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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT’S
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD

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Junior Achievement’s Young Professionals Board (JA YPB) is a group of innovative, energetic, and philanthropic young professionals that are ambassadors for JA throughout the city and work to support the organization’s mission.

JA YPB is committed to advancing Junior Achievement’s mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Through financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship, Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South works to ensure that every child is world ready.

Nominations for 2026-2027 are closed, but you can still become involved with JA by volunteering.

Become a Junior Achievement Volunteer

Trichá Bell-Lyles, BlueOval SK

Maliq Brewster, FedEx

Billy Dunavant, Dunavant Logistics Group

Arriell Gipson-Martin, Shelby County Government

Ryan Glosson, Restaurant Investment 

Donald Grayer, Barnhart Crane

RaSean Jenkins, Memphis-Shleby County Schools

Destini Johnson, Humane Society of Memphis

Edward Lake, KPMG

Wesley Mims, Duncan Williams Asset Management

Justin Perry, First Horizon Bank

Danielle Pointer, First Horizon Bank

Maddie Rhodes, Memphis University Schools

Dylan Schleicher, AutoZone

Cooper Smith, LongView Planning Partners

Cassidy Smith, Charles River Laboratories

Evan Stephens, Merrill Lynch

Matt Szalaj, City of Memphis

Justin Tate, Regions Bank

Sly Tate, Tate Computers

Andriona Thomas, Paradigm21 Realty

Nicholas Thompson, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

2025-2026 Young Professionals Board

Qualifications

  • Ages 22-35
  • Live and/or work in Memphis and the surrounding counties
  • Natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South’s educational footprint

Board Term

  • Members will commit to a two-year term, renewable at the discretion of the President/CEO of Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South.

Benefits

  • Expand your professional network
  • Develop understanding of Board protocol, skills, and governance
  • Make connections through exclusive networking with Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South’s Board of Directors

Nominations open annually in March 

For more information, contact Phil Dotson at pdotson@jamemphis.org