Alumni Success
Trailblazer Success: Dedrick McFadden, Brewing, Distillation & Fermentation Class of 2022
June 12th 2025 Dedrick McFadden is a 2022 graduate of the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast at A-B Tech. McFadden enrolled in the Brewing, Distillation & Fermentation AAS program after serving in the US Army and used the G.I. Bill to fund his education.
Aviation Alum Andrew Leih Turned Childhood Dream into Successful Career
June 4th 2025 One of A-B Tech alum Andrew Leih’s earliest memories helped to ignite the 23-year-old’s passion for flying. When he was in fourth grade and living in Dallas, Texas, his dad, an airline pilot, surprised him at school one day by picking him up and taking him along on a flight to St. Louis.
Edible Asheville Features A-B Tech Culinary Alum Josh Waters
May 23rd 2025 Posted on the Edible Asheville website on February 11, 2025
Culinary Alum Roman Nourse Presented with A-B Tech’s ‘You Make a Difference’ Award
May 1st 2025 In the weeks following Helene, A-B Tech alum Roman Nourse took the words “food runner” to a new level.
Steppin' High in Grandma’s Boots: Construction Alum Ashley Kepley-Steward Wins Pro Builder Award
March 5th 2025 As far back as she can remember, A-B Tech graduate Ashley Kepley-Steward, 36, recalls watching her grandmother climbing up and down ladders to remodel her Concord home.
Blue Jean Queen: Industrial Sewing Alum Sophia White on Faith, Fashion and Finding her Bliss
December 16th 2024 Industrial Sewing graduate Sophia White never would’ve guessed she’d be a textile artist. The 38-year-old California native was more of a pen and ink gal.
Thriving Amidst Challenges, Alumnus Jimmy Yang Achieved His Dream
September 13th 2024 After enduring hurdles including a forklift accident that caused him chronic pain South Korean-born Jimmy Yang landed his dream job this past year after completing A-B Tech’s Certified Production Technician program.
Asheville Restaurateur Makes Food & Wine's Best New Chefs List 2024
September 13th 2024 Posted on the Asheville Citizen-Times website on September 13, 2024
A-B Tech Culinary Arts Graduate Sara Monson Profiled by Edible Asheville
September 12th 2024 Published on the Edible Asheville website on September 7, 2024
Amber Cameron: Making a Difference One Smile at a Time
July 26th 2024 Becoming a Medical Assistant was Amber Cameron’s Plan B. After applying and being waitlisted to nursing programs, the 35-year-old landed at A-B Tech over a decade ago, thinking she’d use her Medical Assisting certificate as a stepping stone to a nursing career.