Junior Achievement –Rocky Mountain has received the 2010 Samaritan Institute Award from the Colorado Ethics in Business Alliance (CEBA). The Samaritan Institute Award recognizes the top ethical role model in the non-profit sector.
“Businesses today have a double bottom line; social good plus financial returns,” states Junior Achievement President and CEO, Robin Wise, “at [...]
More than 3,500 volunteers will participate in Junior Achievement classrooms this year and count among them the president and CEO of JA, Robin Wise. Robin is teaching the high school program – “JA Success Skills.” Here’s what she has to say about her experience.
“I just got back from teaching my fourth session of JA [...]
I was first exposed to Junior Achievement in 9th grade. Our focus was on picking stocks, and it opened my eyes to some of the basic principles of business. While living in Central Florida, I had the opportunity to volunteer with JA in the classroom, and return the favor done for me many years prior. [...]
The last week in September, Robin Wise, President/CEO, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc., Hollie Stevenson, VP Education, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc. and JA Board members, Steve Anton, Partner, Anton Collins Mitchell LLP; Steve Davis, Senior Vice President – Policy and Law, Qwest Communications; Dave Markham, President, Commercial Launch Services Lockheed Martin; and Sandy Rothe, Managing Partner, [...]
2,150 STUDENTS
+ 164 VOLUNTEERS
+ 90 CLASSROOMS
+ 1 DAY
= A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
In school, as in life, the numbers say it all.
That mantra will certainly ring true today, April 9, as Qwest celebrates “financial literacy month” and adopts five schools through Junior Achievement and the “JA in a Day” program.
On that day, over the span of [...]