Today’s students. Tomorrow’s business professionals.
Welcome to the Region 8 Leadership Conference!
Warriner Hall
Central Michigan University
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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Parade of Presidents
Recognition
Pledge of Allegiance
◦ Jessica Carter, Clare HS
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Business Professionals of America Pledge
◦ Rebeckah Drew, Clare HS
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Diplomat Torch Awards
Awards Presentation
Cheboygan High School
Charlie Jordan & Cetera
Fisher
Desirae Babcock
Cassandra Draves
Jessica Carter & Sarah
Wolfe
Skyler Cavitt
Coleman High School
Andrea Fausett
East Jordan High School
Fulton High School
Marcus Wingate
Audrey Maier and Shelby
Parks
Bailey Loftis
Michelle Lindsey
Alma High School
Beaverton High School
Breckenridge High School
Clare High School
HH Dow High School
Ithaca High School
Midland High School
Mt. Pleasant Area Technical
Center
Ogemaw Heights High
School
Shepherd High School
St. Louis High School
St. Mary's Lake Leelanau
Suttons Bay High School
Jasmine Soto
Mahraan Qadir
Larissa Treat
Lizzy Bryant
Laura Kelly & Kailyn
Sandow
Chelsey Sawallich
Sean Lammy & Ian
Plamondon
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Regional Advisors
◦ Ben Goward and Terri Reeves - St. Louis
◦ Jann Cleary and Debbie Loesel - Clare
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Advisors, Proctors, Graders, and Judges
CMU College of Business
Tim Knickerbocker, CMU
Kent Bergstrom, WCFX Radio
CMU Technical Crew
Maurice Henderson, State Director
State Officers
◦ Nick Partie, State President, Mt. Pleasant Area Tech
Center
◦ AJ Morley, State Parliamentarian, Byron High School
I
pledge allegiance to the flag, of
the United States of America, and
to the Republic, for which it
stands, one Nation, under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all.
 We
are met in a spirit of
friendship and goodwill as we
prepare for careers in a worldclass workforce. We work together
to develop professionalism and
leadership through Business
Professionals of America and
pledge our loyalty to our Nation.
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Sami Humphrey
Tori Humphrey
Charlie Jordan
Rachel Kolb
Terry LaForge
Miquel Prieto
Melissa Rivera
Keeley Schnepp
Amber Bell
Kelsey Bott
Harley Brugger
Jessica Carter
Therese Cleary
Emily Crowley
Rebeckah Drew
Amber Frank
Alma High School
Alma High School
Alma High School
Alma High School
Alma High School
Alma High School
Alma High School
Alma High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
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Jackson Gross
Eli Hersberger
Tessa Huovinen
Joshua Kinberg
Allison Kingsbury
Brent Luplow
Laura Mater
Meagan Sherwood
Bailey Thayer
Alyssa Venable
Tanner Vida
Aaron Walters
Sarah Wolfe
Bailey Loftis
Jasmine Soto
Anthony Ventura
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
Clare High School
H.H. Dow High School
Midland High School
Midland High School
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Samantha Berryhill
Kenna Boyd
Ian Clark
David Dai
Lindsey DeFrain
Emily Ecker
Whitnee Foote
Yejean Han
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Sara Jakeway
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Megan Kramer
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Devon Leasher
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Ashley Montgomery
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Kate Odykirk
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Nick Partie
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Sarah Pearson
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Nicholas Prin
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Mahraan Qadir
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Colin Ridley
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Morgan Stoewsant-Kryscio
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Emily Wilson
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Zac Kramer
Rebecca McBryde
Rachel Mead
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
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Kourtney Collins
Shepherd High School
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Austin Roberts
Shepherd High School
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Rachel Travis
Shepherd High School
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1st – Rachel Travis – Shepherd HS
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2nd – Kiegan White – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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3rd – Brent Luplow – Clare High School
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4th – Rachel Hoard – Breckenridge HS
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5th –Lindsay Hoard – Breckenridge HS
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6th – Amber Litwiller - Fulton
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1st – Yooree Chung – Midland HS
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2nd – Tessa Houvinen – Clare HS
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3rd – Adam Grove – Clare HS
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4th – Savannah Gross – St Mary HS
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5th – Trisha Wentworth – Clare HS
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6th – Elsa Finch – Suttons Bay HS
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1st – Clare High School
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2nd – St Mary High School
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1st – Kyle Clark – Midland High School
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2nd – Kevin Schaub – St Mary HS
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3rd – Desirae Babcock – Beaverton HS
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4th – Rachael Clement – Midland HS
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5th – Rebeckah Drew – Clare HS
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6th – Jasmine Soto – Midland HS
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1st – Devon Leasher – Mt Pleasant Technical
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2nd – Shelby Parks – Fulton High School
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3rd – Alissa Recker – Mt Pleasant Technical
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4th – Therese Cleary – Clare High School
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5th –Savannah Gross – St Mary HS
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6th – Sarah Pearson – Mt Pleasant Technical
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1st – Kailyn Sandow – St Louis High
School
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2nd – Laura Kelly – St Louis High School
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3rd – Caitlin Field – Clare High School
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1st – Alex Klein – Ithaca High School
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2nd –
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3rd – Samantha Drowley – Shepherd HS
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4th – Jodi Weiss – Beaverton High School
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5th – Andrea Tallman – Cheboygan High School
Matt Sherlock – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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1st – Laura Kelly – St Louis HS
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2nd – David Dai – Mt Pleasant Technical - AM
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3rd – Kailyn Sandow – St Louis HS
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4th – Rachel Hoard – Breckenridge HS
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5th – Rachel Amalfitano – St Mary HS
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6th – Luke Rayburn – Ithaca HS
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1st – Melissa Whitford – Fulton HS
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2nd – Rachel Travis – Shepherd HS
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3rd – Alex Klein – Ithaca High School
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4th – Allison Kingsbury – Clare HS
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5th – Alyse Schneider – Fulton HS
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6th – Eleaya Oswald – St Louis HS
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1st – Bailey Scott – Ithaca High School
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2nd – Rachel Hoard – Breckenridge HS
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3rd – Kristy Godley – Ithaca HS
