ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF PRESENTATION NIGHT

June 7, 2021 Zoom Virtual Meeting OURABOUT PROJECT ACE

The ACE Mentor Program of Washington is just one affiliate of the ACE Mentor Program of America, based in Washington D.C. There are 77 affiliates all over the country.

ACE is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. The program’s mission is to engage, excite, and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in the integrated construction industry through mentoring; and to support their continued advancement in the industry through scholarships and grants.

ACE in Washington started in Seattle 2001, with just one team with 11 students. It continued to grow, expanding to Bellevue/Eastside in 2006 and Tacoma/SouthSound in 2017. In all, thousands of students have met with hundreds of mentors to learn about architecture, engineering, and construction.

To date, $864,000 in scholarships have been awarded to seniors going on to study these fields in college, and another $120,000 will be awarded later this month.

And the best part? Several ACE alumni are back here working for the firms that mentored them -- and mentoring for ACE!

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This year, 160+ students from 57 area high schools completed ACE. Eleven ACE teams hosted students from Bainbridge to Black Diamond and Gig Harbor to Mukilteo, and everything in between. The groups met over Zoom for a total of 20 sessions, learning every step of the building process, from the initial architectural designs to the final construction components. Each team responded to an “RFP” (Request for Proposal) and tackled a design challenge.

This year’s project is a public STEAM technology classroom/ laboratory for high school students, with prominent sites selected in Bellevue and Tacoma. Details include: Î Budget of $12 million Î 10,000-square-foot building with computer labs, wet labs, meeting space, kitchen/dining, and flexible areas Î Estimated completion date of Sept. 2023 Î Incorporate sustainable design to achieve LEED Gold Î Design should integrate into the existing campus site

Special thank you to Seneca Group for providing the 2021 RFP and serving as an “Owner” mentor during sessions this year.

Because this year was 100% virtual, the students are once again presenting their final designs over Zoom, instead of in lecture halls around Puget Sound. PROGRAM

INTRO

Executive Director Angela Gottula ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF WASHINGTON

TUESDAY EASTSIDE TEAM “Innovative STEAM Technology Lab”

Mentor Leader Ethel Vural OAC SERVICES

WEDNESDAY EASTSIDE TEAM “The Atom”

Mentor Leader Steve Larson MORTENSON

WEDNESDAY TACOMA TEAM “STEM & Technology Building”

Mentor Leader Beth Brown SWENSON SAY FAGET

ACE would like to give a THANK YOU to OAC Services for managing the technology for all the Presentation Events this week. PANELISTS

PANELISTS Thank you to our three industry panelists:

Matthew White Development Manager SENECA GROUP

Chris Kaloper Development Manager SENECA GROUP

Todd Enoki, AIA, LEED AP Principal CALLISONRTKL

SPECIAL CONGRATS

Special congratulations to Sofia Leotta, a senior on the Tuesday Eastside Team, who is receiving a $20,000 scholarship from the ACE Mentor Pro- gram of America. Not only was Sofia selected from among all the seniors as the Puget Sound affiliate nominee for the national CMiC Allen Berg Memorial Scholar- ship, she was selected as one of two TOP WINNERS nationwide. STUDENTS Seniors in BOLD

TUESDAY EASTSIDE TEAM

Alberto Garza, Inglemoor High School Elma Oommen, Skyline High School Emilia Walec, Ethan Diep, Inglemoor High School Henry-David McNeal, Edmonds-Woodway High School Kai Smith, Inglemoor High School Kevin Wu, Skyline High School Mustafa Qazi, Juanita High School Nathan Brodzinski, Eastlake High School Noah Lindblom, Juanita High School Samuel Wong, Inglemoor High School Sejal Akerkar, Sofia Leotta, Inglemoor High School Vivian Lee, International Community School STUDENTS Seniors in BOLD

WEDNESDAY EASTSIDE TEAM

Alexandra Gefflaut, Juanita High School Andres Cabrera, Inglemoor High School Brandon Zuo, Hayden Ramberg, Henri Devouton, Newport High School Ian Clark, Bellevue High School JACOB BARADI, Liberty High School Jamie Zimmerman, Newport High School Jonathan Unruh, O’Dea High School Lynne Chirillo, Skyline High School Mason Niemeyer, Inglemoor High School Mathangi Sriram, North Creek High School Michael Wagner, Inglemoor High School Nicholas Cutuli, Glacier Peak High School Noah Willson, Ritika Chobhe, Newport High School Russell Bennett, Eastlake High School Sean Lingat, Cleveland STEM High School Thomas Stratton , Inglemoor High School Zoe Aigner, Juanita High School STUDENTS Seniors in BOLD

