Deca Personal Statement

I have served in DECA as an officer since 10th grade when I was chosen to be Sophomore Representative. I have made it to the state level and received at least one award each year since starting in 9th grade. I also served as CFO in 11th grade, the youngest person to hold the position. During this time, I set up an inventory and sales tracking system for the school’s concession stand which serves as a fundraiser for competitors and the club. I was also chosen to be one of two Co-Presidents of the club for my senior year, and am working towards an even more successful club than of years

Pursing a career as a medical doctor is an opportunity for me to mentor youth in underserved populations. As a child, I was raised in the low income, urban community of Roxbury, MA. Although not as notorious today, the neighborhood had garnered negative attention for its high crime rates. My mother emigrated from Haiti and raised me as a single parent. Due to our financial circumstance, Roxbury became our permanent residence. I have always felt there was something lacking in Roxbury in comparison to other towns I visited. My teenage years were largely spent in the suburban town of Stoneham where I attended high school. There was a literal difference in air quality and a psychology contrast in future prospects. While native students of

These organizations have played pivotal rolls in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, met with presidents, open clinics and so many other phenomenal things in history. Once being initiated into these organizations you are responsible to carry on this legacy of providing service. But upon graduation it is not mandatory to stay active in the chapter. Graduation is quickly approaching for the seniors that are apart of Divine Nine and they now face the question “Do I remain active?”

I am the Treasurer of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) council at Lawrence Park, having earned this leadership role after being involved in DECA over the past two years. As Treasurer, I act as an information and reference point for the DECA Council and other

As a child I learned about the world primarily by experimenting rather than asking someone. That being said, I have had my fair share of failures such as baking gummy bears in cookies. However, I have also had much success. While the rest of my class was growing crystals for our science fair, I was piecing together a coyote skeleton. In high school, I conducted scientific research on drought signals amongst soybeans at varying distances. This research not only took me to the State Science Fair, but the International Science and Engineering Fair as well. I fell into a fascination of science at a young age, and I have a desire to continue on this path. The REU program offered at Tarleton is not only superb in research, but a great fit to me as

Coach Pace is a leader when it comes to the DECA program. He was asked what DECA stands for. He told me it stands for “Distributive Education Clubs of America”. Coach Pace believes that DECA is beneficial because it can allow members to obtain scholarships and new friends. He says that when DECA members go on trips, they participate in individual and team competitions. Those competitions involve role plays, as well as interviews. He was asked “How many competitions does DECA have in a year?” He responded with “DECA has two to three competitions a year and

From an early age, my desire has always been to make a difference in the world. Ever since I can remember the only sincere desire I have ever had is to help others in some way and to brighten the world that surrounds me. When I was growing up the careers I considered were being a teacher, a counselor, a doctor, a researcher, an archeologist, a missionary, or a preacher. Some of the accomplishments I made in the first half of my life were serving as a Sunday school teacher, a volunteer tutor, and homeschooling my seven children, four of which I adopted. While employed as a city bus driver my greatest joy became helping those less fortunate who were homeless, on dialysis, or had disabilities such as blindness or deafness. I spent many hours of my free time investigating programs such as the Salvation Army and the Lighthouse for the Blind or researching devices such as phones or computer software like JAWS to help some of my clients live more healthy,

In high school, DECA broadened my horizons regarding the business world. It showed me all the different parts of business from hotel administration, to accounting and entrepreneurship. I enjoy the thrill of being able to make a successful business deal. I love pitching ideas and seeing the excitement in judges’ eyes. There was no doubt I became more knowledgeable and interested in the business field.

that they also have scholarships worth $300,000 to students with a help of those colleges and businesses that are associated with DECA. To name a few businesses: Walgreens, Journeys, Marriott; and to name a few colleges: The Art Institute, FIDM, and Babson. I also learned that DECA is in college but only selective ones, and I think UTA doesn't have one(we can probably make one). DECA also has educational conferences which are a series of workshops to improve on leadership skills, for instance, I had gone my junior year of high school . The way you get the opportunity to go to these leadership conferences is based on how much community service your chapter has done. I was fortunate to have gone my junior year to the IGNITE Academy because we won one spot from our community service. My chapter, in my senior year, won an award for our extensive involvement in our community. We have done things such as Green Light for Veterans, make Thanksgiving dinner at Joe's Pizza for senior citizens, serve as traffic patrol during a Christmas festival in Downtown Carrollton, and we have sent toys to children that live on military bases. We won a plague and three spots to go to the educational conferences for wherever the location was for ICDC. My senior year of high school I was able to be elected chapter president, and it was quite an

This year, I challenged myself to push my boundaries and step out of my comfort zone through DECA. As this was my first year to participate in DECA, I wanted to ensure that I could make a difference for my chapter, even though I was not eligible to become an officer. I devoted extra time to helping our officers and club president in anyway that I could, such as helping review and double check registration lists and testing out our newly created portal and Remind systems.

As a student, I strongly believe that I can add to the success of the collegiate DECA chapter. Increasing membership is

In sophomore year, a friend of mine and I came up with an idea; we wanted to establish a GSA, or Gender and Sexuality Alliance, at GDS. Another person joined our team and the three of us set off to create a club that was a safe place, a place for activism and acceptance, a gateway to a more tolerant and accepting Bengal Nation. We immediately got to work into making the GSA a reality in the coming year, and it was a success. We hit lots of our goals and more this year, held successful events, and currently have over 50 members. I would think it’s safe to say that the GSA has impacted our community for the better, and that makes me incredibly proud. I really do look forward to seeing what we can become in the future if this is what we can accomplish in just one year.

I am extremely interested in being on the DECA 2017 executive committee because I would love to continue competing in DECA as well as add on to my former executive position knowledge from high school. Being on the committee would provide me with opportunities to meet people that share the same interests with me, grow the Queen’s DECA community by influencing students to join, and share my opinions on how to make the organization better than it already is. As large as the organization may seem, DECA is honestly a family and it is not one I want to be left out of. Those are the reasons for why I am interested in being on the DECA executive committee.

I am pursuing a Master’s in Public Administration, with a concentration in public management. I decided to attend DePaul’s School of Public Service, because I desired to impact my local environment. I believe in the importance of leaving a positive imprint on your community. With a goal to be a public servant, I researched the School of Public Service and felt a connection to the MPA program. Each class within the program allowed me to gain insight into the public and nonprofit sector and how each operates in sync.

Future Business Leaders of America and DECA are similar organizations that have improved the success of business education in High Schools throughout America. I have experienced an abundance of amazing moments in FBLA and DECA. I personally believe each and every experience has built and empowered my ability to be an effective leader. Last year, Ryen Salazar got ahold of Tooele High School and asked if the students in the FBLA would be willing to help out at the Tooele County, 2016, Annual Business Conference. This business conference was the first initial breakthrough for me into the business world, the first time getting my foot in the door, and this was the moment that made me come to realize that I wanted to be involved in business.