2005 State Career Development Conference

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Congratulations to all of the event finalists that will be representing Michigan DECA in Anaheim at the 2005
International Career Development Conference

Apparel and Accessories, Associate Level

Amber Kaipio, Livonia Career-Technical Center
Josh Ford, Wayne Memorial High School
Alex Ghilezan, Troy Athens High School
Heather Liu, Novi High School
Lisa Prescott, Troy High School

Apparel and Accessories, Management Level

Robert Reed, Caledonia High School
Brittany Skotak, Livonia Career-Technical Center
Kylie Smith-Poisson, Davison High School
Brett Booth, Jackson Area Career Center
Aileen Lee, Troy High School

Food Marketing, Associate Level

Celia Barenfanger, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
Nick Bair, Hartland High School
Mike Gornowicz, Hartland High School
Meghan Layman, Davison High School
Brian Brown, Hartland High School

Food Marketing, Management Level

Emily Samra, Grosse Pointe South High School
Laura Portis, Gull Lake High School
Kelly Balon, Troy High School
Tim Hartley, Hartland High School
Charles Burggraff, Caledonia High School

Retail Merchandising, Associate Level

Brad Bobkin, Berkley High School
Megan Mickevicius, Saline High School
Robert Arcand, Grosse Pointe South High School
Chris Diener, Bedford High School
Nick Wood, Livonia Stevenson High School

Retail Merchandising, Management Level

Kyla Moran, Grosse Pointe South High School
Danielle Lalli, Farmington High School
Morgan Arrick, Gull Lake High School
Anne Turner, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
Ashley Jones, Berkley High School

Full Service Restaurant Management

Ashley Antonishek, Hartland High School
Dayna Doman, Dakota High School
Chad Baranik, Farmington High School
Sherese Woolard, North Farmington High School
Sarah Jackier, West Bloomfield High School

Quick Serve Restaurant Management

Dominique Love, Wayne Memorial High School
Amanda Paulsen, Livonia Churchill High School
Brittany Brown, Berkley High School
Eileen Larkin, Troy High School
Mike Zavier, Berkley High School

Business Services Marketing

Jon Bugjaski, Milford High School
Logan Watch, Troy High School
Todd Holden, Hartland High School
Ross Kraynak, Heritage High School
Gunjan Sud, Farmington High School

Marketing Management

Allison Baron, Livonia Career-Technical Center
Bridget Schaap, Hartland High School
Zack Zucker, West Bloomfield High School
Shane Stikeleather, Davison High School
Matt Koumariotis, Garden City High School

Vehicles and Petroleum Marketing

Travis McLouth, Montague High School
Ankit Mathur, Farmington Harrison High School
Jared Rawls, Davison High School
Thomas Stowers, Troy High School
Garrett Boursaw, Traverse City Central High School

Financial Analysis MDM

Max Castiglione, Joe Pohlen, Brighton High School
Jeff Fishman, Dylan Michlin, North Farmington High School
Emily Jensen, Karen Hahn, Hartland High School
Andy Brenot, Ryan Hixenbaugh, Bedford High School
Jenna Visser, Samantha Johnson, Montague High School

E-Commerce MDM

Alexander Simon, Kyle South, Grosse Pointe North High School
Will O'Hara, Zach Whiddon, Saline High School
Zak Dali, Josh Lehman-Taylor, Three Rivers High School
Ayumi Ueda, Teja Rudraraju, Farmington High School
Joshua Cochran, Curtis Douglas, Cheboygan High School

Hospitality Services Marketing MDM
Katherine Buchholz, Liz Trexler, Grosse Pointe South High School
Chelsea Mercier, Tara Nicholas, Waterford Kettering High School
Caitlyn Gaden, Keely Mog, Livonia Franklin High School
Catherine Sheroan, Scarlett Posner, Bridgman High School
Lauren Synko, Michelle Price, Saline High School

Travel & Tourism Marketing MDM

Julie West, Chelsea Simmons, Grosse Pointe South High School
Lisa Harker, Rachel Smith, Three Rivers High School
James Goudie, Shawn Steckroth, Hartland High School
Ryan Linhart, Chris Walker, Brighton High School
Kristin Bassett, Jeff Ito, Midland Dow High School

Sports & Entertainment Marketing MDM

Andrew Lewis, Zach Schmitt, Montague High School
Lauren Groves, Allie Muchmore, Lakeshore High School
Adrienne Cameron, Caitlin Brown, Berkley High School
Brandon De Vita, Brendan Fons, Hartland High School
Kevin Oppenneer, Taft Richardson, Byron Center High School


Team Decision Making Event
Mike Arnold, Piper Boos, Andrew Ott, Bridgman High School
Hussein Bazzi, Michael Berry, Ali Shukr, Dearborn Fordson High School
John Bowden, Heather Picklo, Brittney Strachan, Lake Orion High School
Betsy Call, Alex Justin, Blake Siefker, Hartland High School
Mike Coleman, Ray Smith, Christina Daniel, Davison High School
Ashley Harwood, Jackie Orlando, Rob Schwartz, Farmington High School
Katie Hewitt, Nick Howell, Molly Ziegler, Grand Haven High School
Benjiman McKnight, Zachary House, Scott Vander Meulen, Caledonia High School


DECA Quiz Bowl
West Bloomfield High School
Demarrais, Feldman, Herman, & Hampton


Retail Marketing – Written

Westland John Glenn, Kimberly Hagelthorn, Katie Mc Collum, Charles Rose
Oxford High School,
Bradley Grunewald
Waterford Kettering High School,
Jon Bauer, Andrea Stewart
Troy High School
, Annie Sheridan, Chelsea Szakal

