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2018 State Career Development Conference

Economics Examination

Connor Blesy, Bridgman High School Muyant Wang, Troy High School Andrew Dimmer, Clarkston High School Casey Fortman, Northville High School Arshan Saadati, Forest Hills Central High School Phoebe Block, Farmington Harrison High School Peter Koormen, Novi High School Saranya Nistala, Novi High School Jessica Wu, Novi High School Jamie Fu, Novi High School

Math Examination

Ben Shepiro, Grand Blanc High School Connor Blesy, Bridgman High School Lin Chen Yu, Utica Ford II High School Kyler Hwa, West Bloomfield High School Hursh Motwani, Forest Hills Northern High School Pritish Patil, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Adrian Doan, Grosse Pointe South High School Samantha Appleyard, Milford High School Chen Xin Sorg, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Jaclyn Swiderek, Cheboygan High School Leon Onen, Novi High School Jacob Schlussel, Berkley High School Austin Munro, Port Huron Northern High School Stu Tolsma, Jenison High School Soi Anatapantula, Northville High School Angali Singh, Novi High School Ihsan Akhtar, Hamtramck High School Muyang Wang, Troy High School Dhruv Gerg, Troy Athens High School

Advertising Campaign

State Champions Kennedy Wheeler & Margaret Wood, Lakeview High School Morgan Mundell, Hartland High School Stephanie Curnow & Elizabeth Mittag, Utica High School Samantha Barber & Natalie Bell, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Molly Flynn & Hannah Jack, Caledonia High School Finalists Hunter Osantowske & Alfaisal Sami, Utica Ford II High School Jenna Anderson & Ayushi Uppal, West Bloomfield High School Kyle Albrecht & Sydney Casper, Hartland High School Adam Brozowski, Hartland High School Steven Head, Utica Eisenhower High School Judged Event Kennedy Wheeler & Margaret Wood, Lakeview High School Morgan Mundell, Hartland High School Stephanie Curnow & Elizabeth Mittag, Utica High School Adam Brozowski, Hartland High School Molly Flynn & Hannah Jack, Caledonia High School Comprehensive Exam Sujit Meka, Farmington High School Meghana Nyalakonda, Farmington High School Kenan O’Brien, Catholic Central High School Stephanie Curnow, Utica High School Carrie Hinken, Careerline Tech Center Margaret Wood, Lakeview High School Jenna Anderson, West Bloomfield High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 2 Apparel & Accessories Marketing

State Champions Ila Iyengar, Northville High School Katherine Lee, Northville High School Tanvi Doshi, Northville High School Adnan Sherif, Berkley High School Saranya Nistala, Novi High School Audrey Ling, Novi High School Finalists Shruti Goenka, Novi High School Payton Bucki, Airport High School Natalie Vaglia, Rochester Adams High School Nishika Uppula, Novi high School Shaliz Eboh, Farmington High School Destiny Williams, Holt High School Marina Ackerman, Novi High School Adeline McCarty, Midland HH Dow High School Taylor Davis, Troy High School Abigail Bethune, Heritage High School Emily Woodard, Jackson Area Career Center Sophie Dehn, Midland HH Dow High School Raheem Ahmed, Heritage High School Ryan Do, Livonia Franklin High School Liam Wright, Berkley High School Benjamin Sill, Livonia Stevenson High School Jennifer Santos, Heritage High School Nia Smith, North Farmington High School Judged Event 1 Shruti Goenka, Novi High School Katherine Lee, Northville High School Taylor Davis, Troy High School Adnan Sherif, Berkley High School Saranya Nistala, Novi High School Zion Garrett, Detroit M.L. King High School Judged Event 2 Shruti Goenka, Novi High School Nishika Uppula, Novi High School Marina Ackerman, Novi High School Adnan Sherif, Berkley High School Saranya Nistala, Novi High School Audrey Ling, Novi High School Comprehensive Exam Saranya Nistala, Novi High School Raheem Ahmed, Heritage High School Katherine Lee, Northville High School Ila Iyengar, Northville High School Payton Bucki, Airport High School Nishika Uppula, Novi High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 3 Automotive Services Marketing

State Champions Raghav Maini, Troy High School Brian Oh, Troy High School Lauren Woods, Midland HH Dow High School Benjamin Steinig, Northville High School Casey Fortman, Northville High School Phoebe Block, Farmington Harrison High School Finalists Louis Weinberg, West Bloomfield High School Rimaz Khan, North Farmington High School Aleshia Chesebro, Greenville High School John McIntosh, Portage Northern High School Drew Russell, Hartland High School Makenzie Stephens, Cabrini High School Josue Centeno, Innovation Central High School Annika Cronander, Goodrich High School Jordan Moon, Portage Northern High School William Meadows, Woodhaven High School Shane Oskvarek, Midland HH Dow High School Gretchen Mina, Walled Lake Northern High School Devin Granzo, Midland High School Mazidul Haque, Detroit Cass Tech High School Kyle Dennis, Waterford Mott High School Sarav Noor Singh, Novi High School Nathan Bryson, Troy Athens High School Neville Kallabat, West Bloomfield High School Judged Event 1 Raghav Maini, Troy High School Brian Oh, Troy High School Lauren Woods, Midland HH Dow High School Benjamin Steinig, Northville High School Casey Fortman, Northville High School Phoebe Block, Farmington Harrison High School Judged Event 2 Raghav Maini, Troy High School Drew Russell, Hartland High School Nathan Johnson, Lakeview High School Benjamin Steinig, Northville High School Casey Fortman, Northville High School Phoebe Block, Farmington Harrison High School Comprehensive Exam Casey Fortman, Northville High School Benjamin Steinig, Northville High School Phoebe Block, Farmington Harrison High School Rimaz Khan, North Farmington High School Raghav Maini, Troy High School Jasmine Parks, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Lauren Woods, Midland HH Dow High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 4 Business Finance

State Champions Runxuan Jiang, Troy High School Chenxin Song, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Erica Fossee, Grosse Pointe South High School Matthew Person, Lakeland High School Varad Mulay, Novi High School Muyang Wang, Troy High School Finalists Andrew Dimmer, Clarkston High School Blake Joppie, Maple Valley High School Alexander Feldman, Farmington Harrison High School Jonah Graham, Jension High School Hannah Clark, Lakeview High School Claire Goerlitz, Hartland High School Jared Larue, De La Salle High School Asa Stapleton, Jenison High School Nikash Prakash, Northville High School Aakanksha Pattanaik, Livonia Churchill High School Bassit Fijabi, Westland John Glenn High School Evan Wang, Novi High School Henry Young, Livonia Churchill High School Vijay Sriram, Farmington Harrison High School Clark Rogman, Hartland High School Jacob Vargo, Farmington Harrison High School Soumil Goteti, Novi High School Joey Vernier, Milford High School Judged Event 1 Runxuan Jiang, Troy High School Erica Holter, Paw Paw High School Erica Fossee, Grosse Pointe South High School Matthew Person, Lakeland High School Varad Mulay, Novi High School Muyang Wang, Troy High School Judged Event 2 Runxuan Jiang, Troy High School Jonah Graham, Jension High School Jared Larue, De La Salle Collegiate High School Matthew Person, Lakeland High School Varad Mulay, Novi High School Muyang Wang, Troy High School Comprehensive Exam Muyang Wang, Troy High School Camden Kalleward, Portage Northern High School Andrew Dimmer, Clarkston High School Christian Eckerman, Grosse Pointe North High School Runxuan Jiang, Troy High School Matthew Person, Lakeland High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 5 Business Growth Plan

State Champions Zack Goldman & Nickon Katibai, West Bloomfield High School Cory Menichini, Jenison High School

Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making

State Champions Adria Nyarko & Cindy Nyarko, Taylor Truman High School Ryan Brennan & Hannah Marcon, Paw Paw High School Arya Desai & Andrew Wright, Rochester Adams High School Filip Jevtic & Mihir Zaveri, Farmington Harrison High School Babar Ahmed & Druva Krishnaswami, Farmington High School Haarika Karlapati & Saipranitha Panguru, Novi High School Finalists Alex Prus & Ashley Winger, Jenison High School Ben Gottlieb & Thomas Kozon-G, Grand Blanc High School Isabella Cueny & Madeline Trumbauer, Troy High School Mohammad Aqil & Ethan Concannon, Heritage High School Diego Peralta & Nicholas Porzondek, Melvindale High School Chris Hamama & Ben Shin, Walled Lake Central High School Hadley Camp & Noah Nichols, Midland HH Dow High School Judged Event 1 Kelsie Imus & Erica Schafer, Paw Paw High School Ryan Brennan & Hannah Marcon, Paw Paw High School Arya Desai & Andrew Wright, Rochester Adams Mohammad Aqil & Ethan Concannon, Heritage High School Anandini Dalavayi & Carolyn Zhang, Novi High School Haarika Karlapati & Saipranitha Panguru, Novi High School Judged Event 2 Alex Prus & Ashley Winger, Jenison High School Ryan Brennan & Hannah Marcon, Paw Paw High School Isabella Cueny & Madeline Trumbauer, Troy High School Filip Jevtic & Mihir Zaveri, Farmington Harrison High School Diego Peralta & Nicholas Porzondek, Melvindale High School Haarika Karlapati & Saipranitha Panguru, Novi High School Comprehensive Exam Babar Ahmed, Farmington High School Mihir Zaveri, Farmington Harrison High School Nathan Sadlier, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Kristine Zhou, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Nicholas Porzondek, Melvindale High School Caleb Saldivar, Heritage High School Arya Desai, Rochester Adams High School Madeline Trumbauer, Troy High School Noah Nichols, Midland HH Dow High School Andrew Wright, Rochester Adams High School Jean Xiong, Northville High School Suneeth Torke, Northville High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 6 Business Services Marketing

State Champions Marina Sun, Troy High School Jamie Fu, Novi High School Sanya Shah, Northville High School Alexander Steinig, Northville High School Matthew Kocsis, Grandville High School Tejas Gumudavelly, Northville High School Finalists Abhiram Tetali, Novi High School Domonic Dulac, Grosse Pointe South High School Samuel Corrion, Oakland Schools Tech Campus NE Tooba Syeda, Parchment High School Saloni Singhal, Troy High School Maddy Vachow, Hartland High School Henry Xu, Novi High School Taylor Gripentrog, Gull Lake High School Ben Hawker, Hartland High School Garrett Hirschenberger, Heritage High School Antony Jacob, Novi High School Jessie Melton, Richmond High School Vania Rohmetra, Northville High School Ashely Lu, Novi High School Luke LeBlanc, Kearsley High School Irshad Reza Husain, Midland HH Dow High School Evan Tondera, Troy High School Molly Baerman, Grosse Pointe South High School Judged Event 1 Marina Sun, Troy High School Maddy Vachow, Hartland High School Sanya Shah, Northville High School Alexander Steinig, Northville High School Ashley Lu, Novi High School Tejas Gumudavelly, Northville High School Judged Event 2 Marina Sun, Troy High School Maddy Vachow, Hartland High School Sanya Shah, Northville High School Alexander Steinig, Northville High School Matthew Kocsis, Grandville High School Tejas Gumudavelly, Northville High School Comprehensive Exam Jamie Fu, Novi High School Michael Zhou, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Saloni Singhal, Troy High School Alexander Steinig, Northville High School Henry Xu, Novi High School Evan Tondera, Troy High School Tooba Syeda, Parchment High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 7 Business Services Operations Research State Champions Sydney Bruce, Lauren Gagnon, & Kayla Zrepskey, West Bloomfield High School Courtney Fortin & Katy Trame, Milford High School Vietress Feller, Danielle Fink, & Michelle Rudashevski, West Bloomfield High School Caitlyn Babi & Madison Kotsonas, Lakeland High School Chloe Allen & Anna Peruski, Oxford High School Spencer Carson, Blake Steixner, & Kyle Yousif, Utica Ford II High School Finalists Cassidy Fortney & Brooklyn Rushton, Clio High School Emina Jakupovic, Angela Kalaj, & Valentina Zefi, Utica Eisenhower High School Amar Zeric, Utica Ford II High School Jacob Beauchamp & Benjamin Fritch, Hartland High School

Buying & Merchandising Operations Research

State Champions Kyle Feldman, Nina Perry, & Benjamin Woolverton, West Bloomfield High School Amy Clegg, Cole Meyer, & Justin Trout, Airport High School Maris Chrissos, Camelia Jarjoura, & Layla Jarjoura, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Josh Carlin, Ari Felhandler, & Rishabh Parekh, West Bloomfield High School Grant Jones, Rei Mizuno, & Ethan Talampas, West Bloomfield High School Lexi Taylor, Hartland High School Finalists Jonathan Cruz & Matthew Cruz, Oxford High School Maddy Bass & Darion Ferrell, Davison High School Jessi Lonsway, Clio High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 8 Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making

State Champions Arnav Aboti & Mihir Bhadange, Novi High School Venkatesh Nagalla & Shradha Reddy, Novi High School Katelyn Blevins & Emily Czarniecki, Westland John Glenn High School Neil Gurnani & Srihari Srinivasan, North Farmington High School Jonah Matthews & Charlie Tapper, Paw Paw High School Demitra Loucopoulos & Alanah Soriano, Troy High School Finalists Nikita Gollapudi & Selvi Ramasamy, Heritage High School Natalie Black & Olivia Huszti, Milford High School Elizabeth Lietaert & Hannah Lietaert, Bedford High School Danielle Castell & Jackson Roberts, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Zahra Ahmad & Rachel Wu, Troy High School Lauren Estes & Carly May, Midland HH Dow High School Judged Event 1 Arnav Aboit & Mihir Bhadange, Novi High School Venkatesh Nagalla & Shradha Reddy, Novi High School Elizabeth Lietaert & Hannah Lietaert, Bedford High School Neil Gurnani & Srihari Srinivasan, North Farmington High School Jonah Matthews & Charlie Tapper, Paw Paw High School Lauren Estes & Carly May, Midland HH Dow High School Judged Event 2 Arnav Aboti & Mihir Bhadange, Novi High School Natalie Black & Olivia Huszti, Milford High School Elizabeth Lietaert & Hannah Lietaert, Bedford High School Danielle Castell & Jackson Roberts, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Jonah Matthews & Charlie Tapper, Paw Paw High School Demitra Loucopoulos & Alanah Soriano, Troy High School Comprehensive Exam Shradha Reddy, Novi High School Srihari Srinivasan, North Farmington High School Pavana Karanth, Northville High School Jarod Amapro, De La Salle Collegiate High School Neil Gurnani, North Farmington High School Arnav Aboti, Novi High School Nikita Gollapudi, Heritage High School Katherine Yang, Northville High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 9 Chapter Awards Program

Gold Level Chapters Tolulope Jubreel, Carmen Osborn, & Soham Patel, Lakeview High School Ema Melkic, Sanela Mujic, & Naila Saric, Hamtramck High School Niamul Labib, Farjana Shahid, & Nahida Siddiqua, Detroit Cass Tech High School Ian Stout, Brandon Wylie, Garret Zvoch, Woodhaven High School Elizabeth Mellema, Jack Vandermolen, & Thomas Vandermolen, Gull Lake High School Bri Stimson & Emmy Surface, Careerline Tech Center Sydney Beishuizen & Alexi Monette, Montague High School Bellina Giammalva & Irial Maloney, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Carlee Allard, Baylee Fridline, & Kali McQueen, Davison High School Hannah Gorkowski, Makenzie Leavine, & Grace Wiley, Huron Area Tech Center Hanna Foether & Katie Olsen, Clio High School Karlie McFarland, Triston Morin, & Olivia Rasch, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center

Community Service Project

State Champions Mitchell Malenich, Grace Olson, & Libby Olson, Davison High School Joseph Patterson & Emma Sliwka, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Julia Abramson, Emily Hamama, & Kapil Vyas, West Bloomfield High School Gail Lawson & Colin Mieden, Airport High School Emily Conklin & Gabriella Sanchez, Taylor Truman High School Finalists Danielle Lawson, Elsie McFarland, & Lauren Zlatos, Airport High School Paige Lawrey, Claire Simmons, & Samihah Syed, West Bloomfield High School Annetta Lekas, Nicholas O’Shea, & Elianna Wineman, West Bloomfield High School Gabriel Detrych, Libby Lorenz, & Emily Queen, Woodhaven High School Haley Dees & Alayna McNeil, Montague High School

