Junior Achievement of Arizona
Hailey McGuffin currently serves as the Education Manager at Junior Achievement of Arizona, where responsibilities include assisting schools with curriculum preparation for the Capstone programs, JA Biztown and Finance Park. Previously, Hailey worked as a Program Coordinator at Kyrene School District, focusing on support in a 6th grade Humanities class to promote rigorous and equitable learning experiences. Additional experience includes roles as a Recreational Gymnastics Coach at Scottsdale Gymnastics, a Guest Services Associate at European Wax Center, and a Lead Teacher at Valley Child Care and Learning Centers. Hailey holds a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education (History) from Arizona State University, earned in 2023.
Junior Achievement of Arizona
For the last 60+ years, Junior Achievement of Arizona (JA) has been empowering the futures of millions of Arizona students by giving them the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money, plan for their future, and make smart academic, career and economic choices. Delivered by 9,500 business and community volunteer mentors, our hands-on, age-appropriate programs focus on three key areas: financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Serving more than 80,000 students each year and over 2 million since its founding, JA is shaping the college- and career-readiness conversation, and we play an important role in Arizona’s workforce and economic development. Our programs help students connect what they learn in the classroom to the real world, and demonstrate how learning correlates to earning – knowledge critical to empowering today’s students to be successful, contributing members of society in the future. We serve students with diverse backgrounds and socio-economic status throughout Arizona, with primary focus on providing our programs to students from low-income households. We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization wholly dependent on the financial and volunteer support of individuals, foundations and businesses.