- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Junior Achievement Accelerates Outreach to Indigenous Students in New Mexico https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1264941?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1264941?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1264941?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Junior Achievement Accelerates Outreach to Indigenous Students in New Mexico&body=ESG News from Marathon Petroleum https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1264941?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Diversity & Inclusion](/CSR-News/diversity-inclusion) # Junior Achievement Accelerates Outreach to Indigenous Students in New Mexico Jun 24, 2024 1:05 PM ET ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Tres-volcanes_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png "Marathon Petroleum’s employee volunteers enter the K-8 Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School in Albuquerque to prepare for the 'JA in a Day' event.") !["Junior Achievement of New Mexico Indigenous Student Outreach Program Expanded through MPC's $98,000 grant 230% growth in students served from 2022-23 to 2023-24 school year"](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/JuniorAchievement-Graphic_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png) ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Student-outreach-program_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png "MPC Principal Stakeholder Engagement Manager Robert Doore, who is a member of the Blackfeet Nation, visited a third-grade classroom where he helped present the curriculum component, JA Our City.") ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Teacher_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png "Will Foster, Albuquerque light product and asphalt terminals manager in MPC’s midstream segment, MPLX, helped teach the curriculum component, JA Our Community, to second-grade students.") ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Junior-achivement-cheque_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png "The ‘JA in a Day’ event also celebrated MPC’s grant to Junior Achievement of New Mexico. (L-R) Student Hailey Werito; student David Vigil; student Lia Garcia; Michelle Gaillour, a principal right-of-way specialist with MPC’s midstream segment, MPLX; Junior Achievement of New Mexico President Erin Hagenow; MPC Principal Stakeholder Engagement Manager Robert Doore; student Jaymi Eagle-Joseph; and Will Foster, Albuquerque light product and asphalt terminals manager in MPC’s midstream segment, MPLX.") ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Tres-volcanes_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png?h=73545cb6 "Marathon Petroleum’s employee volunteers enter the K-8 Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School in Albuquerque to prepare for the 'JA in a Day' event.") !["Junior Achievement of New Mexico Indigenous Student Outreach Program Expanded through MPC's $98,000 grant 230% growth in students served from 2022-23 to 2023-24 school year"](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/JuniorAchievement-Graphic_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png?h=632ccf13) ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Student-outreach-program_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png?h=83f64585 "MPC Principal Stakeholder Engagement Manager Robert Doore, who is a member of the Blackfeet Nation, visited a third-grade classroom where he helped present the curriculum component, JA Our City.") ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Teacher_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png?h=6c66bda0 "Will Foster, Albuquerque light product and asphalt terminals manager in MPC’s midstream segment, MPLX, helped teach the curriculum component, JA Our Community, to second-grade students.") ![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Junior-achivement-cheque_Marathon-Petroleum_062424.png?h=73545cb6 "The ‘JA in a Day’ event also celebrated MPC’s grant to Junior Achievement of New Mexico. (L-R) Student Hailey Werito; student David Vigil; student Lia Garcia; Michelle Gaillour, a principal right-of-way specialist with MPC’s midstream segment, MPLX; Junior Achievement of New Mexico President Erin Hagenow; MPC Principal Stakeholder Engagement Manager Robert Doore; student Jaymi Eagle-Joseph; and Will Foster, Albuquerque light product and asphalt terminals manager in MPC’s midstream segment, MPLX.") - **Junior Achievement of New Mexico is celebrating a 230% expansion of its program to bring financial and career readiness curriculum to more Indigenous students.