What compels you to serve on the VCEE Board of Directors?
Answer: When my high school daughter asked me for help with her economics homework, I was amazed and impressed that she was learning economic concepts which I was not exposed to until college. It is critically important that all children are educated on the foundational principles of a market economy and key concepts of personal finance such as the time value of money and opportunity costs as they relate to spending, saving and personal debt.
L. James Borges, CFA Chief Investment Officer, Guilford Company Member, VCEE Board of Directors Donor since 2016
Learn more about our Board of Directors: https://vcee.org/about-vcee/staff-board-of-directors/
“Financial peace isn’t the acquisition of stuff. It’s learning to live on less than you make, so you can give money back and have money to invest. You can’t win until you do this.” Dave Ramsey, Author & Radio Host
Program Spotlight: The Stock Market Game™ is a comprehensive economics and personal finance education program for Grades 4 to 12.Small student teams, made up of 2 -4 students, compete for awards by investing $100,000 in an online, virtual portfolio.The adult advisor/teacher registers the student teams. Student teams are provided online access to their own online investment portfolio.
Students research and apply their investment ideas in a real-world market environment.
Meet our Vice President of Resource Development, Jennie Romero.
As vice president of resource development, Jennie oversees a strategy that brings in about $1 million annually. “I just raise the money so our network of instructors can do what they need to do.”What they’re doing is advancing teachers’ human capital through professional development and empowering young Virginians to build financially confident habits. Jennie makes a monthly donation to VCEE’s S. Buford Scott Endowment for Economic Education in Virginia. “I learned the hard way – through costly mistakes and spending too much time dealing with problems related to personal finances. If I can lessen that burden for others, it’s worth it.”
