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We had an amazing time at our first-ever Inclusive Champions Awards last week! Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to all the nominees and winners. It was truly a great night celebrating #diverse founders and all their hard work towards an #innovation ecosystem. Huge thank you to all our sponsors for making this event possible. All the proceeds raised from ticket donations will go towards our mission of supporting #changemakers and hosting more #networking mixers. Join our Village Circle Program so that we can put on more events like this in the future. Join here: https://shorturl.at/45uio. Thank you to Smooth Flicks for capturing these special moments at our event!

🚀 Join us for an exciting afternoon at Young Echelon’s Robotics Showcase! 🚀 🗓 Date: Friday, July 19th ⏰ Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM 📍University of San Diego Come witness the incredible innovations and projects our talented young minds have been working on. And because great events need great food, we’re thrilled to have a taco man on site! 🌮🤖 Don’t miss out on the fun and inspiration. Register now FREE through our Eventbrite link and check out the event flyer for more details. #Tacos&Robots #YoungEchelon #RoboticsShowcase #Innovation #STEM https://lnkd.in/dQuf3zAv

Let's meet our TEDxSanDiegoWomen speakers! Jasmine LeFlore, MSE, MBA is the co-founder & Executive Director of Greater Than Tech, the San Diego-based non-profit bringing STEM/business education programs to young girls and underserved students. LeFlore has a BSE in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, an MSE in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Purdue University, and her MBA from Indiana University. She is also an Advanced Technology Solutions Lead at Collins Aerospace. Determined to impact change, she has been instrumental in DEI throughout her work as Vice Chair of the African American Enterprise Board for Collins Aerospace. LeFlore has been recognized for recent accolades including San Diego Magazine’s 2022 Woman Builder of the Year, San Diego Business Journal’s Top 50 Influential Women in Technology, San Diego County’s Engineering Council 2022 Outstanding Engineering Service Award, the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Science Spectrum Award and the 2020 Women of Color STEM Community Service in Industry Award. Jasmine's idea worth sharing is the "UnResume!" get tickets at www.TEDxSanDiego.com