San Diego Automotive Educators Conference

WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DAN CORONADO

ON May 2nd, 2024 over 150 attendees got together to participate in this year’s Charged Up!, “Charged Up.” There was such strong support from the EV community represented by sponsors, speakers & OEMs like Tesla, Rivian, Chevrolet, Porsche, Toyota and Audi.

Event organizers Omar Sevilla and Greg Quirin with San Diego Unified School District established the San Diego Automotive Educators Group over a decade ago and have been hosting annual automotive educators’ conferences envisioning a platform to unite automotive instructors and professionals. Their mission is clear—to navigate the intricate day-to-day operations of teaching automotive technology to high school and college students across Southern California. With a shared passion for preserving the technical trade of automotive technology, Omar and Greg aimed to cultivate the next generation of highly skilled automotive technicians.

GREG Quirin, Career Technical Education Specialist, San Diego Unified School District, and co-founder of the San Diego Automotive Educators Group