Leadership

Theo Boots Chair, Engagement Committee - Leadership

Theo began her JA career in 2008 as President of JA of Southwestern Indiana
serving counties in Indiana and Illinois. In 2011, she was a finalist for the
Karl Flemke award and in 2012, she received the Karl Flemke award in recognition
of significant achievements and contributions as a new Area Chief Staff Officer.
She served as President of the organization until 2016 when she left to serve
as Executive Director for the Southwest Chapter of the American Red Cross. Theo
is a native of Evansville, Indiana and is married and has two adult children and
3 grandchildren. Two years ago, she retired to watch grandchildren during the
school year and still volunteers for JA, the Red Cross, and other organizations
in her community along with writing grants part time.

Frank Evans Chair, Administration - Board Member

Frank joined the JA Company Program as a high school junior, and then went on to a 38-year JA career. He started in 1971 as Program Manager in Atlantic City, NJ, and went on to Program Director in Hartford, CT and Executive Director in York, PA. Next, he was Regional Assistant and then Regional PB Director in the Denver Regional Office. From 1982 to 2008 he served in various roles at the National Office, starting as National Program Director, which included being NAJAC Conference Director, and most memorably as VP & Executive Assistant to CEO’s Karl Flemke and Jim Hayes. Today, Frank is a Great Clips franchisee in Colorado Springs, CO.

Nancy Finke Chair, Finance Committee - Board Member

Nancy joined JA of the OKI Partners, Cincinnati,OH in December 2008 and served
as Controller forthe organization for nearly 10 years. She served as the field
representative for the Controllers Group forthree years. She was also a member
of the BCRM Users Group for 3+ years. Nancy is currently doing some contract
work and stays connected with OKI Partners.

Dennis Gilfoyle Chair-elect and Chair Fund Development Committee - Board Member

Dennis’ career with JA started in 1984 as Project Business Program Director and
finished in early 2021 as President of the Pittsburgh office. In between, he
held numerous positions in marketing and development and also served as President
of the Jacksonville, FL office. He has received numerous awards for innovation
and leadership, including an award from JA Worldwide for getting funding to start
operations in Ireland. His last project before retiring was opening JA BizTown
for school children in western Pennsylvania.

Tami Godsey Chair, Membership Committee - Board Member

Tamistarted her 30-yearJA career at the JA National Headquartersin March 1990.
Tami held multiple administrative positions mostly with the Operations Group at
National. In 1997, Tami joined the JA Southern Colorado, Inc.- Colorado Springs
staff as Special Events Director. She returned to the National HQ in 1999 as
Administrative Assistant to the National President,Jim Hayes and worked her way
through positions and promotionsto wrap up the last ten years of her career as
Senior Director of Conference and Event Planning coordinating the logistics of
the annual National Leadership Conference and many trainings and meetings. Tami
is now working with fellow JASAN member Frank Evans at Great Clips as Recruiting
Manager.

Edward Grocholski - Board Member

Christy Kunz Chair, Professional Staff Hall of Fame Committee - Leadership

After 32 years, Christy Kunz retired as a Senior Vice President of Operations
for Junior Achievement (JA) USA in December 2022. She began her JA career as the
Administrative Assistant to the President for Junior Achievement of the Heartland
(Moline, IL) in 1990 and served on the Education and District Operations Teams
prior to her selection as president in 2007. In recognition of her leadership,
she received the Karl Flemke Pioneer Achievement Award in 2005. In her retirement,
Christy is committed to her family and community, having served on the Central
DeWitt Community School District Board of Education for eleven years, volunteering
in many Junior Achievement classrooms, and giving back by working with various
non-profit boards.

Greg Munson At-Large Member - Board Member

Greg joined the JA Delaware staff as a Program Manager in January 2000 and was
promoted to Director of Programs. While in this position, Greg had the opportunity
to work with a variety of National programs, including the launch of JA Titan,
along with the pilot cities for JA Enterprise Village/JA Biztown and JA Finance
Park. After four years at JA Delaware, he spent another three years at JA of
the Delaware Valley, as the Director of Educational Services and oversaw the
programs and Exchange City, while continuing to help JA National/JA USA. With
both chapters, he was fortunate to oversee 10 counties (5 from each location).
JA Delaware was part of a variety of other pilot programs that Greg helped
manage such as Character Rally and Pathfinder. Greg received the 5-year Summit
Award. Greg now serves as the Director of Development for West End Neighborhood
House, where he has been since March 2022, and he looks forward to continuing to
work with JASAN and reconnecting with JA Associates.

Lucy O'Donnell Chair, Staff Development and Recognition Committee - Board Member

Lucy enjoyed a 27-year career with Junior Achievement of Delaware as a Senior
Executive. In that time, she piloted all the classroom-based programs as well
as the Capstone programs and served on numerous national committees. Following
her JA years, Lucy was the Executive Director of a statewide school for pregnant
teens. In her retirement from full time employment, she teaches high school
financial literacy programs for a statewide organization, Stand By Me.

Sally Stamper Chair, History and Archives Committee - Board Member

Sally left JA in 2002 as President of the JA operation in Norfolk, VA after an
eighteen-yearJA career. Sally was an Achiever in high school and went on to
serve in a number of roles with JA. Prior to serving as President in Norfolk,
Sally served as a Manager in both Norfolk, VA and Richmond, VA; Executive
Director in Greenville, SC; and Manager in Charlotte, NC. Following her time
with Junior Achievement, Sally now works in the Community Management field. Sally
stated that JA had a tremendous positive influence on her life and continues to
believe in its mission.

Peter Tuschke At-Large Member - Board Member

Peter Truschke joined the Junior Achievement of Chicago staff in April 1993. He
served as Operations Manager, Director of Operations and spent 13 years as Vice
President of Operations. Peter served on the pilot launch for Careers with a
Purpose and on the Culture task force. He was a part of the launch and foundation
of the Whole School Program in Chicago where they matched organizations with
schools to provide all the financial support and volunteers to adopt the entire
school. This model was a key growth initiative that helped JA of Chicago increase
its outreach both in students and fundraising. Peter was a key member of the
Chicago program staff during his 25-year career and saw the organization grow
from impacting 65,000 students when he started his career to over 600,000 students
who received JA programs in his last year with the organization. Peter left JA
in June 2018 and currently serves as Business Manager for The Community Crisis
Center, Inc. an organization that helps survivors of domestic violence, sexual
assault and economic crisis.

Hudson Whitenight Secretary - Board Member

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Hud joined the JA Pioneers organization in 2016 when Frank McIntosh, then Chair,
determined the need for administrative support for the growing organization. A
graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelors in English and Psychology,
and of Seton Hall University with a Masters in Secondary Education, Hud began
his career as a high school English teacher but eventually left spending the
remainder of his career in Corporate Leadership Development and Process
Improvement. He currently works as an Adjunct teaching English at Wilmington
University.