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EDUCATION

Education and youth enrichment are the cornerstones for building bright
futures and prosperous communities. Team members are passionate
about seeking opportunities to make a positive impact in the lives of local
youth. Company-sponsored mentoring activities tend to focus on science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs that promote
future careers in architecture, engineering and construction fields.

ACE MENTOR PROGRAM BIG BROTHERS / BIG SISTERS
Located across the United States, the award- Opportunities to engage students through
winning ACE Mentor Program helps high corporate partnerships are what happens
school students explore potential careers in with Big Brothers Big Sisters’ “Beyond School
architecture, construction and engineering. Walls” program. Haskell enjoys a longstanding
Program participants are guided through real- partnership with this workplace mentoring
life projects that incorporate aspects of design program that pairs team members with
and construction, giving them well-rounded students for one-to-one mentoring. Normally
exposure to the exciting career possibilities an onsite mentoring activity, we have
available in the AEC industry. successfully navigated to a virtual program
with mentors (Bigs) continuing to build strong
Several Haskell team members in Jacksonville Tim Mosley
have been involved with ACE for well over ties with mentees (Littles) over the course of
a decade. Jacob Thurlow, who has received two to three years. As a freshman at Orange Park High School,
national recognition for his leadership, is deeply SKILLS USA Tim signed up for two construction
involved with Creekside High School’s ACE With a mission of empowering members to electives – carpentry and electrical. As
Program, which has generated Haskell’s High become world-class workers, leaders and fate would have it, he was assigned to the
School Internship Program (H-SIP). Gaining responsible American citizens, SkillsUSA carpentry unit and immediately found his
momentum, this program is shaping the futures utilizes a framework that develops personal, calling. Over time, he was exposed to a
for several talented youth to study architecture, workplace and technical skills through craft apprenticeship program that led to his
engineering or construction in college. Denise academics and mentoring. Haskell has been career with Haskell following high school.
Ramsey, another long-time mentor, currently involved with this effort for several decades Tim now gives back in multiple ways by
serves on the National Board of ACE and uses her and Tim Mosley, Senior Manager of Field serving as advisor and mentor to local
experience to positively affect the direction of all Personnel, is both a product of and mentor high schools with programs in carpentry,
chapters across the country. with this program. welding, HVAC, drafting and electrical.

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