Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Location: Operation Breakthrough (3039 Troost Avenue Kansas City, MO 64109)
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Have you wondered how tomorrow’s digital media stars are being prepared for the career you are enjoying right now? Several area non-profit organizations are introducing kids to digital media and other STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, Mathematics) disciplines through classwork, workshops and hands-on projects. One of KC’s most celebrated non-profit organizations is Operation Breakthrough. Through its STEAM programs and its Ignition Lab, youngsters are being introduced to fascinating career possibilities that will help them break through the barriers of poverty and marginalization they have traditionally faced.
Join us on Tuesday, November 19th from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. for our networking event: DIGITAL SCENE KC: STEAM Education to learn how Operation Breakthrough and other programs like it are bringing STEAM Education to life for Kansas City’s kids while you reconnect with peers from KC’s growing digital media ecosystem.
This DIGITAL SCENE KC event gives you the opportunity to connect with area digital media professionals in a casual, happy hour event while you learn more about what’s going on in KC with STEAM Education programs in our area.
- Enjoy free food and drink
- Network with other KC area digital media professionals and digital media educators
- Meet with some of KC’s most influential non-profit leaders of STEAM organizations
- See first-hand what Travis Kelsey had in mind when he donated the Ignition Lab to Operation Breakthrough
Who Can Attend?
Digital media professionals and digital media educators. (Sorry, no students under 21 as beer & wine will be served).
This event is free, but you must REGISTER to attend.
Guest Experts (KC STEAM Education Leaders)
Operation Breakthrough is dedicated to providing educational, supportive, and emergency services to low-income families. It offers programs like early childhood education, after-school care, and family support services to help children and their families break out of poverty.
Representative: Mary Esselman, President & CEO
Pomerol Partners builds industry leading business-focused data solutions that provide business value to our clients through simplifying data and making data actionable. They are a much-appreciated sponsor of the DIGITAL SCENE KC program.
Representative: Kanon Cozad, Director of CIO Advisory Services
iSTEAMKC cultivates a dynamic learning environment that empowers individuals to excel at the intersection of arts, media technology and workforce development through hands-on experiences, mentorship and collaborative projects.
Representative: Pat Jordan, Founder and President, Dr. Auburn Ellis, Director of Creative Engagement, Royce Diamond, Sound Engineering Instructor
digiSTORY KC provides workshops and other educational resources to advance digital media skills for those who wish to tell their stories through the fascinating capabilities of digital media.
Representatives: Ron Green, Executive Director and Jeff Daly, Animator
KC STEM Alliance is a collaborative network of educators, business partners and affiliates that inspires interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers to generate a robust force of related professionals for our community.
Representative: Callen Zind, Strategic Communications Consultant
About Our Host
Operation Breakthrough surrounds 750 of the city’s most vulnerable children and their families with opportunities – to learn, connect, be nurtured and prepare for success. The program runs cradle to career, helping little children become school-ready, helping school-agers stay on track and offering teens real-world experiences in digital electronics, graphic design and more. OB empowers people to breakthrough to a bright future!
This event is part of the DIGITAL SCENE KC series and is brought to you by:
