On Tuesday, May 16, ACE students and mentors participated in our first Trades Day at the Finishing Trades Institute. Students were able to tour the facility and participate in many hands-on activities related to the trades. Participants learned about the importance of following safety protocols in a work environment and were able to speak with...
ACE Mentor Program of Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Jennifer Yun-Fullen as the 2020 Outstanding Mentor of the Year. Jennifer Yun-Fullen has been an active member of the ACE Mentor Program since she was a junior in High School. She began her experiences with ACE as a student in the Central PA Affiliate, returned to...
Hello ACE Community! We hope this email finds you well and in good spirits… Although we are not all together sharing breakfast or shaking hands with old colleagues, there is A LOT to celebrate in Greater Philadelphia! With the support of our volunteer mentors, partner firms, school partners, and individual and corporate financial sponsors, we were able to...
“I love that this program is able to help students get a glimpse into the A/C/E industries and assist with their decisions around post-secondary education. I can only hope my role in their success has been to keep the spark going for what they dream to be.” Choosing Timothy Stringfellow as 2019’s Outstanding Mentor of the...
Breanna Sheeler came to the ACE Mentor Program in her senior year of high school. This normally would not be all that unusual except that the program was not offered at Boyertown Area Senior High, the school she attended. Through Boyertown’s Technology Student Association (TSA), part of the District’s STEM program, Sheeler was able to work...
ACE Greater Philadelphia is proud to welcome a new team to their affiliate! The Camden, NJ Team, led by Erica Anderson-Blaylock (City Invincible) and Ron Kerins (Greyhawk, ACE Board Vice-Chairman), formed when Kerins spearheaded the expansion effort of ACE Greater Philadelphia into New Jersey and brought City Invincible on board. Dedicated mentors from Oracle, Synergy Environmental, and Mitsubishi...
ACE Mentor of Greater Philadelphia is fortunate to have a selection of alumni who have returned to share their experiences and knowledge with current students. Team 15 is lucky enough to have two. Jennifer Yun (JKRP Architects) and Ajin Fatima (City of Philadelphia, Streets Department) both jumped at the opportunity to join JKRP’s all-female ACE...
Jason Jiang graduated from Philadelphia University (now Jefferson) in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Architecture and a minor degree in visualization and multimedia. Before PhilaU, Jason attended Northeast High School in Philadelphia where the ACE Mentor Program shifted and shaped his career path. Early in his senior year, Jason approached his high school counselor for...