Exemplary School Champions
ACE Exemplary School Champions
Our volunteers are the very lifeblood of the ACE Mentor Program. They serve as team leaders and board members, develop lesson plans and facilitate site visits, and of course, are the mentors and champions for the next generation of construction professional.
Every year our ACE volunteers demonstrate impressive ingenuity, passion for community and commitment to our program mission. We recognize them all for their dedication and contributions.
2026 Exemplary School Champions
| Madeleine “Beck” Sexton | Louisville |
| Clint Gadbury | Central Iowa |
| Taylor Steele | ACE Mentor Program of the Bluegrass |
| Robert Gonzalez | San Antonio |
| Robin Schuberth | ACE of Kansas City |
| Seamus Joyce | ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland |
| Clay Rodriguez | ACE Mentor Program of Southern Nevada |
| Cristi Holbrook | ACE Atlanta (ACE North chapter) |
| Brian House | St. Louis |
| Madeline Kokes | ACE Mentor Program of Oregon |
| Wandy Chang | Greater NY |
| Steve Bonomo | ACE Mentor Program of Seattle |
| Racine Cross | Los Angeles, CA |
| Sayako Uchida | San Francisco Bay Area |
| James Curtis | Rhode Island |
| Nicholas Werner | ACE Mentor Program Maryland’s Eastern Shore |
| Jessica Koch | ACE Mentor Greater Omaha |
| Kim Ebbers | Northeast Florida |
| Ms. Logan Harris | Wicomico Maryland |
| Christian Jones | ACE Mentor Program of Honolulu |
| Joseph Ford | ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey |
| Ms. Luisa J. Valenzuela | Paso Del Norte, El Paso, Texas |
| Monica Sprain | Greater Akron Canton |
| Matt Lucas | ACE Mentorship of Idaho |
| Doug Rustay | Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia |
| Brian Thomas | Colorado |
| Teresa Broadnax | Washington DC |
2025 Exemplary School Champions
| Desanka Elwell | DC |
| Melissa Moffett | Seattle |
| Jerry Broils | San Antonio |
| Michael Barcarse | Atlanta |
| Gretchen McCloy | Maine |
| Chad Weaver | Akron-Canton |
| Katy Clarke | Richmond |
| Ms. Lusia J. Valenzula | El Paso |
| Richard Brown | Idaho |
| Carrie Strecker | Utah |
| Elizabeth Sobota | Indiana |
| Dr. Michael Fitz | Los Angeles/Orange County |
| Nevin Jenkins | Cleveland |
| Katie Johnston | Charleston, SC |
| Brock Shipley | Charlotte |
| J.C. Clark | Kansas City |
| Ikefemule Onyearugha | Houston |
| Raisa Puchalski | Oregon |
| Andrew Woods | Colorado |
| Dr. Andrea Suk | Wicomico Maryland |
| Clinton Gadbury | Central IA |
| Mrs. Mary Ellen DeMarco | NE Florida |
| Joseph Chittissery Mathai (Mr. CM) | Louisville |
| Rose Coe | Southern Nevada |
| Maria (Mafe) Aguilar | California Capital |
| Michael Collins | Inland Empire |
| Jenna Gotze | Omaha |
2024 Exemplary School Champions
| Luis Rivera | San Antonio |
| Maurice Brittain | SF Bay Area |
| Jo Anne Honeycutt | Raleigh |
| Monique Bell | Northeast Florida |
| Gareth Hall | DC |
| Christy Zavasnik | Maine |
| Amy Keller | Western PA |
| Robert Martinez | LA |
| Ronald Boldry | Akron-Canton |
| Lukasz Dubaj | Colorado |
| Robert (John) Hjelle | OMAHA |
| Eric Gordon | Cleveland |
| Christopher Desmond | Charlotte |
| Richard Knoeppel | Southern Nevada |
2023 Exemplary School Champions
| Jimmy Smith | Cleveland |
| Wyman Lester | Washington DC |
| Rhonda Sherman | Omaha |
| Rick Boyd | Knoxville |
| Emiliano Sanchez | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Kim Reall | Rhode Island |
| Sara Reese | Boston |
| Amy Keller | Western PA |
| Maria Cruz | Los Angeles/Orange Counties |
| Richard Knoeppel | Southern Nevada |
| Bill Brown | Inland Empire |
| Julie Perrin | Houston |
| Sean Peschel | New Hampshire |
| Gwen Whiting | Utah |
| Jacqulyn Harkness | Akron-Canton |
| Christy Zavasnik | Maine |
| Pam Davidson | Colorado |
2022 Exemplary School Champions
| April Gibbs | Los Angeles/Orange County |
| Therese May | New Jersey |
| Sarah Dalrymple | Cleveland |
| Karl Ruff | Washington |
| Clint Floyd | Dallas Fort Worth |
| Kevin Davenport | Northeast Florida |
| Adam Guidry | Nashville |
| Derryck Turner | Washington DC |
| Glenn Rosario | Kansas City |
| Noelle Schick | Utah |
| Donna Couture | New Hampshire |
| Robert Hjelle | Omaha |
| Gretchen McCloy | Maine |
| Janie Fossett | Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia |
| Paul Muller | Boston |
| Cassandra Hanna | Akron/Canton |
| Mr. John Glenn | ACE Charlotte |
| Rosemary Czar | Southern Nevada |
| Candice Hartley | Colorado |
| Roy Joe Kep | Charleston |