CIEF - Construction Industry Education Foundation
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The CREATE Mentoring Program exists to educate and inspire high school students to pursue career pathways which create the built environment.

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The CREATE Mentoring Program is a 10-week project in which students will:

View the 2022 project here
  • Work with various mentors from the engineering, architecture, trades and construction industry to simulate the comprehensive process of planning, designing, and building a structure
  • Participate in hands-on trades based projects
  • Visit active jobsites
  • Gain hard and soft skills including computer software programming, scale modeling, public speaking, and project management
  • Attend the annual competition/awards banquet to present their projects against other participating schools from California.​ ​
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THERE IS NO COST TO A SCHOOL OR TO ANY STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATE MENTORING PROGRAM
​THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR PROGRAM SPONSORS.
Want to get involved? 
School Commitment
STUDENT REGISTRATION
i'd like to mentor
DONATE/SPONSOR

Meet the 2023 CREATE Advisory Board

Board Chair
Drake Costa | Turner Construction Company

​Vice Chair
Ginger Thompson | Dreyfuss + Blackford Architects
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Keith Bauer | Buehler
Megan Cordes | SMUD
Chris Garcia | Studio W Architects
Kerry Washington | Millie & Severson, Inc.
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Kyle Glankler | Rudolph & Sletten
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Josh Hatfield | Livingston Concrete


Andy Lee | Southland Industries 
Heather Lim | Pacific Coast Building Services, Inc.
Derek Labrecque | JK Architecture, AIACV
Rodman Marquez | DPR Construction
Claire Seger |  Lionakis
Rebecca Weldon | Degenkolb Engineers
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Contact Viviana Castro-Martinez at vcastro-martinez@cie.foundation or
 ​Katie Kemper at Kkempker@cie.foundation for next year's participation.


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CREATE SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP
Current sophomores and juniors in the 2022-2023 school year are eligible to apply for a $1,250 scholarship toward attending the 2023 CREATE Summer Camp (to be hosted July 2023). The CREATE Summer Camp is a six-day, five-night program that introduces students to careers in construction, re-development, engineering, architecture and the trades. Students will design and build a project for a local nonprofit, complete a needs assessment, meet industry executives, tour active job sites, explore Sacramento and San Francisco, and stay at CSU, Sacramento. Summer Camp Scholarship Applications are due March 31, 2023 to be awarded on December 5th during the CREATE Awards Lunch. 
SUMMER CAMP 2023 scholarship APPLICATION

CREATE SCHOLARSHIP
Seniors pursuing a career in the built environment (architecture, engineering, construction management, or the trades) through direct hire, apprenticeship programs or post-secondary education including two and four-year universities are eligible to apply for the CREATE Mentoring Program Scholarship through November 3, 2023.
CREATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CAREER Q&A'S

 
THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 SPONSORS!
Presenting Sponsor:
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Cornerstone Sponsors:
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Signature Sponsors:
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Foundation Sponsors:
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Willsie
Family

Host/Advertiser Sponsors:
AIA Central Valley, Atlas Labs, Brown Construction, Comstock Johnson Architects, Inc., CYS Structural Engineers, davisREED Construction, Inc.,
Deacon Construction, LLC, Degenkolb Engineers, Earl Consulting Company, LLC, Fuhrman Leamy Land Group, Geopier, Harris & Sloan, Kitchell CEM,
Lawson Mechanical Contractors, Lionakis, Nacht & Lewis Architects, Unger Construction Company​

CONTACTS:
Director of Youth Programs
Katie Kempker
kkempker@cie.foundation
916.465.8346


​Executive Director
Jordan Blair
jblair@cie.foundation
916.465.8345
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CREATE is a program of the 501(c)3 SRBX Construction Industry Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Tax ID 20-0595531.
© Copyright 1901-2023 Construction Industry Education Foundation
In Partnership with the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange
​5370 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819 p: 916.442.8991
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite #700-182, Dallas, TX 75201 p: 214.241.1090
  • ABOUT
    • Board of Trustees
    • STAFF
    • DEI Statement
    • In The News
    • Job Opportunities
    • Grants
  • Programs
    • CREATE Mentoring Program
    • CREATE Summer Camp
    • Design Build >
      • Northern California
      • Southern California
      • North Texas
      • South Texas
    • NEXT Young Professionals
    • Scholarships
  • Get Involved
    • Committees
    • Mentoring
    • Instructors
    • Volunteer
  • Classes
  • Events
    • Crab Feed
    • St. Patrick's Day Brewfest
    • Spring Golf Tournament
    • Design Build Competition
    • Spring Clay Shoot
    • Golf Invitational
    • Charity Golf Classic
    • Brew Bikes
    • Harvest Fest BBQ
    • Tri-tip Shootout
    • Contractors Caring for Kids
    • Trades Day >
      • California >
        • Chico
        • Humboldt
        • Long Beach
        • Santa Cruz County
        • Riverside
        • Sacramento
        • San Joaquin
        • Tulare & Kings Counties
        • Turlock
      • Texas >
        • Houston
    • Women in Construction Conference
    • CREATE Awards Lunch
  • Calendar
  • Donate