Category: Volunteers

June 28, 2016

E-Mentoring Provides Students with Insights into Entrepreneurship

Chef Lisa Givens I participated in the 2016 JA Business Week E-mentoring session held at Johnson & Wales University.  This session was similar to  "speed dating" or what I called...

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The Good Stuff You Don’t Learn in School

When I first attended JA Business Week following my sophomore year in high school, I was skeptical of what I was getting myself into. I asked myself WHY? Why would...

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June 24, 2016

Volunteers from Buckley Air Force Base Teach More than Financial Lessons to Area Students

JA volunteers from Buckley Air Force Base spent the day at McMeen Elementary School The men and women who serve the United States of America at Buckley Air Force Base...

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May 26, 2016

Charles Bogenberger’s JA volunteerism leads to professional opportunity

Charles Bogenberger, Supplier Marketing Manager for Arrow Electronics Seated in a dark room surrounded by teenagers, JA-Rocky Mountain volunteer Charles Bogenberger listened intently to the JA Business Week speaker from...

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April 28, 2016

Volunteer Sarah Saltzman’s passion for JA stands the test of time

Sarah Saltzman, SM Energy Payroll Administrator & committed JA volunteer During her ten years of volunteer service to Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA), Sarah Saltzman, Payroll Administrator for SM Energy, has...

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March 24, 2016

University volunteer Tyler Kamnikar serves as teacher and student in JA classroom

Tyler Kamnikar had no idea that he’d become a local celebrity when he began his academic service learning experience with Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) at Foundations Academy in Brighton. A...

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February 26, 2016

JA volunteer and retiree Tom Durkin continues to inspire

Tom Durkin makes economics fun for primary school students On any given weekday, Tom Durkin’s backseat is overflowing with at least half a dozen 10-lb, clear plastic “briefcases.” Inside are...

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December 22, 2015

JA alumnus serves up sushi burritos and business guidance

Anyone hungry for a sushi burrito? That’s right. A sushi burrito. In October 2015, JA-Rocky Mountain alumnus and volunteer Alonzo Martinez and his business partner launched Komotodo Sushi Burrito, a...

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November 30, 2015

JA Supporter Demonstrates the Power of Long-term Giving

It began as a challenge from a friend, and more than a year later Brian Florey continues to support Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain. “Back when the ice bucket challenge was happening...

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