Hey California DECA! DECA has released their results for Round 1 of the Virtual Business Challenge, and we’re proud to say that California had a winner in almost every event, even sweeping more than half! Now let’s recognize our VBC winners!

VBC Accounting

Washington HS – Jithesh/Paramel/Hsu

The Harker School – Huang/Au

VBC Entrepreneurship

Carlmont HS – Kam

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley – Wang/Zhi/Sun

VBC Hotel Management

Lynbrook HS – Kadiyala/Yuan/Doshi

Irvington HS – Li/Shen

VBC Personal Finance

Folsom HS – Tee

VBC Restaurant

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley – Vasantha

Lynbrook HS – Iyer/Goel

VBC Retail

Lynbrook HS – Iyer/Goel

Mission San Jose HS – Mittal/Narkar/Yin

VBC Sports

Valley Christian HS – Zeng/Tang/Muriki

Congratulations to all our VBC finalists – CADECA is proud of you, and we’ll see you at ICDC!

California DECA’s State Officer Team had an amazing time attending the National Association for Women Business Owners’ (NAWBO) Silicon Valley Crystal Chair Awards Gala on September 20th. The mission of NAWBO is to empower women business owners and create a space for owners to promote their businesses to one another.

Vice President of Northern California Sara Vannoni and Vice President of Silicon Valley Vineeta Muvvala attended the event on behalf of California DECA and had the opportunity to network with women business owners from all across Silicon Valley. They managed a booth to help recruit judges, presented to attendees about the mission of DECA, and helped present the Crystal Chair Award at the end of the event. Overall, this was an insightful experience for the California DECA State Officer Team providing the team with exposure to entrepreneurship and the opportunity to spread the mission of DECA.

About NAWBO: NAWBO is the National Association for Women Business Owners. For the past few years, NAWBO helped provide judges for the Silicon Valley Career Development Conference. State Officers are invited to their events and conferences to form connections with business owners.

California DECA’s State Officer Team had an amazing time in Salt Lake City, UT this past July for the DECA Inc. Emerging Leaders Summit. They had the opportunity to network with leaders from all across North America, with chartered associations as far away as Ontario, Florida, and Michigan attending. State President Daniel Dolan, Vice President of Leadership Nitin Jaladanki, and Vice President of Southern California Brayden Lou all enjoyed great experiences as they learned from experienced trainers like Ryan Underwood and Bryant Collier, developing their skills in project management, public speaking, workshop development, advocacy, and business partnerships. 

Our state officers also enjoyed the chance to speak with JSerra DuPont Business Magnet, a California DECA chapter that attended the Summit and got the chance to maximize their chapter’s leadership abilities for the upcoming year. They participated in DECA Inc.’s Elevate track of workshops, and learned many strategies that can be put to work to make their chapter #CAGOLD this year.

Overall, California DECA greatly maximized their leadership skills at this conference, and looks forward to putting everything they’ve learned to work in aiding California DECA’s members, advisors, and chapters for the 2022-2023 year.