Sally Messinger: “JA inspired my students to try out new ideas and not be afraid to fail”
Many years ago, as a high school teacher, I received a phone call from a Junior Achievement program manager who informed me that I had been assigned a Junior Achievement volunteer. This volunteer would be […]
Tara Petersen: “Working for JA taught me how to work professionally, strategically, and efficiently”
I’ll never forget the day I got a call from Kristi Shaffer offering me a job at Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain. I literally jumped up and down and screamed as soon as she hung up. I […]
2026 Colorado Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain are proud to announce the 2026 inductees into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame, representing Colorado’s most distinguished business leaders from the past and present. […]
Alondra Fabela Sanchez: 2025 Robin Wise Scholar
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) is proud to announce Alondra Fabela Sanchez as the recipient of the 2025 Robin Wise Scholarship. A Boulder native, Alondra graduated from Boulder High School in May of this year and […]
Willow Samu: “I don’t know where I’d be without JA”
I first went to JA Finance Park as a totally lost teenager who thought budgeting meant choosing between getting gas or lunch with your friends. I had no clue about money and no real guidance, […]
Jeff Edoff: 2025 JA Volunteer of the Year
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) is proud to recognize Jeff Edoff as the 2025 Volunteer of the Year. Jeff’s first JA volunteer experience was in 2009, teaching JA Our Community to 2nd graders at Fremont Elementary […]
Caitlin Turner: 2025 JA Shooting Star of the Year
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain is excited to announce Caitlin Turner as the 2025 JA Shooting Star of the Year. Caitlin began her tenure with Collegiate Peaks Bank five years ago as a consultant. While community engagement […]
Lisa Hollingsworth: 2025 JA Educator of the Year
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain is honored to recognize Lisa Hollingsworth as the 2025 JA Educator of the Year. Lisa has implemented JA programming into her curriculum since 2015, impacting more than 570 of her high school […]
Liz Stapp: 2025 JA Advocate of the Year
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) is happy to announce Liz Stapp as the 2025 JA Advocate of the Year. Two years ago, following a career as an attorney and university professor teaching Business Law, Ethics, and […]
