FBLA Students Win Top Placements at State Conference

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
  • 1^stplace - Foundations of Accounting
  • 4^thplace - Business Law

• Josephine Bond of Grimes
  • 2^nd place - Customer Service
  • 2^nd place - Foundations of Management

• Laci Cockrum of Carroll
  • 2^nd place - Foundations of Management
  • 1^st place - Parliamentary Procedure

• Michael Hardenbrook of Des Moines
  • 2^nd place - Entrepreneur Pitch Competition
  • 2^nd place - Foundations of Accounting

• Maurice Lewis of Chicago, Illinois
  • 4^th place - Impromptu Speaking
  • 4^th place - Customer Service

• Jack Miller of Johnston
  • 1^st place - Project Management
  • 2^nd place - Sports Management & Marketing

• Raul Gonzalez Ramos of Carroll
  • 2^nd place - Foundations of Digital Design
  • 4^th place - Foundations of Management

• Seth Randall of Coppell, Texas
  • 2^nd place - Business Ethics
  • 2^nd place - International Business

• Elijah Wyant of Des Moines
  • 1^st place - Business Law
  • 1^st place - Cybersecurity

• Team: Ariana Balderas of Des Moines, Josephine Bond of Grimes, Laci Cockrum of Carroll
  • 3^rd place - Emerging Business Issues

Congratulations to all competitors, and good luck at Nationals!