General Marketing – Written

Oxford High School, Chelsea McIntosh, Shana Jones
Cheboygan High School,
Crystal Elliot, Taylor LaRocque, Robert Steward
Novi High School,
Kevin Lai
Portage Northern High School,
Kyle Austin, Aaron Kowalysin, Barrett Marble

Food Marketing – Written

Portage Northern High School, Mark Gaugier, Micah Luderer
Portage Northern High School,
Andy DeKam, Paul Hudacek, Chris Noonan
Oxford High School,
Joel Grifka, Jacob Krause
Oxford High School,
Grace Auchterlonie, Heather Tiffany

Business & Financial Services – Written
Jenison High School, Stephanie Beckwith
Portage Northern High School,
Christine Kurdys, Matt Stinson
Oxford High School,
Jamie Badia, Katharine Rathburg
Southfield Lathrup High School,
Myles Greene

Hospitality & Recreation – Written

West Bloomfield High School, Ali Greene
Oxford High School,
Martin Ball, Timothy Bokovoy
Troy High School,
Cameron Quattrone, Aaron Rocca
Oxford High School,
Jacob Boehmer, Joel Falzarano

Entreprenuership – Written

Garden City High School, Drew Radford
Van Buren Tech Center,
Michelle Beebe, Chelsea Smith
Novi High School,
Ji Yeon Kim, Jennifer Mu
West Bloomfield High School,
Evan Sachs, Andrew Lederman

International Business Plan

West Bloomfield High School, Nathan Frederikson, Evan Hanson, Calvin Moy
Detroit M.L. King High School,
Kellen Lee, Tina Patterson
Portage Northern High School,
Regina Pacheco, Caitlin Punschke, Katlyn Shields
Lakeland High School,
Allison Burkholder, Mark Morsehead

Entreprenuership Promotion Plan

Oxford High School, Joseph Kubina, Jerred Pender
Woodhaven High School/DCTC,
Kelli Knight, Erica Middleton, Stephanie Wolf
Davison High School,
Morgan Green, Jacquie Prince, Jamie Shannon
Montague High School,
Mallory Gillish, Carlie James, Cory Kraai

E-Commerce Business Plan
Benjamin Kester, Yvonne Caperton, & Danielle Dresch, Oxford High School
Ashley Seeling & Rachel Kenny, Oxford High School
Stephanie Ballinger & Kelsey Schwieg, Oxford High School
Jake Goodin, Grand Haven High School


Civic Consciousness Project

Woodhaven High School/DCTC, Cory Kowal, Eric Vermette, Josh Wilde
Saline High School,
Sydney Buday, Shannon Lapsley
Oxford High School,
Christine Fortier, Danyelle Parris
Wyandotte Roosevelt High School,
Heather Peters, Heather Rogers, Annmarie Vandierendonck

Learn & Earn Project

Jenison High School, Katie Farwell, Alisha Teeples, Kyle Teeples
Davison High School,
Becca Carlson, Carrie Kreucher
Portage Northern High School,
Bailey Aivars, Kelsey Burch, Jenny Koole
Detroit M.L. King High School,
Nakia George, Jessica Jones, Ashley Lattimore

Public Relations Project

Portage Northern High School, Chelsea Keck, Rachel Morgan, Blaine Rueber
Woodhaven High School/DCTC,
Kelsie Caplis, Brittney Minjares, Danielle Rodorigo
Oxford High School,
Vanessa Collier, Rachel Kenny, Allison Zonsius
Livonia Churchill High School,
Brad Wozniak

Creative Marketing Project – Written

Montague High School, Lindsay Petsch, Becky Putnam, Ranae Rodgers
Jenison High School,
Alexandra Abraham, Victoria Florez
Oxford High School,
Lisa Reile, Mykala Salquist, Ashley Seeling
Woodhaven High School/DCTC,
Chris Clark, Josh Lovell, Andrew Pytel


Entrepreneurship – Participating

Troy High School , Matthew Dankovich
Southfield High School ,
Angela Rocord
Bridgman High School ,
Kalla Langston
East Kenwood High School ,
David Paul


Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan

Troy High School, Blythe Hall
Saline High School,
Michael Douglas
Charlotte High School,
Paige Richardson
Bay Arenac Career Center,
Courtney Schindler
Oxford High School,
Katelyn Stanis


Technical Sales Event
Brandon Bassett, East Kentwood High School
Josh Weichhand, Lakeshore High School
Duane Stevenson, Caledonia High School
Melissa Frith
, Berkley High School


Advertising Campaign

Allegan Area Tech Center, Steven Roden
Portage Northern High School,
Bill Mauro
Midland Dow High School,
Chris McMahon
Caledonia High School,
Christopher Smith
Virtual Business Challenge
Nick Wood, Livonia Stevenson High School
Steph Miller, Davison High School and
Jenny Kashat, Davison High School
Chapter Awards Program
Gold Level
Woodhaven High School , DCTC
Allegan Area Tech Ed. Center
Saline High School
Detroit Western International High School
Detroit Cass Tech High School
Lapeer County Ed. Tech Center
Hartland High School
Detroit Martin Luther King High School
Bay Arenac Career Center
Jefferson High School
Ludington High School
Southfield Lathrup High School
Gladwin high School
Detroit Mumford High School
Detroit Redford High School
Detroit Henry Ford High School
Montague High School
Lakeview High School
Caledonia High School
Davison High School
Detroit Northwestern High School
Greenville High School

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