** - **A $98,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum Corporation allowed the nonprofit to expand to more schools where Indigenous students represent at least 30% of the enrollment.** - **The nonprofit’s Indigenous Student Outreach Program served 1,491 students in 2023-24, up from 648 the year before.** The magnitude of the work done in schools by Junior Achievement (JA) of New Mexico can be seen in this note from a student: “Thank you for your help with what I want to be when I grow up. I also want to thank you for giving me more confidence to graduate high school.” This student took part in the recent ‘JA in a Day’ event at Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School (TVCCS) in Albuquerque. It showcased one way JA pursues its core objective of introducing K-12 students to the fundamentals of financial literacy, career readiness and entrepreneurship to better equip them for the future. ‘JA in a Day’ involves joining with educators and local volunteers to bring an entire, five-session JA curriculum to every student at a school in one day. “Thank you for your help with what I want to be when I grow up. I also want to thank you for giving me more confidence to graduate high school.” JA of New Mexico also used the Albuquerque event to celebrate the expansion of its Indigenous Student Outreach Program through a $98,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), which was spread across the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. “Prior to working with MPC, we didn’t have the funding or organizational capacity to gather data or expand outreach to educators working with Indigenous students,” said JA of New Mexico President Erin Hagenow. “With this funding, we have been able to build a full Indigenous Student Outreach Program.” In the 2022-23 school year, JA of New Mexico served 648 students at schools where Indigenous students represent at least 30% of the population. In 2023-24, the number of students served at such schools grew 230% to 1,491. TVCCS is an example of this growth. Not only are Indigenous students 30% of the K-8 school’s enrollment, TVCCS also has a Diné Language and Culture Program, which focuses on the native language of the Navajo Nation. MPC’s support for JA of New Mexico goes beyond funding to involve MPC employee volunteers who help present JA curriculum. During the event at TVCCS, Principal Stakeholder Engagement Manager Robert Doore, Principal Right-of-Way Specialist Michelle Gaillour and Albuquerque Light Product and Asphalt Terminals Manager Will Foster provided lessons to second, third and fourth-grade students. Board games and other instructional tools were used to explain concepts such as profit and loss in building a business, problem-solving, how to manage money and the process of applying for jobs. “It was rewarding to see students really begin to grasp the material and understand more about possible pathways for their futures,” said Doore, who is a member of the Blackfeet Nation. “I’m proud that we are bringing this kind of education to more Indigenous student populations that may have had very little exposure to it in the past.” [![Marathon Petroleum logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/MarathonLogo101918.JPG)](/profiles/marathon-petroleum-corporation) ### More from Marathon Petroleum ###### [Environmental Stewardship: Marathon Pipe Line Sustainable Landscapes Program Reaches 10,000-Acre Goal](/news/environmental-stewardship-marathon-pipe-line-sustainable-landscapes-program-reaches-10000-acre) Mar 31, 2026 1:15 PM ET ###### [St. Paul Park Refinery Supports Local Schools in Opening Doors to Career Exploration](/news/st-paul-park-refinery-supports-local-schools-opening-doors-career-exploration) Mar 19, 2026 3:30 PM ET ###### [Our People: Chemical Engineer Amanda Cavazos Helps Drive Innovation and Safety at the Anacortes Refinery](/news/our-people-chemical-engineer-amanda-cavazos-helps-drive-innovation-and-safety-anacortes) Feb 26, 2026 8:30 AM ET ###### [MPLX Trucking Fleets Deliver for Ute Tribe’s Youth](/news/mplx-trucking-fleets-deliver-ute-tribes-youth) Feb 16, 2026 2:00 PM ET ###### [Catching for a Cause Spreads Hope for Kenai’s Food Bank and Community](/news/catching-cause-spreads-hope-kenais-food-bank-and-community) Feb 5, 2026 5:10 PM ET ###### [Our People: Building Culture and Community With Jordan Boon](/news/our-people-building-culture-and-community-jordan-boon) Jan 27, 2026 4:10 PM ET ###### [Marathon Petroleum’s Garyville Refinery Helps Inspire Hundreds of Local Students at National Manufacturing Day Event](/news/marathon-petroleums-garyville-refinery-helps-inspire-hundreds-local-students-national) Jan 21, 2026 5:20 PM ET ###### [Marathon Petroleum Recognized as a Top Company for Women To Work in Transportation](/news/marathon-petroleum-recognized-as-a-top-company-women-work-transportation) Dec 23, 2025 1:00 PM ET