The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) student organization represented DMACC at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Ankeny, Iowa, held February 27 and 28.
These students, accompanied by their advisers, Susan McCoy (Economics Professor), Joe Hanson (Business Management/IT Professor), Katie Seifert (Business Administration Instructor), and Ben Canham (Business Administration Instructor), competed against other college students across Iowa in various events.
Students also had the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops, tour local businesses, and network with business professionals.
All the DMACC students who competed at the conference will have the opportunity to attend the National Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this summer.
DMACC FBLA Students with Top Placements in Competitive Events:
- Ariana Balderas of Des Moines
- 1st place – Foundations of Accounting
- 4th place – Business Law
- Josephine Bond of Grimes
- 2nd place – Customer Service
- 2nd place – Foundations of Management
- Laci Cockrum of Carroll
- 2nd place – Foundations of Management
- 1st place – Parliamentary Procedure
- Michael Hardenbrook of Des Moines
- 2nd place – Entrepreneur Pitch Competition
- 2nd place – Foundations of Accounting
- Maurice Lewis of Chicago, Illinois
- 4th place – Impromptu Speaking
- 4th place – Customer Service
- Jack Miller of Johnston
- 1st place – Project Management
- 2nd place – Sports Management & Marketing
- Raul Gonzalez Ramos of Carroll
- 2nd place – Foundations of Digital Design
- 4th place – Foundations of Management
- Seth Randall of Coppell, Texas
- 2nd place – Business Ethics
- 2nd place – International Business
- Elijah Wyant of Des Moines
- 1st place – Business Law
- 1st place – Cybersecurity
- Team: Ariana Balderas of Des Moines, Josephine Bond of Grimes, Laci Cockrum of Carroll
- 3rd place – Emerging Business Issues
Congratulations to all competitors, and good luck at Nationals!