05/29/2026
What an inspiring morning at Inspired to Hired: Celebrating our 3DE partners and participants.
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday to celebrate the partnerships, educators, volunteers, and students helping bring real-world learning to life through the 3DE Schools education model.
Want to learn more about the event and the impact of these partnerships? Read our recap blog: https://jasocal.org/inspired-to-hired-celebrating-the-power-of-3de-partnerships-and-real-world-learning/
A special thank you to Deloitte and Donte for hosting us in your incredible space overlooking SoFi Stadium.
We’re grateful to our panelists for sharing their insight and experiences:
• Donte Apperwhite – Case challenge partner, Deloitte
• Ruby Barrios – Case Challenge Supporter, Team One
• Daniel Dunn – Educator, 3DE at Centennial High School
And heartfelt thanks to our wonderful emcee and 3DE alumna, Kaihla Rivas, for guiding the morning with authenticity, energy, and care. We are so incredibly proud of her continued accomplishments.
One of the highlights of the event was hearing from student speaker Lonnie during a meaningful conversation with Kaihla about confidence, opportunity, and the impact of career-connected learning.
We were also proud to recognize our partnering organizations from this year who are helping shape and sustain this work, including our founding partners, Delta, Deloitte, Gensler, KPMG, and McCarthy Cook.
Thank you for believing in students, investing in possibility, and helping us continue building pathways from inspiration to opportunity. If your company is interested in investing in education in a deeply meaningful way, we are ready to show you how. Please contact Alex Rojas at [email protected]
