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CUBE AWARDS

Piece by Piece for the creation of this year’s awards.SPECIAL THANKS TO

The Cube Awards honor individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding leadership, generosity and vision in meeting the critical need to engage and educate children in science, technology, engineering and math. Honorees have played a vital role in advancing Discovery Cube’s important mission. We are delighted to present this

year’s awards to Pedram Salimpour, MD and Chevron.

Pedram Salimpour, MDCommissioner

LA Fire & Police Pensions BoardChevron

Tonight we are celebrating an important milestone in science education in Los Angeles, the 5th year anniversary of Discovery Cube Los Angeles!

This milestone is important as we are now able to look beyond the work of establishing a new museum to the next phase: one that deepens our impact, provides greater access, and expands our programming.

The success of the Cube has been in the assembly of talented staff, an energetic Board of Directors, and many champions throughout our community. Champions like our Founding Board Chair Pedram Salimpour, MD and Chevron. Dr. Salimpour’s thoughtful and dedicated leadership has resulted in over 1,200,00 Angelenos participating in STEM education, inspiring them to create a meaningful impact in their own communities. On a personal note, it has been such an honor and joy to work with Pedram over these first five years. In addition, today we are honoring our incredible STEM Proficiency Champion. Chevron has been an early supporter of DCLA since the very beginning, and their increased commitment to DCLA will result in the creation of ‘Festival of STEM’ in Spring 2021- a program designed to showcase innovation and encourage students from all backgrounds to pursue STEM careers.

More than ever before, our mission is needed to inspire the children of our community to experience the world around them through the lens of science. California leads our nation in innovation, and our children are the ones that will carry on the role to create a sustainable green economy, to protect our identity as technology advances, and to help us solve health pandemics like the Coronavirus, that our world will face.

Thank you to all the members of our Cube Family! And to those new friends that are joining us for the first time tonight, we hope you get inspired to join us on our journey as we enter into the next phase of Discovery Cube.

Thank you for attending tonight and for caring about the children of our community!

Cheers!

LETTER FROM THE CEO

Joe AdamsCEO

DISCOVERY CUBE LOS ANGELESBOARD OF DIRECTORS

CEO

BOARD

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Joe Adams*Discovery Cube

Frank Bird | Vivity offered by Anthem Redonna Carpenter-Woods | Bank of AmericaKelly Cheeseman* | AEG SportsBruce Corwin* | Metropolitan TheatresMelanie Coto* | Coto FoundationJennifer Garcia | Wells FargoTim Gaspar | Gaspar Insurance ServicesChristina Ketsoyan | US BankAnthony Mueller | Spectrolab, Inc. (A Boeing Company)Trisha Muse | SoCalGasThe Honorable Alex Padilla* | State of CaliforniaMiguel Santana* | Fairplex

Chair, Pedram Salimpour, MD*LA Fire and Police Pensions Board

Vice Chair, The Honorable Wendy Greuel*Community Leader

Secretary, Kathy Bañuelos*NBCUniversal

Treasurer, Canise ArredondoThe Capital Group Companies

Officer at Large, Tim McCallion*California State University, Los Angeles

*Founding Board Member

Welcome to Discovery Cube Los Angeles’ fifth annual gala! Our annual gala is a testament to the passion and enthusiasm the community has for science education and we are thrilled to have you join us for another fun and educational evening spectacular!

Discovery Cube Los Angeles celebrated five years of impact in Los Angeles on November 13, 2019. Over these past five years, Discovery Cube Los Angeles has served over 1,200,000 children, teachers and caregivers who have participated in onsite and offsite programs focused on our four core initiatives: STEM Proficiency, Environmental Stewardship, Healthy Living, and Early Learning. In so doing, we exceeded our original five-year projection by 20%!

The 1,200,000 community members impacted by DCLA represent 934,000 museum guests, 161,000 students hosted on field trips, of which over 23,000 received a full scholarship, 170,000 students served in our outreach programs and 1,800 teachers provided with professional science education training. This impact could not have occurred without supporters like you!

This year we are proud to be celebrating our community pillars, Pedram Salimpour, MD and Chevron in recognition of their profound commitment to the Cube. These honorees have provided vision, guidance and support impacting Discovery Cube Los Angeles in countless ways, for which we are forever grateful.

We couldn’t be more thrilled to celebrate this momentous evening with our friends and colleagues. Thank you to everyone here tonight for making Discovery Cube Los Angeles a prominent part of the Los Angeles community. Thank you to the dedicated Gala committee for their support and a special thank you to Discovery Cube staff and volunteers who made this special evening possible.

