Here are the 2012 Academy Impact Profiles for the U.S. and Canada, providing regional information, academy locations, and impact data. Profiles are available by country, state and province (as well as U.S. Federal Agencies and Washington D.C.).
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By Education Level
High School
- BC - Riverside Secondary School: Neil Truncik
- BC - Riverside Secondary School: Ryan Clark
- CA - Hanford West High School: Komputers 4 Kids community service project: Francisco Audelos
- CT - Hall High School: Tom Fox
- DC - Wilson High School: Uthman Adamoh-Fanixan
- FL - Mainland High School: Ohamien Uhakheme
- HI - Mililani High School: Elayne Man
- IN - Anderson High School: Nathaniel Boggs
- MD - Baltimore City Public Schools: Edmonton-Westside High School: Ashley Covington
- MD - Charles County Career & Technical Center: Suzanne Jones
- MI - Van Buren Tech School: Liz Kiewiet
- MN - Edina High School: Ben Franske
- MO - Summit Technology Academy/Metropolitan Community College: Kinzie Doll
- NE - Hemingford High School: Stephen Stewart
- NJ - Montville Township Public Schools: Austin Thomsen, CCNP
- NV - Pugent Sound Skills Center/Univ of Southern Nevada: Ben Martin
- NY - Erie 1 BOCES/State Univ of NY Institute of Technology: Sara Howe
- OH - Briggs High School: Terezia Matejovic
- OH - Glenville High School: university preparation: Audra-Breanne Dove
- OH - Sylvania Southview High School: Chris Riling
- OK - Booker T. Washington High School/Tulsa Technology Center: Otis Surratt
- ON - George Harvey Collegiate: Joshua Hill
- ON - Sudbury Secondary School and Cambrian College: Casey Kewais
- PA - Philadelphia High School for Girls: Kasey Coleman
- TX - Cisco Consulting Engineer/Lone Star College academy instructor: Reynaldo Gonzalez
- TX - Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning: Computer repair project: Christopher Henderson and Jacob Pebworth
- VA - James River High School: Charles Stembridge
- VA - Virginia Beach City Public Schools - Adv Tech Center: Stephen Lynch
- VA - Virginia Beach City Public Schools: Cory Gray, CCIE
- WA - New Market Skills Center, Turnwater: Gabe Cornman
- WY - Dubois High School/Central WY College/Univ of MT, Butte: Richard Rohde
2-Year College
- AK - Alaska Vocational Technical Center: Allen Sakoonick
- AL - Gadsden State Community College: Angela Cupp
- AR - Mid-South Community College: Gil Freitas
- AZ - Mesa Community College: Dana Yanch, CCIE
- AZ - Gateway Community College: Randy Kesslery
- CO - Pikes Peak Community College: Jami Everett
- DE - Delaware Tech & Community College: Bakary Kamateh
- FL - Seminole State College: Joshua Robinson
- IA - North Iowa Area Community College: Jon Heinz
- IN - Anderson College: Nathaniel Boggs
- IN - Anthis Career Center: Joe Miller
- KY - West KY Community & Technical College: Dana Brown
- LA - Louisiana Technical College: Christen Tauzin
- MA - Bunker Hill Community College: Hafid Benamara
- MB - Assiniboine Community College: Lori Chartrand
- ME - York County Community College: Eddie Riddle
- MI - Rochester Institute of Technology: Liz Kiewiet
- MI - Henry Ford Community College: Kelly Gheesling
- MI - Lansing Community College: Nicole Johnson
- MN - Inver Hills Community College: Ben Franske
- MN - Inver Hills Community College: Chris Angerhofer
- MO - Summit Technology Academy/Metropolitan Community College: Kinzie Doll
- MS - Itawamba Community College: Charles Morris
- NB - New Brunswick Community College: Joel Brewer
- NC - Catawba Valley Community College: Rick Black
- NC - Stanly Community College: Brian Crump
- ND - Williston State College: Cole Arndt
- NH - New Hampshire Technical Institute: Daniel Graichen
- NJ - Monmouth County Vocational School: Chris Boker
- NM - Technical Vocational Institute/Central NM Community College: Rebecca Baca
- NM - Central NM Community College: Chris Perkins
- NS - Nova Scotia Community College: Renee Gaudet
- OK - Booker T. Washington High School/Tulsa Technology Center: Otis Surratt
- ON - Algonquin College and Carlton University: Brian Wilson and Carl Verge