Creative Marketing Project

State Champions Elizabeth Gilbert & Marisa Gonzalez, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Amanda Born & Abigail Swantko, Lakeland High School Brian Bembas, Matthew Ladouceur, & Marcus McLaughlin, West Bloomfield High School Mackenzie Ashburn & Brooklyn Vanhorn, Berkley High School Sydney Carlson & Amy Lanser, Caledonia High School Kayce Bingaman & Jasa West, Lakeview High School Finalists Andrea Wang & Lilly Wang, Forest Hills Central High School Calli Daavettila, Amanda Maga, & Eden Schmidt, Hartland High School Sergio Borg, Richard Galbraith, & Benjamin Nuss, Oxford High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 10 Entrepreneurship Promotion Project

State Champions Cade Bell, Devon Bonner, & Allison Boris, Oxford High School Matthew Montroy & Andrew Murasky, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Megan Foley, Saline High School Nina Jones & Harrison Rose, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Alondra Casteneda & Sara Sherazi, Taylor Truman High School Jacob Radom & Samuel H Stone, Berkley High School Finalists David Delbosque, Tanner Jeska, & Pedro Madrid, Airport High School Tamara Marceta, Kaitlyn Selleke, & Lauren Troppens, Utica Ford II High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 11 Entrepreneurship

State Champions Max McNally-Hodgson, Ypsilanti Lincoln High School Pavani Pennathur, Northville High School Matthew Thibeault, Saline High School Anish Kothapalli, Farmington Harrison High School Pratik Danu, Lakeland High School Zoe Ling, Novi High School Finalists Kaushik Nair, Novi High School Abhishek Kumar, Walled Lake Northern High School Katherine Wozniak, Grosse Pointe North High School Maille Frohoff, Cheboygan High School Ethan Mielock, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Hussien Berry, Michael Berry Center Michael Willard, Grosse Pointe South High School Chloe Ambas, Midland HH Dow High School Terrell White Jr, Cornerstone Health + Technology High School Jeff Voss, Jenison High School Madison Downs, Livonia Stevenson High School Varun Boyapati, Novi High School Ross Argue, Portage Northern High School Allathea Robbert, Farmington High School Leon Chen, Novi High School Angelo Savich, Lakeland High School Nilay Mistry, North Farmington High School Sid Soni, Troy High School Judged Event 1 Max McNally-Hodgson, Ypsilanti Lincoln High School Pavani Pennathur, Northville High School Chloe Ambas, Midland HH Dow High School Anish Kothapalli, Farmington Harrison High School Pratik Danu, Lakeland High School Zoe Ling, Novi High School Judged Event 2 Max McNally-Hodgson, Ypsilanti Lincoln High School Pavani Pennathur, Northville High School Matthew Thibeault, Saline High School Jeff Voss, Jenison High School Pratik Danu, Lakeland High School Nilay Mistry, North Farmington High School Comprehensive Exam Jason Lewis, Grosse Pointe South High School Leon Chen, Novi High School Ross Argue, Portage Northern High School Angelo Savich, Lakeland High School Kaushik Nair, Novi High School Dakota Passage, Oakland Schools Tech Campus NE Alex Mraz, Goodrich High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 12 Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

State Champions Vamsi Chaparala & Jagjeet Wani, Novi High School Peter Koomen & Akash Polakampalli, Novi High School Andrew Lu & Katherine Xie, Novi High School Sanjana Doshi & Shilpi Shah, Novi High School Satvik Suneja & Mohammad Tambawala, North Farmington High School Saajan Kikani & Aagam Shah, Northville High School Finalists Yasine Baccouche & Giorgio Bruya, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Alex Doty & Caden Skinner, Midland HH Dow High School Gabriela Rowe & Miah Tompkins, Troy High School Sarrah Ahmed & Josie Wenzell, Rochester Adams High School Karly Terry & Kevin Terry, Heritage High School Devon Kelly & Luther Westcott, Manchester High School Judged Event 1 Vamsi Chaparala & Jagjeet Wani, Novi High School Alex Doty & Caden Skinner, Midland HH Dow High School Andrew Lu & Katherine Xie, Novi High School Sanjana Doshi & Shilpi Shah, Novi High School Colin Motloch & Tyler Siluk, Utica High School Devon Kelly & Luther Westcott, Manchester High School Judged Event 2 Vamsi Chaparala & Jagjeet Wani, Novi High School Peter Koomen & Akash Polakampalli, Novi High School Gabriela Rowe & Miah Tompkins, Troy High School Sanjana Doshi & Shilpi Shah, Novi High School Noah Dalton & Connor Welling, Paw Paw High School Saajan Kikani & Aagam Shah, Northville High School Comprehensive Exam Katherine Xie, Novi High School Jagjeet Wani, Novi High School Andrew Lu, Novi High School Yasine Baccouche, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Peter Koomen, Novi High School Giorgio Bruya, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 13 Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan

State Champions Alexander Acs & Jacob Pezzotti, Hartland High School Laura Kozlowski, Utica Ford II High School Chloe Harper & Mateo Marchan, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Mariana Merandi, Utica High School Danielle Hendon, Lakeview High School Finalists Catherine McDevitt, Lakeview High School Rosemary Farrehi & Isabelle Walker, Grand Blanc High School Kayla McFadden & Aurora Michaud, Caledonia High School Kai Gregory & Kate Hollenbeck, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Lauren Herbert, Alayni Sandusky, & Lyzie Sandusky, Gull Lake High School Judged Event Alexander Acs & Jacob Pezzotti, Hartland High School Laura Kozlowski, Utica Ford II High School Chloe Harper & Mateo Marchan, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Mariana Merandi, Utica High School Danielle Hendon, Lakeview High School Comprehensive Exam Mateo Marchan, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Alexander Acs, Hartland High School Rosemary Farrehi, Grand Blanc High School Isabella Mastantuono, Farmington Harrison High School Jacob Pezzotti, Hartland High School Kayla McFadden, Caledonia High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 14 Financial Consulting Event

State Champions Arman Hossain, Hamtramck High School Madison Roberts, Midland High School Chintan Maheshwari, Catholic Central High School George Fane, Northville High School Mikayla Philip, Frankenmuth High School Lasya Mantha, Northville High School Finalists Emily Green, Hartland High School Sydney Brogniart, West Bloomfield High School Kevin Wang, Rochester Adams High School Andrew Irons, Harper Creek High School Hanna Khor, Lakeland High School Elliot Mercer, Hartland High School Timothy Wageman, Saline High School Judged Event Arman Hossain, Hamtramck High School Emily Green, Hartland High School Chintan Maheshwari, Catholic Central High School Kevin Wang, Rochester Adams High School George Fane, Northville High School Mikayla Philip, Frankenmuth High School Hanna Khor, Lakeland High School Comprehensive Exam Chintan Maheshwari, Catholic Central High School George Fane, Northville High School Kevin Wang, Rochester Adams High School Arman Hossain, Hamtramck High School Lasya Mantha, Northville High School Mikayla Philip, Frankenmuth High School

Financial Literacy Promotion Project

Finalists Keelie Jones & Logan Switala, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Cameron Collins & Kalli Mulholland, Oxford High School Douglas Baldensperger, Daniel Kopania, & Travis Nguyen, Woodhaven High School Dylan Carpenter, Jason Gross, & Ellie Timmons, Davison High School Molly Long, Abigail Mooney, & Kayla Szalewicz, Oxford High School Sam Paradiso & Sophia Warren, Forest Hills Northern High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 15 Finance Operations Research

State Champions Sarah Campbell, Nicole Lewis, & Lillian Schroder, Oxford High School Zachary Isenberg, Uday Kode, & Jacob Saperstein, West Bloomfield High School Justin Frappier, Hartland High School Paige Harris, Emma Squires, & Andrew Vanantwerp, Petoskey High School Caden Farhat-Tomaszewski & Andrea Ferrazza, Hartland High School Jack Chaldecott & Jake McDonald, Milford High School Finalists Hunter Schmidt & Lyllian Simerly, Milford High School Joshua Parsons, Jamie Shubitowski, & Michael Stibal, Lakeland High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 16 Financial Services Team Decision Making