These past five years have been engaging and exciting, and the best is yet to come because of your generous support.

Enjoy the evening!

Sincerely,

LETTER FROM CO-CHAIRS

The Honorable Alex PadillaGala Co-Chair

The Honorable Wendy GreuelGala Co-Chair

2020 GALA COMMITTEE

GALACO-CHAIRS

GALACOMMITTEE

MEMBERS

The Honorable Wendy GreuelThe Honorable Alex Padilla

Joe AdamsCanise ArredondoKathy BañuelosRedonna Carpenter-WoodsKelly CheesemanToni and Bruce CorwinMelanie CotoDonna EstacioJennifer GarciaTim GasparChristina KetsoyanDeane LeavenworthTim McCallionTony MuellerTrisha MuseAngela PadillaJennifer PopeCurtis RaulinaitisKimberli D. RobinsonPedram Salimpour, MDLupita SanchezMiguel Santana

Dr. Salimpour is Chairman and CEO of Pierce Health Solutions. He also serves as a three-time appointed Commissioner and former President of the Los Angeles Fire & Police Pensions Board, managing over $25 billion in assets. Dr. Salimpour was also the 143rd and youngest ever President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association.

In 2006, he co-founded CareNex, a healthcare technology organization with presence in over 40% of the

Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the U.S. CareNex was sold to Anthem in 2012. In 2007, he and his brother, Dr. Pejman Salimpour acquired Alvarado Hospital in San Diego from Tenet Corporation and co-founded Plymouth Health, a physician-owned company which owned and operated the medical center until 2011.

Dr. Salimpour attended Boston University School of Medicine, where he was named both an Alpha Omega Alpha National Research Scholar and National Honor Medical Society Member. He completed his residency at USC School of Medicine and was the first-ever two-time recipient of the American College of Physicians’ Research Award.

In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board at DCLA, Pedram serves on the boards of St. Matthew’s Parish School, Boston University School of Medicine, the Whitehead Institute at MIT, Healthpoint Capital, and the Cooperative of American Physicians. He and his wife Stacy are the proud parents of three children, often spotted exploring the latest exhibit at DCLA.

Pedram is the founding Chairman of Discovery Cube Los Angeles’ Board of Directors. Under his leadership, DCLA has served over 1.2 million children, teachers and caregivers. With his guidance, DCLA efforts have positively contributed to diversifying our local STEM workforce, provided STEM education access to young minds of all ages and backgrounds, and inspired the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.

PEDRAM SALIMPOUR, MD

Energy is at the heart of everything they do.

Chevron’s success is driven by their people and their commitment to get results the right way – by operating responsibly, executing with excellence, applying innovative technologies and capturing new opportunities for profitable growth.

Affordable energy is a catalyst for economic growth and prosperity. Chevron’s values drive them to provide that energy responsibly while protecting the environment and working with their partners to strengthen communities. Their success is tied to the success of the communities where they operate.

The Chevron Way has stood the test of time. It’s an integral part of our past and present. And, it shows us the way to future success as we continue to develop the energy that improves lives and powers the world forward.

Chevron has provided annual support as one of DCLA’s founding corporate partners, advancing access to quality STEM engagement for all students regardless of background, socio-economic status, gender or race.

Next Spring, “Festival of STEM” will launch at DCLA with the instrumental support of Chevron as DCLA’s STEM Proficiency Champion. This program promises to build strong student STEM identity by highlighting diverse STEM role models and creating engineering and design thinking skills that will ultimately build a vital STEM career pipeline in Southern California.

CHEVRON

TABLE SPONSORS

UNDERWRITING SPONSORS

SILVERSPONSORS

$5,000

BRONZESPONSORS

$2,500

Avery Dennison FoundationBank of AmericaCommissioner Jill Banks Barad and Dr. Ross HopkinsThe Boeing CompanyThe Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationThe California EndowmentCalifornia Resources CorporationECMC FoundationFirst 5 LAJohnny Carson FoundationKings Care Foundation | LA KingsAnne and Tim McCallionMiguel A. Santana and Elizabeth ZamoraLos Angeles Police Protective League and United Firefighters of Los Angeles City US BankValley Presbyterian Hospital