- ON - Sudbury Secondary School and Cambrian College: Casey Kewais
- OR - Southwest Oregon Community College: Jeff Swank
- PA - Pennsylvania College of Technology - Williamsport: Dan Clarke
- PE - Holland College: Travis Axworthy
- QC - Cegep de Matane: Denis Michaud
- QC - Cegep Limoilou: Guillaume Parent (update)
- QC - Cegep Limoilou: Guillaume Parent
- RI - Community College of Rhode Island: Angel Gavidia
- RI - Community College of Rhode Island: David St. Laurent
- SC - Piedmont Technical College: Scott Lewis
- SD - Lake Area Technical Institute: Houston King
- TN - Southwest Tennessee Community College: Becky DeSeck
- TX - Tarrant County College, Northeast: Valerie Waites
- TX - Victoria College: Lelia Warner
- VT - Community College of Vermont: Melissa Choiniere
- WA - New Market Skills Center: Laura Lewkowski
- WI - Director of ICT Infrastructure, paper manufacturer, Fox Valley Tech College: Mark Kools
- WY - Dubois High School/Central WY College/Univ of MT, Butte: Richard Rohde
- YT - Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies: Florence Moses
4-Year College
- BC - University of the Fraser Valley, Women in IT scholarship: Renata Donohue
- FL - Seminole State College: Joshua Robinson
- FL - Florida Atlantic University: Matthew Vicari
- FL - Florida State College: Christine Gurley
- ID - Boise State University: Scott Manning
- IL - Univ of IL-Springfield: Derek Murray
- IN - Ball State University: Emerson Almeida
- IN - Ball State University: Kyle Thoms
- IN - Ball State University: Molly Falls
- KS - Fort Hays State Univ: Casey King
- MN - Minnesota State & Technical College: Todd Anderson
- MT - Montana State University - Billings: Kent Savage and Alandra Oukrop
- MT - Univ of MT at Missoula: Sarah Gundlach
- NC - North Carolina Central University: Amber Lashley
- NF - Newfoundland Memorial University: Robert Burt
- NV-WA - Pugent Sound Skills Center/Univ of Southern Nevada: Ben Martin
- NY - Rochester Inst of Tech/Cisco Engineer/Lone Star College academy instructor: Reynaldo Gonzalez
- NY - Columbia University: Nathaniel Boggs
- NY - Erie 1 BOCES/State Univ of NY Institute of Technology: Sara Howe
- NY - Queens College: Joseph Laub
- NY - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Matthew Heffler
- ON - Algonquin College and Carlton University: Brian Wilson and Carl Verge
- UT - Weber State University: Rachael Lark
- VA - Virginia Beach City Public Schools - Adv Tech Center: Stephen Lynch
- WA-NV - Pugent Sound Skills Center/Univ of Southern Nevada: Ben Martin
- WI - University of Wisconsin-Stout: Ben Franske
- WV - WV University at Parkersburg: Joe Gribble
- WY - Dubois High School/Central WY College/Univ of MT - Butte: Richard Rohde
Other
- GA - Ft. Gordon Army Signal Corps
- MI - Focus HOPE Information Technologies Center: Cherell Smith
- PA - US Dept of Labor, Job Corps Center: Darnita Holmes
Workforce Development Areas
- Academy instructor: Cisco SE gives back as instructor, Lansing Community College, MI: Nicole Johnson
- Academy instructor: Inver Hills Community College, MN, and University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI: Ben Franske
- Actuarial Software Developer: Univ of IL-Springfield, IL: Derek Murray
- Air Force Reserves/Network Engineer: Charles County Career & Technical Center, MD: Suzanne Jones
- Army Reserve Commander/Network Engineer: Fort Hays State Univ, Kansas: Casey King
- Army Technology Research Lab: Monmouth County Vocational School, NJ: Chris Boker
- Auditor program specialist: Glenville High School, OH: Audra-Breanne Dove
- Automotive IT: Ford plant assembly worker retrains at age 34: Focus HOPE, MI: Cherell Smith
- Banking ICT: Southwest Tennessee Community College, TN: Becky DeSeck
- Cisco network lab admin: Riverside Secondary School, BC: Neil Truncik
- Cisco sales engineer: Pennsylvania College of Technology, PA: Dan Clarke
- Civil air navigation ICT: NB Community College, NB: Joel Brewer
- Clinton Global Initiative panel speaker from Community College of Rhode Island: Angel Gavidia
- College deputy CIO: music major converts to technology focus, Queens College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY: Joseph Laub
