Category: Volunteers

January 8, 2025

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...

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January 1, 2025

Beth King: “Watching young people be so engaged is so rewarding”

Born and raised in Littleton, Beth King attended Columbine High School and then spent 32 years at Lockheed Martin in Engineering and Business Development. Lockheed Martin participated in the Corporate...

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August 7, 2023

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...

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August 7, 2023

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...

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February 7, 2023

Be A Game Changer

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....

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January 24, 2023

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...

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November 14, 2022

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...

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July 27, 2022

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...

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June 28, 2022

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...

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