The and Inglemoor High DECA teams place among the top in the nation at the DECA International Career Development Conference April 28 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"This is a very special group who made our community very proud. Their dedication to success was second to none and it showed in the results,” said Paul Glenovich, advisor to the Woodinville DECA team and winner of the Washington State DECA Advisor of the Year. “I want to thank all of the judges, mentors, assistants, and parents who helped prepare the students. This is truly a community effort."
Established in 1947, Washington DECA creates marketing and leadership opportunities for high school students. Students’ hands-on experience in the fields of marketing, business, and entrepreneurship.
Below are the Woodinville High results from Salt Lake City. Final placings for the Top 10 will be released at a later date:
2nd Place in the Nation:
Kenny Raymond (12th)-Entrepreneurship Written
3rd Place in the Nation:
Kaitlin Seimering (12th)-Fashion Merchandising
Christine Horne (11th) & Parker Moore (11th)-Financial Services
Placing in the Top 10:
Mary Cochran (12th) & Cristal McClure (12th)-Business Law & Ethics
Madison Jones (12th) & Kelsea Orren (12th)-Buying and Merchandising
Bailey Blakemore (12th)-Automotive Services
Maaike Tiersma (11th) & Joyce Tang (12th)-Marketing Communications
Reagan Quigley (12th)-Professional Selling
Mikaela Gallagher (12th)-Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Placing in the top 20 and finalists are:
Cameron Exelby (11th) & Chrissy Gonzalez (11th)-Travel & Tourism
Lucas Reller (12th)-Sports & Entertainment
Alex Lazear (12th)-Hotel & Lodging
Kennedy Whalen (11th)-Food Marketing
Kalei Munsell (10th)-Fashion Merchandising
Noah An (10th)-Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan
Megan Ellis (12th)-Automotive Services
Members attending and competing
Trey Fornelius (11th)-Retail Merchandising
Elise Jones (12th)-Retail Merchandising
Matthias Argenyi (10th)-Business Finance
Connor McCaw (11th)-Business Finance
Ashley Barnett (10th)-Entrepreneurship Participating
Carter Whittington (11th)-Professional Selling
Nate Howatson (12th)-Food Marketing
Haley Fay (12th)-Business Services
Tyler Fox (12th)-Quick Serve
Here are the results and list of all Inglemoor DECA members who attended the conference:
45 attended
31 recognized on stage – Top 40
29 on stage and into final competition – Top 20
11 students earned 4th place in the nation – Top 10
4 students earned 3rd place in the nation
5 students earned 1st place in the nation
1st Place in the Nation:
Gina Lee in Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling
Mac Abdi and Jasmine Clark in Business Law & Ethics
Jordan Willis and Jordan Duffield in Travel & Tourism
3rd Place in the Nation:
Alex Yang and Stuart Wang in Advertising Campaign
Josey Buck in Hotel & Lodging
Megh Vakharia in Quick Serve Restaurant
4th Place in the Nation:
Marc Lotorto & Ben Baxter in Business Law & Ethics
Forrest Albin & Syrus Le in Financial Services
Emmeline Vu & Brian Moran in Hospitality Services
Jordan Alfaro in Entrepreneurship Independent
Lisa Malloy in Fashion Promotion Plan
Zoie Franklin in Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan
Sara Tari in Accounting
Hunter McDonald in Marketing Management
Placing in the top 20 and finalists are:
Ryan Johnson & Brian Cullinan in Buying & Merchandising
Lauren Templeton & Michael Lewis in Marketing Communications
Dan Briggs & Janie Reid in Marketing Communications
Megan Rigby in Entrepreneurship Franchise
Sarah Macdonald in Professional Selling
Rachael Grudt in Business Finance
Recognized on Stage:
Lori Vermurlen in Automotive Services
Kathleen Zhou in Buying & Merchandising
Members attending and competing:
Ali Darvish in Hotel
Garrett Lemieux in Human Resources
JD White in Restaurant & food Service
Tanner Mills in Retail Merchandising
Shane Buller in Buying & Merchandising
Winston Lee & Deepak in Financial Services
Marty Rogstad & David Ruggerone Financial Services
Cristalle Barnard & Kelly Gialanella in Hospitality Services
Dan Holt & Jonathon Meiusi in Marketing Communications
Jim Bishop in Sports & Entertainment Operations
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