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| AcaDec Alumni | |
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| Alumni |
| Decathletes' Directory | |
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| 1977-1981 • 1982-1986 | |
| 1987-1991 • 1992-1996 | |
| 1997-2001 • 2002-2006 | |
| 2007-2011 • 2012-2016 | |
| 2017-2021 • 2022-2026 |
Academic Decathlon Alumni
AcaDec Coaches & Teachers
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julienne Au | Math Teacher & Math Team Coach, Whitney Young High School |
Nationals/1997 | Whitney Young High School | Illinois | Scholastic |
| Tricia Cave | History Teacher & Academic Decathlon Coach, Pasadena High School |
State/Texas/2002 State/Texas/2003 |
Pasadena High School | Texas | Unknown |
| Phil Cerami | Science Teacher & Academic Decathlon Coach, Souderton Area High School |
Regionals/Pennsylvania/Southeastern/2004 State/Pennsylvania/2004 Nationals/2004 |
North Penn High School | Pennsylvania | Scholastic |
| Donna Friend (nee Okruhlik) | English Teacher, Department Chair, & Academic Decathlon Coach, Hebron High School Teacher of the Year, Lewisville ISD, 2016 Coach of the Year, Texas, 2018 |
State/Texas/1992 | Willis High School | Texas | Honors |
| J.W. Gaberdiel | Math Teacher at Metropolitan Arts Institute | State/Arizona/1998 | Dobson High School | Arizona | Honors |
| Andrew Hartman | World History Teacher, Soccer & Academic Decathlon Coach, Dulles High School |
State/Texas/2007 State/Texas/2008 Nationals/2008 |
Pearland High School | Texas | Varsity |
| Steven Higginbotham | Teacher & Academic Decathlon Coach, J. Frank Dobie High School |
State/Texas/1995 | Dobie High School | Texas | Varsity |
| Evan Martin | Teacher & Academic Decathlon Coach, Lloyd V. Berkner High School |
State/Texas/2003 State/Texas/2004 |
Duncanville High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Zachary Ramirez | Social Studies Teacher, Oakwood School |
State/California/2000 Regionals/California/Ventura County/2001 State/California/2001 |
Moorpark High School | California | Honors |
| Greg Thomson | Science Teacher & Academic Decathlon Coach, Nimitz High School |
State/Texas/2000 | Nimitz High School | Texas | Honors |
| Spencer Wolf | Teacher & Academic Decathlon Coach, Granada Hills Charter High School |
Regionals/California/Kern County/2002 | Tehachapi High School | California | Scholastic |
Engineers
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Dang | Student at the University of California, Irvine Mechanical Engineering Technician at Leonardo DRS, Inc. |
Regionals/California/Orange County/2016 Regionals/California/Orange County/2017 State/California/2016 State/California/2017 Nationals/2017 |
Westminster High School | California | Honors |
| Kim Eilert | RF Design Engineer at ON Semiconductor | State/Arizona/1999 | Dobson High School | Arizona | Honors |
| Monta Fowlkes | Engineer III at Honeywell Aerospace | State/Arizona/1997 | University High School | Arizona | Varsity |
| Ken Urbanek | Director of Engineering, MKK Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
Nationals/1997 | Wheatland High School | Wyoming | Scholastic |
Entrepreneurs
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Berdichevsky | Founder of DemiDec and the World Scholar's Cup | Regionals/California/LAUSD/1994 State/California/1994 Nationals/1994 |
Taft High School | California | Honors |
| Brad Hargreaves | Co-Founder at General Assembly | Nationals/2004 | Caddo Parish Magnet High School | Louisiana | Honors |
| Drew Houston | Co-Founder and CEO of Dropbox | Nationals/2001 | Acton-Boxborough High School | Massachusetts | Scholastic |
| Nathaniel Whittemore | Chief Marketing Officer at Partnered | Nationals/2001 Nationals/2002 |
Scarborough High School | Maine | Honors |
Finance Industry
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Bergen | Finance Director at Airport & Aviation Professionals | State/Arizona/1997 Nationals/1997 |
Mountain View Mesa High School | Arizona | Varsity |
| Scott Fry | Actuarial Analyst at Towers Watson | State/Arizona/2003 State/Arizona/2004 |
North High School | Arizona | Honors |
| Rebecca Sela (nee Paul) | Vice President, Marketing Analysis Senior Manager - Controls Analytics at JPMorgan Chase |
Nationals/1997 Nationals/1998 |
Hamden Hall Country Day School | Connecticut | Honors |
| Trevor Wagener | Analyst at NERA Economic Consulting | Nationals/2006 Nationals/2007 |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Illinois | Honors |
| Adi Zarchi | Financial Analyst, Vice President at Wells Fargo | Regionals/California/LAUSD/1997 State/California/1997 Nationals/1997 Regionals/California/LAUSD/1998 State/California/1998 Nationals/1998 |
El Camino Real High School | California | Scholastic |
Health Care Industry