State Champions Collin Clem & Melanie Duvall, Lincoln Park High School Ameya Kelkar & Neel Kurapati, Novi High School Aakash Jajoo & Vikram Vallapareddy, Novi High School Dylan Huck & Ryan Mott, Hartland High School Thomas Marsh & Vincent Motowski, De La Salle Collegiate High School John Godoshian & Sonny Mulpuri, Grosse Pointe North High School Finalists Jaydie Hanks & Chloe Kern, Fruitport High School Ihsan Akhtar & Zubaeer Akhtar, Hamtramck High School Gavin Fruge & Eathan McKenzie, Heritage High School Jason Choi & Minwoo Park, Novi High School Morgan Gotwalt & Sarah Leblanc, Greenville High School Elijah Arnold & Dylan Finn, Farmington High School Judged Event 1 Collin Clem & Melanie Duvall, Lincoln Park High School Ameya Kelkar & Neel Kurapati, Novi High School Aakash Jajoo & Vikram Vallapareddy, Novi High School Jason Choi & Minwoo Park, Novi High School Thomas Marsh & Vincent Motowski, De La Salle Collegiate High School Emma McPherson & Sydney Zampa, Hartland High School Judged Event 2 Collin Clem & Melanie Duvall, Lincoln Park High School Ameya Kelkar & Neel Kurapati, Novi High School Aakash Jajoo & Vikram Vallapareddy, Novi High School Dylan Huck & Ryan Mott, Hartland High School Thomas Marsh & Vincent Motowski, De La Salle Collegiate High School Elijah Arnold & Dylan Finn, Farmington High School Comprehensive Exam William Dormer, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Ihsan Akhtar, Hamtramck High School Melanie Duvall, Lincoln Park High School Collin Clem, Lincoln Park High School Aakash Jajoo, Novi High School Paul Raab, Brother Rice & Marian Schools John Godoshian, Grosse Pointe North High School Thomas Marsh, De La Salle Collegiate High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 17 Food Marketing

State Champions Adrain Doan, Grosse Pointe South High School Arun Chandrakanthan, Novi High School Eldon Pearson, Lake Orion High School Emma Boesz, Lakeview High School Clarissa Xu, Northville High School Mikayla Krick, Greenville High School Finalists Kate Rivers, Troy High School Stacey Zeng, Novi High School Pike Briggs, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Shreya Rana, Grosse Pointe South High School Melinda Yang, Warren Woods Tower High School Mac Powell, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Parker Looman, De La Salle High School Michael Fiore, Heritage High School Prateek Bhola, Novi High School Kaila Hemphill, Woodhaven High School Jessica Armstrong, Forest Hills Eastern High School Neha Challa, Novi High School Xaviar McClintock-Valencia, Portage Northern High School India Kenhard, Milford High School Cara Pruitt, Holt High School Ishan Mehta, Troy High School Taylor Smith, Berkley High School M D Rahman, Detroit Cass Tech High School Judged Event 1 Kate Rivers, Troy High School Arun Chandrakanthan, Novi High School Eldon Pearson, Lake Orion High School Kaila Hemphill, Woodhaven High School Clarissa Xu, Northville High School Ishan Mehta, Troy High School Judged Event 2 Pike Briggs, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Arun Chandrakanthan, Novi High School Eldon Pearson, Lake Orion High School Firyal Khan, Northville High School Clarissa Xu, Northville High School Ishan Mehta, Troy High School Comprehensive Exam Clarissa Xu, Northville High School Adrain Doan, Grosse Pointe South High School Mikayla Krick, Greenville High School Stacey Zeng, Novi High School Parker Looman, De La Salle High School Kate Rivers, Troy High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 18 Franchise Business Plan Event

State Champions Kaylee Bradeen & Abigail Carmichael, Lakeview High School Morgan Main, Anabel Stanton, & Ryan Stichler, Lakeland High School Connor Blesy, Spencer Noll, & Samuel Polym, Bridgman High School Connor Cummings, Gavin Lapeer, & Bradley Lewis, Hartland High School Collin Goan, West Bloomfield High School Anna Dewindt & Parker Luce, Jenison High School Finalists Kaitlin Essig, Bridgman High School Mary Koje & Samantha Powers, Lakeland High School Emily Duell & Ashley Garcia, Caledonia High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 19 Hospitality Services Team Decision Making

State Champions Nisarg Dharia & Atharwa Kale, Novi High School Catherine Manceor & Caitlyn Moon, Troy High School Izabela Martini & Parth Pandit, North Farmington High School Aditya Chitta & Robert Xu, Novi High School Anwesha Sarangi & Neha Surapaneni, Novi High School Shriteja Dareddy & Harika Kolluri, Novi High School Finalists Chad Gessner & Ashley Hollenbeck, Jefferson High School Apoorva Bommanaveni & Sanjana Sahoo, North Farmington High School Kevin Schwartz & Colin Stang, Farmington High School Mackenzie Lombard & Jillian Makowiec, Farmington High School Parker Speers & Hannah Swanson, Brighton High School Lindsay Trahan & Silvana Uribe, Midland HH Dow High School Judged Event 1 Nisarg Dharia & Atharwa Kale, Novi High School Catherine Manceor & Caitlyn Moon, Troy High School Izabela Martini & Parth Pandit, North Farmington High School Aditya Chitta & Robert Xu, Novi High School Caelan Hunt & August Pengelly, Flat Rock High School Shriteja Dareddy & Harika Kolluri, Novi High School Judged Event 2 Nisarg Dharia & Atharwa Kale, Novi High School Catherine Manceor & Caitlyn Moon, Troy High School Mckenna Monaghan & Meredith Stalions, Lake Orion High School Aditya Chitta & Robert Xu, Novi High School Anwesha Sarangi & Neha Surapaneni, Novi High School Shriteja Dareddy & Harika Kolluri, Novi High School Comprehensive Exam Nisarg Dharia, Novi High School Robert Xu, Novi High School Aditya Chitta, Novi High School Vincent Goyette, Powers Catholic High School Harika Kolluri, Novi High School Naila Saric, Hamtramck High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 20 Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research

State Champions Alexandra Brown, Natalie Karnegis, & Alexander Matczak, Oxford High School Jessica Zhang, Portage Central High School Keaton Cleland & Thomas Pletta, Oxford High School Zachary Crawford, West Bloomfield High School Ana Raab, Noah Snable, & Jodi Walker, Oxford High School Janelle Dompierre, Lauren Gallagher, & Amanda Skipworth, Hartland High School Finalists Abby Grabetz, Meredith Luszczynski, & Kaylynn Warner, Airport High School Lydia Heyn, Grace Sanderson, & Reagan Smith, Bridgman High School Milla Sherman & Taylor Whitman, Petoskey High School Hayley Luckhurst, Linchen Yu, & Christopher Zahron, Utica Ford II High School

Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling

State Champions Tara Petersen, Hartland High School Maria Kakos, West Bloomfield High School Izabella Taylor, Three Rivers High School Avigna Tatineni, Farmington High School Madeline Adler, Northville High School Elizabeth Robins, Lakeview High School Finalists Charles Philp, Lakeview High School Sophia Abraham, Rochester Adams High School Hannah Wickman, Hartland High School Michael Coffey, Milford High School Faith Clark, Fruitport High School Ashley Gary, Tuscola Tech Center Judged Event Tara Petersen, Hartland High School Maria Kakos, West Bloomfield High School Izabella Taylor, Three Rivers High School Hannah Wickman, Hartland High School Madeline Adler, Northville High School Faith Clark, Fruitport High School Comprehensive Exam Madeline Adler, Northville High School Tara Petersen, Hartland High School Ethan Bruce, Midland High School Izabella Taylor, Three Rivers High School Jocelyn Cha, Midland H.H. Dow High School Sophia Abraham, Rochester Adams High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 21 Hotel & Lodging Management

