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A BIG thank you to the Attendees, Volunteers, and Supporters for making the 2024 Valley Innovation Project a HUGE Success!
This entrepreneurial and leadership skill building opportunity was open to all high school students in the Snoqualmie Valley, and took place beginning Friday, April 26 with our VIP Launch, and wrapped up the follow Friday, May 3 with our VIP Competition Expo.
High school students from across the Valley came together to solve real-world business challenges with guidance and support from local professionals that shared their expertise, skills, and knowledge!
We could not have offered this event without our student’s engagement and the phenomenal support from our Featured Business, the Team Mentors, VIP Judges, as well as EYNs Pathways to Employment Success partners: the Sno Valley Innovation Center, the Riverview School District, and the Snoqualmie Valley School District!
Thank you, Remlinger Farms, for always engaging and offering your business as this year’s VIP featured organization!
Thank you, Pete Nelson, Owner at Nelson Treehouse and Supply LLC for being our guest speaker and sharing your entrepreneurial path and story!
Thank you, Mike Halim, Owner at RM Graphics for creating our VIP swag!
Thank you, Joe Dockery and Tim Kennedy Digital Media Students for their creativity and logo work!
Thank you, Team Mentors:
Ron Amador, Principal Design Manager at Microsoft
Angela Donaldson, Farmers Insurance Agent & Natural Hazard Mitigation Consultant
Bradley Gross, Owner at BT Painting
Morgan Jones, Owner at Cascara Concierge
Ramsey MacDonald, Owner at Ramsey Gear
Sheraz Malik, Owner at Lari Adda LLC and Wolf Klinge LLC
Kerri Peterson, Owner at Cascara Concierge
Jim Ribail, VP at TEGRIS Fire and Carnation Mayor
Thank you, VIP Judges:
Morgan Henley, Owner, Event Producer and Talen Buyer at Morgan Henley Presents
Amy McHenry, Owner at BaeBae Cakes and Mayor Pro Tem Duvall City Council
Jessica Merizan, Central Governance Director at Microsoft, and City of Carnation Councilmember
Warren Moon, Executive Director at Wilderness Awareness School
Mark Mulder, Dean of the School of Business and Professor at Pacific Lutheran University
Meisha Robertson, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations at Riverview School District
Laura Smith, Executive Director at Empower Youth Network
Errol Tremolada, Strategic Real Estate at Amazon, and City of North Bend Councilmember
Thank you, Pacific Lutheran University for leaning in and offering substantial scholarships for all VIP attendees!
Thank you, City of Carnation, Duvall, North Bend, and Snoqualmie for recognizing May 2024 as Innovation Month across the entire Snoqualmie Valley!
Thank you, King County and the Snoqualmie Valley Economic Alliance for providing a platform to foster opportunities like this to help prepare and support our future workforce!