Helen Taffet, Director of Membership, has been busy this fall connecting with local colleges and universities to recruit potential student members. She started the “campus tour” in September at the Oglethorpe University Career Fair. The following month she visited Georgia State University and spoke to Dr. Soyoung Boo’s Event Management class. Helen’s next stop on the campus tour is Gwinnett Tech.

DECA will host its International Career Development Conference (ICDC) this April, bringing together nearly 20,000 high school students, teachers, and business professionals. The Atlanta host chapter needs business professionals as VOLUNTEER JUDGES to make this event a success.

Kennyara Zephyr is a Hospitality Administration major in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. She has taken courses that focus on different segments in the industry such as Food Production & Service Management, Event Management, Venue Management, Hospitality Financial Analysis, and more.