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Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy. MISSION Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley will ensure that every child in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton County has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise systems. VALUES Junior Achievement uses the highest ethical standards to make decisions that maintain our community's trust and respect. We value people for their diverse and unique contributions to our organizational effort and we provide and encourage opportunity for our volunteers and staff to grow. In addition, we value individual initiative within teams.
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Staff Responsibilities President
& CEO
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Development
Manager
Prior to joining Junior Achievement, Michele was the Director of Marketing for a local home builder. In the past, she has volunteered at the JA Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and the Keystone Invitational. Ms. Reinert is an honors graduate of Albright College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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Program
Manager - Greater Reading
Martha Turpin is a graduate of Reading High School and attended Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia majoring in Marketing and Early English Education.
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Program
Manager The Program Manager is responsible for maintaining the quality of all Junior Achievement Programs, recruiting, training and retaining participating consultants and teachers, promoting the merits of programs to local educators, maintaining a cooperative relationship between teachers and consultants, creating a comprehensive plan for program implementation, facilitating long term direction of programs, participate and support special events of the organization. Todd Stapleton is a 2001 graduate of Boyertown High School and a 2005 graduate of Alvernia College with a degree in Business and Communications, he is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course.
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Office
Manager / Special Events Coordinator Melanie Heffner is responsible for overseeing all aspects of day to day operations. She will also be coordinating all special events. Melanie previously was the Administrative Assistant for the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry for seven years, she is a graduate of Berks Technical Institute. She is graduate of the Dale Carnegie
Course and served on the Greater Reading Young Professionals board of
directors.
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2007-2008 Board of Directors Chairman Mr. James Pruzinsky Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP
2007-2008 JA Board Members
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Junior Achievement of
Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley is a non-profit organization providing basic economic education to youth in public and parochial schools throughout our county. We are a branch of the worldwide organization, Junior
Achievement Worldwide, which reaches 4 million students in the United States. 
operations. They are also responsible for managing office and staff, facilitating board direction, preparing budgets, managing finances, implementing fundraising objectives, promoting the organization through public relations, and facilitating strategic planning.
The
Development Manager reports to the President and is responsible for building
relationships in the entire territory and its communities and developing funding
for Junior Achievement's operating and endowment accounts. 
The
Program Manager is responsible for maintaining the quality of all Junior Achievement Programs, recruiting, training and retaining participating
consultants and teachers, promoting the merits of programs to local educators,
maintaining a cooperative relationship between teachers and consultants, creating a comprehensive plan for program
implementation, facilitating long term direction of programs, participate and support special
events of the organization.
