Please Join FASE and Higher Ground Entertainment For An Evening Reception Recognizing The Work of Mission Brain & Celebrating The Legacy of Jaime Escalante With “GANAS” (desire) we can change the world
Saturday, November 11th 2023
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cantina Frida
252 North Beverly Dr.
Beverly Hills, California, 90210
Dr. Alfredo Quiñones, Neurosurgeon
Jaime Escalante, Educator
Host Committee Co-Chairs:
Edward James Olmos – Activist, Academy Nominated Actor
Demián Bichir – Activist, Academy Nominated Actor
Michael Peña – Actor
Celia Daniel – Philanthropist, Board Member Mission Brain
Louis Perry – President, Kadima Security Services
Host Committee:
Dr. Alfredo Quiñones, Neurosurgeon and Co-Founder Mission Brain
Dolores Huerta, President and Founder Dolores Huerta Foundation
Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D. Professor, University of Southern California
Martin Cabrera, CEO and Co-Founder Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC
Elsa Bolado, Principal Hollenbeck Middle School and Escalante Alumni
Sergio Valdez, Engineer NASA/JPL and Escalante Alumni (Featured in STEM Career Sneak Peek)
Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator California
Antonio Cardenas, United State Representative, 29th Congressional District San Fernando Valley, CA
Sneak Peek:
Mission Possible:
Two doctors on a mission, a hero’s journey, to bring first-world neurosurgery to low-income countries around the world. To enlist young neurosurgery students into the effort to decolonize global public health systems, creating more equitable distribution for all. This concept gave birth to Mission:Brain. A non-profit founded by Dr. Michael Lawton and Dr. Alfredo Quinones, known fondly as Dr Q.
Dr. Q connects the world of healthcare to STEM education and the vital role of mentoring to foster greater participation in these careers in all parts of our community. This dynamic docuseries will tell the story of Mission:Brain from its origins to its growing commitment to the equitable distribution of healthcare delivery systems all over the world.
Mars Helicopter – Ingenuity:
How do you build a helicopter that will survive in temperatures below -140° F? And fly through the extra thin Martian atmosphere, all while powering itself? Solving problems like these is all in a days’ work for mechanical engineer Sergio Valdez.
The Futures Channel STEAM Art Auction
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