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Ford Philanthropy and Dev X introduced to Pennfield-area school boards for Fab Lab collaboration
Summary
Ford Philanthropy and Dev X were introduced at a Feb. 11 joint meeting of Pennfield-area school boards to present the Ford Fab Lab concept to district leaders and high school principals; the agenda lists presenters and participating principals but provides no detailed implementation timeline in the transcript.
Pennfield Schools hosted a joint board meeting on Feb. 11, 2026, where Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer introduced representatives from Ford Philanthropy and Dev X to present the Ford Fab Lab partnership. The agenda lists Mary Culler (President, Ford Philanthropy), Alex Shelton (Education Manager, Ford Philanthropy), Michael Stone (Co-founder, Dev X) and Tony Donen (Co-founder, Dev X) as the presenters for the Ford Fab Lab item.
According to the meeting agenda, the presentation was intended to describe the Ford Fab Lab and its potential role for local high schools; the transcript provided is an agenda summary and does not include verbatim presentation content or a staff report. The agenda also named participating principals from four districts—Cody Japinga (Lakeview), Tyler Gilland (Battle Creek Public Schools), Katrina Hill (Pennfield) and Stefanie Howard (Harper Creek)—as part of the implementation discussion that followed.
