UF students claim 18 awards at state leadership conference

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) chapter won 18 individual/team awards—including seven first-place finishes—at the 2016 PBL State Leadership Conference on March 19 in Orlando.

Twelve members of UF’s chapter qualified for PBL’s National Leadership Conference on June 24-27 in Atlanta.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the largest career student organization in the world. Each year, FBLA-PBL helps over 250,000 members prepare for careers in business. The organization’s mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.

Below are the FBLA-PBL members that recorded top-five finishes (* denotes Warrington students).

Business Communications—Sabrina Fonseca, 3rd Place
Business Ethics—*Danielle Shu, Bella Gonzalez and *Danna Regnier, 1st Place
Business Presentation—Amelia Alberts and *Lisa Ha, 1st Place
Desktop Publishing—Amelia Alberts and *Lisa Ha, 3rd Place
Financial Services—*Paola Charco and *Juan Sarabia, 1st Place
Future Business Executive—Mausam Trivedi, 4th Place
Help Desk—Luis Fernandez, 3rd Place
HR Management—*Irene Moore, 1st Place
Impromptu Speaking—*Steven Hollis, 1st Place
International Business –*Hanah Loya, 5th Place
Justice Administration—*Steven Hollis, 5th Place
Macroeconomics—*Tyler Kolota, 1st Place;  *Rachel Behrmann, 2nd Place
Microeconomics—*Tyler Kolota, 2nd Place; *Rachel Behrmann, 3rd Place
Sports Management & Marketing—*Hanah Loya, 1st Place; *Marcos Lodato, 5th Place
Who’s Who—Mausam Trivedi