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4th – Emily Crick – East Jordan HS
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1st – Wren Hayes – Ogemaw Heights
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2nd – Lindsey DeFrain – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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3rd – Alissa Hawks – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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4th – Emily Wilson – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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5th –Megan Popp – St Mary High School
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6th – Michaela Middleton – Coleman HS
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1st – Kristopher McAtee – Midland HS
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2nd – Jacob Jensen – Midland HS
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3rd – Michael McEwan – HH Dow HS
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1st – Clare High School
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2nd – Mt Pleasant Area Technical PM
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1st – Kyle June – Clare High School
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2nd – Justin Duffett – Clare High School
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1st – Jacob Willard – Beaverton HS
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2nd – Matt Sherlock – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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3rd – Kiegan White – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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4th – Alicia Boulier – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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5th – Emily Wilson – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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6th – Caleb Korson – St Mary High School
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1st – Sarah Wolfe – Clare High School
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2nd – Michelle Lindsey – Ithaca HS
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3rd – Joshua Kinberg – Clare HS
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4th – Harley Brugger – Clare High School
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5th – Brad Crowl – Coleman HS
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6th – Andrea Fausett – Coleman HS
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1st – Janine Sasse – Coleman HS
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2nd – Chad Anderson – Cheboygan HS
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3rd – Rachel Kolb – Alma High School
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4th – Brianne Draper – Ithaca HS
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5th – Maddie Clark – East Jordan HS
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6th – Whitnee Foote – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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1st – Victoria Merrill – Clare High School
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2nd – Veronica Lin – Mt. Pleasant Area
Technical - AM
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3rd – Brendan Babinski – Midland High
School
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1st – Trevor Zablocki – Midland HS
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2nd – Samantha Berryhill – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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3rd – Alissa Recker – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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4th – Kiegan White – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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5th – Nick Bales – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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6th – Harley Brugger – Clare High School
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1st – Midland High School
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2nd – Mt Pleasant Technical AM
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1st – Kayla Randall – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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2nd – Marcus Wingate – East Jordan HS
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3rd – Alissa Hawks – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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4th – Brooklyn Richards – East Jordan HS
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5th – Jazzmin Krause – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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6th – Shyam Patel – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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1st – Zac Kramer – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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2nd –Sylvia Klosin – Midland High School
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3rd – Clyde Woods – Suttons Bay HS
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4th – Dominic Pnacek – Coleman HS
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5th –Ellen Brandell – East Jordan HS
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6th – Aaron Matson – Fulton High School
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1st – Mt Pleasant Technical Center AM
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2nd – St Mary High School
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1st – David Dai – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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2nd – Alicia Boulier – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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3rd – Rachel Travis - Shepherd
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4th – Colin Ridley – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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5th – Mitchell Ridley – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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6th – Alissa Recker – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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1st – Dylan Jolliffe – St Mary High School
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2nd – Jazmin Bishop – HH Dow HS
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3rd – Samantha Drowley – Shepherd HS
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4th – Kelsey Bott – Clare High School
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5th – James Koss – HH Dow HS
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6th – Aaron Walters – Clare High School
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1st – Rachel Travis – Shepherd HS
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2nd – David Brown – Ithaca HS
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3rd – Michelle Lindsey – Ithaca HS
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4th – Seth Casey – Ithaca HS
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5th – Taylor Bovee – Ithaca HS
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6th – John Sherwood – St Louis HS
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1st – Kyle June – Clare High School
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2nd – Bailey Loftis – HH Dow High School
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3rd – Sarah Popp-Trevino – St Mary HS
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1st – Lindsay Hoard – Breckenridge HS
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2nd – Brianne Draper – Ithaca HS
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3rd – Kaylee VanderHart – St. Louis HS
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4th – Shayna Sumner – St Mary HS
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5th – Kourtney Collin – Shepherd HS
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6th – Olivia Walworth – Clare HS
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1st – Midland High School
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2nd – Mt Pleasant Technical PM
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1st – Emily Crowley – Clare High School
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2nd – Bailey Thayer – Clare High School
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3rd – Caden Sumner – St Mary HS
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4th – Amber Frank – Clare High School
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5th – Jessica Carter – Clare High School
