A Cool Million from Facebook Exec.

October 2, 2015

Live in Peace, a nonprofit organization founded and directed by Kalmanovitz School of Education doctoral student Heather Starnes, received $1 million from Facebook executive Chris Cox and his wife, filmmaker Visra Vichit-Vadakan, to help connect East Palo Alto youth and young adults to the tech community. The donation will support classes in arts, music, college readiness, and technology, led by college students, industry leaders, and local entrepreneurs.

“There is nothing more beautiful than to see communities come together for a common cause. We get to see the genius and talent of our youth and young adults,” said Starnes. While at SMC, Starnes also helped write “Catalyst Schools: The Catholic Ethos and Public Charter Schools,” which describes transferring a Lasallian educational model into the public sector.