Ahmad Kareh

Acted as an advisor at the DECA Fall Leadership Conference for three consecutive years starting November 2013. At the conference, more than 400 Collegiate DECA members made the trip to Park City for the annual DECA Fall Leadership conference over the weekend. Students had the opportunity to complete challenges for Adobe, Sundance Film Festival, ZAGG and Boostability.

I taught our Marketing Capstone class in summer 2015. This class synthesizes marketing theory and the practical application of marketing techniques for strategic planning and marketing plan management.

Attended the DECA Apmed conference in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 29-July 2, 2015. The conference provided learning labs that were great to learn about a myriad of DECA topics, including competitive events, chapter development and project-based learning.

My group developed and implemented a social media campaign to introduce a new t-shirt company in Amman, Jordan in May 2015. Our team consisted of five people. Our budget was small, but we had a blast and couldn't have been more pleased with the results.

In May 2015, I completed a short course at UC Berkeley extension school entitled Integrating Technology into Education. The two week class is part of the Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential.

Provided adjunct instructors and concurrent enrollment instructors with a 2 hour training introducing them to the tools our department and the college have made available to them. The training took place on April 30, 2015.

Acted as an Advisor at the 54th annual DECA ICDC collegiate conference in Orlando, Florida on April 18-21, 2015.

The DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) is the culmination of the DECA year. More than 1300 college students, teacher-advisors, business professionals and alumni gather for several days of DECA excitement.

Connected volunteers from SLCC with the Hippie Run project, a 5k fundraiser for the Lupus Foundation, on July 17th 2015

I gave an hour training on International E-Commerce to patrons of the World Trade Center on July 14th, 2015.

The course objective was to help local Utah businesses understand what it would entail to grow their businesses internationally using eCommerce.

On April 7th 2015, I obtained the Google Adwords Certification by passing two Adwords Exams. The AdWords exams cover basic and advanced advertising concepts, including campaign set up, management, and optimization.

Inspired the design of SLCC's new business cards in March, 2015.

Served on the Gates Grant/Lumen Learning evaluation committee to help guide the development of and to evaluate an open resource educational platform. The project started in August 2014.

The Lupus Gala is an annual semi-formal fundraiser where patients, families, supporters, legislators, business and community leaders come together for a night of fun and giving. During the event, I was honored for my support and contribution to the Lupus Foundation. The event took place on February 7th, 2014.

Completely redesigned our Digital Marketing course in Spring 2015, switching the focus from eCommerce to a general introduction to current key digital marketing tools.

Sat on the panel for the Utah Society of Association Executives on Thursday, January 15, 2015. The panel was designed to focus on the importance of online “Effective Communication".

In 2014, SLCC Marketing Management’s Program Advisory Committee identified a need in the market for a Digital Marketing Certificate. This stemmed from a need in the market for a well-rounded student who not only understands marketing, but also is proficient in design, communication, and social media skills.

Acted as an Advisor at the annual DECA Collegiate Leadership Academy in New York.

The weekend of November 13-15, 2014, Collegiate DECA members from around the world came to New York City to participate in the 2014 CLA and completed projects for accounts including Men's Warehouse and NAPA.

The 2014-2015 calendar year was a very eventful year for DECA at SLCC. With two new advisors, a new group of students, and the pressure of living up to a talented predecessor we had our work cut out for us. But in looking back, we had a lot of fun and learned a lot from a year filled with events.

Redesigned SLCC’s Introduction to Marketing course - making it less dependent on external materials, simplifying the navigation, and reducing the cost to students. This project started December 2014 and is currently in progress.

Since 2011, I’ve been co-teaching an annual six-hour workshop for Spy Hop Institute for Teachers as a part of Adobe’s Youth Voices program. Adobe Youth Voices is an Adobe-sponsored program with a goal to ignite young people’s creative confidence.