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2018 State Career Development Conference
State Champions and Finalists
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
2018 Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference State Champions 2
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 3
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 4
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 5
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 6
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 7
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 8
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 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
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 13
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 14
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 15
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 16
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 17
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 18
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
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