Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada is pleased to announce its 2022-2024 board leadership, who will guide the financial literacy nonprofit organization as it continues to expand its needed financial education, entrepreneurship and workforce development curriculum for K-12 students.
Sandi Milton, senior vice president/marketing communications for Nevada State Bank, is chairwoman of the board and is joined by two vice-chairs, Nathan Lloyd, general counsel of ASNY, and Tim Goldsmith, assurance partner of Ernst & Young. Serving on the JASN executive committee are James McGinnis, director of food and beverage at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore as board treasurer, and Vandana Bhalla, corporate broker/realtor/property manager at Signature Real Estate Group as board secretary.
The new committee chairs are:
- Education: Sarah Lester of U.S. Bank
- Finance & Risk: GavinTakeshita of BDO
- Funding: Rick Arpin of KPMG
- Governance: Melissa Fernandez of NV Energy
- Marketing: Samantha Cashman Rayburn of Formula 1
“Junior Achievement’s future is bright with these dedicated and talented individuals at the helm,” said Michelle Jackson, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada. “They already have made invaluable contributions, and we’re excited for all they’ll help us accomplish in the coming years as we teach young people in our community how to be financially responsible and aspire to greater things,”
About Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada
Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, Inc. was founded locally in 1996. The organization is dedicated to providing financial education to students K-12, with a curriculum that spans from budget management to economic principals, workforce skills and credit. Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada reaches more than 20,000 students annually in the Las Vegas area with the help of 285 businesses and 6,800 business role models. For more information visit https://jasnv.org/ and follow on Instagram and Facebook.
About Junior Achievement USA® (JA)
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches 4.5 million students per year in 115 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.8 million students served by operations in 120 other countries worldwide. Visit www.ja.org for more information.
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