Celebrating ACE MV Students

Congratulations to all students who recently finished courses at local community colleges, training programs to advance their careers, and certificate programs to gain credentials!

ACE MV is so grateful for the partnership of local schools, training providers, employers, community organizations and donors – your support makes this work possible.

Thank you Joshua Robinson-White, @vineyardlights, for photographing this event and capturing these joyful moments!

Thank You! from ACE MV’s Executive Director

Summer greetings from ACE MV! It’s hard to believe it was only a few short weeks ago that we were wrapping up another wonderful year of Career Explorations programs, training sessions, and college semesters with our students. We had so much fun at our annual End-of-Year gathering at Nomans. (Huge thank you to the Nomans team for being such fantastic hosts!)

This event is truly one of my favorite nights of the year. To get to see so many students, teachers, facilitators, employer and community partners all in one place, and to recognize the tremendous accomplishments of all of our students and participants together, is such an honor and so much fun.

This year we were joined by some very special guests: ACE MV board secretary Joan Kass kicked us off with welcome remarks; we were joined by Melissa Gianelli from Upper Cape Tech and electrical instructor Cole Powers, who had some incredible surprises for our first-year electrical students; we were even lucky enough to host two brand-new ACE MV “baby interns”, Alma and Charlotte. Many thanks to their parents, Program Coordinators Sonja Josephson and Izadora Helena Coutinho, for sharing them with us all!

And another huge thank you to ACE MV electrical student Josh Robinson-White, who doubles as our resident event photographer! See more of his images below and online at Vineyard Lights Photography.

It was the perfect end to a great year of programs, partnerships and growth. To our students: you continue to amaze us with your dedication, hard work and commitment. The future of our Island shines brighter because of you!

Happy summer to all from the ACE MV team — we’ll see you at the beach!

Alexandra Bullen Coutts

Executive Director, ACE MV