTEMBER
• ACE Family Day – OCTOBER
• Mentor Mingle – FEBRUARY
• Scholarship Banquet – MAY
• ACE Charity Golf Outing – AUGUST
CT Consultants’ Rich Iafelice was the 2015 recipient of the Courtney Behm Exemplary Volunteer Award
Supporting THE CLEVELAND ACE MENTOR PROGRAM
ANNUAL
Calendar
PARTICIPATING
Schools
Scholarships18Mentor OF THE YEAR
Alaina BattleJOHN HAY
Lydia JohnsonJOHN HAY
Arieana ShankMAX S. HAYES
Alahjanai CarlisleJOHN HAY
Kerin KimJAMES F. RHODES
Bryan StombaughJOHN HAY
Ricardo DavisJOHN HAY
Andrea LlapaJAMES F. RHODES
Tyjuan SwansonJOHN HAY
Alexander DenisevichJAMES F. RHODES
Aneal LochanJAMES F. RHODES
Taylor WatsonJAMES F. RHODES
Jessica EwerokeJAMES F. RHODES
Lewis NormanJOHN HAY
Gregory WrightJAMES F. RHODES
Amber GreenJOHN HAY
Gavin ReilandJAMES F. RHODES
Keeley ZellmerNEW TECH WEST
Raising money to continue the work of the organization is one of the
most critical activities we perform. ACE Mentoring Program is an
entirely volunteer driven organization, organized and managed day to day by
companies and individuals from the local design and construction industry.
This offsets the large majority of our operating costs. Funds are still needed
to provide the students with transportation, access to software and other
learning materials and most importantly to finance the continued health of the
scholarship program.
If you are interested in supporting the mission of ACE, please contact
in Cleveland, ACE is enabling us to groom the next generation of professionals in our industry. Contributing to ACE
Cleveland with our time, our skills and
perhaps most importantly our financial
support, is critical to the organization’s
growth and continued success.
Tom LairdG I L B A N E
Supporting COMPANIES & COLLEGE PARTNERS
Board MEMBERSThomas M. Laird - Chairman
GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY
Eric S. Gordon - Vice Chairman CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Kenneth D. Hale - Secretary CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Patrick J. Sweeney - Treasurer THOMPSON HINE, LLP
Cassandra Johnson UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
Sandra English CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Kristen Zeiber KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Glen Shumate CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION
Tari S. Rivera REGENCY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
Chris Lopez PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES
Rich Iafelice CT CONSULTANTS
Christopher D. Smith, AIA, NCARB THENDESIGN ARCHITECTURE, LTD.
Lynn Bayer WITHERS + TDA
Domonic DeLuca TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Mark Rader OSWALD COMPANIES
Matthew Danis SHOOK CONSTRUCTION
Charles Izzo INFINITY CONSTRUCTION
Mark Panzica PANZICA CONSTRUCTION
AECOMAKA Construction Management
The Albert M. Higley Co.Arcadis
ARC The Austin Company
Barber Hoffman Behnke Landscape Architecture
Bostwick Design PartnershipBialosky & Partners
CEC Consulting Chas E. Phipps Company
CMHACIVITAD Services
Cleveland Airport SystemThe Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co.Cleveland Metropolitan Schools
Cleveland State UniversityColeman Spohn
College Now Greater ClevelandCommerce Plumbing Co
Construction Employers AssociationCuyahoga Community College
CT ConsultantsDominionDonley’s
Down to Earth LandscapingForest City Enterprises
Fox Fire, Inc.Fredrick, Fredrick & Heller
Functional Building Supply Co.G. Stephens
Gardiner TraneGeis Companies
Gilbane Building CompanyGorman-Lavelle
Greater Cleveland RTAGreater Cleveland Volunteers
Harrington Electric Co.Hasenstab Architects, Inc.
Hill InternationalHLMS Sustainability Solutions
Independence ExcavatingIndustrial First
Infinity ConstructionThe John F. Gallagher Co.
Karpinski Engineering KBJ, Inc.
Kent State University
The Krill Company Langan Eng. & Environ. Services
Marous BrothersMessina Floor Covering
Michael Benza & Associates The Mobile Professor
Moody NolanMWH Global
NAWICNV5
Neff & AssociatesNational Enclosure
NEORSDNorth Coast Concrete
NuSurge OCP Contractors
Osborn EngineeringOswald Companies
Ozanne Construction Co. Palmer Conservation Consulting
Panzica Construction Co. Precision Environmental
Project Management ConsultantsProject and Construction Services
Properties MagazinePSI
Regency Construction Services, Inc. Richard L. Bowen
RP MadisonRudd Equipment
SE BlueprintShook
StantecStark Enterprises
ThenDesign Architecture, Ltd.Thompson Hine
Thorson Baker & Associates Tremco
Turner Construction Company Trumbull - Great Lakes - Ruhlin JV
The University of AkronUniversity Hospitals
Van Auken Akins Architects, Ltd.VIP Restoration
VoconWalsh Construction
Warren RoofingWhiting-TurnerWithers + tda
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Anytime that we recognize our supporting partners we start with University Hospitals, whose leadership and transformative donation to our scholarship fund have enabled ACE Cleveland to become what it is today.
