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.

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Katherine Cecala

William Abbott

Will Abbott

Amy Schaefer

Joss Francheterre

Anne Landers

The Education and Program Team at Junior Achievement of Arizona designs, develops, and implements educational programs focusing on financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship for students across Arizona. This team collaborates with volunteer mentors to ensure the delivery of engaging, hands-on learning experiences, aiming to equip students from diverse backgrounds with the necessary skills to thrive academically and economically. Their efforts support the organization’s mission to empower future generations to become successful, contributing members of society.

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