The 16th Annual GPS Your Future®

Join us at CSU Dominguez Hills on Thursday, October 29!

Produced by EXP, the annual GPS Your Future® career discovery event showcases high-growth industries and introduces career paths to high school students. We are anticipating 400+ students this year!

  • Keynote address

  • Career Panels

  • Career discovery expo on the North Lawn with 30+ future employers.

In 2025, nearly 400 high school students from 12 EXP-supported high schools engaged with more than 120 industry volunteers and 37 exhibitors.

“This program truly does help students' futures by providing them with resources and speakers who are able to teach students about their career paths,” said one of our students.

School participation is coordinated directly with EXP.

Sponsorship opportunities are now available! Contact Mary Tran, CEO, at marytran@expfuture.org for more information.

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Keynote Speaker: Kofi Dadson
Professional Event Host and Storyteller

Kofi Dadson is a dynamic live event host, interviewer, producer, and director who believes storytelling can bring people together. A proud Lincoln University alum and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Kofi discovered his passion for hosting on campus, where he found joy in connecting with audiences and creating memorable experiences. Since then, he has built a diverse career in media and entertainment, working with renowned brands and platforms including TMZ, the LA Clippers, Warner Music, and Adidas. As a former on-air personality on TMZ on TV, he interviewed celebrities and brought compelling stories to life.

Kofi is the founder of Scene by Us Productions, where he creates content and experiences rooted in authenticity, empathy, and a simple but powerful mission: to help people feel seen, heard, and valued.

Thank you, 2026 Sponsors!

DESTINATION SPONSORS

COMPASS SPONSORS

 
 

BEACON SPONSORS

 
 

SPECIAL THANKS

Bracken’s Kitchen · Griffith Company · KPS Security

EXHIBITORS

  • AltaSea

  • APM Terminals*

  • Aquarium of the Pacific

  • Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

  • CSU Dominguez Hills - College of Health, Human Services & Nursing - Toro Health Pathways*

  • Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

  • Children's Dental Health Clinic (CDHC)

  • CREST - CSUDH Center for Resilient, Equitable, Sustainable Transportation*

  • Compton Community Health Professions Partnership

  • Confluence Rising

  • Doubletree by Hilton Carson

  • EHS Recruiting Company

  • Griffith Company*

  • The Guidance Center

  • Los Angeles County Public Works

  • Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI)

  • Los Angeles Port Police

  • Marathon Los Angeles Refinery*

  • Marshall B. Ketchum University

  • Pacific Battleship Center

  • Phantom Design

  • Poppy Bank*

  • Port of Long Beach*

  • Port of Los Angeles*

  • San Pedro Meals on Wheels

  • Target

  • Toyota

  • Valero*

  • Water Replenishment District*

* Sponsor

CAREER PANELISTS

Business & Entrepreneurship #1

  • Sean Allen, CEO, Argos Engineers

  • Weston LaBar, Founding CEO, Ventures 52

  • Dr. Michelle Yanez, CEO, MY Workforce Solutions LLC

  • Laura Avila, Realtor, LA Move (Moderator)

Business & Entrepreneurship #2

  • C.J. Nord, Founder, Supply Chains for Good

  • Michelle Quevedo-Penn, Vice President - Branch Manager, Poppy Bank

  • Margo Waldie, Vice President of Business Development, Weber Logistics

  • Brissa Sotelo-Vargas, Director of Community Relations and Government Affairs, Valero

Career PORTsibilities with the Port of Los Angeles

  • Marisa Katnich, Director of Cargo and Industrial Real Estate

  • Cecilia Moreno, Director of Community Relations

  • Eloy Rodriguez, Civil Engineer

Biomedical / Healthcare #1

  • Karla Castillo, Director, Work-based Learning Program, CSU Dominguez Hills College of Health, Human Services & Nursing

  • Maria Gaytan, Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified, Charles Drew University

  • Alexis Hernandez, Biomedical Engineering Student, CSU Long Beach (EXP Alum)

Biomedical / Healthcare #2

  • Dr. Nathan Ford, Medical Director, Ford Wellness Center

  • Dr. Joshua Garcia, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Marshall B. Ketchum University - College of Pharmacy

  • Victoria Gichohi, Program Manager, Compton Community Health Professions Partnership

  • Dr. Enrique Ortega, Associate Dean, CSU Dominguez Hills College of Health, Human Services & Nursing (Moderator)

STEM

  • Jackie Birdsall, Senior Program Manager, Toyota

  • Dr. Erica D. Diminich, Assistant Professor, CSU Dominguez Hills College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences

  • Max Oppedahl, Process Engineer III – Carson Cokers, Marathon Los Angeles Refinery

Future of Automotive

  • Jackie Birdsall, Senior Program Manager, Toyota

  • Starlett Quarles, Founder & CEO, Minority Renewable Energy Project of California

  • Dr. Michelle Yanez, CEO, MY Workforce Solutions LLC

IT/Computer Science

  • Dr. Juhi Nandwani, Associate Director, ECommerce, Direct Agents

  • Cristian Nunez, Associate Process Control Systems Analyst, Valero

  • Bin Tang, Professor, CSU Dominguez Hills

Digital Arts & Media

  • Avalon Irons, Senior Writer, Escape Velocity Entertainment

  • Chloe Ruiz, Graphic Designer, Phantom Design

  • Brett Wooldridge, Creative Director, Video Game and Entertainment

Law & Government

  • Edward R. Cainglit, Esq., Managing Attorney, Oak Crest Law

  • Bianey Mercado Guzman, District Scheduler, Office of Assemblymember Mike Gipson (EXP Alum)

  • Celia Ixta, Detective, Los Angeles Police