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District DECA Winners Advance to State Conference

Published February 13, 2018

Dozens of Williamson County Schools students will make an appearance at the 2018 DECA State Career Development Conference in March after their performances at the district conference at the beginning of February.

DECA is a worldwide organization designed to prepare emerging entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.

The state conference will be March 8-10 in Chattanooga. Below is a list of students who qualified for the state conference:

Brentwood High School

  • Hunter Beard: Accounting Applications Series
  • Kennedy McCoy: Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
  • Adam Biancheri: Automotive Services Marketing Series
  • CeJay Chrisman: Automotive Services Marketing Series
  • Brenden Burke: Business Finance Series
  • Hayden Griffin: Business Finance Series
  • Ron Ye: Business Finance Series
  • Charlie Hardin: Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
  • James Derryberry: Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
  • Garret Markham: Business Services Marketing
  • Seth Carmody: Business Services Marketing
  • Will Holland: Business Services Marketing
  • Anna Mullaney: Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
  • Sydney Sheehand: Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
  • Melanie Patterson: Entrepreneurship
  • Sean Egan: Entrepreneurship
  • John Helm: Entrepreneurship
  • Rameen Rabiei: Entrepreneurship
  • Chloe Wampler: Financial Consulting Event
  • Christopher Lee: Financial Services Team Decision Making
  • Kianoosh Pazooki: Financial Services Team Decision Making
  • Grant Moyers: Food Marketing Series
  • Reed Burrow: Food Marketing Series
  • Maddie Briggs: Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling
  • Chandler Gallaher: Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
  • Katie Contich: Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
  • Emily Miller: Hotel and Lodging Management
  • Mary Armistead: Hotel and Lodging Management
  • Cody Crye: Human Resources Management Series
  • Sean Forbes: Human Resources Management Series
  • Trenton Johnson: Human Resources Management Series
  • Camila Mohamed: Marketing Communications Series
  • Reed Massengale: Personal Financial Literacy
  • Collin Maldonado: Principles of Business Management and Administration
  • Christopher Shiflett: Principles of Finance
  • Dylan Thomas: Principles of Finance
  • Nathan DeMonico: Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
  • Parker Whitby: Principles of Marketing
  • Quinn Heithcock: Principles of Marketing
  • Sean Leonard: Principles of Marketing
  • Lauren Winnett: Professional Selling Event
  • Analeigh Wingo: Restaurant and Food Service Management
  • Nathan Allain: Restaurant and Food Service Management
  • Naveed Noorbakhsh: Retail Merchandising
  • Ben Craig: Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
  • Benjamin Mills: Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
  • Sara Amiraly: Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
  • Logan Eggleston: Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
  • Sydney Rexford: Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making

Centennial High School

  • Madison Hatcher: Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
  • Samuel Duggan: Accounting Applications Series
  • Christian Sponsel: Business Finance Series
  • Samantha Snyder: Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making
  • Anna Yurashus: Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making
  • Sterling Evans: Entrepreneurship Series
  • Joshua Zander: Entrepreneurship Series
  • Angel Hernandez: Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
  • Bryan Lopez: Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
  • Kristin Lyle George: Financial Services Team Decision Making
  • Lauren Johnson: Financial Services Team Decision Making
  • Evie Moore: Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
  • Ruthe Conkwright: Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
  • Collin Barnes: Marketing Management Team Decision Making
  • Peter Iacono: Marketing Management Team Decision Making
  • Jerry Elms: Personal Financial Literacy
  • Andrei Solima: Principles of Finance
  • Katelyn Harker: Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
  • Jeremy Hunsberger: Principles of Marketing
  • Sarah Oleis: Restaurant & Food Service Management
  • Ryan Staples: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Series
  • Ryan Harris: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
  • Luc Raucoules: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
  • Emelyn Cook: Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
  • Emily Lovgren: Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making

