💥Meet Ashley Pineda Uraga, a senior at Columbia Secondary School, and recipient of the Youth Construct ACED Award for Cohort ’25. This summer, she interned with @turnerconstruction.bsky.social, gaining hands-on experience that deepened her passion for design and architecture.
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🎉 Congratulations, Ehi Uwa! 👏🏽
We are excited to celebrate your well-deserved promotion from Mortgage Officer to Assistant Vice President at The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC)! We are proud to call you a Youth Construct family member!
#MaleRoleModel #Articulate #Confident #JurisDoctorate
🎉 Congratulations to The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) and the exceptional CPC ACCESS division, led by Lawrence G. Hammond and Wilhelmena Norman-Hernandez! Your commitment to fostering meaningful discussions around community development is commendable.
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📢 #YouthConstruct Open Enrollment is Now Live!
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📣 August is Black Business Month!💥
Let’s honor and uplift the entrepreneurs whose innovation, resilience, and leadership continue to inspire and strengthen our communities.
Support a Black-owned business today!
#BlackBusinessMonth #Community #SupportBlackBusiness #Leadership
This Giving Tuesday, 12/6/2025, we’re asking our community to help us sustain and grow our impact. Our goal is 100 monthly donors of $50 or more, and we truly appreciate any contribution you can make.
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🎉 Youth Construct’s 4th Cohort 2025 achieved a milestone: 24 of 25 students graduated (96%), our highest rate yet!
Open Enrollment is now live! High school juniors and seniors interested in careers in ACED can apply today. Please share!
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🎉 Alexis McSween is thrilled to be part of an incredible panel at @nawicftl.bsky.social's Annual Conference in Boston, MA, on August 21, 2025!
She's honored to sit alongside powerhouse women in architecture and construction:
• Sara Jazayeri • Barbra Massina • Dana Cohen
#NAWICConference2025
🎉 Happy Birthday, Alexis McSween! 🎉
Wishing you a joyful, empowering, and purpose-filled year ahead! Your vision, leadership, and fearless dedication to building communities and uplifting others continue to inspire us all.
With admiration and gratitude,
The Staff 🥰 🎂 🥳 🎊
#gritandgrace
👏🏽 Congratulations to Alexis McSween for her standout panelist appearance at the 2025 7th Annual DCRE Conference! The “Development Deal: Capital, Community, and Construction” panel sparked powerful conversations on capital, affordable housing, and vision in development.
Kudos to Adeola Adejobi! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
💥 Carrie Torres, your leadership at NYS_DASNY is a true beacon of purpose-driven service. 🙌🏾
Thank you for turning passion into power, not just in words, but through transformative action.
#CarrieTorres #WomenInConstruction #LatinaLeadership #YouthConstruct #MWBE
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✨ Join the Conversation at #DCRE2025! ✨
The Development Deal: Capital, Community, and Construction
📍 @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, New York City
🗓 July 26, 2025 | 1:10 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
In-Person: Columbia University
For more Information: lnkd.in/evw3D9ir
#Construction #Developer #CRE
🎉 Congratulations, Strive NY Graduates! 🙌🏾 🎓
We love what STRIVE is doing for young adults and the community. Great job, Ayesha George and team, who carry out their mission with purpose and passion. You are rock stars, and we look forward to seeing you on the construction sites! 🛠️ 🏠
#Graduation2025
🎉The 2025 Real Estate Expo & Financial Literacy Summit at CCNY was a phenomenal success, with over 2,700 attendees!
Panelists:
✨ Dr. Malcolm A. Punter, HCCI
✨ Jerrod Delaine, The Delaine Companies
✨ Maurice Russell Grey, Esra Realty LLC
✨ Aexis McSween, BLCDNY & Youth Construct
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🎉 Congrats to Valerie White (LISCNY) and the Housing Team for an outstanding presentation of the WORTH program at the 2025 Real Estate Expo!
Shout out to Jean-Luc Saint-Fleur and Rhonda-Lee Davis!
#LISC_NY #LISC_HQ #AffordableHomeownership #WORTHProgram
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🎉 Valerie White and the LISC_NY team are always at the forefront of innovation and impact! 👏🏽
🛠️ 🏗️ Can’t wait to see you all this Saturday at the 2025 Real Estate Expo — join us as we elevate conversations around housing, wealth building, and community empowerment! 📣
#LISCNY #Housing #WORTHProgram
🎉 Congratulations, Carrie Torres (DASNY), on an exceptional and highly impactful keynote address at the graduation ceremony of Youth Construct Cohort 4 interns!
