Latoya Lewis, 36, Jose Martinez, 16, Keiri Sanchez, 16, and Karri Smith, 15

Founder and CEO, EnventU Students at Columbia Heights Educational Campus, Latoya started EnventU as a way to help student learn more about careers in AV, catering, décor, event production, floral design, graphic design and lighting production. The unique program gives Washington, D.C.-area students a chance to have experience doing onsite event production, gives them exclusive access to industry jobs and work with industry mentors.

Through EnventU, Jose, Keiri and Karri attended InfoComm 2017, sitting in on classes, meeting staffers, walking around the trade show floor to see the newest AV technology and being part of behind-the-scenes tours of area attractions.