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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2002
For More Information Contact:
Elaine Curran
President
(408) 988-8915 ext. 210
ecurran@jascc.orgJunior Achievement of Santa Clara County Broadens Board of Directors to Deepen Business Connection with Education
Wanting to continue building strong ties between the local education and business communities, Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County (serving Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Santa Clara counties) has appointed several new Board Members. These new Board Members draw from decades of experience in regional school districts and a broad range of businesses yet have a common focus: student success. They will join Junior Achievement’s effort to tackle the gaps in students’ understanding of business, their role in the community and especially how to prepare themselves to be successful in the local economy. “Developing a homegrown high-tech workforce will contribute to the general sustainability of our local community by increasing the chance that individuals who grow up in the region will have the opportunity to remain here and thrive in the local economy.”
Betsy Doss, Assistant to the Superintendent, San Jose Unified School District
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
“Each of these additions to the Board of Directors will add unique value and we are delighted to have such talent from both education and industry. Together with the staff, the new members join current Board members in ensuring that Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County is well-prepared to take a leadership role in local economic education,” says Elaine Curran, President of Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County.
The expanded Board of Directors’ practical insights will ensure that Junior Achievement focuses on improving operational efficiency, increasing visibility in the community, growing the number of students and volunteers participating, and maintaining program relevancy to current and future economic education in Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay.
Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County is the premier K – 12 local economic education organization, serving Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties. Globally, Junior Achievement is the largest and fastest-growing nonprofit economic education organization, annually teaching over 4 million elementary, middle school and high school students in 106 countries. Since 1953, Junior Achievement has partnered with Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay businesses, communities and educational institutions to help young people familiarize themselves with business concepts. Junior Achievement’s mission is for students to be inspired and educated by volunteer role models, who help these youth succeed by linking education to the world of work. Junior Achievement’s unique approach to accomplish its mission is that local business organizations’ volunteers combine their work experience with up-to-date Junior Achievement-developed courses to teach students how to apply basic skills and critical thinking to solve complex problems in the “real world.” Armed with this fundamental business and community understanding, 25,000 students annually, in every school grade, learn to become active contributors to the Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay economy. Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County: Making local economic education impact one classroom at a time. For more information and to volunteer, visit http://www.jascc.org or call 408-988-8915.
Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network “Workforce 2002 Study” conducted by A.T.Kearney.
