JAMA is honored by the ACE Mentor program as the Southern California Engineering Firm of the Year. By 2014, JAMA had already been involved with this hands-on afterschool program designed to attract high school students to careers in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) industry since 2002. The firm has continually mentored students from at least one high school, and at times two or even three schools, utilizing the talents of staff from the PE and SE levels as well as Principals and Partners.