Truman DECA attends Pennsylvania DECA Career Development Conference

Ash Dorceus won first place in the Marketing Communication Series and will advance to the international competition in April.

Members of the Truman DECA chapter of Pennsylvania DECA joined 3,000 high school business, finance, hospitality and marketing students at the annual association career development conference held February 19-21, 2025, at the Hershey Lodge in Pennsylvania.

Ash Dorceus received first place recognition of individual ability and achievement at the association level in the Marketing Communication Series. Dorceus will advance to international level competition at the DECA International Career Development Conference that will be held April 26-29, 2025, in Orlando, FL.

As an integral part of the classroom curriculum, DECA’s industry-validated competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. DECA’s competitive events directly contribute to every student being college and career-ready when they graduate from high school. More than 100 business professionals evaluated the members’ performance in the format of role-plays, case studies and prepared presentations.

“We are so proud of all of our students for their hard work and dedication during the 3-day conference,” said Dominic Mergard, Truman DECA Advisor.