PEF’s 40th Anniversary Gala
Join us for a meaningful evening celebrating the Philadelphia Education Fund’s 40-year legacy of expanding opportunities for students across the city to achieve success after high school. In honor of this milestone anniversary, we’re delighted to be hosting an evening gala event, to honor the impact built over four decades while engaging in a forward-looking conversation about what the future of education demands and what is possible when we act together.
Honorary Co-Chairs
Dr. Tony Watlington, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
Katherine Gilmore Richardson, City Councilmember At-Large
Gala Co-Chairs
David Baker and Irene Levy Baker
La-Toya and Otis Hackney
Master Class & Panelists
A 40th anniversary is both a milestone and an inflection point. At this year’s gala, we celebrate the students, partners, and champions who made PEF’s work possible, while also asking: what does the next chapter demand of us? During the Gala’s featured panel discussion, leaders from higher education, K–12, and industry will examine what may be the most consequential question facing our students and our region: what role must colleges and universities play to truly drive economic mobility?
David L. Cohen, U.S. Ambassador to Canada (retired)
John Fry, President of Temple University
Farah Jimenez, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Education Fund
Pedro A. Rivera II, Ed.D., President of Thaddeus Stevens College
RECOGNIZING OUR GENEROUS GALA SPONSORS!
MASTER’S LEVEL SPONSOR
ASSOCIATE’S LEVEL SPONSOR
David Baker and Irene Levy Baker
John and Jennifer Ginelli
Alquon Hodges
La-Toya and Otis Hackney
Joann Mitchell
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL SPONSOR
Thomas and Julie Ball
Haque Family
