Hugh Molotsi

The Fresh Lifelines for Youth Board held our annual dinner tonight. Back row: Hugh Molotsi, Andrew Niklaus (Associate Director), Dick Watts (guest), Cheryl Young, Christa Gannone (Executive Director), Judge Jim Emerson; Front row: Aila Malik (Director of Strategy and Growth), Lisa Clark (Director of Development), Kai Chen, Carol Dressler, Randee Fenner (former board member), Azar Khansari, Mark Lazar (former board member), and Donna Petkanics. Sadly, Cheryl Young's term on the board has come to an end.  Our gratitude for Cheryl's contributions is immeasurable.  Here she is with a gift of art specially created for her by a former FLY client. ED Christa Gannon with former and current board presidents Mark Lazar and yours truly.

I recently enjoyed the privilege of being part of an extraordinary event: UnGrounded , a “hackathon in the sky” where British Airways brought together a group of over 100 innovators to develop solutions addressing the global misalignment of STEM talent.  We were divided into four teams: Team Altitude (Fostering Women in STEM), Team Ground Control (Growing STEM in Emerging Economies), Team Wingspan (Expanding STEM), and Team Transatlantic (Meeting US Demand for STEM Talent Globally).  I was part of Team Ground Control. The following are highlights from the experience. Day 1 – Wednesday June 12 th , 2013) We gathered at the Clift Hotel in San Francisco for an orientation where we heard welcome speeches from various luminaries including British Airways EVP Simon Talling-Smith (watch here ), California Lieutenant-Governor Gavin Newsom (watch here ) and British Counsel-General in San Francisco Priya Guha.   Some guidance we were given: There’s no silver bul...