DECA Insight | March-April 2014

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COMPETITIVE EVENTS

DECA introduces new financial literacy and finance events this year. PAGE 2

CHAPTER RESOURCES

One chapter got innovative to engage more members and grow membership.

I AM DECA: 2014-2015

Get everything you need to jump-start the upcoming year. PAGE 3

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WARDINSKI TO BECOME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Paul A. Wardinski has been selected as the incoming executive director of DECA Inc. He will join the staff June 1, 2014, as the deputy executive director and assume the executive director position when Edward Davis retires this fall. Wardinski brings nearly 30 years of experience in educational leadership and management, serving in roles from a marketing education teacher and DECA advisor to secondary education administrator, including two high school principalships. Most recently, he was the Director of the Office of Professional and Life Skills in the Instructional Services Department for Fairfax County Public Schools (Va.), the 11th largest school district in the United States. Beginning his DECA experience as a student member over 33 years ago, Wardinski served as a DECA advisor for 11 years before assuming various administrative positions. Since then, Wardinski has continued his involvement with DECA, serving as a competitive events coordinator at DECA’s International Career Development Conference for the past 17 years. In addition, he has served on the DECA Competitive Events Taskforce since 2012, received the DECA Inc. Outstanding Service Award in 2012, authored nearly 400 competitive events scenarios and participated in numerous scholarship and program reviews. Wardinski was also part of a small team that created the sports and entertainment marketing curriculum in Va., and served as a reviewer and consulting editor for numerous textbooks. Wardinski was selected through a nation-wide search led by the DECA Inc. Board of Directors. He will become only the fourth person to serve as executive director in the organization’s 67-year history. Wardinski earned a B.S. in marketing education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an M.E. in educational leadership from George Mason University in Va.

GET MORE WITH DECA DIRECT ONLINE EXPERIENCE DECA ICDC 2014 Be sure to visit DECA Direct Online for all the latest highlights of #DECAICDC. http://www.decadirect.org MARK YOUR 2014-2015 CALENDAR It’s never too early to clear your calendar for DECA. Get the latest dates. http://bit.ly/deca15calendar HOST A BUSINESS BOOT CAMP TO ENGAGE NEW MEMBERS Monta Vista DECA made a week-long summer camp a win-win for the chapter. http://bit.ly/mvdecacamp ADVISOR SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Attend a DECA institute this summer to reenergize for the new year! http://bit.ly/advisor2014reg TRAIN YOUR CHAPTER LEADERS THIS SUMMER Find out why you should attend DECA’s Emerging Leader Summit in July. http://bit.ly/decagew FIVE QUICK TIPS FOR NEW ADVISORS If you just finished your first year as an advisor, these tips will help you recharge over the summer. http://bit.ly/newadvisortips

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