“Hey kid, you must’ve got a baseball…”
– John O’Leary
“Hey kid, you must’ve got a baseball…”
– John O’Leary
Now what?
Congratulations on receiving an ACE baseball! What’s next? Well, it comes with a special mission from John O’Leary and the ACE Scholarships team.
We hope you’ll take a moment to learn more about the incredible work ACE Scholarships is doing.
ACE is a national organization that believes every child, regardless of race, zip code, or economic status, deserves a fair chance at a quality education to pursue the American Dream.
See John O’Leary speak at the ACE Board Breakfast
Unlock the potential of your swing
When John O’Leary was nine years old, he suffered burns on 100% of his body. Waking up in a hospital bed, doctors gave him a mere 1% chance of survival.
We’ve captured John’s incredible presentation and wanted to share it with you because it’s a powerful testimony to what can happen when we recognize a need and ask, ‘What More Can I Do?’
In the video, you’ll hear how Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcaster Jack Buck answered that question, leading to a lifetime of transformation for John O’Leary.
You can be the Jack Buck for a student trapped in an underperforming school district. When we equip bright young minds with the education and environment to thrive, they go on to achieve things we could never have imagined.
Our story
ACE Scholarships is a national organization based in Denver, CO, that believes every child–regardless of race, zip code, or economic strata—deserves an equal shot at a quality education that unlocks access to the American Dream.
Today’s K-12 education landscape prevents lower-income families from exercising education freedom, but with support from ACE through privately funded scholarships, legislative efforts, and cutting-edge technology to manage state programs, ACE levels the playing field and transforms the lives of students and their families.
When students are equipped with strong academic skills and an achievement-oriented learning environment, they gain the confidence and capacity to compete, succeed, and win at life in truly remarkable ways.
You can be a part of changing a child’s story.
For more information about how you can be a part of ACE Scholarships, please reach out to:
Brittani O’Brien [email protected]
Erik Billinger [email protected]
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Colorado Board of Trustees
DON BAILEY
BILL BERGNER
ED BERNAU
GRAYDON BEVIS
JIM BOOTS
MARK BRINKERHOFF
DICK BROWN
MATT CALL
PATRICK CALLAHAN
BLAKE CARLSON
GEORGE CAULKINS
SCOTT CLARK
JOHN DIETZLER
STANTON DODGE
MEG DUKE
JASON DUNN
LORI DURHAM
RICK ELDRIDGE
GREGG ENGLES
JAMES EVANS
DARREN FISK
NATE FORD
JOHN FOX
JIM FRANCESCON
MIKE FRIES
CALEB GATES
JOHN GRIER
TOM HAMILTON
NATASHA HARRIS
DAVE HUNTER
BRANDON JOHNSON
MIKE JOHNSON
TOM JORDEN
MIKE KENNEDY
ARMEN KHADIWALA
ERIC KOEPLIN
DAVE KORNDER
DON LAW
PAUL LIBNER
STEVE LOCKTON
SHARON MAFFEI
BROOK MAHONEY
JONATHAN MARSICO
JOHN MARTIN
MARK MCCAMMON
SCOTT MCLEAN
KELLY MILLEN
KEVIN MIZE
RENE MORIN
NICK MORRIS
JIMMY MULVIHILL
RALPH NAGEL
JOE NIEBUR
MIKE O’SHAUGHNESSY
BILL OWENS
WALT RAKOWICH
SCOTT REIMAN
PERRY RICKEL
AUDREY ROBERTSON
KRISTINE ROBERTSON
JON ROBINSON
JEFF ROSS
JAMIE SABATIER
CRAIG SAEMAN
DICK SAUNDERS
ADAM SAYERS
RICK SCHMITZ
MARK SEXTON
TERRY SHADWICK
JOE SMITH
GEORGE SOLICH
MIKE STARZER
BETSEY UNGER
WOUTER VAN KEMPEN
GREG VIGIL
TIM WALSH
MIKE WARD
DICK WEIL
CHARLIE WESLEY
DON WOLF
JOHN WOODWARD
CHRIS WRIGHT
JULIE WRIGHT
Colorado Board of Advisors
ANDY AYE
GARRY BEAULIEU
CHRISTIAN BIENVENU
GABE BODHI
CHRIS BROWN
LINDSAY BROWN
STEVE BURETZ
TONY BURKE
ENRICO CACCIORNI
JUDY CAIN
WAYNE CAVANAUGH
MELISSA CORRADO-HARRISON
STACEY DUKE
LEIGH DUNN
ANN DURHAM
JAE EDWARDS
TRACY FORST
JENNIFER GILLILAND
SERGIO GUTIERREZ
JOHN HILL
MIKE HOMMEL
BRIAN JUMPS
CRAIG KINARD
JON KINNING
KURT KITTLESON
MARK KORELL
JEFF LANG
DAVE LEDERHOS
BRUCE MACDONALD
TRAVIS MCAFOOS
MIKE MCCUBBIN
MARVIN MCDANIEL
WALKER MONFORT
SARA MONTGOMERY
LINDSAY MORTON GAISER
DOUG NEIL
FRANK NESSINGER
ADAM OSTERMILLER
CARL PISKE
JB RICHARDSON
GINO SCARPELLI
CHRISTY SCHAACK
GREG SCHMIDT
MELANIE SCHMIEDING
NATE SCHNABEL
MATT SMITH
REED SMITH
JUSTIN SOUCIE
BRETT SPITZER
JENNA STAPLETON
MARK STONEHOCKER
STEPHEN STOREY
RYAN SULLIVAN
ADAM TRUITT
MATT TURNER
SHABANA WALKER
CASHIN WHITE
BERT WILLIAMS
PAUL WILLIAMSON
Colorado Associate Board
MARTHA BORRE
MARGARITA BRAVO
CRAIG BREDE
EVAN BURDEN
BROOKE CARNIE
CORT CARPENTER
SATISH CHANDER
MIKE DELEON
TOM FITZGERALD
DAVID FOLEY
JOHN FRANCE
LUCAS GIOKAS
KELSEY GOLDBERG
BRIAN HARTLEY
KELLY JOHNSON
ANNIE KAY
RYAN LAWLESS
MATT LENGEL
ZACH LEONARD
GREG LITVAK
CHANCY LOVE
MATT MILLER
JOHN OBERING
ROB PEIRCE
NATALIE PIQUETTE
ALEX RIGGS
ANNE SHERWOOD
MARGO SIMPSON
SEAN SJODIN
CHARLIE SMITH
SCOTT SMITH
MATT TRACEY
WESLEY WEISE
MARY ANN WHETZAL
