LUCIANO MACAGNO, DELTA AIR LINES, APPOINTED NEW JA AMERICAS´ CHAIRMAN

JA Americas Board Members have recently accepted the nomination of Luciano Macagno - Managing Director for Latin America, Caribbean and South Florida at Delta Air Lines - to become the new Board Chair, effective January 1, 2020. Luciano has been serving on JA Americas Board since 2016, demonstrating an outstanding commitment to JA and becoming a truly champion in the Americas region, by allowing thousands of youth to access JA´s educational experiences, powered by Delta Air Lines.

Luciano will also be part of JA Worldwide´s Board of Governors, representing the Americas region. JA Americas recognizes the amazing contribution done by Jose C. Brousset (President at B&B Associates), former Chairman, who has been serving on the JA Americas Board since 2010, last 4 years as Board Chair.

“Service is part of Delta’s DNA and I am profoundly honored to dedicate time to Junior Achievement Americas”, said Luciano Macagno, Delta’s Managing Director for Latin America, Caribbean and South Florida. “We are committed to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce and what best way to do that than to help ensure that more students reach academic success.”

“Luciano's case is a clear example of how a person becomes chosen by his colleagues to occupy a position of service and leadership, for his vocation and dedication to a cause, in this case the entrepreneurial education of our youth”, said Leo Martellotto, President of JA Americas.