Students from mountain communities visit Denver businesses, gain financial know-how
Throughout the 2016/17 school year, mountain communities will visit Denver to participate in Junior Achievement’s JA Destination Success program. Students will visit three Denver-area businesses to gain insights into the...
A Key JA Lesson: Embrace Your Fears
It’s the month of ghosts and goblins, trick or treaters and facing those things that go bump in the night. October also means we’re in the groove of a new...
As we head into the 2016/17 school year, I'm thrilled to celebrate a milestone anniversary as president and CEO of JA-Rocky Mountain. Twenty-five years. It's been an amazing journey. And...
University volunteer learns alongside students
Many of us have heard the old adage that the best way to learn something is to teach it. This certainly is the case for many JA-Rocky Mountain volunteers who spend...
JA Kick Start Your Future: A Valuable Collaboration for Denver’s Kids
For a second year, JA-Rocky Mountain partnered with the Denver Police Department, the Denver Mayor's office and several other organizations to offer JA Kick Start Your Future– a week-long summer...
2015/16 JA Bowl-A-Thon Raises More Than $1 Million
More than 100 DIRECTV professionals bowl for JA It’s no surprise that the JA Bowl-A-Thon is JA-Rocky Mountain’s largest fundraiser of the year and a top team-building opportunity for corporations...
JA brings critical learning to today’s education landscape
I enjoy shopping, and I love a good sale. Marketers see me coming from a mile away and do a fabulous job of tempting me with a darling handbag, a...
Golf tournament raises $405,000 to support local JA programs
Participants of the 2016 Bank of America Junior Achievement Golf Classic, presented by RE/MAX, LLC., helped Junior Achievement (JA) raise $405,000 to help ensure that Front Range schools continue to receive...
Why not be a little disruptive?
I like to be disruptive, it's true. I like to take calculated risks, shake things up and color outside the lines. I embrace that role. Being disruptive is often viewed...
