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ABOUT PROJECT ECHO

Our Mission

Project ECHO’s mission is to empower students with entrepreneurial and leadership skills so that they can thrive in college, their careers and in their community as change-makers. Project ECHO accomplishes this by partnering with schools to bring entrepreneurship to their classrooms.

We believe entrepreneurs are made, not born. A combination of hard work, drive, determination, empathy, making mistakes and learning from them are the ingredients that will make our students successful business and community leaders of tomorrow.

Project ECHO empowers students with entrepreneurial and leadership skills so that they can thrive in college, their careers and in their community as change-makers. We achieve this by offering programs that teach business skills and simulate the real-world entrepreneurial process of taking an idea and learning how to turn it into a business. All of our programs culminate in a showcase event where students present their start-ups to an audience, with many empowered to compete in the Teen Business Plan Competition where student teams compete for cash prizes.

Project ECHO (Entrepreneurial Concepts Hands-On) is a non-profit organization established in Los Angeles in 1996. Over the years, Project ECHO has grown and evolved from a program focused on helping at-risk students into a vibrant business academy providing opportunities to students from diverse academic and socio-economic backgrounds. Project ECHO teaches teens how to become entrepreneurs coupled with life lessons like how to work with others, learning from failure, the value of planning, believing in yourself, public speaking and much more.

Annual Report

Annual Report

We're excited to share the results of 

our recent year yet!

“Project ECHO provides teens a solid foundation to explore college majors and future careers while in high school.  It's amazing to watch a team's full business pitch and see all of the curriculum elements come to life for each of these students. For many of our teens, this is the first time they understand how their academic strengths and personal interests will transition into a future career."

 

 -Diane Quast, Executive Director

Los Angeles, CA
Walnut, CA
Bellflower, CA
Arcadia, CA
Inglewood, CA
Covina, CA
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 
Pacific Palisades, CA
Los Alamitos, CA
Burlingame, CA

 

Our Locations:
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Project ECHO partners with schools, after school programs and other nonprofits to bring entrepreneurship to their students.  

Alamogordo, NM
Livingston, NJ
Alhambra, CA
Oakland, CA
Houston, TX
Chicago, IL
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Board

OUR BOARD

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Lee Fox Beauregard

Chair of the Board of Directors
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Chip Goodman

Co-Founder
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Jeff Kravitz

Board Secretary
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Scott Fennel

Board Member
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David Tokofsky

Board Member
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Miles Warren

Board Member
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Julie Broady

Advisor
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Dustin Gale

Advisor
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Jeffrey Hayzlett

Advisor
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Maya Kuppermann

Advisor

ADVISORY BOARD

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Rick Nott

Advisor
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Devan Sood

Co-Chair, Advisory Board
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Jeff Weigel

In Memorium

OUR STAFF

staff
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Diane Quast, M.P.A.

Executive Director
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Matilda Albano, M.Ed.

Program Director
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Farah Vallera, Ph.D.

Senior Curriculum Developer
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Lily Jones

Instructional Director 
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Lisa Sando

Accounting Manager
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Sara Mantich

Social Media Manager
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Vacant

Volunteer Coordinator, Probono
CAREERS
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Project ECHO is Hiring!

Professional


No Open Positions at this Time

Return to Work
Internships

Individuals seeking project-based work to freshen up business skills after an extended absence are encouraged to apply. All fields will be considered.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We're an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Internships


We continually seek to recruit college students interested in building their skills

To apply, please submit your resume and any requisite information to:
Diane Quast, Executive Director
dquast@projectecho.org

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