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Members from Foothill High School’s DECA club excelled at California DECA’s Annual Northern California Career Development Conference in San Ramon — bringing home a total of 125 awards.
The conference, held Jan. 16-18, provided an opportunity for over 1100 future business and marketing leaders to compete in the fields of marketing, hospitality and tourism, finance, and management.
“Foothill DECA had its best year yet in competition,” said DECA member Ardin Lo.
The following students were overall winners in their categories:
* Bryan Collins
Principles of Finance, 1st
* Ardin Lo
Food Marketing, 1st
Hospitality and Tourism Business Operations Research, 4th
* Mallika Pahwa
Marketing Management, 1st
* Nihar Patil
Quick Serve Restaurant Management, 1st
Hospitality and Tourism Business Operations Research, 4th
* Lisa Cha
International Business Plan, 2nd
* Jackie DiPiazza
Fashion Merchandising Promotion, 2nd
* Cassidy Hager
Fashion Merchandising Promotion, 2nd
* Roland Huang
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making, 2nd
* Ashna Jasuja
Finance Team Decision Making, 2nd
* Angela Jocson
International Business Plan, 2nd
* Abel John
Hospitality and Tourism Business Operations Research, 2nd
* Mohit Kondle
Hospitality and Tourism Business Operations Research, 2nd
* Andrew Nam
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making, 2nd
* Neha Nirkondar
Finance Team Decision Making, 2nd
* Tyler Wong
International Business Plan, 2nd
* Shivi Bhatnagar
Personal Financial Literacy, 3rd
* Christina Ge
Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling, 3rd
* Armin Gholami
Principles of Finance, 3rd
* Edward Im
Sports and Entertainment Marketing, 3rd
Hospitality and Tourism Business Operations Research, 4th
* Ari Kim
Marketing Management, 3rd
* Ashwin Kumar, Retail Marketing, 3rd
* Sophie Nguyen
Apparel and Accessories Marketing, 3rd
Professional Selling, 2nd
* Adam Aimar
Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making, 4th
* Davin Bokaie
Professional Selling, 4th
* Jack Geasa
Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making, 4th
* Andrew Kim
Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling, 4th
* Sofia Moskalenko
Automotive Marketing, 4th
* Jacqueline Zhang
Retail Marketing, 4th
Other Top 8 finalists included Michael Anastassiou, Tanvi Antoo, Meigan Chiu, Saif Hussain, Sabrina Luk, Ronak Mukherjee, Raymond Peng, Praveen Ravisankar, Amer Siddiqui, Frances Tang, Patricia Wang, and David Xu.
Members were able to compete in over 40 competitive events.
Winners and finalists were determined through the combination of written knowledge and business presentations.
“This conference helped me learn business skills, network with people across the state, and also allowed me to express myself in a unique professional business setting. I also had a great time!” said Nihar Patil, Foothill DECA’s vice president of membership development.
Foothill DECA is now preparing for the State Career Development Conference — where students will have the chance to qualify for the International Career Development Conference held in Orlando, Fla.
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(Left to right) Christina Ge, Andrew Kim and Saif Hussain after placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Hospitality Professional Selling Event. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Nam) -
Ardin Lo places first in the Food Marketing Series event. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Nam) -
Foothill DECA at the Northern California Career Development Conference. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Nam)
