Tom Durkin Named 2023 JA Volunteer of the Year
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) is proud to name Tom Durkin as its 2023 Volunteer of the Year. Tom first became involved with JA after a trip to his home state...
JA Recognizes Eric Bowler as the 2023 Advocate of the Year
Each year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) names one person or organization Advocate of the Year. The recipient is selected by JA staff members in recognition of their extraordinary breadth of...
Volunteers Help Level the Playing Field of Life Practice makes perfect.” – Benjamin Franklin This is a quote we have heard from the time we were little even into adulthood....
JA on Denver 7’s Mile High Living
JA-Rocky Mountain's Senior Education Engagement Officer, Jill Hrnicek, was featured on Denver Channel 7's Mile High Living, discussing all things JA – including the new JA Free Enterprise Center and 2023...
Taking Stock in the JA Stock Market Challenge
Another year, another round of fast-paced excitement at the JA-Stock Market Challenge! Thanks to financial and volunteer support from the business community, more than 1,200 local area students competed in...
JA-Rocky Mountain Participates in the CSU Global Business Academy
Gerald Chen, CFO of OtterProducts leads the JA Career Success workshop at the CSU Global Academy last month. This July, students from around the globe participated in an immersive, ten-day...
2022 Volunteer, Educator & Advocate of the Year
Each year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) names one person or organization Volunteer, Educator and Advocate of the Year. The recipient is hand-selected by JA staff members in recognition of their...
JA Volunteer Returns to Same Teacher’s Class for 23 Years
JA volunteer Tom Cordova In 1998, Junior Achievement connected three individuals whose lives have never been the same since. Angela Burmeister, a JA staff member at the time, made presentations...
JA Tackling Teens’ Growing Distrust of Corporate America
Just 17 percent of Americans believe business executives have a high level of honesty and ethical standards, according to a recent Gallup poll, a decline of three percentage points from...
