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.