Junior Achievement eNewsletter
January 2011 - Alumni Profile: Robin Stark
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Robin Stark founded DonorPerfect Software, a fundraising software company for nonprofit agencies, and was CEO for 15 years. After selling the company in 2002, she became involved with a variety of wine-oriented ventures, including Starkland Cellar Services, which provides cellar management services for wine collectors. "I definitely used a lot of what I learned through Junior Achievement in running my companies," Stark said. "The Junior Achievement curriculum teaches kids business better than any other curriculum out there, hands down." Stark has written more than 10 published books, has extensive public speaking experience and continues to do significant work with San Diego's disadvantaged youth. She currently sits on the boards of directors for Pro Kids Golf and Learning Center, and Voices for Children. Stark has previously served on the boards of the Cardiff Education Foundation and San Diego Social Venture Partners, among others. "You can't learn business any better way," she said. |
Business owner and community advocate for children's education, Robin Stark gives credit to the Junior Achievement experience she had in high school. "I learned more about business from Junior Achievement than I did from four years of majoring in economics at one of California's top universities," Stark said.