Friday, January 28, 2022 – Hagatna, Guam
JA Guam 2022 Company of the Year competition will be hosted virtually on Saturday, February 5, 2022, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event will feature eight companies that have been mentored by local business entities since September 2021.
According to JA Guam Board Chairman Joey Miranda III, “the event will be hosted online for the second consecutive year to ensure the safety of our students, mentors, and stakeholders, especially during the ongoing surge our island is experiencing. Our board was quite pleased to see the turnout we had with our in-person event as we were able to bring our students together during the Crazy Bowl at the Central Lanes Bowling Center and Trade Fair at the Guam Premier Outlet. However, we believe with the spike in numbers, our best option was to host the event virtually.”
The participating teams and their mentoring company include: Fouha Crafts mentored by Title Guaranty of Guam; The Amare Project mentored by GTA; Gatbun Tinifok mentored by Guam Daily Post; The Movement mentored by United Airlines; Spark mentored by Bank of Hawaii; Isla Meliorate mentored by Bank of Guam; Lending Hands mentored by Community First Federal Credit Union and Serein mentored through the GCC DECA Marketing program.
The student companies will be judged by an esteemed panel consisting of Guam Department of Education Superintendent Jon Fernandez, Guam Chamber of Commerce President Catherine Castro, Ernst & Young Country Managing Partner and Guam Board of Accountancy Chairman John E. Onedera, Deloitte & Touche, LLP Senior Advisor Joe Arnett, Entrepreneur and Guam Community College Adjunct Professor Tes Reyes -Burrier, Entrepreneur and Vantage Advertising President Tae Oh, Entrepreneur and University of Guam Professor, Dr. James Ji and Promotions Specialties Marketing Manager Sharon Price.
The event incorporates five stages: The submittal of their Company’s Annual Report; Company commercial; pre-recorded Company Business presentation, Company Q&A with the judges; and finally, the Officers Q&A session with the judges.
After the competition proper, the judges will meet to determine the outcome of each category such as: Best Annual Report, Best Business Video Award, Best Financial Management Award, Product of the Year,
Marketing Vice President of the Year, Production Vice President of the Year, Finance Vice President of the Year, President of the Year, and the coveted JA Guam Company of the Year. The awards virtual presentation is scheduled for Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
In addition to being named the company of the year, the officers will represent JA Guam in the 2022 Junior Achievement Asia Pacific Company of the Year competition along with the runner-up in the category.
The JA Guam Company of the Year competition is presented by the Qualifying Certificate Grant Program of the Guam Economic Development Authority and Guam Regional Medical City along with major sponsors GTA, Bank of Hawaii, and Bank of Guam. JA Guam would also like to acknowledge our donors AC HVAC Pros, Merryl Lynch, Ada’s Trust and Investment, Dave Beaver and Associates, Deloitte, Triple J Enterprise, Murphy’s Enterprises, Tumon Bay Rotary, KUAM Care Force, Calvo’s Insurance, Promotions Specialties, D&Q, and Cosmos Distributors.
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