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2005 DECA Alumni:

Jessica (McGonagle) Bartell


After High School
Jessica attended Kent State University where
she received her Bachelor’s in Business
Administration, majoring in accounting.

Jobs/Careers
After graduating from Kent State, Jessica was
hired by the university as an Associate
Business Analyst. After working there for 11
years, she has worked her way up to Senior
Business Manager, managing the school
library’s and school press’ budgets, totaling
over 12 million dollars! In addition, Jessica runs
a successful online business.

DECA’s Impact
DECA helped Jessica by giving her the business
foundation she needed to be successful in
business school!

The Rest Of The Story Advice To Her Younger Self


She would tell herself to follow your dreams
She met her husband Kurtis Bartell in Fostoria in 2007
because you can do anything. You can be
and married in 2011. They have 1 son George, who is
5. They recently took him to Disney World for his 5th successful in anything your work toward.
birthday

“I just want to say thank you to Mrs. Hollister! She is an amazing teacher! I had 2 teachers that had major
impacts on my life and she is one of them. I don’t think I would be where I am today without her being my
DECA teacher my senior year! “

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