The Chapter is dedicated to fostering student business skills
Yavapai Community College’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)—an organization dedicated to developing student business and leadership skills—earned multiple individual and chapter honors at the national FBLA conference held last week in Dallas, Texas. This marked the College’s first appearance at a national FBLA conference in 24 years.
“It’s great to receive this kind of national recognition,” said FBLA Advisor Deanna Baker in the College’s June 9, 2025, press release.
Yavapai’s four-member team was named a 2024–25 Distinguished Chapter, one of only eleven collegiate programs nationwide to earn this designation. The chapter also received the Golden Seal Chapter Award, an honor granted to just 15 percent of FBLA chapters across the country. In addition, the team was recognized as Arizona’s Outstanding Chapter of the Year, and Baker was named Arizona’s Outstanding FBLA Advisor of the Year.
The students also competed in a range of individual contests against the nation’s top FBLA talent. Luke Smith placed in the top 12 out of 47 competitors in the Job Interview event. Jackson James earned seventh place among 39 participants in Impromptu Speaking.
For more details about the Yavapai College FBLA chapter and its achievements in Dallas, visit yc.edu/v6/news/2025/06/fbla.html.