Jasmine Mireshghi
President
Jasmine Mireshghi, a junior at Lynbrook High School is the Silicon Valley president this year, and a third year DECA member. She is looking forward to a great year of DECA. Last year, Jasmine was Public Relations officer for Silicon Valley DECA, and was able to build many wonderful experiences, meeting new people and learning more about the business field. She has attended several DECA conferences, placing in the regional and state level. But DECA is not the only activity she is involved in. Jasmine is also a part of the Epic, Lynbrook's student-run newspaper. During her free time, she enjoys staying active doing things like running, hiking, or playing soccer with friends. She also loves watching scary movies with friends, even though they absolutely terrify her! Throughout the year, Jasmine never misses her favorite shows Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl because no television shows can be more amazing. And most importantly, one of her favorite hobbies surprisingly is to eat. She love trying new foods and is obsessed with Indian food and Italian food. Her love for international foods comes from her interest in different cultures. Jasmine has been taking Mandarin Chinese at school for three years, embracing the true culture of her school campus. So she is excited to take these interests and bring forth something new and positive to Silicon Valley DECA this year. Contact Jasmine at jasmine.mireshghi@svdeca.org

Karthik Dhore
Executive Vice President
Going into his senior year at Harker, Karthik is excited to be a part of the SV DECA. Karthik is one of those people that you can't quite characterize with just a few words; you just need to meet him to experience is fully faceted personality. Nonetheless, Karthik is a nationally ranked tennis player, training for 3 hours a day on average. He is also captain of the school's tennis team. Academically, Karthik works extremely hard in school. He is a member of Harker's Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, and Spanish National Honor Society. Karthik is a National AP Scholar and also served on Harker's student council the past year. In his free time, he loves eat Panda Express while watching Deal or No Deal. Karthik's not scary to talk to at all so you should definitely make an effort to meet him! Contact Karthik at karthik.dhore@svdeca.org.

George Chen
Secretary/Treasurer
As a SENIOR and third year DECA member, George is excited to serve as your 2010-2011 Silicon Valley Secretary/Treasurer! He loves to play games and do business (of course!) As a person nearly obsessed with organization, he finds it easy with this job and put my love of meeting new people and reconnecting with older friends and being an all-around optimistic person :) George also loves to play sports, read some very exciting books, and spend time with friends and family! Come out and meet him when you have the time and he hopes to make this year in Silicon Valley DECA your most memorable year! Contact George at george.chen@svdeca.org.

Pavel Klier
County Vice President
Pavel Klier is going into his Junior year at Fremont high school, and his third year as a proud member of DECA. He has been successful competitively throughout his time with DECA, attending ICDC in his Freshman and Sophmore years, and being a finalist in the latter. Besides DECA, Pavel's interests are Star Wars, Choir, Star Wars, Reading, and Star Wars. He is one of about a dozen self admitted Geeks in the FUHSD, and finds it akward to refer to himself in third person. He is definitely approachable if you need anything, so don't be afraid to ask!! Contact Pavel at pavel.klier@svdeca.org.

Meg Begur
Vice President of Operations
Meghana, also known as Meg, Meggers, and Kitty, will be a senior at Monta Vista High School this coming year. She has been a DECA member for four years and has received honors in the district, state, and international levels. In addition, she has been an officer with both Monta Vista and Silicon Valley for three years. She enjoys dancing, oil-pastel painting, baking, volunteering at the Y, walking her dog, texting, and listening to the iTunes free singles of the week! Meg loves to eat anything, ranging from ice cream sundaes to Ethiopian. She loves to meet new people and hang out, so come talk to her! Contact Meg at meghana.begur@svdeca.org.

Anusha Koganti
Vice President of Competitions
Hey DECA-ers! This will be my fourth and final year in DECA, and I can truly say that we have a wonderful year planned for you. In my free time, I love to play tennis, listen to anything with a good tune, and hang out with friends. I'm a big fan of the Big Bang Theory, asian crackers, Jamba Juice, purple, traveling, and attempting to bake. I'm really easy to talk to, so don't hesitate to say hi. :) Contact Anusha at anusha.koganti@svdeca.org.

Frances Wu
Vice President of Communications
In case you don't already know, Frances is a senior this year at Monta Vista High School. Like any other typical Monta Vistan, Frances generally spends her time studying and stressing out for no reason. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, she likes piano, church, volunteering with kids, scheming, going online, and hanging out with buds :). She's also a fan of classical (romantic) music and general instrumentals, but recently she has been listening to modern music. Frances absolutely loves Red Mango, and dislikes Yogurtland. She loves watching House and Phineas and Ferb. And of course, she's in DECA! Frances loves meeting new people so please don't hesitate to talk to her! Contact Frances at frances.wu@svdeca.org.

Niveditha Jayesekar
Vice President of Civic Consciousness
Niveditha Jayasekar is a rising sophomore at Monta Vista High School. Since her whole name is really too long and hard to pronounce, she prefers it when people call her Nivi. With two years of DECA experience, she is eager to continue making more memorable DECA experiences. She is excited to finally become an upperclassmen starting this August, but is less than excited about the reportedly "scary" and "tough" junior year. If you enjoy playing tennis, reading fantasy books, or listening to music, she's your girl! But, be warned, although she knows plenty of international songs ranging from Greek to Korean to Hindi, she doesn't know many English songs. However, don't let that stop you. Nivi is really easy to get to know and she loves spending time with her new DECA friends! Contact Nivi at niveditha.jayasekar@svdeca.org.

Robert Kang
Director of Membership
Robert Kang is fired up to be a senior at Lynbrook High School and is currently entering his third year in DECA! He proudly served as Lynbrook DECA president during his Junior year and regrets nothing about the amazing journey. He looks forward to another fun and rewarding year, with his last DECA conference held in Orlando. At school, Robert loves to participate in homecoming and other school activities, and will serve as the ASB Clubs Commissioner during his senior year. Outside of DECA, Robert enjoys the outdoors, including cycling and kayaking. He loves traveling to new places and is an avid photographer of his adventures. He is a fun, outgoing person who loves to meet new people, so don't be shy to approach him! Robert is excited to serve as Silicon Valley DECA's 2010-2011 Vice-President of Membership! Contact Robert at robert.kang@svdeca.org.

Jackie Barr
Director of Public Relations
Jackie Barr is excited to be a senior at Monta Vista High School. This year will be her third year in DECA and her second year as an officer. Competitively, Jackie has been to ICDC twice once competing in BFR and once in BOR. She has also received many accolades at the state level. Outside of DECA, Jackie plays field hockey at the varsity level for her school, is active in the ASB program as a class officer, and the online school newspaper elestoque.org. In her spare time she enjoys chillin' with friends, learning new acronyms, and reading cracked.com. Conact Jackie at jackie.barr@svdeca.org.

Akshitha Thatiparthi
Director of Fashion
Contact Akshitha at akshitha.thatiparthi@svdeca.org

Silicon Valley DECA works to provide a method of communication for the students and the community to the world in terms of entrepreneurship, marketing, and management. We encourage DECA chapters to strive for excellence by learning beyond the classroom and to take their competitors to the next level through real-life simulations and real-life opportunities that the business world has to offer.