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Brim | Emergency Medicine Physician at Kaiser Permanente | State/Arizona/1997 | University High School | Arizona | Honors |
| Sascha Dublin | Associate Scientific Investigator, Group Health Research Institute |
State/California/1987 State/California/1988 |
Torrey Pines High School | California | Honors |
| Marcantonio Ferrari | Anesthesiologist in San Jose, California | State/California/1982 Nationals/1982 |
Palo Alto High School | California | Scholastic |
| Saamir Hassan | Cardiologist in Houston, Texas | State/Texas/1997 Nationals/1997 |
James E. Taylor High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Jur Jang | Lab Technologist at National Genetics Institute | State/Arizona/1997 State/Arizona/1998 |
Mountain Pointe High School | Arizona | Honors |
| Eric Victory | Vice President & Head for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease Partnering & Strategy at MedImmune |
State/Texas/1990 | Bellaire High School | Texas | Honors |
Legal Industry
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabea Benhalim | Lawyer at Mayer Brown Houston | State/Texas/2000 | J. J. Pearce High School | Texas | Varsity |
| Anjan Choudhury | Partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP | State/Texas/1997 Nationals/1997 |
James E. Taylor High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Natasha Chowdhury | Partner, Baker Botts | State/Texas/1998 Nationals/1998 |
James E. Taylor High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Gregg Costa | United States District Judge United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
State/Texas/1990 | Richardson High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Joshua Dorothy | Shareholder at Gregerson, Rosow, Johnson & Nilan | Nationals/1997 | Bloomington Jefferson High School | Minnesota | Honors |
| Lally Gartel | Associate at Novack and Macey LLP | Nationals/2005 | Whitney Young High School | Illinois | Scholastic |
| Sean Grimsley | Partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP | State/Texas/1990 | Berkner High School | Texas | Honors |
| Brian Harrow | Intellectual Property Attorney Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP |
Nationals/1997 | Brighton High School | Utah | Honors |
| Michael Lebold | Associate at Racusin & Wagner, LLP | State/Texas/1997 Nationals/1997 |
James E. Taylor High School | Texas | Varsity |
| Robert Magee | Lawyer at Kaye Scholer LLP | Regionals/California/LAUSD/1997 State/California/1997 Nationals/1997 |
El Camino Real High School | California | Varsity |
| Scott Meininger | Attorney at Michael Maguire & Associates | State/California/2004 | Simi Valley High School | California | Scholastic |
| Steve Mihalovits | Associate Attorney, Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan |
State/California/2000 Nationals/2000 |
Simi Valley High School | California | Varsity |
| Terri Rosenblatt | Attorney, Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin | Nationals/1997 | North Penn High School | Pennsylvania | Varsity |
| Charles Rubio | Partner at Diamond McCarthy LLP | State/Texas/1998 Nationals/1998 State/Texas/1999 Nationals/1999 |
James E. Taylor High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Caroline Tang | Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins | State/Texas/1998 Nationals/1998 |
James E. Taylor High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Long Truong | Assistant Attorney General Illinois Attorney General's Office |
Nationals/1997 | Whitney Young Magnet High School | Illinois | Scholastic |
| Meijken Westenskow | Attorney at Mosaic Family Services | Nationals/1997 | Brighton High School | Utah | Scholastic |
Professors
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Huettel | Jerry and Patricia Hubbard Professor Psychology and Neuroscience Duke University |
State/Texas/1990 | Deer Park High School | Texas | Honors |
| Julie Inness | Philosophy Professor at Mount Holyoke College | State/California/1982 Nationals/1982 |
Palo Alto High School | California | Honors |
| Percy Liang | Assistant Professor, Stanford Computer Science | Regionals/Arizona/Region_IV/2000 State/Arizona/2000 |
Mountain Pointe High School | Arizona | Honors |
| Nick Montfort | Digital Media Professor at MIT | State/Texas/1990 | Robert E. Lee High School | Texas | Honors |
| Anant Sahai | Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Professor, University of California, Berkeley |
Regionals/California/Ventura County/1990 State/California/1990 |
Thousand Oaks High School | California | Honors |
| Justin Underhill | Lecturer, World Art and Digital Humanities University of California, Berkeley |
State/California/2000 Nationals/2000 |
Simi Valley High School | California | Varsity |
Special
