Plans if I become DECA President

President

• Streamline membership process: innocent until proven guilty, i.e. look through records, and those who did not show adequate time commitment = no longer members of DECA Woodlands
• Keep on-going, up-to-date digital membership database (passports, health cards...)
• New fundraising initiative to go against last year's loss of Wieners
• T-shirts for all members
• Lessons: both concrete and soft skills; gr9 = too focused on marketing, grade 10/11 = too focused on presentation style -- give a mix of both

Public Relations/Communications Officer (Ontario)

• Modify deca.ca website to be more user-friendly, browser compatible, and easily accessible for all DECA Ontario members
• Improve the aesthetic appeal and readability of DECA Ontario promotional material
• Regularly update social media outlets to maintain relevance and coordinate efforts among members

DECA Competitive Achievements

• DECA Internationals 2013 (gr11): 2nd place overall in Business Law and Ethics (BLTDM), top ten finalist (BLTDM), top ten multiple choice, top ten roleplay in the world
• DECA Provincials 2013 (gr11): 2nd place overall, top 10 oral (91%), 1st place multiple choice (94%) in Business Law and Ethics (BLTDM)
• DECA Regionals 2012 (gr11): 2nd place team (BLTDM)
• DECA Internationals 2012 (Salt Lake City, Utah -- gr10): Top 98th percentile multiple choice exam (88%) -- top ten multiple choice finalist in Business Law and Ethics (BLTDM), 86% on roleplay; 85%ile overall
• DECA Provincials 2012 (gr10): 1st place overall, top 10 oral (94%), top 10 multiple choice (92%, 1st place) in Business Law and Ethics (BLTDM)
• DECA Regionals 2011 (gr10): 1st place overall, 1st place oral, 1st place multiple choice (88%) in Business Law and Ethics (BLTDM)
• DECA Internationals 2011 (Orlando, Florida -- gr9): Participant in Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making category (BLTDM)
• DECA Provincials 2011 (gr9): 3rd place overall in Business Law and Ethics (BLTDM)
• DECA Regionals 2011 (gr9): Top 10 overall in Business Law and Ethics (BLTDM)

DECA Leadership Achievements

• Fall Symposium 2012 (gr11): Student Speaker to DECA Ontario advisors (providing tips that have led to my chapter's success)
• 2012-2013 school year (gr11): Executive Fundraising Leader at DECA Woodlands (subsidies and fundraising opportunities for 186 DECA Woodlands members)
• Fall Symposium 2011 (gr10) participant
• 2011-2012 school year (gr10): Executive Director of Competition at DECA Woodlands (coordinating competitive success for 143 DECA Woodlands members; 87% regional success rate, 37% provincial success rate -- 46 International representatives from school, a new record)

Business-Related Achievements

• Sprott Business Competition (2nd place in finals)
• Accounting contests (OBEA)
• Woodlands Apparel Organization (founded school clothing store)

Related Skills

• Graphic design, vectoring and image editing (Adobe Photoshop + Wacom tablet)
• Some HTML and CSS ability (Adobe Dreamweaver, notepad)
• Video editing (Adobe AfterEffects, Microsoft Movie Maker, Power Director 9)
• Sound Editing (Audacity)
• Word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)