2025 Gala Recap: Honoring Joshua Levy & Welcoming Rana Kannan

2025 Gala Recap: Honoring Joshua Levy & Welcoming Rana Kannan

Discovering Justice is grateful to the community of corporate sponsors, foundations, individual donors, and school districts who make our work possible—and who came together to celebrate civic education and youth empowerment at our 2025 Annual Gala.

We were honored to welcome Ropes & Gray as our Presenting Sponsor, whose leadership and support helped make the evening a tremendous success.
This year’s Gala marked a new chapter for Discovering Justice as we introduced Rana Kannan, our incoming Executive Director. Rana brings a bold vision and deep experience in the education space that will help propel us into our next chapter.

We were also proud to honor Joshua S. Levy, former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, with our Champion of Justice Award. Josh’s decades-long service as a mentor to students and Trustee has shaped the heart of this organization and inspired the next generation of changemakers.

The strength of this event would not have been possible without the tireless work of our 2025 Gala Committee:Lo Stark, Lenore Lobel, Louis Lobel, Michael Anderson, Sarah Walters (Gala Chair), Jennifer Brown, and Becca Solomont. Their creativity, dedication, and leadership helped bring our mission to life in powerful ways.

We also extend a heartfelt thank you to Goodwin Procter LLP and WilmerHale, our 2025 Guardian of Justice, whose continued volunteerism and philanthropic partnership have helped bring justice education into classrooms and courtrooms across the Commonwealth.
Together, we continue to show what’s possible when a community invests in democracy and the potential of its youngest citizens.
Thank you to everyone who made Gala 2025 unforgettable.

