JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT 1

For over 50 years, JA Northern Alberta & NWT has inspired and empowered youth in our communities through conversations around work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. We have opened their eyes to explore what is possible as they prepare for what the future holds.

It is no secret that the economy has been tumultuous for many in our community whether you operate in the for profit or not for profit space. This leads to innovation and some-times doing things a little different. 2017/18 has been a year of growth for JA – a remarkable increase in Company Program participants, introduction of the JA Leadership Breakfast, launch of our women in leadership initiative, Leading Ladies, awarding our inaugural JA Innovator Award, expanding partnerships with other youth serving organizations and the list goes on. All of this was possible because of the incredible generosity of our community and we cannot thank you enough.

GIVE THEM THE POWER TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD!

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MESSAGEFROM THEPRESIDENT

We are entering an exciting time at JA as we disrupt our organization and look to pivot from an organization that is in the business of delivering programs, to an organization that is also a community connector. We look forward to sharing more details in the coming months and are excited to partner with our JA family on this journey.

Whether you give of your time, talent, or treasure, thank you for inspiring and preparing over 26,000 youth this year to dream big and pursue their passions. With your support, we will continue to empower the future of our youth and economy. Your commitment, support and passion have made all the difference. Thank you!

Jen Panteluk

Thanks to you, the incredible community surrounding JA, we had the privilege of engaging and inspiring over 26,000 kids in the 2017/18 school year. This was possible thanks to our wonderful network of nearly 600 volunteers who lend their expertise and experience throughout the school year, delivering over 1,000 programs to kids in grade 3 through 12. Volunteers bring the ‘real world’ perspective into the classroom that helps to prepare our kids to succeed, as they explore what lies ahead.

May featured our annual Alberta Business Hall of Fame event, where we had the opportunity to celebrate and recognize four incredible business leaders; Jim Carter, Dr. Ray Muzyka, Donald A. Wheaton and Dr. Greg Zeschuk. Each with an impressive list of accomplishments, our guests had the opportunity to hear about their journey through an intimate fire side chat. We also had the opportunity to celebrate our inaugural JA Innovator Award recipient, Angela Santiago for her valuable contributions to our community.

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54Overview. In partnership with education and industry, JA Northern Alberta & NWT has contributed to student success for over 50 years.

During the 2017/18 school year, Junior Achievement positivey impacted over 26,000 students from grades 3-12 in classrooms throughout Northern Alberta.

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“Junior Achievement is an incredible organization that doesn’t just put a band-aid over a problem, but instead focuses on solutions that can help prevent the problem — financial literacy and business education. This is why I support JA. I want to feel like I am making a difference in a child’s life and in our community.”

Lisa Heerensperger, Program Volunteer

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Job Shadow Day gives JA’s Company Program students an opportunity to shadow Edmonton’s business executives, as well as gain a real life pespective on the day-to-day life of a business leader. During this process, students are also taught valuable leadership skills by their mentors.

SPECIAL THANKS

• Angela Bennett Pride Festival

• Arden Tse U of A/Prairie Noodle Shop

• Bob McGee ATB Financial

• Brant Pylypa First Truck & Trailer Centre

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Job Shadow Day 2018. Job Shadow Day 2018.

SPECIAL THANKS

• Angela Bennett Pride Festival

• Arden Tse U of A/Prairie Noodle Shop

• Bob McGee ATB Financial

• Brant Pylypa First Truck & Trailer Centre

• Darrell Friesen Jet Label & Packaging

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• Dave Lord & Dawn Vader Red Seal Financial

• David Janzen Fountain Tire

• Ed Pilecki Shaw Conference Centre

• Jillene Lakevold All Weather

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• Les Kozma Ledcor Construction

• Marg Leathem MacEwan University

• Mike Stone Cookie Love

• Rebecka Smith JR Shaw School of Business

• Tamara Greenwood Servus Credit Union

• Travis Grant ev+ Agency

• Matt Schellenberger Edmonton Construction Association

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Job Shadow Day 2018.

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“The single determining factor in my life was Junior Achievement. From it I formed my strongest friendships, and the path of my life was determined. I have spent most of my life self-employed, with the skills and courage I gained at Junior Achievement. Although I attended the program over 40 years ago, you will still find traces of the products I made and the friends I gained all over my house and office! Any person can benefit from this program, whether they get great marks in school, or can barely struggle through, and are failing at “NORMAL” school work. At Junior Achievement ANYONE can shine! I highly recommend this program to every student who wants their life enriched!”

Brenda Lynn Esplin, Former Achiever

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Company Program. Company Program is an exciting intiative run by JA for students in grades 8-12. This program gives students the chance to gain greater insights on the skills and processes that are essential for running a business.

Company Program is a great opportunity for students to create, produce and sell their own products. They are also tasked with establishing, managing and liquidating their very own company within 18 short weeks!

