“These kids represent our future”
Kris Defnet became interested in volunteering for JA when she saw another volunteer with one of JA’s recognizable kits walking down the hall of her daughter’s school. She realized that becoming a...
JA volunteer Jennifer Leitsch named as a DBJ Top Forty Under 40 for 2014
JA is thrilled that Jennifer Leitsch, corporate responsibility manager for Prologis, is being recognized as one of the Denver Business Journal's Forty Under 40 for her outstanding community leadership. Sustainability is...
Larry Hendrickson representing the Vail Valley Advisory Board at a JA Board Meeting Larry Hendrickson has 40 years of experience in the business world. He has worked in general management...
“It’s a great little walk down memory lane”
Christina Schultz JA volunteer Christina Schultz has shown her passion for the JA mission not only though her growing participation in JA programs, but also by encouraging her coworkers at...
“It is so wonderful to challenge & be challenged by teenagers”
Laurie Raskasky Laurie Raskasky, CPA and owner of Balanced Outcomes, credits her experience as a JA student for shaping her understanding and passion for business and entrepreneurship. After college and...
JA Communications & High Tech Industry Challenge
Technology and communications companies are no strangers to competition or community involvement. So it’s no wonder industry leaders jumped at the chance to compete against each other for the good...
Orthodontists interact with teenagers on a different level through volunteering
As professionals whose work is to “straighten” their patients’ lives, it only makes sense that orthodontists Dr. Trent Nestman and Dr. Albert Eng are in the classroom doing the same for...
JA Featured on PBS’ American Graduate Day Broadcast
Junior Achievement was recently featured on PBS’ national broadcast about nonprofits who are working to boost U.S. high school graduation rates.
Second Annual Northern Colorado JA Inspiration Reception
More than one hundred community members attended second annual Northern Colorado JA Inspiration Reception on September 26. Attendees enjoyed visiting with special guests Curt and Nancy Richardson, entrepreneurs and founders of OtterBox and...
