BBIA News Details - Ben Barber Innovation Academy

DECA Students Advance to Nationals!

March 11, 2025

The following students are state qualifiers- 9th-18th place out of an average of 90 competitors in each event:

Amy	Lindsey	Frontier	Quick Service Restaurant Management Series
Vinh	Nguyen	Frontier	Marketing Communication Series
Lewis	Reid	Frontier	Business Services Operations Research Event
Nathaniel	Iboubi	Frontier	Automotive Services Marketing Series
Nikol	Grozeva	Frontier	Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Tanisha	Muchhala	Frontier	Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Emmanuel	Alamu	Frontier	Marketing Management Team Decision-Making
Fawaz	Badru	Frontier	Marketing Management Team Decision-Making
Bright	Evbie	Frontier	Business Law and Ethics Team Decision-Making
Joshua	Oyerokun	Frontier	Business Law and Ethics Team Decision-Making
Adefolake	Adelusi	Lake Ridge	Principles of Business Management and Administration
Kofi	Abbeyquaye	Frontier	Accounting Application Series

The following students are state winners and are advancing to the national competition in Orlando, Florida next month. This group finished Top 8 out of an average of 90 competitors in each event:

Louis	Bradford	Lake Ridge	Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
Griffin	Nalley	Frontier	Financial Servies Team Decision-Making
Austin	Wallick	Frontier	Financial Servies Team Decision-Making
Ava	Gutierrez	Summit	Sports and Entertainment Team Decision-Making
Analia	Mares	Mansfield HS	Sports and Entertainment Team Decision-Making
Hailey	Alejandra	Frontier	Project Management Business Solutions
Lauren	Arwine	Frontier	Project Management Business Solutions
Asima	Irshad	Frontier	Project Management Business Solutions
Sophia	Duong	Frontier	School-Based Enterprise Team Event
Cannon	Adrion	Frontier	School-Based Enterprise Team Event

Thank you to our wonderful DECA advisors, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Crow, Mrs. Lampe, and Ms. Hoenig.