More than 60 DECA advisors convened in San Francisco for DECA AMPED. The three-day conference featured an industry immersion series and two days of educational sessions on implementing DECA into the classroom.
A visit to the Adobe San Francisco corporate office kicked off Friday, followed by educational stops at Oracle Park, the Westin St. Francis and San Francisco Travel Association.
Industry speakers on Friday featured:
- Teresa Au, Adobe - Principal Lead, K-12 Strategic NGO Partnerships
- Christina Peña, Adobe – Senior Product Manager, Adobe for Education
- Amit Singh, Adobe – Senior Director, Global Brand Partnerships
- Ryan Carroll, San Francisco Giants - Senior Manager, Project Development
- Kelly Lukens, The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square – Senior Marketing Manager
- Julie Van’t Hul – San Francisco Travel Association, Vice President, Convention Sales, Services and Events
- Courtney Ksiazek – Bay Area Host Committee, Director of Partnerships and Client Services
Saturday and Sunday’s DECA workshops featured topics such as:
- Pitch Perfect: Mastering the Art of the Pitch Deck
- Introducing AP Business with Personal Finance
- Powering Pathways: How IBM SkillsBuild Advances Career and College Readiness
- Making Role-Plays Fun in Class
- Award Winning Prepared Events
- Elevate Your DECA Program
- Leveraging DECA Challenges in the Classroom
- Preparing for DECA Exams: One Question at a Time
- School-based Enterprises: Bring Learning to Life
In a wrap-up activity, attendees expressed that they appreciated the blend of industry content and learning DECA content directly from the DECA staff, in addition to the valuable networking opportunity created by bringing together 60 DECA advisors from across the nation.
Thank you to all the advisors who joined us for this memorable conference experience, and to all our guest speakers for providing such invaluable content.
