WCEA exists to give Clark County teens a reason to believe their future can happen here — and the free, hands-on programs to prove it.
WCEA operates as a Kentucky public benefit nonprofit, governed by seven founding board members — including a County Magistrate, a ten-term City Commissioner, and a local attorney.
A nine-session program for Clark County teens ages 13–18, culminating in a public pitch event.
A ten-month advanced program open to Launch Lab alumni ready to build a real, operating business.
John holds a B.S. and M.A. in Technology Education from Eastern Kentucky University, and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from the University of the Cumberlands. He spent 27 years teaching across four schools in Kentucky before founding WCEA.
"...the most promising kids in the room quietly deciding...that their future was going to happen somewhere else."
"...proof, while they're still young enough for it to change their trajectory, that building something here is possible."
Not a slogan — an actual pipeline of young people who build something here.