Dimitrios Kochka-Thomas – Wallkill Valley Regional High School

Dimitrios is currently a sophomore; and he has participated in all of the chapter’s activities since becoming a member at the end of this eighth grade year. He has been a wonderful member of the Wallkill Valley FBLA parking crew at the New Jersey State Fair; he also parked at the Crawfish Festival and Peter’s Valley Craft Fair. At Wallkill Valley FBLA’s Super Night, Dimitrios was there to help in every aspect. Members recognize Dimitrios as the hardest working member of our chapter. His commitment to community service projects and his sincere concern for the welfare of others is unbelievable for such a young man.

Jack Frey – Union County Vocational Technical School

Jack is a junior at our school and has been a key team member since the 2011-2012 year began. As our chapter’s need for a chapter website was becoming more apparent, he created our chapter website at the beginning of the school year and has continued to fine tune it for our chapter’s needs. This year when we went through the process of signing up for the Regional Competitions Jack created an easy to use online sign up form for members. Jack takes the initiative and has recently been appointed to an officer position as our chapter’s Webmaster. Jack has proven himself to be a valued member of the team.

Javan Jones – Cumberland Regional High School

Jones is surely a Future Business Leader of America. He is always energetic and eager to participate in all FBLA activities. He kept his group at the NFLC alive by lifting them with his energetic spirit. His bright smile and motivating attitude brought joy, laughter, and energy to all those around him. He not only was inspiring but was fervent to meet new people at the workshops. Javan used his business cards, which he made after school, so that he could easily pass along his contact information with students that he had built friendships with during the Conference.

Kelli Kyle – Egg Harbor Twp. High School

As of this year, being the Social Events Coordinator, she successfully organized and orchestrated the activities of our Induction Dinner in November. She prepared the evening’s script and led the Officer Induction Ceremony with remarkable grace. The night went on with no major problems and all of the club members and special guests responded with positive remarks. As the year continues, she plans to organize more events that will allow members to create lasting memories in the club. Kelli has shown outstanding performance in club activities and also Competitive Events when she qualified for the 2011 National Leadership Conference after placing first in FBLA Principles & Procedures at the NJ State Leadership Conference, proudly representing our school.

Olivia Schreiber – Pequannock Township High School FBLA

For this month, Olivia Schreiber is our member of the month. She helped us organize a Fall Clean Up day, where our whole chapter volunteered to rake leaves, clear lawns, and brighten the day of several community members who were greatly affected by the recent harsh weather. By doing this, the people in our community were able to recognize our high school as well as our school’s FBLA chapter. Olivia joined the PTHS FBLA executive board this year as a sophomore, and is our Community Service director. Since this year has started, there has never been a time where she has disappointed us. She is that member that will always go above and beyond to help make our chapter better and better as weeks go on.

Lori Shapiro – Livingston High School

Lori is currently a junior and is a well-qualified business student by having taken Introduction to Business, Business Law 1&2, and AP Economics. She has taken an active role in her chapter’s member involvement initiative with committees to help get organized. Helping the Newsletter Committee, Lori put in timeless efforts to make sure everything runs smoothly. One thing she wants FBLA to improve on is trying to make the FBLA name not only associated with competitive events but also the community outreach associated with FBLA. Congratulations Lori!

Daniel Soto – Cumberland Regional High School

Dan, a senior at CRHS, was quick to recognize and begin taking advantage of the many opportunities FBLA offers in order to gain more knowledge and skills in areas that will help him succeed. He believes FBLA will give him the qualities and information he needs to operate his own business as well as the chance to improve his social skills. The 2011 NFLC in Philadelphia was Dan’s first FBLA conference. At the NFLC, Dan took each and every opportunity to network with other members, improve his leadership skills, and advance his business education. Back in his hometown, Dan makes it a priority to give back to the community by participating in service projects, including cooking for a soup kitchen during various holiday seasons.

Garrett Stewart – Manville High School

Garrett is a senior this year, and has remained an outstanding member of this organization for over three years. Garrett has contributed to our organization by being a pro-active member as well as an associate who realizes the value of community involvement. Garrett was able to involve the community of Manville in the “Pick A Pumpkin” Service Project for “March of Dimes”. Due to Garrett’s organizational skills, he has been able to raise money and project the importance of March of Dimes for our organization. He was steadfast in his abilities to explain the benefits of this project, and forged many lifelong alliances and partnerships with many businesses within our community. He was able to achieve an understanding of the March of Dimes and its goals and our mission here at Manville High School.