Los Angeles
About Us
Established in 2002 with significant support from Morley Builders of Santa Monica, California, ACE Mentor Los Angeles Metropolitan Area provides opportunities for motivated high school young people to discover the exciting potential of careers in architecture, engineering and construction. Because of ACE Los Angeles’ wide geographic spread, teams in this affiliate -- with a few exceptions -- are based on a “one team/one school” model with mentors recruited from nearby professional firms.
After an initial year with three teams and 45 students, the affiliate has grown to 18 teams with 350 active students. While our emphasis has been on the industry’s professions, we plan to expand our program by adding trade apprenticeships.
Our Projects
In response to a “mock” request for proposals suggesting ways to prepare high school campus facilities for a catastrophic emergency, ACE Los Angeles’ student teams created responses to a range of disasters, including earthquakes and wildfires.
The solutions ranged from restructuring a school to the redesign of classroom desks into quick-response survival pods.
The program concluded with our 5th Annual ACE Mentor Scholarships & Awards Banquet, where students presented their work before an audience of families, educators and industry professionals. At the same time, we awarded rights to 63 scholarships worth approximately $1,000 each to students who pursue a post-high-school program leading to a career in the building industry.
Participate in ACE!
If you’d like to experience ACE’s challenges, opportunities and rewards for yourself, just contact the ACE leader listed in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