“THE COMPANY PROGRAM HELPED ME IMPROVE AS A PERSON BY TAKING ME OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.” PATRICK CERVANTES, COMPANY PROGRAM STUDENT

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Company Program.

Company Program.

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34STUDENT

INITIATED COMPANIES

430STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

$25,000IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

The Futures Inspired Awards & Celebration event was held by JA to recognize and celebrate the hardwork and dedication of our students.

FUTURES INSPIRED

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AND THE RECIPIENTS ARE... Allan D. Hardy Memorial Scholarship Nathan Juguilon

VP Production of the Year Megan Kwan

Manager of Health & Safety of the Year, supported by Alberta BC Safety Rosita Coneucar

FUTURES INSPIRED

VP Technology of the Year, supported by Telus Manraj Singh

Most Valuable Achiever in a Non-Exec Position, supported by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Ethan Franz

The Gary Silsbe Leadership Award John Cervantes

VP Marketing of the Year Trevor Trinh

VP Sales of the Year Danial Hassan

VP HR of the Year Grace Wagram

Top Salesperson of the Year, supported by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Adam Jamal

President of the Year, supported by Fountain Tire Cindy Liu

Rookie of the Year, supported by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Karine Chan

VP Finance of the Year, supported by AIMCo Steven Tang

Northern Community Achiever Award, supported by Ledcor Devshri Lala

Next Generation Leaders Forum, supported by CPA Cindy Liu; Teressa Yu; Christina Cervantes; Evan Saunders

Reagan Williams Achiever of the Year Anita Petrovic

Teamwork Award Bee Green

Social Entrepreneurship AwardClack

Company of the Year AwardProSeed

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2018JA ALBERTABUSINESSHALL OF FAME

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2018 Inductees: •Mr. Jim Carter, former Syncrude Chief

Operating Officer •Dr. Ray Muzyka, Co-founder of

BioWare •Mr. Donald A. Wheaton, President and

CEO of Wheaton Group of Companies •Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Co-founder of

BioWare

2018 Innovator Award Recipient: •Angela Santiago, Co-founder of The

Little Potato Company

HIGHLIGHTS

On May 2, 938 people attended the 2018 JA Alberta Business Hall 0f Fame at the Shaw Conference Centre to celebrate and honour the outstanding achievements of our four inductees, as well as our inagural Innovator Award winner. The night also featured:

JA’s Company Program students showcased their products at the event, networking with Alberta’s business leaders.

We trended on Twitter on the night of the Gala and reached more than 59,000 people through social media

Rebeca Munoz Ortiz shared some inspiring words on the importance of JA and the Company Program in her life.

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The event allowed students to gain greater insight on the realities of the job field, as well as introduced them to notable jobs that they wouldn’t be ordinarily aware of. The careers being represented at the 2018 World of Choices were:

Adverstising – film production, Armed Forces, Automotive, Education, Engineering – civil and mechanical, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Firefighter, Health, Innovation – research and development, Insurance, Legal, Media & Communications, Oil and Gas, Surveying and Trades – Plumber/Gasfitter

World of Choices. World of Choices is a JA program geared towards

representing career choices to students. On March 1, 2018, JA held its second annual event in Grande Prairie. Students were exposed to different career mentors by having roundtable conversations with various career representatives.

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World of Choices.

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World of Choices.

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MENTORS

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REPRESENTED

Hosted by JR Shaw School of Business, Future Leaders Week delivered programs in a post-secondary environment to provide students a grasp of how their future might look. Thank you to our sponsors and volunteers for making this event a suc-cess. Corporate partners: ATCO, Scotiabank, ServusCredit Union,NAIT, HSBC,ATB Financial,AIMCo and RBC. Keynote Speakers: Sarah Chan, Tony Williams, Sultan Yusefi, Roberta Giroux and Ryan Vestby.

FUTURE LEADERS WEEK.

LEADERS WEEK & BIG PITCH.

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FUTURE FUTURE

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ATTENDANCE REPORT

124 PROGRAMS

3,299 STUDENTS

5 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

175 VOLUNTEERS

• 1st place: ProSeed • • •

2nd place: Bee Green 3rd place: Just in Case 4th & 5th place: iLumenation and Dipped

The Big Pitch is an exciting opportunity for the Achievers in Company Program to pitch their products to the public and a panel of volunteer judges during the annual West Edmonton Mall Tradeshow. In 2018, the five com-panies where chosen based on their video commercials that were voted on by a group of JA’s stakeholders.

BIG PITCH.

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“JA gives you the confidence to achieve greatness. It pushes you out of your comfort zone and into a world where you can be the person you’ve always dreamed of.” Sam Goertz, Past Achiever and Program Volunteer

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$20,000 - $49,999

$50,000 - $99,999 • RBC FOUNDATION

Our Supporters.