State Champions Clare McAuliffe, Troy High School Amirali Ashtiani, Novi High School Lucian Giza, Utica Ford II High School Tanya Sharma, Heritage High School Sohan Jadhav, Northville High School Connie Gao, Northville High School Finalists Geena Bommarito, Westland John Glenn High School Gabby Smith, Jenison High School Anish Middha, Midland HH Dow High School Morgan Tobey, Lakeview High School Alex Ieuter, Midland HH Dow High School Genna Daniels, Utica Eisenhower High School Noah Copeland, Belleville High School Katrina Kreszowski, Heritage High School Brandon Thomas, Three Rivers High School Paige Connolly, Walled Lake Northern High School Mitchell Labe, Berkley High School Shaan Patel, Livonia Churchill High School Dheeraj Kakulavaram, Troy High School Amanda Neumann, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Stefan Najor, West Bloomfield High School Ryan Koch, Saline High School Grace Livsey, Saline High School Grace Meacham, Montague High School Kathleen Carroll, Grosse Pointe South High School Judged Event 1 Clare McAuliffe, Troy High School Morgan Tobey, Lakeview High School Ryan Eitnear, Fruitport High School Tyler McDonald, Rochester Adams High School Sohan Jadhav, Northville High School Grace Meacham, Montague High School Judged Event 2 Timothy Baggs, Summit Academy North High School Alex Ieuter, Midland HH Dow High School Lucian Giza, Utica Ford II High School Brandon Liu, Northville High School Sohan Jadhav, Northville High School Connie Gao, Northville High School Comprehensive Exam Connie Gao, Northville High School Dheeraj Kakulavaram, Troy High School Rayna Edwards, Manchester High School Sohan Jadhav, Northville High School Clare McAuliffe, Troy High School Kathleen Carroll, Grosse Pointe South High School Brooke Robinson, Ann Arbor Skyline High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 22 Human Resources Management

State Champions Aarvi Shah, Northville High School Jenny Yu, Northville High School Shruti Gomer, Troy High School Noah Bean, Novi High School Ethan Sperla, Powers Catholic High School Sreya Challa, Northville High School Finalists Jinan Abufarha, West Bloomfield High School Alec McAnelly, Heritage High School Ashley Bailey, Bloomfield Hills High School Shreya Banda, Ann Arbor Huron High School Hannah O’Grady, Grosse Pointe South High School Anshula Sundaram, Troy High School Sydney Dhue, L’Anse Creuse High School Noah Salhaney, Milan High School John Bellamy, Grosse Pointe South High School Harley Williams, Milford High School John Yang, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Mackenzie Sanders, Jenison High School Brizesh Maddipati, Farmington Harrison High School Jason Israilov, West Bloomfield High School Joshua Mathew, Novi High School Jessica Bettley, Milford High School Ava Williams, Hartland High School Meghana Mulpuri, Heritage High School Cooper Lenzi, Clio High School Destiny Pennington, West Bloomfield High School Judged Event 1 Aarvi Shah, Northville High School Brooklyn Burrows, Lakeview High School Jenny Yu, Northville High School Cierra Barrera, Innovation Central High School Noah Bean, Novi High School Jason Israilov, West Bloomfield High School Meghana Mulpuri, Heritage High School Judged Event 2 Aarvi Shah, Northville High School Jinan Abufarha, West Bloomfield High School Jenny Yu, Northville High School Shruti Gomer, Troy High School Qunlan Lewis, Portage Northern High School Ethan Sperla, Powers Catholic High School Ari Mattler, Birmingham Groves High School Comprehensive Exam John Yang, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Brizesh Maddipati, Farmington Harrison High School Jenny Yu, Northville High School Yongyi Zhang, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Alec McAnelly, Heritage High School Ethan Sperla, Powers Catholic High School Sreya Challa, Northville High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 23 Independent Business Plan

State Champions Lauren Gaskill, Jack Paulsen, & Nick Visconti, Petoskey High School Spencer Sortman, Grand Haven High School Zach Pfannes, Rochester Adams High School Erin Dickinson, Michelle Grigorov, & Rachel McDowell, West Bloomfield High School Gabrielle Salinas, Lakeview High School Phil Martin, Ben Schonscheck, & Jacob Wight, Huron High School Finalists Karpagam Palaniappan, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Nylah Estell, Allyzabeth Macaraeg, & Fatou Ndiaye, Berkley High School Ekam Motwani, Hursh Motwani, & Harsimran Sandhu, Forest Hills Northern High School

Innovation Plan

State Champions Brett Davidson, Jacob Schlussel, & Andrew Stone, Berkley High School Mahitha Gundlur, Lakeland High School Adele Kemp & Cameron Tucker, Greenville High School Ben Finkelstein, Arshon Saadati, & Irene Yi, Forest Hills Central High School Alyson Kenney & Annalisse Palma, Lakeview High School Finalists Patrick Bicknell, Luke Jernigan, & Cooper Martin, Waterford Mott High School Monica Weick, Gabriel Richard High School Jhordyn Auguste, Chandler Harvey, & Mckinley Lowery, West Bloomfield High School Keegan Aimesbury & Joseph Wood, Lakeview High School Connor West, Hartland High School

International Business Plan

State Champions Annie Miller, Nick Plath, & Trevor Ross, Petoskey High School Mallika Kothari & Christina Lee, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Sean Cullen, Brendan McGrath, & Brady Woodruff, Lakeland High School Deniz Kirca & Pritish Patil, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Jay Rubin & Andrew Schwartz, West Bloomfield High School Casey Chausow & Chris Jakiel, Caledonia High School Finalists Ben Bishop & Brendon Gibbons, Rochester Adams High School Mackenzie Deyarmond & Maija Pietila, Hartland High School Olivia Bellamy, Gabe Ellis, & Macy Lintz, Davison High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 24 Leadership & Teamwork

Finalists Balint Gal, Logan Naparella, & Jerica Tallman, Grand Haven High School Abhinav Alluri, Justin Iqal, & Rithvik Munagala, Northville High School Madison Belli, Andrew Pliley, & Jackson Schmaltz, Bridgman High School Benjamin Benedict, William Hammond, & Jacquelyn Mater, Maple Valley High School Gaiden Heatley, Tim Markel, & Gabe Rosenberg, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Thakkar Dhruv, John Geogre, & Ben Shapiro, Grand Blanc High School Judged Event Balint Gal, Logan Naparella, & Jerica Tallman, Grand Haven High School Lauren Eldridge, Ajaysia Hacker, & Maliah Johnson, Lakeview High School Madison Belli, Andrew Pliley, & Jackson Schmaltz, Bridgman High School Benjamin Benedict, William Hammond, & Jacquelyn Mater, Maple Valley High School Gaiden Heatley, Tim Markel, & Gabe Rosenberg, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Jessica Brown, Carlijn De Smet, & Chelsea Long, Midland HH Dow High School Comprehensive Exam Ben Shapiro, Grand Blanc High School John Geogre, Grand Blanc High School Balint Gal, Grand Haven High School Jacquelyn Mater, Maple Valley High School Jessica Brown, Midland HH Dow High School Kuvin Satyadev, Grosse Pointe North High School Rithvik Munagala, Northville High School Justin Iqal, Northville High School

Learn & Earn Project

Finalists Justin Charron, Jacob Outland, & Andrew Szczepaniak, Woodhaven High School Hannah Brown, Kayla Miller, & Ryenne Ritchie, Utica Ford II High School Marcus Frankel & Noah Jacobs, Berkley High School Joseph Deichelbohrer & Kenedi Harmon, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Keara Paterson, Berkley High School Jake Daubert & Evan Werbrouck, Utica Ford II High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 25 Marketing Communications

State Champions Mohammad Shaikh, Washtenaw International High School Sanidhya Singh, Novi High School Kelly Deng, Northville High School Katherine Reiman, Cheboygan High School Joshua Agius, Walled Lake Northern High School Jessica Wu, Novi High School Finalists Nishita Inapuri, Novi High School Madison Timmreck, Alpena High School Emma Fowler, Greenville High School Malcolm McDonald, Montague High School Josh Klein, Birmingham Groves High School Connor McCormick, Gull Lake High School Lahari Vavilala, Novi High School Siva Senthilprabhakar, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Abhinav Nadh Thirupathi, Troy High School Cammi Tirico, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Gurleen Kaur, Paw Paw High School Danielle Boyer, Troy High School Abbas Kagal, Northville High School Athony Mollo, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Claire Pelletier, Paw Paw High School Sophia Huszti, Milford High School Ben Mitsch, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Noah Amidon, Greenville High School Judged Event 1 Nishita Inapuri, Novi High School Daryn Deas, Troy Athens High School Kelly Deng, Northville High School Gurleen Kaur, Paw Paw High School Claire Pelletier, Paw Paw High School Ben Mitsch, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Judged Event 2 Cassidy Vaughn, Hartland High School Sanidhya Singh, Novi High School Lahari Vavilala, Novi High School Cammi Tirico, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Abbas Kagal, Northville High School Sophia Huszti, Milford High School Comprehensive Exam Jessica Wu, Novi High School Sanidhya Singh, Novi High School Kelly Deng, Northville High School Abhinav Nadh Thirupathi, Troy High School Ponette Rubio, Grosse Pointe South High School Jaelle Lampert, Lakeview High School Lahari Vavilala, Novi High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 26 Marketing Management Team Decision Making