- Community College ICT: From crop-dusting in Brazil to ICT in the U.S., Mid-South Community College, AR: Gil Freitas
- Community College ICT: Pikes Peak Community College, CO: Jami Everett
- Community college network systems administration: manufacturing line worker retrains at age 33, Stanly Community College, NC: Brian Crump
- Computer repair community service project: Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning, TX: Christopher Henderson and Jacob PebworthS
- Design Engineer/ICT: Erie 1 BOCES/State Univ of NY Institute of Technology, NY: Sara Howe
- Digital Forensics: Community College of Vermont: Melissa Choiniere
- Dual Enrollment: student earns AA degree while still in high school: Lake Area Technical Institute, SD: Houston King
- Education Programmer: Minnesota State & Technical College, MI: Todd Anderson
- Enterpreneur/ICT - student starts up own business: Cegep de Matane, QC: Denis Michaud
- Enterpreneur/ICT - student starts up own business: Southwest Oregon Community College, OR: Jeff Swank
- Enterpreneur/ISP - student starts up own business: Booker T. Washington High School/Tulsa Technology Center, OK: Otis Surratt
- First Nations: from hair stylist to ICT technician: Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, YT: Florence Moses
- First Nations railway network admin: Assiniboine Community College, MB: Lori Chartrand
- Gender Scholarship: Nova Scotia Community College, NS: Renee Gaudet
- Healthcare Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Technician: Williston State College, ND: Cole Arndt
- Healthcare IT: BMX racer and daycare worker retrains at age 40, Florida State College, FL: Christine Gurley
- Healthcare IT/NSF scholarship -Blue Cross: Piedmont Technical College, SC: Scott Lewis
- Healthcare network analyst: from auto mechanic to analyst, Inver Hills Community College, MN: Chris Angerhofer
- Higher Ed, development of future technology: LA Technical College, LA: Christen Tauzin
- Higher Ed, preparation for MIT: Philadelphia High School for Girls, PA: Kasey Coleman
- Higher Ed, tech pathway: Dubois High School/Central WY College/Univ of MT, Butte, MT: Richard Rohde
- Higher Ed, university ICT: New Market Skills Center, WA: Laura Lewkowski
- Higher Ed, university VoIP: Memorial University, NL: Robert Burt
- ICT Engineering: York County Community College, ME: Eddie Riddle
- Inupiat Eskimo gives back to local region through ICT: Alaska Vocational Technical Center, AK: Allen Sakoonick
- IP Communications internship/career Central NM Community College, NM: Chris Perkins
- ISP Internship/High School ISP: Hemingford High School, NE: Stephen Stewart
- Job Corps, US DOL: combining school and work, PA: Darnita Holmes
- Manufacturing/Director of ICT Infrastructure: Monmouth County Vocational School, NJ: Chris Boker
- MIS Director, Manufacturing: North Iowa Area Community College, IA: Jon Heinz
- Network admin: from Operation Iraqi Freedom (US Army) to ICT career, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY: Matthew Heffler
- Network Engineer/Theme Park: James River High School, VA: Charles Stembridge
- Network Engineering: from Morraco to corporate America: Bunker Hill Community College, MA: Hafid Benamara
- Network Infrastructure Engineer: Mainland High School, FL: Ohamien Uhakheme
- Network Support: New Market Skills Center, Turnwater, WA: Gabe Cornman
- Network support: Tarrant County College, Northeast, TX: Valerie Waites
- Network Systems Engineer: from work injury to ICT career: Community College of Rhode Island, RI: David St. Laurent
- Networking Customer Care: Briggs High School, OH: Terezia Matejovic
- Nonprofit Network Security: Itawamba Community College, MS: Charles Morris
- Publishing ICT: Hall High School, CT: Tom Fox
- Publishing ICT: Riverside Secondary School, BC: Ryan Clark
- Research Science: farmer goes tech: Univ of MT at Missoula, MT: Sarah Gundlach
- School district network security: inner city high schooler becomes school district networking expert, Baltimore City Public Schools, MD: Ashley Covington
- School district technology management: Montville Township Public Schools, NJ: Austin Thomsen
