ABEAJuly 27, 2011

Arkansas Department of Career Education

FBLA 2010 Total Membership

Senior Level Chapters - 275 Members – 10,072

Mid-Level Chapters - 112 Members – 4,700

FBLA Terminology Advisers – not sponsors and

spelled with an “e” Conferences – not conventions Competitive Events – not contests Chapters – not clubs

FBLA Districts

2011-12 – Expanded to seven districts DISTRICT I DISTRICT VI

DISTRICT V

DISTRICT IV DISTRICT III

Greene

White

Marion Baxter Fulton

Sharp

Randolph Clay

Searcy

Izard

Lawrence

IndependenceCraighead Mississippi

Van Buren Cleburne Poinsett

Woodruff

Cross

ScottPerry

Polk Montgomery

Saline

Pike

ClarkSevier

LittleRiver

Garland

Nevada

ColumbiaMiller

LoganConway

Faulkner

CarrollBenton Boone

Madison

Newton

CrawfordFranklin

Johnson

Yell

Washington

Pope

DeshaLincoln

Bradley

Jefferson

LonokePrairie

Monroe

Lee

St. Francis

Grant

Dallas Cleveland

ChicotAshley

Calhoun

OuachitaDrew

Union

Phillips

Arkansas

Pulaski

Hot Spring

DISTRICT II

FBLA DISTRICT MAP

Stone

DISTRICT VII

District Coordinators District I – Kelley Todd District II – Bobbie Timmerman District III – Carole Anderson District IV – Sheri Shepherd District V – Vicki Canter District VI – Andrea Kray District VII – Lisa Hotsenpiller

(interim)

2011-12 State Officers President – Collin Hutson Treasurer – Madison Carr Secretary – Brittany Bowden Reporter – Anna Vasquez Parliamentarian – Rachel Ford VP District I– Tony Jones VP District II – Leah Schratz

2011-12 State Officers VP District III – Kiley Anderson VP District IV – Andrew Williams VP District V – John Pennington VP District VI – Levi Watson VP District VII – Cole Ludolph

2011 National Leadership Conference (NLC) Orlando, Florida – June 28 – July 1 Total attendance – 8,000+ Arkansas attendance – 300 Arkansas competitors – 170

competitors in 60 events

2011 NLC Winners 1st place – Virtual Business

Challenge – Brett Harris, Alex Prince, Mountain View

1st place – Computer Game & Simulation Programming – Lucas Dorrough, Logan Guerian, Dardanelle

2nd place – Entrepreneurship – Asher Perkins, Justice Thompson, Anna Vasquez, Siloam Springs

2011 NLC Winners, cont. 2nd place – Public Speaking I – Jamie-

Lynn Gills, Murfreesboro 4th place – Desktop Application

Programming – Ayush Saraswat, Little Rock Central

5th place – Future Business Leader – Allison James, Lonoke

5th place – Word Processing – Katherine Caid, Arkansas Baptist

2011 NLC Winners, cont. 6th place – Technology Concepts –

Blake Simmons, Hillcrest 6th place – Desktop Application

Programming – Hunter Bobel, Fort Smith Southside

6th place – Hospitality Management – Lauren Shufelberger, Mena

7th place – Desktop Publishing – Emily Brown, Kara Nelson, Greenwood

2011 NLC Winners, cont. 8th place – Business Ethics – Daniel

Call, Mitchell Hasler, Bentonville 8th place – Community Service

Project – Marcy Atkins, Donysia Jennings, Haley Myers, Pangburn

9th place – Cyber Security – Jedidah Nohre, Mountain View

9th place – Healthcare Administration – Lindsey Pritchett, Bergman

2011 NLC Winners, cont. 9th place – Word Processing II – Michelle

Dougherty, Omaha 9th place – American Enterprise Project

– Nicole Nokes, Anna Vasquez, Siloam Springs

10th place – Management Information Systems – Afton Shackleford, Corbin Dean, Fort Smith Southside

10th place – Marketing – John Hobbs, Lonoke

2011 NLC Recognitions 2010-11 Who’s Who – Molly Bennett,

Riverview 2010-11 Local Outstanding Adviser

– Donna Penn, Fordyce 2011-12 National Officer – Southern

Region Vice President, Tony Jones, Fort Smith Southside

2011 NLC Recognitions, cont. March of Dimes Most Money Raised

–Arkansas, 2nd overall with $49,128.05 March of Dimes Local Chapter Most

Money Raised – Nettleton, 2nd with $16,181.67

2011-12 Event Modifications Electronic Career Portfolio – all

students present at NLC, no prejudging

Marketing – team event of two or three members

Entrepreneurship & Network Design – performances will be interactive/role play cases

2011-12 Event Modifications At the NLC the top fifteen (15), or

an equal number from each group, will advance to the final round in all events

2011-12 Rating Sheet Modifications Some rating sheets have been

modified – carefully review all rating sheets

2011-12 NLC Topics Business Financial Plan Business Presentation Computer Game & Simulation

Programming Digital Design & Promotion Digital Video Production

2011-12 NLC Topics Desktop Application Programming E-Business Emerging Business Issues Web Site Design

2011-12 State Modifications Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit

Submit a copy of the Local Chapter Annual Business Report AND one of the following:

American Enterprise Project Community Service Project Partnership with Business Project

Dates to Remember NFLC– November 18-19, Little Rock Mid-year Executive Council

Meeting – December 4-5, Little Rock SLC– April 2-3, Little Rock NLC– June 29-July 2, San Antonio,

Texas Complete list of dates on state FBLA

website

2011-12 Theme

Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) 2011 Total Membership

Chapters – 19 Members – 565

National Virtual Chapter

PBL National Leadership Conference Orlando Florida – June 23 - 26 Total attendance – 1,800+ Arkansas attendance – 125 Arkansas competitors – 91 in 50

events Awards and Recognitions – 47 National Secretary – Aaron Carroll,

ASU

Professional Division Arkansas Membership

FBLA Mid-Level – 8 FBLA Senior Level – 38 Phi Beta Lambda – 82

Former members, employers, educators, advisers, parents, business people, and community supporters

Cost - $23

Professional Division Professional members

Enhance chapters and their activities Serve as liaisons between business

and classroom Share real-life experiences at meetings

and workshops Provide professional development

training through workshops

Professional Division, cont. Arrange tours of local businesses Guide members as they prepare for

competitive events Judge at local, state, and national

competitions Help chapters with fundraising Create internships and job shadowing Offer scholarships and other financial

support

Professional Division, cont. Benefits to the member

Satisfied feeling The Professional Edge Tomorrow’s Business Leader or PBL

Business Leader Hotel discounts Car rental discounts Shopping discounts

Resources Chapter Management Handbook Arkansas State Handbook Web Sites

www.fbla-pbl.org www.arfbla.org

Competitive Events Online Reference Guide http://www.fbla-pbl.org

FBLA Competitive Events Competitive Events Online Reference

Guide

Questions

Contact Information Peggy Wakefield

FBLA State AdviserDepartment of Career EducationPhone: 501-682-1768E-mail: peggy.wakefield@arkansas.gov