WEDNESDAY TACOMA TEAM

Ben Hitz, IDEA (Industrial, Design, Engineering and Art) Brienna Jensen, IDEA (Industrial, Design, Engineering and Art) Devlin Taylor, IDEA (Industrial, Design, Engineering and Art) Isabella “Kegan” Kainoa, IDEA (Industrial, Design, Engineering and Art) Joseph Clarke, Gig Harbor High School Michael Gow, IDEA (Industrial, Design, Engineering and Art) Natalie Wahl, IDEA (Industrial, Design, Engineering and Art) Sebastian Eguiguren, Stadium High School Xavier Mays, Washington High School SENIOR INSTRUCTIONS

Seniors! Before you move on to a bright post-ACE future, we need you to take two more important steps: provide ACE with a permanent email address and register as an ACE alumnus.

Update Email Address If you currently use a school email address, it will expire soon and we will we lose contact with you!

Instructions: Log into your existing ACE profile. (Do NOT reg- ister as NEW student!) Go to the “profile” section, and look in the top right corner for the ACTION area. From the drop-down select “edit,” and then hit the blue “Apply” button. This will allow you to update your primary email address.

Register as an ACE Alum ACE alumni receive periodic e-newsletters with opportunities for jobs, scholarships, and mentoring, as well as ACE news.

Instructions: Log into your existing profile. (Do NOT register as NEW student!) At the top of the home page, you will see the “Alumni Request” button. Click “Register.” It’s that easy!

Good luck in your future endeavors. ACE is proud of you! MENTORS Team Leaders in BOLD

TUESDAY EASTSIDE TEAM

Brent Robinson, DCI Engineers Christina Millan, OAC Services Dana Napper, Hensel Phelps Elina Samarkina, MG2 Ethel Vural, OAC Services Jerald Jacobson, Jacobson Consulting Engineers John “Travis” Castaneda, MG2 John Yates, MG2 Josh Goldman, Cornerstone General Contractors Joshua Cloud, OAC Services Lauren Waldenberg, MG2 Matthew Woo, Wood Harbinger Max Anderson, Cornerstone General Contractors Miranda Karli, DLR Group Tolulope Dayo, Hensel Phelps MENTORS Team Leaders in BOLD

WEDNESDAY EASTSIDE TEAM

Anthony Mclean, MG2 Camille Wallace, Mortenson Craig Welton, Unaffiliated David Do, Hutteball + Oremus Architecture Jared Chapman, Mortenson Jennie Santoro, HNTB Joseph Tremblay, Valley Electric Kant Chutikul , MZA Architecture Mark Kinsman, Microsoft Mark Wagner, Mortenson Mike Wongkaew, HNTB Nicole Duesterhaus, Mortenson Stephen Forner, Trane Steven Larson, Mortenson MENTORS Team Leaders in BOLD

WEDNESDAY TACOMA TEAM

Bethany Brown, Swenson Say Faget Bianyely Vasquez, Sellen Construction Caitlin O’Loughlin, IMEG Corp. Clifford Marvin, Katerra Daniel McChesney, DPR Construction Evan Olszko, PCS Structural Solutions Isaura Perez, VIA Architecture Jay Thota, Unaffiliated Jill McFarland, SCJ Alliance Joe Meucci, Thomas James Homes Scott Johnson, DPR Construction Scott Kubiszewski, DPR Construction Seri Hamm, Hultz/BHU GALLERY

Even over Zoom, the ACE teams had some great fun this year!

Thursday Team 2 used the Miro whiteboard program to share ideas.

The Tuesday Team 2 mentors drew “selfies” to test out the “Annotate” function in Zoom.

The Wednesday Eastside Team got a virtual tour of the renovation of the ClimatePledge Arena. SUPPORT ACE

PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF WASHINGTON It costs about $250 per student to run the ACE Mentor Program. Donations from corporate firms and individuals like you allow us to continue to offer our $1-million program free of charge to students all around Puget Sound. Please accept my gift of: Payment method:  $1,000  Check enclosed  $500  PayPal  $250  $100  $50  Other: $______Name: ______Address: ______Email: ______

Mail to: Online: ACE Mentor Program of Washington To find our PayPal link, go to c/o Magnusson Klemencic Associates acementor.org/seattle 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3200 Seattle, WA 98101

Thank you for your continued support!