• ALBERTA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (AIMCO)

• ALBERTA LABOUR • ALLARD FOUNDATION • LARRY & JANET ANDERSON

PHILANTHROPIES • ATB FINANCIAL • BIOWARE • CANADIAN WESTERN BANK • DIANNE AND IRVING KIPNES FOUNDATION • JOHN HOKANSON • HSBC

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• LEDCOR GROUP • MANCAP FOUNDATION • QUIKCARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION • SERVUS CREDIT UNION • JR SHAW • THE WHEATON FAMILY FOUNDATION • WHEATON GROUP • ZCL COMPOSITES INC

*Every effort has been made to ensure that this is an accurate list of donors who have made charitable contributions to JA Northern Alberta & NWT between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. If you notice an error or omission, please accept our apology and let us know so we can update our records.

Our Supporters. $10,000 - $19,999

$5,000 - $9,999

• ALBERTA BC SAFETY INC. • ALBERTA INNOVATES • CPA ALBERTA • FMAV • ELLIS DON CONSTRUCTION

SERVICES • IAN MCDONALD

• ALL WEATHER WINDOWS • ATCO GROUP • ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY • BLACKBIRD ENERGY INC • CAMERON CORPORATION • CEO EVENTS • THE BILL COMRIE FAMILY • CORE REAL ESTATE GROUP • DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP • DENTONS CANADA LLP

• GRANT THORNTON LLP • JET LABEL & TAPE • LEDER CHARTIABLE FOUNDATION • NAIT’S JR SHAW SCHOOL OF

BUSINESS • NORQUEST COLLEGE • STANTEC

• ERNST & YOUNG • JOHN FERGUSON • FOUNTAIN TIRE • FRESON BROS. • KEERAN NETWORKS • LEXUS OF EDMONTON • LINCOLNBERG MASTER BUILDER • JON AND NANCY LOVE • MACLAB ENTERPRISES • MELCOR DEVELOPMENTS LTD.

• TD • THRESHOLDIMPACT • RON & DOROTHY TRIFFO

FAMILY FUND • WINE & BEYOND

• MELTON FOUNDATION • TIM MELTON • AL & FRAN OLSON • STICKS & STONES • STUART OLSON • STUDIO POST • SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD • U OF A SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • WEST EDMONTON MALL • GORD AND LINDA WIEBE

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In 2017/2018, we had 578 volunteers help us deliver 1,056 programs to 26,436 students. It is with the support from our volunteers that we are able to impact the lives of Alberta youth.

3+ PROGRAMS DELIVERED

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Our Volunteers.

AVERIL FINLAY

BRUNO MERCIER

CRAIG BLACKMORE

DANIEL ENGMAN

JASON WATT

JOSHUA PAPKE

ELLA CHUAN LIN

ERNIE PUDWILL

JADE BOXRUD

JAN WACK

JENNIFER-ANNE EDMONDS

LEKAN OLADOKUN

Our Volunteers.

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MARKUS MUHS

MELISSA PEELER

RITA-ANNE FUSS

TASMIN HARTLEN

VANESSA MEJIA

MATT EDWARDS

RACHELLE ARVAY

SUSAN BENDLE

TOM KOEP

THANK YOU!

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nicole Janssen Stratus Holdings, Board Chair Dave Brown Core Realty & Management Group, Inc.

Robert J. de Guzman Dentons Canada LLP Ross M. Haffie Ernst & Young LLP Dan Lefaivre Stantec Amanda Nielsen Alberta Real Estate Association Brandon Park Melcor Developments Ltd. Rishi Patel Keeran Systems

2017-18 Governance. ADVISORY COUNCIL Scott Alanen KV Capital Inc. Rick Cammidge Pro-Source Insurance and Risk Management Terri Davis ProFound Talent Inc.

Jeremy Fearnley Grant Thornton LLP Sue Fitzsimmons NAIT

Max Frank NAIT

Rich Groom Vanta Group

Bryan Kwan McLennan Ross LLP David Olson Lizotte & Associates Real Estate Jill Sheward Brownlee LLP Warren Singh NAIT

Shad SmerekaFountain Tire Patty Taverner RMC Group of Companies Ashley Thompson Daly SureHire Ivana Tieu Student Representative Marius Veldtman Stuart Olson

Jason Zaichkowsky Canadian Western Bank

2017-18 Governance. BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND LAUREATES Lyle Best Eveline Charles John Ferguson Tony Franceschini Ross Grieve Linda Hughes Blaine MacMillan Ian McDonald Tim Melton Stanley Milner Jerry Naqvi Reza Nasseri Eric Newell Allan Olson Fran Olson Larry Pollock Jeff Polovick

Ian Reid Harold Roozen David Ross Ron Triffo Gord Wiebe Ralph Young

PEACE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Melanie Bell-Fournier BMO Chris King Economic Development Manager, County of Grande Prairie Jerry Napier Retired Community Member at Large, Swan City Rotarian

Brenda Ricard Senior Relationship Manager, Servus Credit Union

Holly Sorgen Executive Director, Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region

Dan Wong, P.Eng. Beairsto & Associates Engineering Ltd.

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