Return to Press ReleasesJunior Achievement Adds Shannon Oroz of Credit One Bank to its BoardJunior Achievement of Southern Nevada (JASN) welcomes Shannon Oroz as the A longtime volunteer with the nonprofit organization that teaches students about financial literacy, workforce development and entrepreneurship, she is the assistant vice president at Credit One Bank responsible for mitigating risk for the business and has over 20 years of financial services experience in process improvement, risk and controls."Shannon's impressive record of volunteering with Junior Achievement and her decision to instill JA lessons with her own children demonstrates her devotion to the JA mission of teaching youth about the ‘business of life,’” said Michelle Jackson, chief executive officer and president of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada. “And her background in identifying areas of waste and redundancy and creating processes for improvement will help our board with our budgeting and planning decisions.” Originally from Southern California, Oroz has a history of dedicated volunteerism, including serving on the executive board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada (2021-2022) and volunteering with Junior Achievement since 2004, both in Oregon and Las Vegas. Her active Junior Achievement involvement includes teaching JA lessons at schools – even teaching in her children's classes during many of their elementary school years – and participating in events, such as JA BizTown and JA bowl-a-thons. “Thanks to my years of Junior Achievement involvement, both of my children have grown up to be financially savvy and understand the impact of decisions on various aspects of their lives," said Oroz. "I am thrilled about the new JA Inspiration Center being built in Las Vegas and look forward to my new grandson participating in JA curriculum, and particularly JA BizTown, there.” About Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada & Swimming With The Big Fish Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, Inc. was founded locally in 1996. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to providing financial education to K-12 students and young adults, ages 18-25, with a curriculum that spans from budget management to economic principals, workforce skills and credit. Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada currently reaches more than 20,000 students annually in the Las Vegas area with the help of 285 businesses and 6,800 business role models. Upon completion, the new Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada Inspiration Center will impact more than 60,000 local youth. It will be a permanent site for its two capstone programs: JA BizTown and JA Finance Park. 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. # # # Link: http://www.jasnv.org/ Submitted: 04/08/24 Article By: not specified |