Our Mission

FATE stands for Fostering Ambition Towards Excellence. Founded in South Pasadena, CA, FATE is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering foster youth by connecting them with meaningful career opportunities in the construction industry.

Through partnerships with trade schools, contractors, and organizations serving foster youth, we connect young people with education, training, and career opportunities in a variety of construction related fields.


Our goal is to help foster youth build skills and pursue stable, sustainable careers while strengthening the communities we serve.

We collaborate with trade schools, contractors, and organizations that support current and former foster youth. By bringing these partners together, FATE helps create greater opportunities for foster youth while strengthening the communities we serve.

Board of Directors

President
Carlo Thorbourne

A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Carlo Thorbourne is a South Pasadena native and family man. A natural connector, he has played a key role in securing FATE’s most important strategic partnerships.

Vice President
Justin Bowman

Justin Bowman is a Temple City native and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate.  Justin is an insurance broker and risk manager for the construction industry.

Secretary
Kris Maines

Kris Maines is everywhere in the South Pasadena community. Among other things is the Vice President of the Oneonta Club and Foundation and Div 1 Los Angeles AOH, and works as an RN at the Huntington Hospital, while also getting his Masters in Business from USC.

Treasurer
Brooks Burns

Brooks Burns has a keen eye for organization and nuance as well as the financial details. A proud Oregon Duck alumni, he works at the local South Pasadena accounting firm, Henson CPA, and is a great asset to the FATE team and the future of our program.

Chief Technical Officer
Dylan Burke

Dylan Burke is our tech and graphic design wizard. He’s worked in the app/game development sector for over a decade and enjoys creating all the promotional material and event-side graphics for the FATE team.