Concord High School Graduate
Mike Henretty, a 2015 graduate of Concord High School, is now an Account Supervisor at IPG Health, where he oversees medical communications for biopharmaceutical companies. His role involves managing client relationships, ensuring strategic alignment, and delivering impactful messaging in the healthcare industry.
Mike’s career path was shaped by the marketing classes he took with Mrs. Shana Dulin DiFrancesco at Concord High. During high school, he competed in DECA for three years and gained valuable hands-on experience managing the Concord School Store as a senior. These experiences solidified his interest in business and prepared him for postsecondary success. After graduation, Mike studied Business Management at the University of Delaware, an opportunity he credits in part to the skills and experiences he developed through DECA.
Mike found that his CTE and DECA experiences gave him a strong advantage over his peers in college business courses. Concepts that many classmates were learning for the first time were already familiar to him, providing confidence and momentum in his studies. Today, as an Account Supervisor, Mike continues to apply the fundamentals of business he first learned in high school. His story demonstrates how early exposure to business education and career-focused activities can provide a lasting foundation for professional success.
