For More Information Contact:
Leah Nell Adams
Director, Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc.-Dane County
608-288-8201
Madison, WI– Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc.- Dane County is growing in Madison and surrounding areas, providing more than 8,000 area students in grades K-12 with financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurial skills essential to sustaining our community’s future workforce.
E. David Locke, Chairman and CEO of McFarland State Bank and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement – Dane County District (JA Dane County), announced the election of new board members who will provide strategic direction and support JA’s efforts in Dane County.
Joining the JA Dane County board from area school districts are:
Dan Nerad, Superintendent, Madison Metropolitan School District
Scott Brown, District Administrator, School District of McFarland
Don Johnson, Superintendent, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Joining from the business community are:
Jayne Hladio, Senior Vice President, US Bank
Ray Allen, Owner of The Madison Times
Murali Iyer, Partner at Wipfli LLP
Sean LaBorde, Executive Vice President of Sales at M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc.
“Our growth in the Dane County area has been tremendous in just three years” said Locke. “The collaboration between school superintendents and area business leaders is critical to our mission-to inspire students to succeed in a global economy. We are facing a time of financial crisis—too many students do not know the difference between cash and a credit card. We are making sure that Junior Achievement is there to help.”
About Junior Achievement® (JA)
JA Worldwide is the world’s largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, programs are taught to Kindergarten through 12th grade students in inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas throughout the United States of America and in more than 100 countries around the world. JA Worldwide reaches 8.3 million students per year in 339,000 classrooms and after-school locations. In Wisconsin more than 148,000 students participated last year. JA programs focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development. For more information, visit http://www.ja.org. or to volunteer call 608.354.6798 or email: btomscak@jawis.org
