Thursday, March 28, 2024

D'Andre Vasquez elected International Executive President

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    On the weekend of April 27, D'Andre Vasquez headed to Orlando, Florida for the final leg of his campaign to become DECA's International Executive President. He left Washington with the title of Cascade High School DECA chapter president and WA State DECA officer and returned as the DECA International Executive President.
    "One thing I want to share with you all is my why, why did I run to be the next Executive President of this amazing organization," said Vasquez. "My main objective in running this campaign is to provide that (DECA) opportunity for every student across the world. Although that'll be a very, very tough goal, I believe if there's someone determined to put all the time and commitment to do it, it's definitely me."
    To celebrate his new role that comes with the responsibility of representing 222,000 students and 12 different countries, the Leavenworth Rotary Club invited him to their weekly meeting on May 3 at Kristall's.
    "One of the things I really tried to emphasis throughout this campaign, this brand as D'Andre Vssquez as Executive President made me a little uncomfortable. I wanted my brand to be D'Andre Vasquez embodies serving and leadership and generate accessibility to this amazing organization," said Vasquez.
    He came prepared with a speech thanking the Rotary Club for their support and the Rotary Club came with a cake to congratulate him on his accomplishment - that was no piece of cake. The Leavenworth Rotary Club often takes students under their wings or channel their efforts toward education. Vasquez expressed immense gratitude as he faced the audience that was apart of the support during his journey to becoming International Executive President.
    "I just really want to say thank you for providing me this opportunity, to be able to do that," said Vasquez. "This would not have been possible without support, specifically Rotary. You guys have offered me such a great perspective of what it means to embody service and leadership, and once again service above self."
    Vasquez is looking forward to this next step on his path to success. He elaborated on what his mission is as he eyes how to approach his important position. The Rotary Club appeared enamored as he explained his platform and how he plans to achieve the goals he's set in place for himself. Beyond that, it was apparent that Vasquez was thankful for the community that helped propel him into this new role.

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