Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Program

Ramone has been involved in the Metro Detroit ACE Academy Program for over 25 years. Co-director for the last 10 years, he led the expansion from one academy to over 6 academies in Detroit, MI; Canton, MI; Muskegon, MI; Peoria, IL and Atlanta, GA.  His efforts have exposed thousands of students to aviation and aerospace career pathways across the United States. 

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The purpose of the Aviation Career Education (ACE) Program is to offer first-level exposure to the aviation and aerospace industries by providing aviation career exploration to high school students. Academy participants learn about aviation history, theory of flight, and other aviation-related subjects. Students go on field trips to aviation facilities and participate in hands-on activities designed to give students a total aviation experience.  These ACE programs focus on exposing underserved, underrepresented, women and students of Color to careers in aerospace