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Mission Statement
Washington DECA exists to develop the leadership skills of marketing students for success in business and their lives.
Vision Statement
To provide the DECA experience for every student who seeks it throughout Washington State.
Values
All that we do will be governed by our unrelenting commitment to integrity, leadership, development, and success.

Description:
By giving students hands-on experiences in the fields of marketing, business and entrepreneurship, DECA enhances the classroom experience by providing conferences and competitions that mold high school students into character-driven leaders.
Any student enrolled in marketing education where there is a DECA chapter can join DECA. In classrooms throughout the country, students form their own chapters and elect their own officers. Marketing education teachers/coordinators serve as individual chapter advisors. DECA chapters are self-supportive, with members paying chapter, state association, and national membership dues.
Washington DECA currently has over 10,400 members in 144 chapters across Washington State, the third largest state association in the nation.
DECA is the only student organization operating in 50 states, the U.S. Territories, and Canada that attracts individuals to productive careers in marketing, management, and merchandising. It is a co-curricular organization and serves as an integral part of the classroom instructional program.

History:
Washington DECA Established: 1947
Purposes: (1) To assist the local chapters of DECA in their own growth and development; (2) To further develop education in marketing, management and entrepreneurship; (3) To promote understanding of and appreciation for the responsibilities of citizenship in our free enterprise system.
Membership: 150 chapters throughout Washington state--Student membership is over 11,000.

Contact people:

Emily Meisenzahl, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Kelly Ambrose, Program Director, (phone), (email) Shanna LaMar, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (425) 814-4678

Address:

9757 NE Juanita Dr. Suite 212 Kirkland, WA 98034 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.wadeca.org

Directions:

The volunteer opportunity is off-site. The conference will be held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.   Nearest Bus Stop: NA, NA minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	No