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Your DECA National Officers: 2009 – 2010
Team 64 is looking forward to bringing the message of how membership in DECA can help you "Live, Learn, Lead" to the fullest. They will be working hard during their term to provide the best resources possible for all DECA members, including those provided in the "Leadership Toolkit."
This is YOUR team. Don't hesitate to contact them at the email address below.
Ryan Dyck, National President
decaryan@gmail.com
Your National DECA President, Ryan Dyck, is a graduate of Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colorado. Before serving as your National President, Ryan served as State Secretary for Colorado DECA. Although the majority of his DECA experience was in Colorado, he was first introduced to DECA at Clinton Technical School in Clinton, Missouri.
Ryan is honored and grateful to serve the organization at this level and has enjoyed his term to the fullest extent. Throughout his term he has been keeping busy by traveling the nation on behalf of DECA to various meetings and conferences and is always impressed by the hard work and enthusiasm of the DECA members that he meets.
To make sure he can devote this coming year to DECA, Ryan has deferred a year of admission to Johnson & Wales University at Denver where, beginning next year, he will pursue degrees in International Business and Marketing. During his term, Ryan has also worked a full time position with Marriott, one of DECA’s many corporate sponsors.
Ryan is very proud and excited to serve as your National President and is continually looking forward to bringing the message of how membership in DECA can help members “Live, Learn, Lead” to the fullest.
Read Ryan's Journal
Tori DeLeonardo, Southern Region Vice President
decatori@gmail.com
Tori DeLeonardo, 2009-2010 Southern Region Vice President, is from Jupiter, Florida. Prior to being a national officer, Tori’s DECA experience included 14 years of DECA travel with her mom – a DECA advisor. As a DECA member at Jupiter Community High School, Tori served as a two-year state officer for Florida DECA.
Tori has worked hard to maintain close contact with her fellow members in the Southern Region and looks forward to meeting more members in person at state conferences and at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tori is an avid Gator fan at the University of Florida where she studies Sport Management. Even though college is a new chapter in her life, Tori is excited to remain part of DECA and serve as your SRVP. Tori wants DECA members to Live, Learn, Lead throughout their journey with DECA.
Read Tori's Journal
Nick Gerken, Central Region Vice President
decanick@gmail.com
Nick Gerken is honored to serve as Central Region Vice President and to be representing members who continue to develop as leaders of our future. While serving as Central Region Vice President, Nick is attending Johnson & Wales University in Denver, preparing for a career in International Business.
Throughout his three years of DECA membership at Lakeville South High School in Lakeville, Minnesota, Nick has held many leadership roles. His junior year he was elected as a chapter officer for Lakeville South DECA; and as the year neared an end, he was elected to serve as Lakeville South’s Chapter President. His proudest accomplishment throughout his term was obtaining Diamond Level Certification as a chapter, along with recertifying his School Based Enterprise to be Gold Level Certified. In the beginning of his senior year, he was elected to serve on Minnesota DECA’s Executive Council as State Vice President of Business & Industry.
As Central Region Vice President, Nick will work to strengthen relationships throughout the Central Region, giving members of the Central Region opportunities to "Live. Learn. and Lead."
Read Nick's Journal
Julie Laven, North Atlantic Region Vice President
decajulie@gmail.com
Julie Laven, from Shelton, Connecticut, is proud to serve as your 2009-2010 North Atlantic Region Vice-President. Julie has been involved in DECA since her freshman year of high school, and has loved every minute of her DECA experience. While serving the members of DECA, she is attending Bryant University in Rhode Island, majoring in marketing.
One of her favorite aspects of DECA has always been meeting new people, and serving as NARVP has allowed her to meet more DECA members than ever, especially at regional and state conferences and at the career-focused New York Experience Conference. Julie has also been a major part of the development of Team 64’s Program of Work, creating new resources for all DECA members in the officers’ online Leadership Toolkit.
Julie is excited to serve as your North Atlantic Region Vice–President for 2009–2010, and cannot wait to continue to Live, Learn and Lead for the rest of the 2009-2010 school year.
Read Julie's Journal
John Stiles, Western Region Vice President
decavpjohn@gmail.com
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John Stiles, 2009–2010 Western Region Vice President, is from Bozeman, Montana. He has shown his dedication and enthusiasm for DECA throughout his participation in the organization and his time serving as a national officer. He has worked to increase social networking, to develop a strategic program of work, and to increase community service projects and communication throughout the Western Region.
His DECA journey began three years ago as a junior at Bozeman Senior High School, where he was a chapter officer and state vice president. John now attends Montana State University, where he is pursuing a degree in Business and Marketing. Along with college and his national officer duties, John exemplifies the DECA entrepreneurial spirit by maintaining his own business enterprise - a lawn care service – in Bozeman with scores of clients and employees.
John is honored to serve alongside dedicated young adults that have strong desires, big dreams, and wonderful ideas for their futures.
Read John's Journal
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