Category: Announcements

We’re thrilled to welcome Terri Young to the Junior Achievement (JA) team! With a career spanning professional and collegiate sports, Terri brings a wealth of experience in sales, partnerships, and relationship-building, and she’s ready to channel that expertise into advancing JA’s mission. Terri graduated from Slippery Rock University with a degree in…

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania (JAWPA) website—designed with educators and families in mind! Whether you’re inspiring students in the classroom or supporting your child at home, our updated site offers the tools and resources you need to make a meaningful impact….

A YEAR OF GROWTH – JA’S 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR The 2022-2023 fiscal year was a year of growth for Junior Achievement of Western PA (JA). Despite nationwide teacher shortages, a volatile economy and lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we persisted to improve upon newly established events and programs, like…

CONGRATS MELVIN “MEL” WASHINGTON, JA’S 50TH GOLDEN ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE Melvin “Mel” Washington embodies the values and character that Junior Achievement of Western PA (JA) promotes. As a decorated businessman, an advocate for financial literacy and a longtime JA board member and supporter, Mel was a natural choice for JA’s prestigious…