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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
“ Tracey is the very first to
volunteer for anything related to
mentoring or career shadowing.
She loves to share her passion
for architecture and promote
Super Volunteers design opportunities for anyone
willing to learn more about our
industry.”

DENISE RAMSEY, VICE PRESIDENT
AE BUSINESS PROCESSES
DESIGN MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY
Tracey Friley

students and parents to design and execute
Tracey Friley enthusiastically inspires others to a “sustainable” site improvement project.
“jump in” and get involved with the community These projects involve hands-on activity,
– especially in activities tied to mentoring, including beautifying landscapes, painting walls
educating and helping children identify their and halls, installing raised garden beds and
creative passion. Tracey has been associated composting stations. Tracey enthusiastically
with the Jacksonville, Florida, ACE (Architecture, leads the team while helping to educate the
Construction and Engineering) Mentor Program students and teachers along the way.
since 2008, serving as Lead Mentor with STEM-
focused high school and middle school programs Tracey was recently honored with the President’s
and, currently, as a member of the board of Critic and Juror, Studio IV. Giving back to younger Award by the Jacksonville chapter of the American
directors. She also regularly serves as a mentor students, she spent several years participating with Institute of Architects (AIA). This prestigious
and leader with Haskell’s High School Internship “Architect Barbie” workshops to foster children’s award is bestowed on an architect who has made
Program and has been the event organizer for understanding of spatial relationships by asking outstanding contributions to the profession and
several job-shadowing programs over the years. them to design Architect Barbie’s Dream House. the community. She served on the Jacksonville
Jaguars Foundation, which raises funds to
With her background in architecture and interior Beyond the multiple mentoring efforts, including support programs that benefit economically
design, Tracey often shares her perspectives and Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Tracey can be found and socially disadvantaged youth, families and
insights with academia, diversity organizations and sharing “sweat equity” with her annual participation other NFL charitable initiatives. Based on her
students. She has served on the Advisory Board with the “Green Apple Day of Service” (GADoS) involvement in community initiatives, she was
for University of Southern Mississippi’s School of project. Every September, Haskell works with a selected for and completed the prestigious
Construction and Design and was its Design Guest selected school and its administration, teachers, Leadership Jacksonville Program in 2019.

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