Jasmine Pachnanda
Senior Vice President, CEO Leadership Alliance--Orange County
Donation organization: Jasmine is donating her prize to the
Alliance College--Ready Public Schools Foundation (ACRPS). ACRPS is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation, operating 26 high-performing, tuition-free middle and high schools in the Los Angeles area. The network is focused on improving public education—a key to unlocking the potential and transforming the lives of young people and their families.
Why Jasmine was selected as a DEI alumni award winner: For more than a decade, Jasmine has dedicated her career to ensuring that all children—regardless of ZIP code, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background—have access to a high-quality public education. Thanks to her work and dedication, thousands of ACRPS's 13,000 students and 18,000 alumni received increased opportunities to complete their college degrees.