Ansonia business leader inducted to Junior Achievement Hall of Fame

Bernadine Venditto, president, Junior Achievement of Western CT, and Board member Adam Dworkin present an award Tuesday to Philip White, CEO of Better Packages in Ansonia./ Contributed photo

BRIDGEPORT - Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut's Dr. George R. Dunbar Free Enterprise Hall of Fame event was held Tuesday at the Holiday Inn. Title sponsors were People's United Bank and R.D. Scinto.

More than 260 local Junior Achievement supporters attended the banquet, including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hall of Fame Honorary Chairman John Ciulla, President of Webster Bank, Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau, and many others.

The following prestigious business leaders were inducted into the Hall of Fame: 

Jack Barnes, President & CEO of People's United Bank, Traci Morris, CEO of Brookfield Global Relocation Services, John Stafstrom Jr., Member, Pullman & Comley and Philip White, CEO of Better Packages.

"Our Hall of Fame inductees are successful business and community role models who demonstrate leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and community caring to our Junior Achievement students," said Bernadine Venditto, President, Junior Achievement of Western CT.

Junior Achievement also presented the Outstanding Educator Award to Bethel High School teacher, Monica Black, and the Outstanding Volunteer Award to Jennifer Brand from Prudential Annuities.

Proceeds from the event support Junior Achievement's programs that will reach more than 22,600 students in western Connecticut this school year.

This is a press release from Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut. 
For more information visit http://www.jawct.org.