9-7-16 Program - Empowering the Future: Junior Achievement
This Wednesday, May 11, our speaker will be Robin Wise, President & CEO of Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. Wise will be introduced Junior Achievement (JA) Advisory Board member Steve Laine. JA’s stated mission is “To prepare young people to thrive in the 21st century workplace and global economy by inspiring a passion in free enterprise and entrepreneurship, and instilling an understanding of personal financial literacy.” Robin Wise received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and held executive positions at Northern Natural Gas and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Since Robin became President in 1992, JA has grown from 8,000 students to reaching over 125,000 students in the 2014/15 school year. JA Rocky Mountain, Inc. is currently the 8th largest JA operation in the nation. JA’s hands-on, K-12 programs utilize nearly 6,000 business volunteers throughout Metro Denver, Northern Colorado and Wyoming.
In 2016 Robin was selected as one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. In 2015, Robin was nominated as a brave leader in Colorado business and politics through the Leadercast Series. In 2012, the Denver Business Journal named Robin the top newsmaker in Foundations and Education, and in 2007 named her “Outstanding Woman in Business.” Robin was recognized as a 2011 Athena Award Finalist by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. In 2006, Robin won the prestigious “Charles R. Hook” award, which recognizes outstanding leadership in the growth and development of a JA area, and in 2003 was named a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts Mile-Hi Council.
In her spare time, Robin likes to golf and spend time with her husband and two sons.