State Champions Ronak Patel & Narayan Prabhakar, Novi High School Isabelle Lian & Haripriya Suryadevara, Novi High School Quinn Favret & Kaylee Won, Troy High School Caroline Nielsen & Andrea Rombach, Heritage High School Natalie Spence & Maximilian Stein, Farmington Harrison High School Namratha Bujala & Amritha Sivakumaran, Farmington High School Finalists Jakub Hann & Casey Klobucar, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Anna Fairman & Sema Khraishi, Troy High School Madison Burt & Kyle Geiger, Novi High School Arjeta Bajramaj & Zachary Harless, Farmington Harrison High School Katelin Bensman & Alexis Miller, Howell High School Drew Bobeldyk & Stu Tolsma, Jenison High School Judged Event 1 Jakub Hann & Casey Klobucar, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Isabelle Lian & Haripriya Suryadevara, Novi High School Quinn Favret & Kaylee Won, Troy High School Emily Lorkowski & Garret Valliere, Utica High School Natalie Spence & Maximilian Stein, Farmington Harrison High School Namratha Bujala & Amritha Sivakumaran, Farmington High School Judged Event 2 Ronak Patel & Narayan Prabhakar, Novi High School Isabelle Lian & Haripriya Suryadevara, Novi High School Quinn Favret & Kaylee Won, Troy High School Madalena Degner & Natalee McNeil, Bridgman High School Natalie Spence & Maximilian Stein, Farmington Harrison High School Tyler Grosser & Robert Lovely, Gull Lake High School Comprehensive Exam Kaylee Won, Troy High School Quinn Favret, Troy High School Zachary Harless, Farmington Harrison High School Arjeta Bajramaj, Farmington Harrison High School Isabelle Lian, Novi High School Erin Robinson, Livonia Churchill High School Amritha Sivakumaran, Farmington High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 27 Merit Award Program

State Finalists Avery Adams, Lakeshore High School Tashnim Asgar, Detroit Cass Tech High School Madison Belli, Bridgman High School Grant Cook, Lakeshore High School Hailie Curry, Lakeland High School Timothy Dunkel, Bridgman High School Rachel Hamilton, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Al-taimee Hassan, Detroit Cass Tech High School Tyler Pashak, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Logan Pechtel, Lakeshore High School M D Rahman, Detroit Cass Tech High School John Rossow Lakeshore High School Ryan Rush, Lakeshore High School Zachary Sloniker, Lakeshore High School Makayla Smith, Careerline Tech Center Noel Tyrrell, Huron Area Tech Center Nicholas Wade, Lakeshore High School Dana Wasmund, Woodhaven High School Emily Wolffis, Montague High School Cameron Wright, Lakeshore High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 28 Principles of Business Management

State Champions Abhinav Athreya, Northville High School Anish Vankayalapati, Northville High School Anjali Singh, Novi High School Kashika Chhabra, Novi High School Olivia Miller, Midland HH Dow High School Prachi Shah, Northville High School Finalists Lena Timko, Farmington High School Connor Hein, Catholic Central High School Grant Wiese, Midland HH Dow High School Maya Goggans, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School Lillian Pugh, Grand Ledge High School Anusheh Chaudry, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Rebecca Loncar, Milford High School Nicholas Dawson, Gull Lake High School Derek Larson, Rochester Adams High School Ali Armin, Troy High School Rudra Barua, Hamtramck High School Scott Poquette, Milford High School Ann Zhang, Rochester Adams High School Shivangi Gupta, Northville High School Abhinay Devapatla, Novi High School Hunter Miller, Jackson Area Career Center Mustafa Syed, Parchment High School Uma Sriram, Farmington Harrison High School Judged Event 1 Abhinav Athreya, Northville High School Anish Vankayalapati, Northville High School Anjali Singh, Novi High School Kashika Chhabra, Novi High School Olivia Miller, Midland HH Dow High School Hunter Miller, Jackson Area Career Center Judged Event 2 Logan Lundgren, Taylor Truman High School Anish Vankayalapati, Northville High School Anjali Singh, Novi High School Kashika Chhabra, Novi High School Olivia Miller, Midland HH Dow High School Hunter Miller, Jackson Area Career Center Comprehensive Exam Kashika Chhabra, Novi High School Carsten Wright, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Anusheh Chaudry, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Prachi Shah, Northville High School Anjali Singh, Novi High School Shivangi Gupta, Northville High School Rudra Barua, Hamtramck High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 29 Principles of Finance

State Champions Carson Neff, Gull Lake High School Rayyan Latif, Washtenaw International High School Jackson Maktheva, West Ottawa High School April Muench, Brighton High School Kenneth Gu, Troy High School Kelsie McManus, Grand Haven High School Finalists Ryan Frank, Bloomfield Hills High School Tyler Rey, Midland HH Dow High School Jacob Huang, Novi High School Varun Nimmagadda, Novi High School Audrey Xu, Midland HH Dow High School Dominic Yee, Bloomfield Hills High School Malissa Howe, Gull Lake High School Saketh Addanki, Novi High School Millie Martinez, Grandville High School Griffin Clos, Livonia Stevenson High School Zachary Cushman, Parchment High School Siggi Tu, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Ermina Karasuljlic, Hamtramck High School Kaden Swierkos, Hartland High School Ethan Lloyd, Belleville High School Hemil Shah, Farmington High School Drew Levine, Birmingham Groves High School Matthew Gutowsky, Catholic Center High School Judged Event 1 Jacob Huang, Novi High School Audrey Xu, Midland HH Dow High School Malissa Howe, Gull Lake High School Zachary Cushman, Parchment High School Kenneth Gu, Troy High School Jacqueline Anaele, Midland HH Dow High School Judged Event 2 Carson Neff, Gull Lake High School Nathan Mamo, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Abigail Marry, Hartland High School April Muench, Brighton High School Kenneth Gu, Troy High School Emil Melkic, Hamtramck High School Comprehensive Exam Jackson Maktheva, West Ottawa High School Rayyan Latif, Washtenaw International High School Dominic Yee, Bloomfield Hills High School Josh Griffel, Grand Blanc High School Kelsie McManus, Grand Haven High School Varun Nimmagadda, Novi High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 30 Principles of Hospitality & Tourism

State Champions Neha Subrahmanyam, Novi High School Becca Darish, Hartland High School Navneet Ramadurai, Troy High School Lilly Swanson, Bloomfield Hills High School Amanda Zhang, Northville High School Harika Veldanda, Novi High School Finalists K C Darish, Hartland High School Hayden Barry, Grosse Pointe South High School Kavya Chandra, Midland HH Dow High School Dwaipayan Saha, Novi High School Karnika Chandra, Midland HH Dow High School Madedline Gray, Caledonia High School Madison Butchko, Rochester Adams High School Dominique Ambas, Heritage High School Dadheech Eeshika, Bloomfield Hills High School Jenn Gumbinger, Rochester Adams High School Brenna Hart, Cheboygan High School Lily Renke, Troy High School Elizabeth Rockburn, Greenville High School Maryssa La Rue, Utica Eisenhower High School Yissel Santos, Woodhaven High School Carys Pendleton, Midland HH Dow High School Jonah Stanage, Bridgman High School Emily Schultz, Bedford High School Judged Event 1 Hayden Barry, Grosse Pointe South High School Karnika Chandra, Midland HH Dow High School Navneet Ramadurai, Troy High School Jenna Gaylord, Lake Orion High School Nicholas Valley, Clarkston High School Ryan Fromm, Utica High School Harika Veldanda, Novi High School Judged Event 2 Neha Subrahmanyam, Novi High School Becca Darish, Hartland High School Navneet Ramadurai, Troy High School Lilly Swanson, Bloomfield Hills High School Amanda Zhang, Northville High School Harika Veldanda, Novi High School Comprehensive Exam Neha Subrahmanyam, Novi High School Madison Butchko, Rochester Adams High School Jonah Stanage, Bridgeman High School James Farmer, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Ally Bergeron, Brighton High School Navneet Ramadurai, Troy High School Becca Darish, Hartland High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 31 Professional Selling

