Mundelein High School’s Future Business Leaders of America students shined during the 2026 Northern Area Conference at the College of Lake County.
Competing against schools from across the region in more than 70 events, nearly 50 MHS students earned numerous top 10 finishes. The competitions included taking objective tests and delivering live presentations on various business topics. Students scoring at the top in their event advance to the State Competition in Springfield this April.
Top finishers from MHS included the following students.
First place: Nathan Desrosiers (Organizational Leadership).
Second place: Marsha De Quina Tagala (Business Communications); Chance Winckler (Economic); Brianna Bachmann (Intro to FBLA); Michael Sager (Journalism); Michael Townsend (Project Management); Nihal Joshy (Retail Management); Mohin Patel, Faisal Sanusi and Marek Sikora (Visual Design); and Priyanka Sahu, Rishi Sahu and Sneh Shah (Website Coding & Development).
Third place: Warren Sison (Data Science & AI); Colin Wise (Intro to Business Communication); Morgan Pawlak (Project Management); Tyler Burnette (Customer Service); and Gabriella Goodson (Impromptu Speaking).
Fourth place: Jacob Welshans (Business Law); and Ivan Petkov (Insurance & Risk Management).
Fifth place: Landon Van Arsdale (Real Estate); and Sofia Brown and Emolyn Madej (Sales Presentation).
Sixth place: Aaron Fuksman (Business Law); Xeia Ratan (Intro to Business Communication); Owen Beake, Alan Fisher and Aidan Hanrahan (Broadcast Journalism); Natalie Lee, Olivia Wallace and Violet Wasseluk (Event Planning); Anna Knop, Emily Luu and Natalie Moon (Intro to Social Media Strategy); and Caleb Murphy (Marketing).
Seventh place: Mia Granat (Business Communications); Hasini Vadde (Intro to Business Communication); and Henry Molozaiy (Intro to Business Concepts).
Eighth place: Shayla Agarwal (Business Law); Charles Channon (Intro to Marketing Concepts); Victoria Skora (Personal Finance); and Brindelyn Fetzer and Alejandra Martinez Sanchez (Broadcast Journalism).
Ninth place: Mikaila Brown (Public Speaking); and Darren Azul and Ashton Salski (Intro to Business Presentation).
Tenth place: Jashan Dhillon (Healthcare Administration).
Battle of the Chapters State Qualifiers: Chance Winckler and Natalie Moon.
FBLA is the largest student business Career and Technical Student organization in the world. Each year, FBLA inspires and prepares more than 230,000 students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.
In addition to running the Mustang Nation Spirit Store, Mundelein High School students prepare for careers in business through academic competitions, leadership and service development, and educational programs.