PROVIDENCE, RI (February 14, 2024) – Last week, Bishop Hendricken DECA members competed at the Rhode Island Association Career Development Conference at Johnson & Wales University in Providence. Twenty-four students earned either a first or second place finish at the state competition and will move on to the International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California this April.
Hendricken students who participated in the state competition hail from the DECA Academy, Club, and elective offered on campus. Students excelled in presentations of innovative business plans and on-the-spot roleplays in which they crafted unique and effective solutions to business problems. The full results are below:
Emmitt Rattey ’25 – 1st place, Accounting Applications Series
Jake McNeil ’25, Colin Murray ’25 & Timothy Wishart ’25 – 2nd place, Community Giving Project
Dominic DeHaven ’25 & Inesh Rai ’25 – 1st place, Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Michael DeCesare ’24 & Jack Rosemark ’24 – 1st place, Franchise Business Plan
Alexander Asermely ’24, Cole Camara ’24 & Andreas Kriticos ’24 – 2nd place, Franchise Business Plan
Cameron Daley ’25 & John Treat ’25 – 3rd place, Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
William Gallogly ’25, Thomas Hanson ’25 & Zachary Iacabo-Sawyer ’25 – 1st place, Independent Business Plan
Stephen Antonucci ’24 & Becan Kegelman ’24 – 1st place, Innovation Plan
Alexander Arnold ’25, Patrick Cavanagh ’25 & Shane Ciunci ’26 – 2nd place, Innovation Plan
Hunter Hennessey ’25, Nathan Rivas ’24 & Angelo Roca ’24 – 3rd place, Innovation Plan
James Beaulieu ’24, Benjamin Marshall ’24 & Gavin McMahon ’24 – 2nd place, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Product
Terence Hook ’25 & Dezman Mey ’25 – 2nd place, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service
Jayden Falcone ’24, Thomas Tran ’24 & Jacob Weidinger ’24 – 3rd place, Start Up Business Plan
DECA is an international organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.
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