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kira Anderson (nee Massengill) | Affordable Care Act Coordinator | State/Arizona/2004 Regionals/Arizona/Region_I/2005 State/Arizona/2005 |
Show Low High School | Arizona | Scholastic |
| Marita Eibl | Country Support Team Lead, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State |
Nationals/1998 | Catholic Memorial High School | Wisconsin | Honors |
| Erfun Geula | GRE, GMAT, and SAT tutor | Regionals/California/LAUSD/2003 State/California/2003 |
Taft High School | California | Honors |
| Steven Higginbotham | Musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter The Wheel Workers |
State/Texas/1995 | J. Frank Dobie High School | Texas | Varsity |
| Wasalu Muhammed Jaco (Lupe Fiasco) | Musician, record producer, entrepreneur | Unknown | Thornton Township High School | Illinois | Unknown |
| Madeline Jaques | Transaction and Marketing Coordinator at Sterling Properties & Estates |
Regionals/California/LAUSD/2006 State/California/2006 |
El Camino Real High School | California | Scholastic |
| Jeana Jorgensen | Folklorist, Writer, Dancer | State/California/2000 | El Camino Real High School | California | Honors |
| Brian Seekatz | Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard | Regionals/Arizona/Region III/2004 State/Arizona/2004 |
Canyon Del Oro High School | Arizona | Scholastic |
| Tom Shugart | Commander of the USS Olympia nuclear submarine | State/Texas/1990 | Mayde Creek High School | Texas | Honors |
| Taylor Skinner | Accounts -- Team Africa at TOMS Shoes | State/California/2006 | Moorpark High School | California | Varsity |
Tech Industry
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawud Austin | Packaging Designer at Intel Corporation | State/Arizona/1997 | Trevor Browne High School | Arizona | Varsity |
| Jonathan Brumley | Principal Architect at National Instruments | Nationals/1992 | Indian Springs High School | Alabama | Scholastic |
| Mark Gorman | Database Architect at Tangoe | State/Texas/1990 | Kempner High School | Texas | Honors |
| Geir Helleloid | Software Engineer at Acuitus, Inc. | State/Wisconsin/1998 State/Wisconsin/State Records |
Eau Claire Memorial High School | Wisconsin | Honors |
| Nelson Hoang | Android Developer at Amazon Music | Regionals/California/LAUSD/2008 State/California/2008 |
Marshall High School | California | Scholastic |
| Divanny Lamas | Product Manager at Splunk | State/Texas/2003 | Pasadena High School | Texas | Honors |
| Luke Ma | Senior Software Engineer at Blue Jeans Network Senior Engineering Manager at Cisco Systems |
Nationals/1998 | The Wheeler School | Rhode Island | Scholastic |
| Nancy Fu Magee | Product Manager of Commerce at Evernote | Regionals/California/LAUSD/1998 State/California/1998 Nationals/1998 Regionals/California/LAUSD/1999 State/California/1999 |
El Camino Real High School | California | Honors |
| Elizabeth McDevitt | Project Editor at Apple | State/California/1982 Nationals/1982 |
Palo Alto High School | California | Varsity |
| Cherry Miao | Director of Corporate Development and Strategic Alliances at LightSpeed Retail |
Nationals/2003 Nationals/2004 |
Acton-Boxborough High School | Massachusetts | Honors |
| Erik Neuenschwander | Software Manager at Apple | State/Texas/1995 | J. J. Pearce High School | Texas | Scholastic |
| Adam Singer | Engineering Manager at Twitter | Regionals/California/LAUSD/2004 State/California/2004 Nationals/2004 |
El Camino Real High School | California | Honors |
| Heidi Weiland | Project Manager & Art Director at Sound Web Solutions | Nationals/1997 | Valdez High School | Alaska | Honors |
| Richard Zervakos | Account Manager, Team Lead at Sage | Nationals/1995 | North Canyon High School | Arizona | Varsity |
| Scott Zsori | Web Application Specialist at Maelstrom Technology Solutions |
State/Wisconsin/1997 | Waukesha West High School | Wisconsin | Varsity |
Writers
| Name | Occupation(s) | Competed in | Alum Mater | Alum Mater's State | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie Bandur | TV writer and TV series producer | Regionals/California/LAUSD/1992 State/California/1992 Nationals/1992 |
El Camino Real High School | California | Honors |
| Ross Douthat | Columnist at New York Times | Nationals/1997 | Hamden Hall Country Day School | Connecticut | Honors |
| Amelia Gray | Writer in Los Angeles, California | State/Arizona/2000 | Catalina Foothills High School | Arizona | Varsity |
| John Green | Author and Video Blogger | Nationals/1994 Nationals/1995 |
Indian Springs High School | Alabama | Varsity |
| Noga Tarnopolsky | International Journalist Speech Writer for Israeli Minister of Communications (Jerusalem) |
State/California/1982 Nationals/1982 |
Palo Alto High School | California | Varsity |
| Kiersten White | Author | State/Utah/2001 | Lone Peak High School | Utah | ? |