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#YouthConstruct #ACED #BuildingTheFuture #FutureLeaders #YouthDevelopment #LeadershipMatters #Graduation #Cohort4
👏🏽 Congratulations, Alexis McSween, CEO of Bottom Line Construction, on being invited to serve as a panelist at the 2025 Real Estate Expo & Financial Literacy Summit on July 12th, at The City College of New York.
We look forward to you sharing your experiences in the real estate space. 🙌🏾
#developer
🎉 Happy Fourth of July! 🎆
Today, we celebrate the spirit of independence, unity, and the endless possibilities that come with freedom.
✨ Wishing you a safe, joyful, and meaningful holiday. ✨
#IndependenceDay #FourthOfJuly #Community #Gratitude
✨Alexis McSween Joins the DCRE 2025 Conversation!
Alexis will participate as a panelist for “The Development Deal: Capital, Community, and Construction” discussion.
📍 Columbia University | New York City
🗓 July 26, 2025 | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM EDT
Info: dcre.quvent.com/sessions/the...
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🎓Youth Construct’s 2025 Graduation! On June 20th, we celebrated 24 extraordinary interns from YC's Cohort 4! These young leaders didn’t just complete the ACED internship; they excelled, tackling real-world challenges while encouraging each other.
#GraduationCelebration #ACEDCareers #ClassOf2025
🎓 Youth Construct’s 2025 Graduation! On June 20th, we joyfully celebrated 24 extraordinary interns from YC's Cohort 4! These young leaders didn’t just complete the ACED internship; they excelled, tackling real-world challenges while encouraging each other.
#Celebration #ClassOf2025 #FutureLeaders
🎉 Thank you, James Madison High School, via Instagram pages @jmhsbklyn and @bsajmhs, for this beautiful celebration of our Youth Construct 2025 graduates!
Your support and the sense of community you’ve built are what make moments like these truly unforgettable. 🙌🏽
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✨ I’m thrilled to announce that Alexis McSween will join the 2025 Diversity in Commercial Real Estate Conference as a panelist for “The Development Deal: Capital, Community, and Construction.”
📍 Columbia University, New York City
🗓 July 26, 2025 | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM EDT
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🎉🎓 Youth Construct Graduation 2025 is Here! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
📅 Today, June 20th at 5:30 PM
📍 Amazon JFK27-H
The entire Youth Construct team is proud beyond words, and our interns can’t wait to share what they’ve accomplished!
Visit the Sponsor Youth Construct's 2025 Graduation page:
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🎉 Thank you, Stephanie Burns, Vice President and Director of Workforce Development & Engagement at Turner Construction Company, for leading a powerful Youth Construct session focused on employee engagement and workplace culture.
Stephanie emphasized...
✓ Respect
✓ Attentiveness
✓ Courtesy
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❤️🖤💚 Tomorrow, June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth, a powerful reminder that freedom delayed is not freedom denied. This day symbolizes progress, resilience, and the unbreakable spirit of those who paved the way. 📣 🙌🏾 👏🏽
#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #TogetherWeRise #HopeInAction #InclusiveFuture #Celebration
🎉 This year's DCRE 2025 Conference, taking place from July 24-27, 2025, at Columbia University, promises to be exceptional! We are excited about the opportunity to reconnect with our professional network and meet new colleagues. More info: tinyurl.com/22974vus
#DCRE2025Conference #networking
🎓Youth Construct Graduation 2025 is almost here, and the excitement is real!
📅 Friday, June 20th at 5:30 PM
📍 Amazon JFK27-Hank Building.
Help us launch the next generation of ACED leaders. Visit the Sponsor YC's 2025 Graduation page: tinyurl.com/2amzdj8l
#ACEDCareers
🎉 Thank you, Alexandria Dillard, for instructing the Youth Construct class on Planning & Scheduling. You have a remarkable way of delivering technical information easily!
We look forward to following your success journey both as a Mechanical Engineer and as a nonprofit service provider. 🙌🏾 💕
#ACED
