California DECA wishes a warm congratulations to our 2023 Emerging Leader Honor Award Recipients! These students are exceptional graduating seniors who have been involved at the local, chartered association, and DECA Inc. levels. The Emerging Leader Honor Award recognizes members studying marketing, finance, hospitality and management for being academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, and experienced leaders through participation in DECA. Below are the recipients for the 2023 award!

1. Hilda Donis, Da Vinci Communications High School
2. Melanie Groba, Da Vinci Communications High School
3. Jazmin Jacamo, Da Vinci Communications High School
4. Alexandra Ceballos, Entrepreneur High School
5. Faith Garcia, Entrepreneur High School
6. Serenity Starr Guerrero, Entrepreneur High School
7. Jessmina Mesa, Entrepreneur High School
8. Damaris Munoz, Entrepreneur High School
9. Jessica Ramirez, Entrepreneur High School
10. Lucas Allyn, Granada Hills Charter High School
11. Alexander Alonzo, Granada Hills Charter High School
12. Vannessa Bretado, Granada Hills Charter High School
13. Caitlin Brooks, Granada Hills Charter High School
14. Sophia Cleofas, Granada Hills Charter High School
15. Angelica Datu, Granada Hills Charter High School
16. Lily Edison, Granada Hills Charter High School
17. Max Endler, Granada Hills Charter High School
18. Nicole Espinoza, Granada Hills Charter High School
19. Grace Garcia, Granada Hills Charter High School
20. Shion Hasumi, Granada Hills Charter High School
21. Troy Horowitz, Granada Hills Charter High School
22. Kassandra Jara, Granada Hills Charter High School
23. Esha Jessani, Granada Hills Charter High School
24. Aleena Khoboyan, Granada Hills Charter High School
25. Sofi Koretz, Granada Hills Charter High School
26. Melia Mikha, Granada Hills Charter High School
27. Kaisley Moreno, Granada Hills Charter High School
28. Lindsey Nayoan, Granada Hills Charter High School
29. Daniel Nepomuceno, Granada Hills Charter High School
30. Christina Nguyen, Granada Hills Charter High School
31. Spencer Quarles, Granada Hills Charter High School
32. Gabrielle Samilton, Granada Hills Charter High School
33. Tehami Syed, Granada Hills Charter High School
34. Marlon Tapia, Granada Hills Charter High School
35. David Tinajero, Granada Hills Charter High School
36. Julie Torosyan, Granada Hills Charter High School
37. Daren Voskanian, Granada Hills Charter High School
38. Miku Yoshida, Granada Hills Charter High School
39. Shamita Bhattacharjee, Irvington High School
40. Selina Song, Irvington High School
41. Ellen Zulkarnain, Irvington High School
42. Sambhav Agarwal, Mountain House High School
43. Caroline Close, Newport Harbor High School
44. Kalei Lukei, Newport Harbor High School
45. Maggie McWhertor, Newport Harbor High School
46. Abigail Valdes, Newport Harbor High School
47. Hailey Wall, Newport Harbor High School
48. Tanvir Chowdhury, Valencia High School
49. Alana Deceuster, Valencia High School
50. Sarira Namavar, Valencia High School
51. Rhea Jain, Washington High School
52. Rohit Mamidipaka, Washington High School
53. Charan Rameshkumar, Washington High School

If you know any of these recipients, be sure to congratulate them on their hard work and dedication!