Align Technology, Inc., a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, announced that Align Technology has been honored as a “Technology Partner of the Year” by Junior Achievement of Northern California (JA NorCal) at the Junior Achievement of Northern California 2023 Business Hall of Fame celebration event held in San Francisco. Julie Paulsen, Align Technology vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility, was nominated as a 2023 “Junior Achievement of Northern California Volunteer of the Year,” chosen along with 11 other volunteers from among 1,000 volunteers.
“I am excited to attend the Junior Achievement of Northern California 2023 Business Hall of Fame representing Align Technology”
“I am excited to attend the Junior Achievement of Northern California 2023 Business Hall of Fame representing Align Technology,” said Shirley Stacy, Align Technology vice president, finance, investor relations and corporate communications. “It is an honor for the Align team to be recognized as Technology Partner of the Year among so many other top companies in Northern California. One of the most rewarding parts of my role is sharing Align’s vision and purpose of transforming smiles and changing lives.
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Through our collaboration with JA NorCal our employees have the opportunity to share their passion with the next generation of technology leaders and bring our purpose to life at JA NorCal educational events and mentoring sessions like science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and Career Days where Align employees help inspire and prepare students for future success.”
Align’s support for JA reflects its philanthropic philosophy and core focus to help support and educate teens through partnerships with learning institutions and foundations. In commemoration of Align’s 25th anniversary in 2022, the Align Foundation, the Company’s donor-advised charitable fund through Fidelity Charitable, donated $250,000 to Junior Achievement Worldwide. The donation celebrated Align’s anniversary milestone as a company that is transforming smiles and changing lives for millions of people around the world through Align’s pioneering technology innovations and doctor-driven business model.
“Making a positive difference in the communities where we work and where we live is a key part of the culture at Align,” said Julie Paulsen. I’m exceptionally proud of the recognition for our company overall as a “Technology Partner of the Year” and honored to be recognized as a “Volunteer of the Year” for the philanthropic and community focused programming that I am fortunate to lead at Align. Employees working together to contribute to our communities is important to Align’s culture as we support organizations whose visions tie closely to our own.”
SOURCE: Businesswire