Innovation Center

Voices of Impact: Nonprofit Showcase

• Thursday, June 12: 3 to 5 p.m. 
• Media & Learning Center (MLC) 105

Please sign up to attend

Join us for an inspiring afternoon as we welcome a panel of passionate changemakers who are making a real difference through environmental work, animal welfare, youth empowerment and family support. Each speaker will share their unique journey and the impactful work they’re doing in our community.

Featured speakers include:

Doron Noyman – Sunday Friends Foundation

• As a board member, Doron will discuss how Sunday Friends empowers families to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty through education, community building and financial literacy programs.
• More information: sundayfriends.org 

Rhonda Berry – Our City Forest

• Learn about urban forestry, sustainability, and how community-driven greening projects are changing our cities for the better.
• More information: ourcityforest.org

Ann Chasson and Mary Rubin – The Dancing Cat

• Discover how a creative take on animal adoption is giving cats (and cat lovers) a new lease on life.
• More information: thedancingcat.org

José Montesinos – Eden Youth

• A proud De Anza alum, José will share how his journey led to uplifting youth and building safe spaces through holistic community support.
• More information: edenyouth.org

For any questions, please contact Catherina Wong at wongcatherina@deanza.edu  

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Winter/Spring Virtual Speaker Series

Join us for a series of talks by Rowland Chen, business instructor and CEO of The Silicon Valley Laboratory, who has worked with innovative start-up companies for more than a decade.

Topics will include diversity, equity, and inclusion; ethical innovation; pivots for start-ups; and funding innovation. 

Chen, who is also founder of the Center for Ethical Innovation, has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and spent two years as a visiting scientist with the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, developing novel approaches to artificial intelligence. He is a published writer whose work has appeared in Harvard Business Review and the New York Times.

These talks will be held on the first Friday of each month (with the exception of April, which will be held on the 11th), online via Zoom. You can also sign up to receive reminders about upcoming events.

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