Transformative Partner Program: Company Overview

The goal of this initiative is to actively mentor, engage with, and support students through their post-secondary academic studies, following their initial engagement with ACE during high school. The goal is to ensure the ACE alumni successfully complete their studies and enter as a full-time employee of the construction industry.

Interested in getting involved, email Katie Bawarski today!

What Commitment Does a
Transformative Partner Firm Make?

  • Provide employees to serve as mentors to an ACE Alumni throughout the undergraduate years, regularly engaging with and helping guide and support the student.
  • Assist Alumni Mentee in obtaining a paid summer internship in the AEC industry, preferably with ACE Transformative Partner Firms.
  • Assist Alumni Mentee in securing a job in the AEC industry, preferably with ACE Transformative Partner Firms.
  • Appoint a point of contact to serve as the program liaison to ACE National program staff

Proposed Outcomes for Founding Firms

  • Expand diversity, equity & inclusion in hiring interns and full-time employees.​
  • ​Grow talent pool for firms year after year.​
  • ​Prospective employees are rooted in the firm culture.​
  • ​Improves employee morale and increases employee retention.​

Interested in getting involved, email Katie Bawarski today!