World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024
Joe Erpelding is currently the Design-to-Action Network Lead (Education) at World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024. Joe is a Mentor at Started, a Board Member at Design Forward Alliance, and the K-8 Principal at Rancho Santa Fe School District. Previously, Joe was the Senior Vice President of Education at Thrively and held various principal roles at Poway Unified School District. Their career in education spans from teaching to leadership roles, demonstrating a commitment to innovative educational practices and student success.
World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024
As the World Design Capital of 2024, San Diego and Tijuana will bring together civic leaders, activists, and multidisciplinary designers to address our region’s most pressing challenges by design. The year-long series of public events, conferences, policy summits, workshops, and more will accelerate the exchange of ideas and create opportunity for collaboration among our diverse communities. By leveraging design as both a perspective and change agent, we can transform policy, education, infrastructure, and culture across our region.