February 23, 2022
East Central Community College student Alex Sharp of Philadelphia was selected as the new president of the state of Mississippi’s DECA Collegiate Division for the 2022-23 year at that organization’s state conference Feb. 17-18 at the Natchez Convention Center.
Sharp, a graduate of Union High School, is a freshman business administration major. As state collegiate DECA president, his responsibilities will include organizing and attending state DECA conferences, attending national DECA conferences, organizing ways to reach out to colleges to create more Mississippi DECA local chapters, and working with the vice president to plan next year’s DECA State Career Development Conference.
DECA is an international association of high school and college students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service. The organization prepares leaders and entrepreneurs for careers and education in marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and other business areas.
