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Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada

Our Mission

Empowering youth to own their economic success.

Our Vision

We envision a world in which young people have the skill set and mindset to build thriving communities.

At Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, we believe that by investing in our youth’s economic futures today, we can change their tomorrows. Together with business leaders, schools and volunteers, we teach young people how to make smart financial decisions and become entrepreneurs while preparing them for the workforce. By inspiring them to dream big and see a world of limitless opportunity, we can make the future better for all of us.

Our Goals

To positively impact young people’s perceptions about the importance of education and critical life skills. Preparation involves our proven lessons that promote financial capability, work and career readiness, and business ownership. We reach 20,000+ Clark County students with Junior Achievement programming, and our goal is to increase that to 60,000.

Fundraising Opportunities

We host events throughout the year to raise money to support our programming. These events also engage the community in our efforts to reach students. Whether getting involved on an individual level or as a business through event sponsorship, we offer several ways to support our work while having a great time!

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are critical to the success of our programs, and JA volunteers have the opportunity to impact a large number of students in a short span of time. As a volunteer, you will inspire and prepare young people for their futures and help youth avoid the financial pitfalls many adults face.

In-classroom volunteering: Junior Achievement’s classroom volunteers come from all walks of life, including: business people, college students, parents and retirees. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of our organization. JA programs bring volunteers into the classroom to teach students, K-12 and young adults up to 25 about entrepreneurship, personal financial literacy, and workforce readiness. JA provides you with the materials and training necessary to teach your class.

Event volunteering: With the many fundraising events we host, we have unique and fun ways for volunteers to help.

Giving Opportunities

Junior Achievement partners with corporations and individuals to fund the programs delivered to local students.

This is done through:

Capital Campaign sponsorship opportunities in our new Junior Achievement Inspiration Center. Home to our two capstone programs, Betty’s JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.

• Program and event sponsorships
• Corporate giving
• Annual individual giving
• In-kind donations
• Company matching donations
• Goodshop.com
• Walmart’s Spark Good Round Up
• United Way

President and CEO

Michelle Jackson

Year Established

1996

Service Area

Clark County/Southern Nevada

Board of Directors

Nate Lloyd, Chairman of the Board, ImagineCo
Sandi Milton, Immediate Past Chair, Nevada State Bank
Timothy Goldsmith, Co-Vice Chairman of Board, Ernst & Young 
Vandana Bhalla, Secretary, Signature Real Estate Group
James McGinnis, Treasurer, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore
Danielle Strong, Chairperson, Fontainebleau-Las Vegas
Gavin Takeshita, Chairperson, BDO 
Rick Arpin, Chairperson- Funding, Las Vegas KPMG
Samantha Rayburn, Chairwoman-Governance,Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
C.J. Neff, Chair-Education, Hightower Las Vegas
Mark Briggs
Hilary Nelson
Adam Bravo
Melissa Wheeler
Dion “Roy” Dixon
Ken Janssen
Robert Yoder
Elizabeth Delgado
Brett Valdez
Sarah Lester
Crystal Sunbury
Wallace Bell
Joan Blair
Ron Kullman
Shannon Oroz
Crystal Hirschi
Philip Natale

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