The ACE Mentor Program Helps Prepare High School Students for Careers in Design & Construction

The ACE Mentor Program is a not-for-profit organization that helps prepare high school students for careers in design and construction through mentoring by industry professionals. 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 Greater New York serves students in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County.

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Student Participants

Registered for the 2023-24 program from over 320 high schools in the Greater NY area.

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Mentors

Registered in the 2023-24 season from over 130 different architecture, engineering, and construction management firms.

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Mentor Teams

Participated in our 2023-24 season. Each team consists of a mix of mentors from across the different design and build disciplines and 20-30 students.

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Awarded in Scholarships

To graduating high school seniors pursuing a career in the design and construction field since program inception.

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The Student Experience
I truly love the ACE Mentor Program because it helped me reveal my true potential. My spectacular mentors guided me through challenging parts of the project and always gave me positive feedback. The mentors were extremely generous and after their usual long day of work, they would cheerfully welcome me to the afterschool program with a wide smile on their faces. ACE has taught me a vast amount of skills needed in order to become a powerful female leader in the engineering field. This program has offered me an abundance of strategies and techniques to help me thrive not only in my future career, but in life itself.
- Scarlet Astudillo (Team 51), Senior, Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction (New York, NY)

2024 Mentor of the Year - Elizabeth Lisk

We are thrilled to announce Elizabeth Lisk as the 2024 ACE GNY Mentor of the Year! Liz is a Structural Engineer at STV, Team Leader for Team 11, and an ACE GNY Alumnus. Liz was nominated for her exceptional mentorship and significant, positive impact on students and mentors alike. It is clear she is highly deserving of this recognition and...

2023 Mentor of the Year - Roniece Bridge

We are thrilled to announce Roniece Bridge as the 2023 ACE GNY Mentor of the Year! Roniece is a Project Designer at H2M architects + engineers and the Team Leader for Team 47. Roniece was nominated for her exceptional mentorship and significant, positive impact on students and mentors alike. It is clear Roniece is highly deserving of this recognition and...

ACE Mentor Program National Programs

The ACE Mentor Program of America has 70 affiliates in 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

About ACE Greater NY

Founded in 1994 by a group of leading architects, contractors and engineers in New York City, the program has served more than 77,000 students nationwide and over 17,000 students in New York alone. Today, more than 13,000 students and 4,100 mentors participate in ACE each year in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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