NOVEMBER POW Report 2011

Georgia DECA State Action Team Report: November 2011
Quote of the Month: "Leave no stone unturned."-Edward Bulwer Lytton

  • Taylor Wingard, President
    • Attended the Southern Region Leadership Conference
    • Renewing the GA DECA Foundation Pamphlet
    • Creating GA DECA Diamonds
    • Spoke about Benefits of Career Tech.& DECA
  • KayLynn Samples, Executive Vice President
    • Worked on an activity for advisors
    • Finished working on Dimensions Activity
    • Shopped for another blouse option for our state officer uniforms since we are getting the new blazer patch
    • Worked on her individual competitive event
  • Desteni Barnett, Executive Secretary
    • She is working on new and exciting things to bring to the table during the next meeting and she will finish her accountably items for the next month
    • She is currently filling out college applications which is a bittersweet
  • Sabine Jean-Baptiste, Vice President of Civic Consciousness
    • Made a decision to continue working with Make A Wish Foundation
    • Began application process for National DECA and Georgia DECA Scholarships
    • South Forsyth DECA partnered with Brian Parks Foundation to give children with cancer Christmas Gifts
    • Conversed with Forsyth County DECA Officers to plan a Christmas Party
    • Began working on DECA Manual
  • Teara Mayfield, Vice President of Public Relations
    • Promoted Make A Wish Foundation
    • Hosted a competition meeting for Cedar Shoals HS DECA
    • Collected, donated & assisted with the local Toys for Tots project in Clarke County.
    • Donated cards for the Warriors for Warriors program through Youth Middle School, cards & letters were collected to send to the military overseas.
    • Helped educate members on opportunities available through DECA (scholarships, competition, leadership)
  • Lauren Calvert, Vice President of Chapter Development
    • Collecting toys for toys for tots
    • Planning a Christmas community service project
    • Promoting 12,000 in 2012 to local chapters
    • Personally recruiting professional/alumni members
  • Hunter Gibbs, Vice President of Business Partnerships
    • Hosted a dress for Success workshop
    • DECA pageant planning
    • Toys for Tots through LCCA
  • Deborah Howard, Vice President of Competitive Events
    • Presided over 2011-2012 Howard CTSO Induction Ceremony
    • Attended the 2011 Southern Region Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas
    • Received and responded to an email of concerns about competition from New Manchester DECA
    • Emailed Georgia DECA Advisors a request for competition videos
    • Visited Southwest High School to talk about competition
    • Elected as the 2011-2012 Howard High School CTAE Student of the Year for my work with Howard DECA and Georgia DECA
  • Ellie Forester, Vice President of Finance
    • Arranged a meeting to discuss a project for LCCA DECA
    • Reviewed packet for the state college fair
    • Discussed a to-do list for the LCCA DECA project
  • Elizabeth Smith, Officer Assistant
    • Trying to contact high schools to have chapter visits 
    • Southern Region Leads. Learning to Lead and meet other southern officers