You're invited 

Los Angeles Education Partnership's Design Challenge is a one-of-a-kind evening you won't want to miss.

Luminaires!        Refreshments!       Provocative conversation!     Creativity!

During this cocktail reception and fundraiser at REDCAT, teams of luminaries will build three-dimensional answers to an education-related question. The competition between luminaries will require speed, ingenuity – and audience participation.

Your support helps LAEP fund programs and opportunities aimed at increasing the number of Los Angeles students who are college- and career-ready.

Be part of the challenge! 

The Evening's Emcee
Dave Koechner, actor (Todd Packer in NBC's The Office, and Anchorman) 

Education
John Deasy, Superintendent, LAUSD 
Kathie Donner, Humanitas teacher, Chatsworth High School
Monica Garcia, President, LAUSD Board of Education
Steven Lavine, President, California Institute of the Arts

Public Policy
Esteban E. Torres, Member, U.S. Congress, 1983-1999. Esteban E. Torres High School, the first new high school in East Los Angeles in 85 years, is named after him.

Media
Gabriela Teissier, Co-anchor of First Edition, KMEX-TV, Channel 34 
Max Paul, Producer, NBC News

Business Partners
Brenda Gonzalez, Vice President of Hands-on Banking, Wells Fargo 
Virginia Victorin, VP of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase 

Entertainment
Steve Barnett, film producer and feature film executive; co-produced hit movie 300
Robert Eisele, producer and screenwriter; including script for The Great Debaters
Laura Harring, actress and former Miss USA (1985); known for her role in Mulholland Drive
Leigh Morgan Koechner, comedian; her one-woman show, Miss Junior Overland Park, aired on Oxygen's Life Out Loud series.
Eric Paquette, Senior VP of Production, Sony Pictures Entertainment 
Paul Stroili, stage and television actor; credits include Malcolm in the Middle and Brother’s Keeper

Art
Edgar Arceneaux, Los Angeles artist and Executive Director of the Watts House Project
Wayne Healy, Los Angeles muralist and co-founder of East Los Streetscapers
Dave Hobrecht, acclaimed sports artist

Restauranteur
Maria Farber, owner of Kachi Deli Cafe and Grill

Join the Design Challenge!

SPACE IS LIMITED

Unable to attend? You can still support LAEP

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Helen Kantor.

More sponsorship information HERE