Franklin High School

  • Anna Berry: Entrepreneurship Series
  • Justin Conley: Entrepreneurship Series
  • Daniel Saul: Entrepreneurship Team
  • Kevin Sweda: Entrepreneurship Team
  • Thomas Finley: Human Resources Management Series
  • Joshua Garretson: Marketing Communications Series
  • Jack Ray: Marketing Communications Series
  • Alexis Randolph: Principles of Business Management and Administration
  • Luke Olson: Principles of Business Management and Administration
  • Daniel Perez: Principles of Finance
  • Luke Bolles: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team
  • Jared Mittelberg: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team

Independence High School

  • Garrett Kastelic: Automotive Services Marketing Series
  • Hannah Herman: Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
  • Drake Davis: Entrepreneurship Series
  • Bethany Knapp: Food Marketing Series
  • Gabe Trent: Food Marketing Series
  • Evans Hicks: Marketing Communications Series
  • Ashley Adornato: Marketing Management Team Decision Making
  • Caroline Evans: Marketing Management Team Decision Making
  • Meadow Mullen: Principles of Finance
  • Hunter Cherry: Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series
  • Jessie Lam: Restaurant & Food Service Management Series
  • Brooks Howard: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
  • Jackson Twaddle: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
  • Carter O’Neal: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Series
  • Max Cleaver: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Series

Nolensville High School

  • Haijun Si: Marketing Management Team Decision Making
  • Jackson Vaughan: Marketing Management Team Decision Making
  • Allison Kinnard: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Individual Series

Page High School

  • Madeline Cadiz: Apparel & Accessories Marketing
  • Olivia Wethey: Apparel & Accessories Marketing
  • Jacob Gifford: Business Finance
  • Brayden Woods: Business Finance
  • Damon Beach: Business Services Marketing
  • Lauren Smith: Business Services Marketing
  • Hailey Galbreath: Buying and Merchandising Team
  • Sarah Beth Fox: Buying and Merchandising Team
  • Sam Kraft: Entrepreneurship
  • Cole Bozeman: Entrepreneurship Team
  • Rob Daniel: Entrepreneurship Team
  • Blake Osbun: Financial Consulting
  • Ella DeBolt: Financial Services Team
  • Audrey Skinner: Financial Services Team
  • Noah Ross: Food Marketing
  • Evania King: Hospitality Services Team
  • Taylor Kubricky: Hospitality Services Team
  • Ellie Bozeman: Hotel and Lodging Management
  • Avery Smith: Hotel and Lodging Management
  • Kylie Foley: Human Resources Management
  • Preston Pigue: Human Resources Management
  • Lilly Farner: Marketing Commmunications
  • Lauren Magee: Personal Financial Literacy
  • Zac Ekedahl: Principles of Finance
  • Sam Schuh: Principles of Finance
  • McKenzie Elliot: Principles of Hospitality
  • Addisyn Fox: Principles of Hospitality
  • Charlotte Hudson: Quick Serve Restaurant Management
  • Abigail Jones: Restaurant and Food Service Management
  • Taylor White: Restaurant and Food Service Management
  • Jacob Van Landingham: Sports & Entertainment Marketing
  • Jordan Kerringan: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team
  • Will Pierce: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team
  • Drew Kalman: Travel & Tourism Team
  • Sophie Ware: Travel & Tourism Team

Ravenwood High School

  • Jacqueline Hahamyan: Human Resources Management
  • Lauren Link: Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
  • Holly Meyers: Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making

Summit High School

  • Conor Salmons: Advertising Campaign
  • Aaiyana Briggs: Advertising Campaign
  • Ally Losey: Fashion Merchandising Promotional Campaign
  • Sophie Lindley: Fashion Merchandising Promotional Campaign
  • Robby Evans: Fashion Merchandising Promotional Campaign
  • Aranza Chavez: Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research
  • Haley Serf: Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research
  • Olivia Birdsong: Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research