2025 Honorary Laureate Announcement

Connie Woodside (Honorary Laureate)

With over 30 years of visionary leadership, Connie Woodside, President & CEO of JA New Brunswick, has transformed a modest organization into a powerful catalyst for youth empowerment and community development. Connie’s unwavering dedication, strategic insight, and tireless advocacy for Junior Achievement New Brunswick have built a legacy that continues to shape the future of business leadership in New Brunswick. Her impact is most profoundly felt in the lives of the thousands of young people she has mentored and inspired, igniting ambition, fostering resilience, and opening doors to opportunity. She has left a lasting footprint of mentorship that has inspired leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs to believe that success starts here in New Brunswick. Connie’s commitment to excellence and her passion for nurturing the next generation of leaders make her a true force to be reckoned with, and a most deserving honorary inductee into the JA New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame.