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Alumni Testimonials
CEO Alumni bring a unique retrospective to the CEO journey. After experiencing CEO, alumni continue to utilize the skills learned to create an impact in the CEO community and beyond!
Malak Amer
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Malak Amer is a senior at Edwardsville High School. She enjoys participating in many extracurriculars and clubs including National Honor Society, Thespian Society, Drama Club, Ethics Bowl (philosophical discussion), The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Board, Chess Club, and Peer to Peer Tutoring. She also co-founded the Muslim Student Association (MSA) and is the co-president of Unity Club and vice president of the Science National Honor Society. Malak is very honored to be part of the Edwardsville CEO Program and is excited to meet many new people and have new experiences as well as form her own business. While Malak enjoys and values academics, she also sees the importance of going into the “real world”, meeting people, and forming valuable connections. During her free time, Malak enjoys a good game of chess followed by a peaceful reading session with rain sounds in the background. Malak speaks Arabic fluently and can communicate in Spanish. She has traveled to 5 countries and has had the privilege to ride over 30 planes. Malak plans to pursue a degree in engineering (most likely in the mechanical field) and then hopes to one day become a businesswoman and have the power to help people.
Grayson Schwartz
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Grayson is a senior at Edwardsville High School and a proud member of Edwardsville CEO and National Honor Society. He is also a member of Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), Engineering Club, and Rotary Interact. Grayson enjoys lacrosse and plans to play with Edwardsville United this Spring. His interests include boating, fishing, scuba diving, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Grayson attends Metro Church and is a junior member of Edwardsville Neighbors in Need. He helps others in the community by organizing neighborhood food drives, donating supplies for senior gift bags, doing yard work, raising funds for pancreatic cancer, and leads a Turkey Trot team. This summer, Grayson worked at Madison Communications, where he gained hands-on experience splicing and burying fiber optic cable and strengthening his technical skills. He is exploring options as to where he will attend college, but plans to pursue degrees in Engineering (Bio-Medical or Mechanical) and Entrepreneurship. He is excited for new opportunities this CEO program will bring, and is hoping to meet new people and learn new skills that will help him succeed in the future.
Zane Maxwell
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Zane Maxwell is a Senior at Edwardsville High School. In the Fall, he plays for and is one of the captains of the Edwardsville soccer team. In the Spring, he plays baseball for the Edwardsville baseball team. In his free time, Zane enjoys hunting, fishing, golf, and pickleball. Outside of sports, Zane is in the National Honors Society, runs his own business, and works multiple different manual-labor related jobs. He also spends a lot of time with his friends doing all things outdoors. In the future, he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to get a masters in business administration. After college, he hopes to run a large-scale business most likely in a retail setting. Being a CEO student has inspired him to grow his network of connections and learn valuable business experiences.
Lucas Lorenz
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Lucas Lorenz is a Senior at Metro East Lutheran High School. He is captain of the golf, basketball, volleyball, and robotics teams. He is a member of National Honors Society, band (He plays trumpet.), the Academic Challenge team, and the youth leadership team at his church. During his free time Lucas enjoys hiking, reading, and playing sports with friends. After high school Lucas hopes to attend the United States Air Force Academy and major in aerospace engineering, computer engineering, or mechanical engineering. Lucas looks forward to the challenges offered by the CEO program and wants to apply the learned skills into his everyday life.
Matthew Huddle
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Mathew Huddle is a Senior at Edwardsville High School. He enjoys playing basketball, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family. At school, he is president of the Science National Honors Society, a member of National Honors Society (NHS), Key Club, and part of the Unified Basketball and Football team. Matthew spent his summer working as a tutor at Kumon and continues to work part time during the school year. In the future, Matthew looks forward to getting a degree in finance or data science at a university not known at this time. Matthew is excited for the opportunities that await him in the CEO program. He hopes to develop skills in CEO that will help him navigate through the world of business.