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JA of Northern Alberta & NWT
Our Team: Shared Values = Shared Success
The staff of Junior Achievement are a dedicated and professional group of people with diverse backgrounds sharing one thing in common: they each believe in the power of education, and are passionate about providing youth the right opportunities and the right mentorship to succeed in life. As the key representatives of JA to stakeholders, each team member is an enthusiastic advocate of education, opportunity and potential.
Jay D. Ball - President
A passionate advocate of education and mentoring, Jay Ball was appointed President of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta & NWT on April 16th, 2003. He previously served three years as the organization's Vice-President, handling marketing, fund development and other leadership roles since arriving at JA in May of 2000.
Since 2004, Jay and his team have increased the visibility of the JA brand across the entire region resulting in double digit growth and sound fiscal management each year since. In November of 2006, JA’s new home - The Junior Achievement Center opened its doors on the 2nd floor of The World Trade Center Edmonton. The first of its kind JA faculty in Canada, The JA Center is a fully functional, all grades, education environment in a business setting complete with professional boardroom tables and chairs within a very high tech environment. In addition to heading up the local JA office, Jay serves on National committees for Junior Achievement of Canada and is a graduate the JA Worldwide - Leadership Academy and Area Manager Training (AMT).
Jay is also a member of the JCI Edmonton (Junior Chamber International/Jaycees) and since 1997 has served in a variety of local and national board and committee roles. In February of 2005 Jay was named a Senator (# 65438) of Junior Chamber International. He is also a graduate of the Charter Class of Leadership Edmonton and subsequently served a two year term on the LE Board of Directors
In addition to his busy family and professional life, Jay is in his 14th season working part-time for the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club where he is part of team of 5 that manages the press box at every Oilers home game. Before joining Junior Achievement in 2000, he previously served three years as the Manager of Community Initiatives for the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. While at the Chamber he launched the annual BrightNights Light Festival supporting the Edmonton School Lunch Program and created the initial framework for Leadership Edmonton. Heavily involved in the community, Jay has served in many volunteer leadership roles with events such as Alberta Special Olympics, Edmonton Special Olympics, The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and World Firefighter Games just to name a few.
Jay believes volunteering has many benefits! In fact, Jay met his future wife Emily while serving on the Volunteer organizing committee leading up to the 2001 IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Edmonton. They were married in 2001, just 4 weeks after the games and have two children, Emma (born 2002) and Luke (born 2004). Away from JA, Jay's number one pastime is fishing and he enjoys quality time with his wife and children travelling or at their family getaway at Pigeon Lake.
Contact Jay: jball@janorthalberta.org
Linda McDougall, B. Ed, Manager of School Relations
Linda arrived at JA in the summer of 2006 after a successful and fulfilling 33 year career as an Elementary teacher. She started teaching in the fall of 1972 in Wetaskiwin, and subsequently taught in Spruce Grove, Winterburn and Edmonton. She has a strong belief that children learn best through real life experiences. In the classroom she led by example by teaching with confidence, a positive attitude and a sense of humour. As a teacher, she took pride in taking special interest in students that have behavioral problems and enabling them to 'turn things around'.
At JA, Linda will leverage her experience and connections as an educator to drive our programs forward. In addition to being the key communicator to all educators within the Edmonton area, she also coordinates the “JA Business School”, an on-site based education initiative of the Edmonton Public School Board. Linda has two adult children currently enrolled in post secondary schools.
Contact Linda at: lmcdougall@janorthalberta.org
Javier Salazar - Volunteer Resources Manager
Javier Salazar was born in Mexico City, Mexico in February 16, 1975. He studied Applied Mathematics at the UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) and Business Administration at the UVM (Universidad del Valle de Mexico). He also got the Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English from Cambridge University. He worked at UNITEC (Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico) as Faculty Coordinator until December 1998.
In 1999, he joined Junior Achievement Mexico as Program Manager. By 2001, he had become VP of Business Simulations, area that piloted, translated,developed and operated programs such as MESE (Management and Economic Simulation Exercise, Banks in Action, CAPS, TTBiz) and managed the HPGBC (Hewlett Packard Global Business Challenge) for 3 years.
As part of JA Mexico, he helped organized he attended several events such as the International Student Forum (FIE) in Mexico and Guatemala, the Business Hall of Fame Mexico, and the MGGTI (Marmon Group Global Trade Institute) in Chicago. He has also helped and trained several countries to launch the business simulation programs; Those countries include Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Spain, Indonesia, Lithuania and Japan.
In 2003, Javier Salazar started Area 3, company that now a days represents Harvard Associates in Latin America, and in 2004, he started C Digital Studio, a video, photo and event production company.Now a days, Javier studies photography in Edmonton, where he plans to open a branch of C Digital Studio in the future.
As Manager of Volunteer Resources, his key priorities include the ongoing relationship building and training of our existing volunteer corp. In addition, Javier oversees the matching of all volunteers with the right teachers and schools to ensure the best experience for all.
Contact Javier at: jsalazar@janorthalberta.org
Kelsey Williams - Junior High Program Coordinator
Kelsey is your main contact and if you want to get involved with JA if you are looking to volunteer for our Junior High programs! Her background includes a post-secondary education in Business Management and before coming to JA she worked in the banking industry. Outside of work she likes to spend time with her husband, friends and family. She enjoys camping, hiking, cooking, and travelling.
Contact Kelsey at: kwilliams@janorthalberta.org
Robert Opara - Program Coordinator (Summer Student Intern)
Junior Achievement has been an integral part of Robert’s life for the past few years. He attended the JA company program and as a result decided to go into business at the University of Alberta. Currently he is at JA as a summer intern working on a variety of projects. He enjoys working out, playing paintball, going to movies and travelling.
Contact Robert at: ropara@janorthalberta.org
Kathryn McCutcheon - Program Coordinator (Summer Student Intern)
Kathy is another one of our JA summer student interns. She has been with JA for the past 3 summers and is currently attending the University of Alberta, majoring in Education. She is product of the Junior Achievement programs and says that she has seen the value of it in her own life. Outside of JA, she enjoys camping, tae kwon do, fencing, baking, and spending time with her boyfriend.
Contact Kathy at: kmccutcheon@janorthalberta.org
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