The ACE Mentor Program of Greater Philadelphia welcomed its first Delaware County team in the Fall of 2019. Students from Springfield High School and other Delaware County schools who are interested in pursuing careers in the design and construction industry began meeting in November of 2019. The team consists of 15 – 20 students who attend two-hour long...
In the Fall of 2019, ACE Greater Philadelphia welcomed a new all-female team to our mentoring family. Team Finishing Trades Institute (FTI) is led by Stephanie Staub (Director of Marketing, Architectural Glass Institute; ACE Advisory Council), Erin O’Brien-Hofmann (FTI Commercial Paint Instructor; NAWIC Philadelphia Secretary), and Dennis McDonough (FTI Recruitment Coordinator). The Finishing Trades Institute, located...
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...
On January 21, 2018, volunteers from GBCA, the ACE Mentor Program of Greater Philadelphia, Clemens Construction Company, Keystone + Mountain + Lakes Regional Council of Carpenters came together for a 2019 Martin Luther King Day of Service project. Volunteers met at Kingsessing Recreation Center in Philadelphia to build cedar wood garbage can enclosures for the...
The Spring Garden Parklet In 2018, the host Pennsylvania/Delaware ASLA chapter members and students from Thomas Jefferson University joined the local affiliate of the ACE Mentor Program. The ultimate project, a Parklet, was selected as it offered a unique opportunity for Jefferson, the Arts and Crafts Holdings (a local community developer), and JKRP Architects (the host mentor)...