Kristi Shaffer: “Thirty years later, I’m still excited about inspiring young people”
In 1992, my mom retired from teaching accounting at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. She joined the Peace Corps to teach individuals how to launch and operate a...
Celebrating 75 Years With 75 Stories
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year! To celebrate, we are collecting 75 JA stories to share the incredible impact JA has made on our community. Your...
Bas Wolf: “JA should be in every classroom”
In 2014, Bas Wolf was teaching English at Highlands Ranch High School when tragedy struck. Joe Chandler, the school’s Alternative Cooperation Education (ACE) teacher since its inception in 2007, passed...
Eric Bowler: “JA offers real-world experiences”
Born and raised just south of Denver, Eric has been with Schwab for the last 17 years and is a Director of Client Service and Support in Lone Tree. He...
JA Board Member Honored With National Recognition
Ed Nekritz, JA-Rocky Mountain Board Member and current Senior Advisor for Prologis after serving as the company's first Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for almost 30 years, will be...
Maxwell Skidmore: “I feel like I’m doing something right”
Maxwell Skidmore graduated from Northfield High School in May 2023. He attended a JA summer program, where his energy, positivity, and ambition were quickly noticed by JA staff and volunteers....
2025 Colorado Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain are proud to announce the 2025 inductees into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame, representing Colorado’s most distinguished business leaders...
Kim McGrigg: “I’m happy to be part of the solution”
For a period of about ten years, Kim McGrigg was known as “Susan.” No, she wasn’t in the witness protection program. She was an online advice columnist for a company...
Mazza FarajAllah: “Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”
Mazza was born and raised in Saudi Arabia to Sudanese parents and moved to Colorado in November 2020. Six months later, she started working for the Western Union Foundation, which...