- Senior engineering consultant: Mesa Community College, AZ: Dana Yanch
- Single dad develops ICT career: Catawba Valley Community College, NC: Rick Black
- Single mom becomes ICT Professor: West KY Community & Technical College, KY: Dana Brown
- Single mom discovers networking career: Victoria College, TX: Lelia Warner
- Small Business Networking: Gateway Community College, AZ: Randy Kesslery
- Specialized technology integration: CCIE and school district advisory volunteer,Virginia Beach City Public Schools, VA: Cory Gray
- Summer Youth Work Enrichment Program (Dept of Employment): Wilson High School, DC: Uthman Adamoh-Fanixan
- Systems Analyst/ICT: New Hampshire Technical Institute, NH: Daniel Graichen
- Tech high school program: George Harvey Collegiate, ON: Joshua Hill
- Telecommunications: Delaware Tech & Community College, DE: Bakary Kamateh
- Telecommunications: From Walmart to IT Manager: Gadsden State Community College, AL: Angela Cupp
- Telecommunications/Cellular: Weber State University, UT: Rachael Lark
- Treasury Department ICT: WV University at Parkersburg, WV: Joe Gribble
- UNIX Admin/Planner: Henry Ford Community College, MI: Kelly Gheesling
- Utilities Network Admin: Sylvania Southview High School, OH: Chris Riling
Student Competitions
SkillsUSA
- Matthew Vicari, 2009 SkillsUSA, FL
- Gabe Cornman, New Market Skills Center, Turnwater, WA
- Elayne Man, Mililani High School, HI
- Scott Manning, Boise State University, ID
- Joe Miller, Anthis Career Center, IN
- Kinzie Doll, Summit Technology Academy & Metropolian Community College, Lee's Summit, MO
- Ben Martin, Pugent Sound Skills Center/University of Southern NV
- Otis Surratt Jr., Booker T. Washington High School/Tulsa Technology Center, OK
- Houston King, Lake Area Technical Institute, SD
SkillsCanada
- Guillaume Parent, QC, 2011 WorldSkills London
- Guillaume Parent, QC, 2009 SkillsCanada
- Nathan Weins, Sardis Secondary (BC/ON), and Matthew Burr, Cambrian College (BC/ON/PE)
- Jean-Philippe Desbiens, CFP des Riverains Vocational and High School, and Maxime Turcotte, College de Rosemont, QC
- Travis Axworthy, Holland College, PE
NetRiders Skills Challenge: US and Canada
- Kent Savage and Alandra Oukrop, 2010 Post-secondary 3rd place winners, MT
- Brian Wilson and Carl Verge, 2010 Post-secondary 1st place winners, ON
Gender
- BC - University of the Fraser Valley, Women in IT scholarship: Renata Donohue
- IN - Ball State University: Molly Falls
- MD - Charles County Career & Technical Center: Suzanne Jones
- MI - Rochester Institute of Technology: Liz Kiewiet
- NC - North Carolina Central University: Amber Lashley
- NM - Technical Vocational Institute/Central NM Community College: Rebecca Baca
- NS - Nova Scotia Community College: Renee Gaudet
- PA - Philadelphia High School for Girls: Kasey Coleman
United States - all student stories (by state)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
- Gateway Community College: Randy Kesslery
- Mesa Community College, CCIE accelerates career path: Dana Yanch
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
DC
Delaware
Florida
- Florida Atlantic University: Matthew Vicari
- Florida State College: Christine Gurley
- Mainland High School: Ohamien Uhakheme
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
- Ball State University: Emerson Almeida
- Ball State University: Kyle Thoms
- Ball State University: Molly Falls
- Anthis Career Center: Joe Miller
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
- Baltimore City Public Schools: Edmonton-Westside High School: Ashley Covington
- Charles County Career & Technical Center: Suzanne Jones
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Lansing Community College: Nicole Johnson
- Focus HOPE Information Technologies Center: Cherell Smith
- Henry Ford Community College: Kelly Gheesling
Minnesota
- Inver Hills Community College: Ben Franske
- Inver Hills Community College: Chris Angerhofer
- Minnesota State & Technical College: Todd Anderson
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
- Montana State University-Billings: Kent Savage and Alandra Oukrop