State Champions Nick Kerau, Midland High School Maddie Milliken, Hartland High School Nicholas Glazer, Milford High School Coby Johns, Hartland High School Aveek Duttagupta, Northville High School Riley Damore, Lakeview High School Finalists Alyson Koh, Portage Central High School Brock Walker, Grandville High School Amer Gunic, Hamtramck High School Ethan Sayre, Rochester Adams High School Carson Weed, Rochester Adams High School Pavan Puruothaman, Farmington Harrison High School Judged Event Nick Kerau, Midland High School Maddie Milliken, Hartland High School Nicholas Glazer, Milford High School Amer Gunic, Hamtramck High School Riley Damore, Lakeview High School Aveek Duttagupta, Northville High School Comprehensive Exam Aveek Duttagupta, Northville High School Alyson Koh, Portage Central High School Riley Damore, Lakeview High School Pavan Puruothaman, Farmington Harrison High School Maddie Milliken, Hartland High School Edward Pfannes, Saline High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 32 Public Relations Project

State Champions Ellie Crandall, Erica Fredwall, & Cara Pietras, Davison High School Alyssa Flevaris & Julia Zunich, Lakeland High School Andrew Weisman, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Mitchell Leveck & Erin Taylor, Three Rivers High School Megan Danks & Maddie Radcliffe, Davison High School Kiley Cline & Keelie Owczarzak, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Finalists Taylor Amos, Brad Cholette, & Andrew Vellmure, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Erin Boismier, Colin Czajkowski, & Joshua Warren, Woodhaven High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 33 Quick Service Restaurant Management

State Champions Merry Shen, Northville High School Vernon Rushlow, Livonia Stevenson High School Sophia Pennex, Midland HH Dow High School John Prisby, Novi High School Griffin Hendren, Troy high School Bhavika Gummadi, Northville High School Finalists Frank Huang, Troy High School Katelyn Edwards, Anchor Bay High School Erica Hurley, Berkley High School Ishita Saripalle, Novi High School Aidan Keyes, Saline High School Trinity Martin, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Emily Chesney, Cabrini High School Aditya Narayan, Novi High School Prabhjeet Singh, Lakeview High School Emma Scott, Jenison High School Ainsley Lacey, Midland HH Dow High School Rachna Munagala, Northville High School Faith Kinyon, Midland HH Dow high School Destany Misner, Fruitport High School Jordan Barker, Hartland High School Andrea Paternina, Midland HH Dow High School Jahow Yu, Troy High School Sandra Hernandez, Lakeview High School Judged Event 1 Erica Hurley, Berkley High School Madison Camp, Heritage High School Sophia Pennex, Midland HH Dow High School John Prisby, Novi High School Griffin Hendren, Troy High School Andrea Paternina, Midland HH Dow High School Judged Event 2 Merry Shen, Northville High School Brenden Massa, Lakeview High School Aditya Narayan, Novi High School Ainsley Lacey, Midland HH Dow High School Griffin Hendren, Troy High School Bhavika Gummadi, Northville High School Comprehensive Exam Bhavika Gummadi, Northville High School Jahow Yu, Troy High School Andrea Paternina, Midland HH Dow High School Emily Chesney, Cabrini High School Frank Huang, Troy High School Sophia Pennex, Midland HH Dow High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 34 Restaurant & Food Service Management

State Champions Kyle Johnson, Livonia Franklin High School Coryne Dehaan, Jenison High School Emily Stabinsky, Troy High School Alyssa Fritz, Tuscola Technology Center Cathy Lu, Northville High School Xavier Kunz, Three Rivers High School Finalists Elise Smith, Hartland High School Rishika Pinreddy, Novi High School Matthew Cawthorne, Milford High School Satvik Malapati, Novi High School Kyle Zacharias, Hartland High School Tessy Sheko, Troy High School Youmna Khan, North Farmington High School Mackenzie Ford, Hartland High School Dillon Boyd, Kalamazoo Central High School Angela Lee, Northville High School Lorenzo Luna, Davison High School Aubre Carey, Lakeview High School Abigail Armstrong, Bedford High School Caleb Miracle, Rochester Adams High School Nick Lipsitt, Midland HH Dow High School Lucy Burgoyne, Grosse Pointe South High School Rohit Sankar, Northville High School Brendan Dingman, Milford High School Kameran Harris, Berkley High School Judged Event 1 Kyle Johnson, Livonia Franklin High School Satvik Malapati, Novi High School Emily Stabinsky, Troy High School Alyssa Fritz, Tuscola Technology Center Abigail Armstrong, Bedford High School Rohit Sankar, Northville High School Judged Event 2 Karter Fitzpatrick, Airport High School Satvik Malapati, Novi High School Coryne Dehaan, Jenison High School Emily Stabinsky, Troy High School Angela Lee, Northville High School Lucy Burgoyne, Grosse Pointe South High School Rohit Sankar, Northville High School Comprehensive Exam Alyssa Fritz, Tuscola Technology Center Lorenzo Luna, Davison High School Kyle Johnson, Livonia Franklin High School Coryne Dehaan, Jenison High School Isabelle O’Hare, Heritage High School Nick Lipsitt, Midland HH Dow High School Emily Stabinsky, Troy High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 35 Retail Merchandising

State Champions Sarah Obermeyer, Forest Hills Central High School Tejas Kakunje, Northville High School Ryan McNamara, Northville High School Jennifer Won, Troy High School Zach Nelson, Midland HH Dow High School Lauren Carrannanto, Milford High School Finalists Kaitlyn Mooney, Holt High School Roman Wickham, Milford High School Mackenzie Bucki, Airport High School Jada Frederick, Livonia Churchill High School Shaurya Pandya, Novi High School Dhruv Garg, Troy Athens High School Collin McManus, Northville High School Jade Elder, Westland John Glenn High School Mackenzie Pisko, Livonia Stevenson High School Keya Patel, Northville High School Jaclyn Swiderek, Cheboygan High School Ryley Johnson, Midland HH Dow High School Annette Zhao, Troy High School Kristen Lucero, Clarkston High School John Biberstein, Novi High School Ashley David, Novi High School Tommy Spriet, Rochester Adams High School Cameron Sloss, Utica High School Judged Event 1 Kaitlyn Mooney, Holt High School Jada Frederick, Livonia Churchill High School Jade Elder, Westland John Glenn High School Keya Patel, Northville High School Kristen Lucero, Clarkston High School Lauren Carrannanto, Milford High School Judged Event 2 Kaitlyn Mooney, Holt High School Tejas Kakunje, Northville High School Ryan McNamara, Northville High School Jennifer Won, Troy High School Zach Nelson, Midland HH Dow High School Lauren Carrannanto, Milford High School Comprehensive Exam Jennifer Won, Troy High School Tejas Kakunje, Northville High School Jaclyn Swiderek, Cheboygan High School Keya Patel, Northville High School Mackenzie Bucki, Airport High School Ryan McNamara, Northville High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 36 School Based Enterprise

State Finalists Abby Cociuba, Devin Finnerty, & Nicole Higgins, Airport High School Alejandro Dekeyzer & Micheal Soluk, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Lacey Davidson, Reginald Hawkins, & Carsen Teicher, Berkley High School Nelly Aguillon, Brooke Buckley, & McKenna Grennan, Careerline Tech Center Luke Hart, Ethan Richards, & Tayler Skornicka, Clio High School Gordon Meier, Mallory Miller, & Paige Yerian, Grand Blanc High School Simranpreet Kaur, Kathryn Mulder, & Jaspreet Singh, Grand Ledge High School Alyse Blaszczynski, Zachary Dines, Kelsea McConnell, Greenville High School Carolyn Mellema, Abby Stark, & Zach Zahart, Gull Lake High School Laura Burdine, Kaitlyn Doyle, & Olivia Nelson, Lakeland High School Natalie Belt, Olivia Crowley, & Haidyn Markos, Lakeview High School Summer Garwood & Angelica Rodriguez, Montague High School William Howe & Carlos Visconti, Northville High School Ryan Bickel & Seth Mann, Petoskey High School Emily Cmarik, Allison Ingman, & Jackie Wilson, Richmond High School Griffin Decker & Emma Grech, Rochester Adams High School Annie Nelson, Saline High School Rebecca Morrish, Tuscola Tech Center Andrew Larson, Elliot Paulo, & Rocco Sacino, Utica Eisenhower High School Julie Ann Piechocki & Joseph Uher, Utica Ford II High School Kendall Avis & Jacob Joseph, Utica High School Shawn Acheson, Daniel Bennett, & Andrew Liangos, Woodhaven High School Simone Vaduva, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 37 Sports & Entertainment Marketing