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6th – Madi Cleary – Clare High School
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1st – Marcus Wingate – East Jordan HS
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2nd – Lissa Vincent – East Jordan
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3rd – Abigail Currie – HH Dow HS
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4th – Chantal Konopka – Suttons Bay HS
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5th – Merrick Mann – Clare High School
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6th –Jay Poet – Clare High School
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1st – Jacob Neumann – Cheboygan HS
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2nd – Taylor Sohocki – Ogemaw Heights
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3rd – Marc Hoffman – Cheboygan HS
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4th – De Qi Yin – HH Dow HS
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5th – Caden Sumner – St Mary HS
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6th – Blake Scott – Coleman High School
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1st – Hannah Elliot – Ogemaw Heights
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2nd – Amanda Craig – Fulton HS
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3rd – Amber Litwiller – Fulton HS
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4th – Kalee Nicholson – Fulton HS
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5th – Colin Ridley – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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6th – Lindsay Hoard – Breckenridge HS
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1st – Meagan Sherwood – Clare HS
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2nd – Montana Moblo – East Jordan HS
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3rd – Bridget Thoreson – St Mary HS
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4th – Taylor Moore – St Mary HS
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5th – Janine Sasse – Coleman HS
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6th – Rebeckah Drew – Clare HS
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1st – Melody Owen – Mt Pleasant Technical
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2nd – Abbigail Showalter – Clare HS
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3rd – Yong Los – Mt Pleasant Technical
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4th – Paige Podskalny – East Jordan HS
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5th – Emily Ecker – Mt Pleasant Tech
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6th – Carlee Williamson – Clare HS
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1st – John Kaczmarek – Midland High
School
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1st – Kristy Godley – Ithaca High School
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2nd – Taylor Bovee – Ithaca High School
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3rd – John Sherwood – St Louis HS
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4th – Kaelyn Tarsa – St Mary High School
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5th – Seth Casey – Ithaca High School
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1st – Kevin Diaz-Pohl – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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2nd – Eleaya Oswald – St Louis HS
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3rd –
Mitchell Ridley – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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4th –
Kyle Schueller – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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5th – Emily Owens – Beaverton HS
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6th – Alexa Eldred – Shepherd HS
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1st – Michael Beaulieu – Midland HS
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2nd – Jacob Striebel – Midland HS
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3rd – Nicholas Johnson – HH Dow HS
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4th – Parker McNitt – East Jordan HS
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5th – Ellen Brandell – East Jordan HS
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6th – Lynn Biddinger – HH Dow HS
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1st – David Dai – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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2nd –
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3rd – Ashley Grant – St Mary HS
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4th – Leslie Carter – Breckenridge HS
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5th – Shelby Parks – Fulton High School
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6th – Ryan Winkler – Fulton High School
Kyle Schueller – Mt Pleasant AM
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1st – Sean Lammy – Suttons Bay HS
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2nd – Ashley Grant – St Mary HS
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3rd – Brent Duddles – Suttons Bay HS
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4th – Sylvia Klosin – Midland High School
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5th – Yooree Chung – Midland HS
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6th – Chase Pattison – Suttons Bay HS
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1st – Suttons Bay High School
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2nd – Midland High School
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1st – Kevin Schaub – St Mary HS
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2nd – Rachael Bunting – St Louis HS
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3rd – Ashley Grant – St Mary HS
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4th – Kaylee VanderHart – St Louis HS
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1st – Jacob Neumann – Cheboygan HS
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2nd – Samuel White – HH Dow HS
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3rd – Blaine Yeager – Coleman HS
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4th – Blake Scott – Coleman HS
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5th – Jerry Woods – St Mary High School
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6th –
Brandon Gage – HH Dow HS
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1st – Caleb Korson – St Mary High School
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2nd – Kaelyn Tarsa – St Mary High School
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3rd –
Katherine Flanagan – Mt Pleasant Tech
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4th –
Sten Eikrem – Mt Pleasant Tech
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5th – Jessica Laethem – St Louis HS
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6th – Clyde Woods – Suttons Bay HS
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1st – Sara Jakeway – Mt Pleasant Tech AM
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2nd – Brooke Painter – Clare High School
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3rd – Arjun Chawla – HH Dow HS
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4th – Eva Anderson – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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5th – Jasmine Soto – Midland HS
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6th – Maureen Conway – Mt Pleasant Tech PM
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1st – Mt Pleasant Technical AM
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2nd – East Jordan High School
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1st – St Mary High School
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2nd – Mt Pleasant High School
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1st – Mt Pleasant Technical - PM
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2nd – Midland High School
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1st – Travis Hintz – HH Dow HS
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2nd – De Qi Yin – HH Dow HS
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3rd – Andrew Burright – HH Dow HS
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4th – Brandon Gage – HH Dow HS
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1st – St Mary High School
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2nd – Midland High School
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1st – St Mary High School
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2nd – St Louis High School