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DECA Members
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DECA President | Chrysanthi Eurpides |
| North Atlantic Vice President | Anna Aldrich |
| Central Vice President | Abigail Huitt |
| Southern Vice President | James McQuillan |
| Western Vice President | Rachael Gloembesky |
| Founding Date | 1946; 17 intial charter states |
| First Conference | Memphis, TN, 1947 |
| Headquarters Location | Reston, Virginia |
| 26-27 DECA Theme | "Next Big Thing" |
| Reedy DECA | 400-450+ Members, sent a 3rd of FISD's 265 ICDC qualifiers to Atlanta in 2026 |
| Current FISD students that are State Officers | Maggie Nemalikanti (Reedy) & Tad Tolbert (Wakeland) |
| 3 Purposes | To assist state associations in growth/development of DECA, to further develop education in marketing/distribution, contributing to occupational competence, to promote understanding/appreciation for the responsibilities of citizenship in the system |
| CTSO | Career and Technical Student Organization |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education |
| Mission Statement | DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marking, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. |
| DECA Diamond (8 principles) | Inner (purpose of program) - integrates into classroom, applies learning, connects to business, promotes competition Outer (results of program) - Academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leaders |
| Core Values/Attributes | Competence, Innovation, Teamwork, Integrity |
| Official DECA Colors | Blue, sometimes black if blue isn't available |
| Career Clusters | Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism, Business Management and Administration, Finance, plus Entrepreneurship & Personal Financial Literacy |
| How many Comp. Events | 51; can only compete in one |
| Additional online comp. events | VBC and SMG, can enter any and event winners auto-advance to ICDC |
| Other Challenges | 16 corporate challenges, 2 Texas State Challenges |
| Executive Producer | Frank Peterson |
| Conference Location | District at Irving (December 8-9), State at Houston, ICDC at Anaheim, California |
| Texas DECA Officer President | Daniel Ren - Glenda Dawson HS |
| Texas DECA Officer VPs | Kate Hampton, Maggie Nemalikanti, Tad Tolbert, Anirudh Puvvada, Dhiya Thirumurugan |
| Texas DECA Staff | Josh Shankle |