Julia Wright 
Q: How did your family and culture influence who you are today? As an Asian American, I was taught the importance of studying hard, getting good grades, going to a good school and finding a solid job to work and retire from. This was all great because it did teach me discipline and determination, which I … Read more
Q: How did your family and culture influence who you are today? The influence of Indian culture and family on my personal and intellectual development has been significant. Growing up in a close-knit family and community, I learned the value of strong relationships and the importance of supporting and caring for each other. The focus … Read more
Q: How did your family and culture influence who you are today? I’ve always believed in self-determination and hard work. This was instilled from my family a long time ago where I was taught to work hard, study hard, and try to succeed based on one’s own talent. The Chinese proverbs of hard work meshed well … Read more
Team Intangible Assets from Hamilton High School emerged as the state champions in the Personal Finance Challenge of the ACEE’s Mayors’ Challenge for Economic Education. As state champions, Team Intangible Assets earned the opportunity to compete at the National Personal Finance Challenge, held at the prestigious Cleveland Federal Reserve. Their impressive semi-final presentation highlighted their … Read more
Team EGGO from Hamilton High School emerged as the state champions in the Economics Challenge competition of the ACEE’s Mayors’ Challenge for Economic Education. Their remarkable performance earned them a spot in the National Economics Challenge finals, held at the esteemed New York City Federal Reserve, where they achieved an impressive 4th place nationally. Team EGGO’s exceptional skills … Read more
Q: How did your family and culture influence who you are today? My family belongs to India, the country with one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The country which thrives in unity in diversity, because it is multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-lingual. This diverse characteristic has given birth to the society which is ancient, … Read more
Several teachers and instructional coaches from districts in Pinal County, recently attended “Making Math Real for Students Through Personal Finance Connections” facilitated by Robin Palmer, Director, Entrepreneurship and Financial Math for the Arizona Council on Economic Education. Students often lack understanding of financial concepts that will impact their lives. The goal of “Money Minutes” is to help … Read more
Recognizing and appreciating the strength and contributions of our outstanding female board members. Kris Anest – Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Maria Baier – Great Hearts America Natalie Beck – National Bank of Arizona Mary Bernal – Thomas R Brown Foundation Huacong Chen – Booth Udall Fuller, PLC Melody Cline-Valdes – BOK Financial Sarah Hancotte … Read more
Recognizing and appreciating the strength and contributions of our outstanding female advisory board members. Alexis Castorina – Omega FinCrime Colleen Carmean – Ethical Analytics Group Kelsey Haake – Inupiaq Tribe Jen Mozilo – A Chance 2 Play Cathleen Johnson – West Virginia University
Q: How did your family and culture influence who you are today? I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin as the second oldest of 11 children with a college professor dad and a stay-at-home mom. We had a huge garden as our main food source, and all the children learned to work hard … Read more
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