We Have A New JA CEO!

Junior Achievement of the Central Carolinas has named Celia Klein president and chief executive, effective Aug. 15.

Klein joins Junior Achievement from the American Red Cross in Charlotte, where she oversaw development and fundraising in a seven-county area.

She will oversee all aspects of Junior Achievement in Charlotte. Junior Achievement provides business programming to students in grades K-12.

Klein also will lead efforts to maximize student outreach to 55 counties in the Carolinas.