Mamaroneck FBLA- Chapter of the Year!

Mamaroneck FBLA attended the annual New York State Leadership Conference in Binghamton, NY from April 10 through April 13th.

The State Leadership Conference is prepared for all year by FBLA members throughout the state, and is an amazing experience for all members. There are many aspects to the Conference, but the most exciting aspect is competition. FBLA offers a plethora of competitions for members to participate in such as Introduction to Business Presentation, Accounting exams, and Basic Decision Making. Some competitive events test knowledge, while others test public speaking and presentation skills.

The first day of the State Leadership Conference was exciting for all. Many members competed and attended informative workshops lead by the State Officer Team. Opening session was that night which kicked off the conference officially, and is where the new mainline State Office candidates introduced themselves and performed their speeches. The mainline State Office positions include President, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, Historian, and Parliamentarian. Prior to Opening Session, candidates for District Vice President spoke in front of each district.

The second day of the conference was also filled with competition and workshops, as well as fierce campaigning by all of the hopeful State Office Candidates. At Closing Session that night the 2018-2019 State Officer Team was announced.

Mamaroneck FBLA was proud to support Michaela Gualano, who ran for District 3S Vice President, and Andrew Danziger, who ran for Treasurer. Both Michaela and Andrew were elected, and will begin their term as State Officers.

On the last day of the conference an award ceremony was held and Mamaroneck FBLA came out on top. Not only did the majority of members place in the top five in their events, but Mamaroneck FBLA was awarded Chapter of the Year! Mamaroneck advisor, Maria Siciliano celebrated her birthday that last day and was overjoyed with the honor. She felt it was one of the best birthday presents she could have received.

Members who qualified will be attending the National Leadership Conference this June in Baltimore, MD to compete once more.

Here is the complete list of winners:
Chapter of the Year – 1st Place
State Officers
Andrew Danziger – Treasurer
Michaela Gualano – District Vice President
Basic Decision Making – 1st Place
Sydney Grodin
Broadcast Journalism – 4th Place
Nikita Gavara, Jessica Katz, Annie Whittemore
Business Plan - 2nd Place
Nikita Gavara, Annie Whittemore
Chapter Business Display - 3rd Place
Client Service - 3rd Place
Tess Lepelstat
Community Service Project – 4th Place
Jessica Katz, Alexandra Morelli, Corin Snyder
Computer Problem Solving – 3rd Place
Pablo Garza
Cyber Security – 3rd Place
James Chiu
E-Business – 1st Place
Julia Dorf, Diana Goldansky, Bethany Sattler
Economics – 4th Place
Ryan Huang
Emerging Business Issues – 4th Place
Isabel Alvarado, Malena Bianco, Samantha Lurie
Healthcare Administration – 3rd Place
Connor Aylett
Insurance & Risk Management 5th Place
Skyler Minguillo
Intro to Business Presentations – 1st Place
Maddie Silverstein, Abby Troy
Intro to Business Procedures – 2nd Place
Lorelei Bertini
Intro to FBLA
Alexandra Morelli – 3rd
Saylor Garcia – 5th
Intro to Financial Math – 5th Place
Katherine Zweighaft
Intro to Parliamentary Procedure – 3rd
Anna Daum
Job Interview – 3rd Place
Jessica Katz
Local Chapter Annual Business Report – 3rd Place
Management Decision Making– 3rd Place
Vincent Jacobe de Naurois, Kate Metzendorf, Mark Yukelis
Mobile Application Development
Sam Brause, Pablo Garza, Paul Pedrozo
Outstanding New Member –4th Place
Tess Lepelstat
Parliamentary Procedure (Individual) – 1st
Dante Howard
Parliamentary Procedure (Team) – 3rd Place
Alma Beckwith, Saylor Garcia, Dante Howard,
Pierre Julien Morange , Tess Lepelstat
Public Service Announcement- 1st Place
Michaela, Gualano, Corin Snyder, Kaitlin Spiridellis
Publication Design – 2nd Place
Andrew Danziger, Gabriel Jacobe de Naurois, Chloe Weiser
Social Media Campaign – 1st Place
Sophia Molho, Hannah Siegel, Phoebe Weiser
Spreadsheet Applications– 5th Place
Katia Ghiglino
Website Design – 2nd Place
Alex Huang, Liam Manely, Jordan Ramirez
Word Processing – 5th Place
Isabel Alvarado
Future Business Leader- 4th
Phoebe Weiser