During the past three weeks, California DECA members who qualified at States had the chance to demonstrate their business skills at the International Career Development Conference. ICDC comprises many associations from around the world, allowing our members to participate with the brightest leaders. California DECA performed exceptionally at the international level with over 60 teams placing in the top ten internationally at ICDC 2021. The teams listed below placed in the top ten in their respective events.
Business Management and Administration Events:
Business Service Operations Research | Choi/Nguyen | Irvington High School
Business Solutions Project | Chan/Kathi/Song | Valley Christian High School
Career Development Project | Nagwekar/Subramanian | Irvington High School
Community Giving Project | Gangadharan/Sheth | Washington High School
Community Giving Project | Levkovic/Nair/Ould | Valley Christian High School
Financial Literacy Project | Govindu/Jain/Janczura | American High School
Human Resources Management Series | Sara Wan | The Harker School
Principles of Business Management and Administration | Ryan Liu | Mission San Jose High School
Sales Project | Naradasi/Prabhakaran | American High School
Entrepreneurship Events:
Business Growth Plan | Tim Jing | Lynbrook High School
Entrepreneurship Series | Emma Lee | Torrey Pines High School
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making | Tan/Zhou | The Harker School
Franchise Business Plan | Mishra/Pai/Rai | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Innovation Plan | Kulshreshtha/Ranjan | Monta Vista High School
Start-Up Business Plan | Wang/Zhou | Torrey Pines High School
Virtual Business Challenge – Entrepreneurship | Cindy Wang/Michelle Sun/Cynthia Zhi | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
VBC – Entrepreneurship | Anya Raju/Sophia Cha | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
VBC – Entrepreneurship | Zhenda Hu/Anakin Trotter | Monta Vista High School
Finance and PFL Events:
Financial Consulting | Krithik Srinivasan | Monta Vista High School
Financial Services Team Decision Making | Dua/Shah | Irvington High School
Financial Services Team Decision Making | Dong/Gu | Henry M Gunn High School
Principles of Finance | Mridula Srinivasan | Monta Vista High School
Principles of Finance | Shridula Srinivasan | Monta Vista High School
Stock Market Game | Vishnu Nair | Foothill High School
Stock Market Game | Rishabh Rai | Mountain House High School
VBC Accounting | Gaby Tran | Lynbrook High School
VBC Accounting | Sasvath Ramachandran | The Harker School
Personal Financial Literacy | Amory Gao | Lynbrook High School
Personal Financial Literacy | Oliver Zhang | Castro Valley High School
VBC Personal Finance | Alexander Grindrod | Adrian Wilcox High School
VBC Personal Finance | Grant Horowitz | Granada Hills Charter High School
VBC Personal Finance | Arjun Kumar | Lynbrook High School
Hospitality and Tourism Events:
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making | Balaji/Enduri | Lynbrook High School
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making | Singhvi/Sun | The Harker School
Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research | Varma/Vempati | Irvington High School
Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling | Nathaniel Shin | North Hollywood High School
Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling | Rhea Jain | Washington High School
Hotel and Lodging Management Series | Vienna Parnell | The Harker School
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism | Sonia Swamy | Monta Vista High School
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism | Claire Luo | The Harker School
Restaurant and Food Service Management Series | Adithi Jawahar | Amador Valley High School
VBC Hotel Management | Su/Yuan/Dasari | Lynbrook High School
VBC Hotel Management | Sanved Doshi | Lynbrook High School
VBC Restaurant | Rohit Vasantha | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
VBC Restaurant | Arjun Iyer/Mehul Goel/Aakash Kapadia | Lynbrook High School
Marketing Events:
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series | Kavya Patel | Monta Vista High School
Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making | Garg/Vajragiri | Irvington High School
Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making | Roshan/Zulkarnain | Irvington High School
Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event | Merchia/Wang | The Harker School
Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service | Olivia Ho | Monta Vista High School
Marketing Communication Series | Seeun (Sarah) Min | Dublin High School
Marketing Management Team Decision Making | Antony/Hoang | The Harker School
Principles of Marketing | Rachael Ding | Monta Vista High School
Professional Selling | Aahaan Bandopadhyay | Lynbrook High School
Professional Selling | Alena Zeng | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series | Bryan Zhang | The Harker School
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research | Chen/Zhu | Mission San Jose High School
Virtual Business Challenge – Retail | Dhruva Paul/Pranav Singh/Siddhartha Rachabathuni | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Virtual Business Challenge – Retail | Manan Patel | Washington High School
GLASS CHAMPION BLOG POST
At the 2021 International Career Development Conference, several California DECA members went to the Next Level by placing in the top three internationally in their event. The teams listed below placed in the top three in their respective events.
Business Management and Administration Events:
Business Solutions Project | Chan/Kathi/Song | Valley Christian High School | 3rd
Entrepreneurship Events:
VBC Entrepreneurship | Hu/Trotter | Monta Vista High School | 3rd
Finance and PFL Events:
VBC Accounting | Gaby Tran | Lynbrook High School | 3rd
VBC Personal Finance | Grant Horowitz | Granada Hills Charter High School | 2nd
Personal Financial Literacy | Amory Gao | Lynbrook High School | 1st
VBC Accounting | Sasvath Ramachandran | The Harker School | 1st
Hospitality and Tourism Events:
VBC Restaurant | Iyer/Goel/Kapadia | Lynbrook High School | 2nd
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making | Singhvi/Sun | The Harker School | 1st
Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research | Varma/Vempati | Irvington High School | 1st
VBC Hotel Management | Su/Yuan/Dasari | Lynbrook High School | 1st
Marketing Events:
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research | Chen/Zhu | Mission San Jose High School | 3rd
Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making | Garg/Vajragiri | Irvington High School | 3rd
Marketing Management Team Decision Making | Antony/Hoang | The Harker School | 2nd
VBC Retail | Paul/Singh/Rachabathuni | BASIS | 2nd
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series | Kavya Patel | Monta Vista High School | 1st
Principles of Marketing | Rachel Ding | Monta Vista High School | 1st