Capital GroupCoca-ColaReyes Coca-Cola Bottling

ENTERTAINMENT$5,000

Wendy Greuel and Dean SchrammSupervisor Kathryn Barger

EVENT DÉCOR$5,000

PCS Energy, LLC

CENTERPIECES$2,000

California Community FoundationUS Bank

AWARDS$1,500

Amalfi EstatesLos Angeles County Medical AssociationVan Nuys Airport

TABLE SPONSORS

PLATINUMSPONSORS

$25,000

GOLDSPONSORS

$10,000

American Airlines

Annenberg Foundation

Comcast | NBCUniversal

The Corwin Family

Gaspar Insurance Services

Keck Medicine of USC

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

LA Sanitation & Environment

Morongo Band of Mission Indians

Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians

Wells Fargo

SPECIAL THANKS

THANK YOU TO OUR AUCTION ANDOPPORTUNITY DONORS

THANK YOU TO OUR IN-KIND DONORS

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALSAND ORGANIZATIONS

Discovery Cube Boardand Gala Committee

FairplexLA KingsLA Rams

Murelo EnterprisesSouthwest Airlines

Wells Fargo

GiveSmartMarkwood Entertainment

Tom McDormanSignature Party Rentals

Stellar

Mechelle and Joe AdamsAmerican AirlinesBank of America

The Blumenfield FamilyCaruso

Comcast | NBCUniversalToni and Bruce Corwin

Blueberry Hill RestaurantsBrite Ideas

Discovery Cube VolunteersDuende Flamenco Trio

Ketara GadahnGear 6 Productions

Anheuser-BuschRalphs

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling

The Wine InstituteSouthern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

RAISE YOUR PADDLE TO SUPPORT DISCOVERY CUBE LOS ANGELES

$3,140 underwrites workshop supplies for 20 families participating in Futuros Radiantes. This is the Cube’s award-winning Early Learners program that is bilingual (Spanish/English) and bicultural (Latino/American) for low-income caregivers of children under six. This program helps caregivers to help their children 1) become school-ready, 2) improve reading skills in English and Spanish, 3) understand number sense, and 4) incorporate STEM-thinking skills.

$1,000 brings a Science to Go Outreach Assembly to 100 students. This program transports interactive and entertaining presentations ranging from large-scale assemblies to hands-on classroom workshops from the Cube to schools! Last year, DCLA served 19,000 students in schools throughout LA County, 47% of which attend schools in low-to-moderate income communities.

$1,500 gives 60 students a Science Explorer Field Trip experience, inclusive of transportation. Field trips for Title I students democratize their access to cultural institutions. Each field trip provides a dedicated educator that presents a demonstration rooted in Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Last year 30,000 pre-K to 8th grade LA County students visited DCLA on subsidized field trip scholarships, while almost 4,000 received full scholarships.

$500 gifts 2 Teachers with a Professional Development Science Kit for their classroom. DCLA’s Teacher Professional Development provides innovative STEM-based, NGSS-aligned lesson plans and activities for teachers to bring back to their classrooms to effectively engage their students. Last year, 371 LA based teachers participated in our hosted professional development workshops.

$250 sends 1 child to a week of Camp Discovery, a summer day-camp at Discovery Cube. In summer 2020, we will offer eight different camp themes for students entering Kindergarten through 8th grade and provide vital scholarships to our local community.

Wallis Annenberg &

Annenberg Foundation

Discovery Cube Los Angelesare proud to support

5th Annual Inspire Galaon the occassion of their

Building the worldwe want to see.We are proud to support those working together to create good in their communities and the world.

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CONGRATULATIONSDISCOVERY CUBE LOS ANGELES

ON CELEBRATING 5 YEARS!

WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT SUCH A GREAT ORGANIZATION

Avery Dennison salutes

Discovery Cube Los Angelesfor its commitment to inspiring and educating young minds through science-based programs and exhibits.

The Johnny Carson Foundationis proud to support

The Discovery Science Foundation

Fairplex.com

Fairplex congratulates the 2020 Cube Award Honorees:

Pedram Salimpour, MD Commissioner, LA Fire & Police Pensions Board

Chevron

Fairplex, Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center and The Learning Centers at Fairplex:

Leaders in entertainment and education

for inspiring the next generation of leaders!

@SupervisorBarger @KathrynBarger@SupervisorKathrynBarger KathrynBarger.LACounty.gov

Thank youDiscovery Cube

Los Angeles

The future belongs to those who dream big. And dreams can come

from anywhere. Boeing is proud to support the next generation of game

changers, and to sponsor the Discovery Cube Los Angeles Inspire Gala.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO TONIGHT’S HONOREES

PEDRAM SALIMPOUR AND CHEVRON.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY AND HELPING TO PUSH

THE MISSION OF DISCOVERY CUBE FORWARD.

