🎉⚡LACI's nine-week hybrid Middle School Girls in STEM Program concluded with a Demo Day last week, where students showcased their prototypes addressing our electric school bus design challenge, shared reflections from their experience, and learned about opportunities for continued STEM + Sustainability learning via our partner organizations. Congratulations to the these bright young minds from @hollenbeckms_boyleheights, @newmarkham & @voxcollegiate! 💪🧠♀️ Special thanks to our: LACI Women Founder Storytellers: * Karri Ann Frerichs (@circularfashionla) * Venus Jenkins (@chargenetstations) * Jessie Frietze (@shred_cycle) Guest Speakers: * Nick Albert (LACI's APC) * Jane Culkin (TEP Partner: @highlandfleets) Mentors: * LACI Team: Veronica, Laura, Molly, Leilani, * LACI Partners: Delaine Valencia (@wpccu), Charlene Ho (@ey_us), Ivory Chambeshi (@mayorofla's Office of Economic Opportunity) * LACI Green Jobs Workforce Graduates: Anna Smith, Esmeralda Castaneda, Tara King-Haagen, Jacquelyn Badejo