Port of Los Angeles: A Partnership that Changes Lives

For more than 25 years, the Port of Los Angeles has partnered with EXP to strengthen workforce pathways in trade, logistics, and the maritime industry.

General, Alumni & Young Adults, Success Storiesoakley borenSeptember 26, 2025Port of Los Angeles, Internship Program, EXP Internship Program, High School Internship, Community Investment, Community Partnership

EXP Insider: Saying Hello to New Friends and Goodbye to Old Ones

We are excited to welcome GPS Your Future® speaker Matt Barnes and returning board member Natalie Irwin, and are also saddened to lose a long-time supporter, Lawrence E. Dale.

EXP Insider, Generaloakley borenSeptember 7, 2025EXP Insider, Long Beach Gives, GPS Your Future, Board, Board update, Board of Directors, Valero, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Marathon Petroleum Corporation Features EXP in Summer Newsletter

Celebrating our long-standing partnership and community impact since 2008.

In the News, Generaloakley borenAugust 22, 2025Community Partnership, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

EXP Insider: Save the Date for GPS Your Future®

We’re getting ready for the new school year with activities including Long Beach Gives LIVE! and GPS Your Future.

EXP Insider, Generaloakley borenAugust 18, 2025EXP Insider, GPS Your Future, Internship, EXP Internship Program, Los Angeles Maritime Institute

Happy National Intern Day - July 31!

EXP office interns share their summer internship experience on National Intern Day.

Generaloakley borenJuly 31, 2025Internship, Internship Program, EXP Internship Program, High School Internship, National Intern Day

EXP Insider: Celebrating another successful school year!

What a school year! This summer, we say congrats to Class of 2025 and gear up for Career EXPedition: Cal Maritime.

EXP Insider, Generaloakley borenJuly 2, 2025EXP Insider, Cal Maritime, Career EXPedition, EXP alumni, alumni, graduation

Standing with our Students Today and Always

As always, EXP stands alongside our students with compassion, clarity, and an unwavering belief in their potential, ensuring they feel secure as they pursue bright futures, no matter the circumstances surrounding them.

Generaloakley borenJune 16, 2025Students, Diversity Equity and Inclusion

EXP Insider: Are you ready for summer? Our interns are!

Support our summer internships today! Also read a recap from Oceans of Opportunity and your support in action.

EXP Insider, Generaloakley borenJune 3, 2025EXP Insider, Newsletter, Internship, EXP Internship Program, Oceans of Opportunity, Guest Speaker, Centinela Valley Union High School District, Lawndale High School, Leuzinger High School, El Camino College

The 25th annual Oceans of Opportunity: An EXP Homecoming

From founding supporters to current students in EXP programs, EXP’s past, present, and future came together the 25th annual Oceans of Opportunity Awards and Scholarship Celebration for an unforgettable evening.

Events, Generaloakley borenMay 22, 2025Oceans of Opportunity, 25th anniversary, Scholarships, Carol Rowen 180 Degree Award, Bill Stein Memorial Leadership Award, Keeper of the Flame, The Carol Rowen Legacy Award

Community of Caring Adults: How Jade Chavez Finds Her Way Back from the Brink

Through EXP, Barstow High School senior Jade Chavez reconnected—with mentors, peers, and most importantly, herself. Read the full story of the 2025 Carol Rowen 180 Degree Award honoree.

Alumni & Young Adults, Success Stories, Generaloakley borenMay 16, 2025Oceans of Opportunity, Carol Rowen 180 Degree Award, Barstow High School

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