State Champions Elena Smith, Lakeland High School Connor Bradbury, Birmingham Groves High School Prathik Mellacheruvu, Northville High School Will Kuiper, Forest Hills Central High School Nathan Graff, Novi High School Kavina Sheth, North Farmington High School Finalists Benjamin Stachnik, Berkley High School Taylor Foster, Alpena High School Kyle Lantz, West Ottawa High School Grace Sobeck, Midland HH Dow High School Rishab Lanka, Northville High School Brady Bull, Rochester Adams High School Isaiah Anderson, Walled Lake Central High School Christina Vanderkelen, Midland HH Dow High School Bobby Elliott, Rochester Adams High School Marcel Wong, Northville High School Darius Hall, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Timothy Dunkel, Bridgman High School Gaven Mersha, Heritage High School Sean Curry, Holt High School Ethan Alexander, Troy High School Kevin Lepper, Clarkston High School Caitlin Sheltrown, North Farmington High School Min Lee, Troy High School Jacob Prieur, Berkley High School Judged Event 1 Kyle Lantz, West Ottawa High School Connor Bradbury, Birmingham Groves High School Prathik Mellacheruvu, Northville High School Samuel Schneider, Cheboygan High School Sean Curry, Holt High School Kavina Sheth, North Farmington High School Judged Event 2 Elena Smith, Lakeland High School Grace Sobeck, Midland HH Dow High School Kyle Hamlin, Hartland High School Will Kuiper, Forest Hills Central High School Nathan Graff, Novi High School Kavina Sheth, North Farmington High School Comprehension Exam Connor Bradbury, Birmingham Groves High School Emily Obermeyer, Forest Hills Central High School Prathik Mellacheruvu, Northville High School Nathan Graff, Novi High School Brady Bull, Rochester Adams High School Gaven Mersha, Heritage High School Clarence Molenje, Jenison High School 2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 38 Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making

State Champions Vedaant Garg & Michael Song, Troy High School Jack Fitzgerald & Eric Steinhauer, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Elijah Gurley & Jace Thorton, Forest Hills Central High School Jack Dooley & Zachary Peurach, Catholic Central High School Josuha Joyce & Cassandra Woolley, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Tyler Albrecht & Cameron Floyd, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Finalists Chandler Coultrip & Andrew Raykhinshteyn, Farmington High School William Hovestadt & Linus Mallett, Portage Northern High School Andrew Carson & Parker Dietrich, Northville High School Molly Finegan & Lauryn Kruse, Saline High School Kush Madhani & Albi Popaj, Novi High School Robert Banas & Kevin Zhang, Troy High School Judged Event 1 Vedaant Garg & Michael Song, Troy High School Jacob Bailey & Hunter Musser, Livonia Franklin High School Elijah Gurley & Jace Thornton, Forest Hills Central High School Krista Moe & Ellie Penn, Midland HH Dow High School Joshua Joyce & Cassandra Woolley, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Tyler Albrecht & Cameron Floyd, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Judged Event 2 Vedaant Garg & Michael Song, Troy High School James Clark & Tavish Smith, Utica High School Elijah Gurley & Jace Thorton, Forest Hills Central High School Jack Dooley & Zachary Peurach, Catholic Central High School Joshua Joyce & Cassandra Woolley, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Tyler Albrecht & Cameron Floyd, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center Comprehensive Exam Raj Merchant, Novi High School Albi Popaj, Novi High School James Doredla, Novi High School Zachary Peurach, Catholic Central High School Michael Song, Troy High School Kush Madhani, Novi High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 39 Sports & Entertainment Operations Research

State Champions Matthew Domke, Sebastian Grupa, & Owen Tucci, Utica Ford II High School Jessica Barnes, Mitchell Cotton, & Alan Wheat, Hartland High School Brianna Maier & Skylar Saferian, Oxford High School Jack Budde, Rhea Mathias, & Nicholas Seidel, West Bloomfield High School Hadley Haas, Allyson Vanantwerp, & Peter Willcome, Petoskey High School Chris Hudson, Jack Reus, & Max Shepeshy, Grand Haven High School Finalists Beltesh Croom & Miranda Gipson, Clio High School Mario Pllumbi, Gabriel Roof, & William Tharrett, Utica Ford II High School

Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan

State Champions Alexa Brainard, Lakeview High School Liam Hart & Stone Tanner, Utica High School Gabrielle Reed, Hartland High School Briana Schumann & Rick Teeter, Hartland High School Christopher Gray, Joey Sorgi, & Brandon Tague, Utica Ford II High School Finalists Dana Hanouti & Elisabet McCann, Livonia Stevenson High School Sydney Fox & Grace Ryba, Rochester Adams High School Joshua Herdaozia, Ryan Rezaee, & Reed Van Tiem, Catholic Center High School Amiah Brown & Zachary Johnson, Lakeview High School Hailea Haddon & Nick Peters, Lake Orion High School Sarah Bucki, Avery Hopper, & Alyssa Younker, Lakeland High School Judged Event Dana Hanouti & Elisabet McCann, Livonia Stevenson High School Sydney Fox & Grace Ryba, Rochester Adams High School Amiah Brown & Zachary Johnson, Lakeview High School Briana Schumann & Rick Teeter, Hartland High School Christopher Gray, Joey Sorgi, & Brandon Tague, Utica Ford II High School Comprehensive Exam Liam Hart, Utica High School Ryan Rezaee, Catholic Central High School Nick Peters, Lake Orion High School Zachary Johnson, Lakeview High School Maxwell Paull, Cheboygan High School Dawson Clancy, Gull Lake High School Raza Ali, Forest hills Northern High School

2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 40 Start-Up Business Plan

State Champions Olivianah Baugh, Tobin Brenner, & Gavin Tribble, Ann Arbor Skyline High School Sai Anantapantula, Northville High School Clare Chie & Michael Furtney, Milan High School Prescott Gorvokaj & Bryan Wegrzyn, Utica Ford II High School Tristan Kerr, Max Mairn, & Jordan Wintrich, Forest Hills Central High School Finalists Kailyn Alderman, Davison High School Ashley Pochini, Gabriel Richard High School Nicolas Grillo, Zane Newton, & Amara Place, Harper Creek High School Jackson Kramar & Gret Radomski, Berkley High School Mercedez Hesling, Wexford-Missaukee CTC Andersen Ball, Rochester Adams High School

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State Champions Arushi Arora & Alice Ying, Novi High School Aditya Ravi & Venkata Yadati, Novi High School Nishant Kumar & Dilan Patel, Novi High School Gitika Kumar & Zoianna Zhou, Novi High School Nisha Bhargava & Erin McManus, Troy High School Mitchell Hayes & Aditya Middha, Midland HH Dow High School Finalists Gita Deshpande & Courtney Zmich, Saline High School Emilio Cuellar & Max Sanchez, Midland HH Dow High School Emma Binkiewicz & Ashlyn Shudick, Hartland High School Yuqian Chen & Jeel Patel, Heritage High School Jeff Fong & Jacob Liu, Northville High School Anjalee Patel & Priyanka Ramalingam, Northville High School Judged Event 1 Arushi Arora & Alice Ying, Novi High School Aditya Ravi & Venkata Yadati, Novi High School Emma Binkiewicz & Ashlyn Shudick, Hartland High School Yuqian Chen & Jeel Patel, Heritage High School Sekera Johnson & Runita Patton, Harper Woods High School Chloe Kolberg & Nikole Rakowski, Fruitport High School Anjalee Patel & Priyanka Ramalingam, Northville High School Judged Event 2 Arushi Arora & Alice Ying, Novi High School Aditya Ravi & Venkata Yadati, Novi High School Jackson Marchal & Anders Stoehr, Grosse Pointe South High School Gitika Kumar & Zoianna Zhou, Novi High School Nisha Bhargava & Erin McManus, Troy High School Mitchell Hayes & Aditya Middha, Midland HH Dow High School Comprehensive Exam Venkata Yadati, Novi High School Aditya Ravi, Novi High School Arushi Arora, Novi High School Nishant Kumar, Novi High School Jacob Liu, Northville High School Aditya Middha, Midland HH Dow High School Alice Ying, Novi High School

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