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Junior Achievement's BizTown offers life lessons in free enterprise; local nonprofit expects its programs will reach 50,000 youths annually.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 30-JUL-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Junior Achievement's BizTown offers life lessons in free enterprise; local nonprofit expects its programs will reach 50,000 youths annually.(Occupation overview)

Article Excerpt
Joanne Pastula said the key to running a successful nonprofit organization is to maintain all the components of a regular business.

In her current role as president and chief executive officer of Junior Achievement of San Diego & Imperial Counties Inc., Pastula takes on the responsibilities of a business executive and relies on her more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, insurance, banking and publishing.

Founded in 1919, Junior Achievement is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating youth about free enterprise, economics and business.

Having grown the local JA's student reach from 14,000 students in 2000 to more than 32,000 in 2007, Pastula's business model seems to be working.

"I have been able to apply everything I ever learned in business here at JA," said Pastula, who has a bachelor's degree in English and secondary teaching credential from San Diego State University....

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