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MVCTC
2015-2016 BPA Officers with guest speaker Mr. Luke Westerman.
Pictured left to right – Abbey Michel (Medical Office Management)
Northmont; Maria Coyle (GIS) Arcanum; Autumn-Rain Dell (Media and Video
Production) Bethel; Alysen Baddeley (Medical Office Management)
Milton-Union; Guest Speaker – Mr. Luke Westerman; Yvonne Barga (Medical
Office Management) Arcanum; Kenzi Gordon (Medical Office Management)
Valley View; Eliza Wallace (Medical Office Management) Miamisburg;
Jordan Puckett (Game Programming & Web Applications) Eaton; Carrie
McRorie (Medical Office Management) Northmont; Evan Florkey (Computer
Repair & Technical Support) Greenville.
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MVCTC BPA Meeting
Includes Local Entrepreneur
Evan Florkey, BPA Reporter 2015-2016
Englewood, Ohio - The Miami Valley Career Technology Center held its
first official Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter meeting
on September 22, 2015. The meeting included the pinning of the new
officers, the induction of the new junior members, and a speech from
local philanthropist Luke Westerman.
The new BPA chapter officers for the 2015-2016 school year are:
President – Eliza Wallace (Medical Office Management) Miamisburg
Vice President – Jordan Puckett (Game Programming & Web
Applications) Eaton
Secretary – Kenzi Gordon (Medical Office Management) Valley View
Treasurer – Alysen Baddeley (Medical Office Management) Milton-Union
Public Relations – Evan Florkey (Computer Repair & Technical
Support) Greenville
Parliamentarian – Maria Coyle (GIS) Arcanum
Historian – Yvonne Barga (Medical Office Management) Arcanum
Video Crew – Anchor/Story Writer – Abbey Michel (Medical Office
Management) Northmont
Video Crew – Anchor/Story Writer – Carrie McRorie (Medical Office
Management) Northmont
Video Crew – Director/Editor – Michael Putt (Media and Video
Production) Carlisle
Video Crew – Editor/Story Writer – Autumn-Rain Dell (Media and Video
Production) Bethel
The new officers were elected last school year and were pinned at the
recent BPA meeting by MVCTC’s Business, Information, and Technology
Supervisor, Mr. David Peltz. All eleven members make up the chapter’s
cabinet, and each member has his or her own responsibilities and roles
for the chapter’s meetings.
The first meeting’s main event was a speech on business and
entrepreneurship from CEO and modern Renaissance man Luke Westerman.
Luke grew up in Brookville, Ohio, and is the founder and CEO of
Columbus, Ohio, based venture capital firm Solomon Global holdings.
Westerman shared tips on being successful in the small business world
as well as telling students about the ample opportunities and
challenges that face entrepreneurs and small business owners today.
The BPA chapter’s plans for the coming year include five more great
meetings, celebrating Career & Technical Student Organization week,
chapter members representing MVCTC as BPA Region 3 Officers, and
competing in local, regional, state and national BPA Competitions.
Business Professionals of America is the leading CTSO (Career and
Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in
business management, office administration, information technology and
other related career fields.
BPA has 43,000 members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states. BPA is a
co-curricular organization that supports business and information
technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on
national standards.
For over 40-years, MVCTC has been providing career technical education
for 27 partner school districts encompassing five counties in Southwest
Ohio. MVCTC is dedicated to providing in-demand workforce
training for youth, adults, and organizations in the Miami
Valley.
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