- Univ of MT at Missoula: Sarah Gundlach
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Monmouth County Vocational School: Chris Boker
- Montville Township Public Schools: Austin Thomsen, CCNP
New Mexico
- NM - Technical Vocational Institute/Central NM Community College: Rebecca Baca
- Central NM Community College: Chris Perkins
New York
- TX - Rochester Inst of Tech/Cisco Engineer/Lone Star College academy instructor: Reynaldo Gonzalez
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Matthew Heffler
- Erie 1 BOCES/State Univ of NY Institute of Technology: Sara Howe
- Queens College: Joseph Laub
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- Briggs High School: Terezia Matejovic
- Glenville High School: university preparation: Audra-Breanne Dove
- Sylvania Southview High School: Chris Riling
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport: Dan Clarke
- Philadelphia High School for Girls: Kasey Coleman
- US Dept of Labor, Job Corps Center: Darnita Holmes
Rhode Island
- Community College of Rhode Island: Angel Gavidia
- Community College of Rhode Island: David St. Laurent
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- TX - high school, Cisco Engineer/Lone Star College academy instructor: Reynaldo Gonzalez
- Tarrant County College, Northeast: Valerie Waites
- Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning: computer repair project: Christopher Henderson and Jacob Pebworth
- Victoria College: Lelia Warner
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- VA - Virginia Beach City Public Schools - Adv Tech Center: Stephen Lynch
- James River High School: Charles Stembridge
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools: Cory Gray, CCIE
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin-Stout: Ben Franske
- Director of ICT Infrastructure, paper manufacturer, Fox Valley Tech College: Mark Kools
Wyoming
Canada - all student stories (by province)
British Columbia
- University of the Fraser Valley, Women in IT scholarship: Renata Donohue
- Future Shop work experience, Sardis Secondary School: Braydon Berthelet and Taylor Furdal
- Sudbury Secondary School and Cambrian College: Casey Kewais
- Skills Canada 2009, Sardis Secondary School: Nathan Weins, and Cambrian College: Matthew Burr
- Riverside Secondary School: Ryan Clark
- Riverside Secondary School: Neil Truncik
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
- Algonquin College and Carlton University: Brian Wilson and Carl Verge
- George Harvey Collegiate: Joshua Hill
- Skills Canada 2009, Sardis Secondary School , Nathan Weins, and Cambrian College: Matthew Burr
Prince Edward Island
- Holland College: Travis Axworthy
- Skills Canada 2009, Sardis Secondary School , Nathan Weins, and Cambrian College: Matthew Burr
Quebec
- Cegep Limoilou, WorldSkills London 2011: Guillaume Parent
- Cegep Limoilou, SkillsCanada 2009: Guillaume Parent
- Cegep de Matane: Denis Michaud
Yukon
Military
- Iraqi Freedom - NY - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Matthew Heffler
- Ft. Gordon - GA - Freeman Myers
- Fort Hays State University - KS - Casey King
- Army Technology Research Lab - Monmouth County Vocational School, NJ - Chris Boker
CCIE
- Canada, University of the Fraser Valley, Renata Donohue wins Women in IT scholarship from ACCC and Cisco Networking Academy (1 min 45 sec)
- Montana, MSU-B COT, Kent Savage and Alandra Oukrop win 3rd place in 2011 US/Canada NetRiders Skills Challenge (1 min 41 sec)
- Canada, Quebec, Cegep Limoilou, Guillaume Parent wins SkillsCanada and heads for WorldSkills 2011 (1 min 37 sec)
- Canada, Ontario, Cardinal Léger Secondary School, all-girls ICT class (6 min 24 sec)
- California, Ed Tan, advertising firm Network Administrator (1 min 57 sec)
- Maryland, Nick Romanowski, Sollers Point Technical High School, Baltimore City Public Schools (1 min 53 sec)
- Michigan, Cherell Smith, Focus: Hope (1 min 17 sec)
- Michigan, Jimmy Jefferson, Workforce Retraining Initiative (9 min 40 sec)
- Michigan, Kelly Gheesling, Henry Ford Community College (2 min 08 sec)
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