WE’RE PROUD WE’RE PROUD TO CALL YOU OUR FRIENDS.

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LA SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENT

@lacitysan 1-800-773-2489

lacitysan.org

Thanks for making a difference in our communityBank of America recognizes Discovery Cube Los Angeles. Community leaders like you are a vital resource and inspiration to us all. Thanks to you, progress is being made and our community is becoming a better place to live and work.

Visit us at bankofamerica.com/losangeles.

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KECK MEDICINE OF USC

Working together to enhance science education in the Los Angeles community.

Discovery Cube Los Angelesand tonight ’s honoree,

Pedram Selimpour, MD

i s proud to support

First 5 LA works in partnership with others to strengthen families, communities and support systems so all children in LA County enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school and in life. LLeeaarrnn mmoorree aatt FFiirrsstt55LLAA..oorrgg

First 5 LA congratulates Discovery Cube LAon helping to inspire and educate communities in LA County through engaging science-based programs and exhibits to create meaningful impact for children 0-5 and their families.

To achieve the impossible, you must look beyond what is possible

On behalf of Cedars-Sinai, congratulations to tonight’s outstanding honorees

Pedram Salimpour, MDand

Chevron

© 2020 Cedars-Sinai

Making California carbon-neutral in less than 30 years will take innovation, investment and brilliant minds. That’s why SoCalGas® is proud to sponsor the Discovery Cube for inspiring young minds through STEM education.

Congratulations to Dr. Pedram Salimpour and to Chevron for your tireless commitment to developing tomorrow’s leaders!

Learn more at socalgas.com/STEM

TOMORROW STARTS TODAY

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We are proud to recognize Pedram for his five years of leadership of Discovery Cube Los Angeles. Your

inspiring vision and generosity impact lives and change

communities. Thank you for all that you do!

We love you,

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All set for a celebrationNothing brings people together like a celebration. And when the celebration is in honor of something special, everyone will want to be there.

We’re proud to celebrate Discovery Cube Los Angeles’ Inspire Gala 2020.

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When kids play, they imagine a world where anything is possible. That’s why U.S. Bank supports nonprofit and neighborhood-based organizations in our community. usbank.com/communitypossible

U.S. Bank is proud to support Discovery Cube Los Angeles celebrating 5 Years.

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No dream is too big when kids play.

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A hospital that reflects the values of its community.As an independent, nonprofit, community hospital, Valley Presbyterian Hospital has proudly served the healthcare needs of the San Fernando Valley since 1958. Our 350-bed hospital offers a full range of services, providing high-quality care to more than 100,000 patients each year. With more than 500 doctors representing a wide range of specialty areas, and a skilled and dedicated team of nurses, staff and educators, we are committed to delivering the vital healthcare our entire community needs most.

15107 Vanowen Street, Van Nuys, CA 91405 | 818.782.6600 | valleypres.org

Congratulations on Discovery Cube’s 5th Anniversary!!

We honor Chevron & Pedram Salimpour, MD

for inspiring and educating young minds through

science-based programs and exhibits.

LADWP Commissioner Jill Banks Barad and Dr. Ross B. Hopkins

Your donation will help send a deserving student on a field trip to Discovery Cube,including the cost of the field trip, bus transportation and curriculum development.

Discovery Cube is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All rights reserved ©Discovery Science Foundation.

A $25 donation will fully fund a student

Help support science today:$1, $5, $10

or more!discoverycube.org/donatetoeducate

CongratulationsDiscovery Cube Los Angeles LADWP is proud to partner with Discover Cube to inspire LA’s youth to become tomorrow’s leaders through science education.

ladwp.com/education

#PEOPLEPOWERCALENDOW.ORG

Youth Power =People Power!

The California Endowment proudlysupports The Discovery ScienceFoundation.

Thank you for your continuedleadership and commitment tobuilding a Healthier California for ALL!

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians honors our ancestors through ‘amuyich to make our community a better place to live.

Congratulations to Dr. Pedram Salimpour

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Pedram, Your leadership and commitment to Discovery Cube Los Angeles these past five years has been inspirational and

visionary. You have led with passion, integrity and humor!

We are honored to support you and serve alongside you. Thank you for all that you do for children and families in

our community!

With gratitude and friendship, Discovery Cube Los Angeles Board of Directors

la.discoverycube.org/gala-2020

INSPIRING and EDUCATING young minds through engaging science-based programs and

exhibits to create a meaningful IMPACT on the communities we serve.

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CHEVRONPEDRAM SALIMPOUR, MD

2020 Inspire GalaDiscovery Cube Los Angeles

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