Gia Poradzisz is a senior at Coldwater High School. She also attends the Business Management, Marketing, & Technology program at the Branch Area Careers Center (BACC). For her On-the-Job Training (OJT) placement, she works as the manager of Images Etc. under the direction of Sydney Alatorre. Her job duties include creating digital graphic designs and operating the various specialized design and production equipment used by the business.

At BACC, Gia is a member of Business Professionals of America and the National Technical Honor Society. She has earned the YouScience Marketing Fundamentals Certification, Certiport Professional Communication Certification, Certiport Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification, and Pearson Generative AI Foundations Certification.

At Coldwater High School, Gia is the Governor of Student Council, President of the Interact Club, and Historian of the National Honor Society. Gia also participates in competitive dance.

After graduation, Gia plans to attend Davenport University, where she intends to major in Business and Marketing and be a member of the dance team.

Ms. Alatorre says, “Gia is a very hard worker. She creates a lot of amazing graphics, and she loves to dive in and understand all the machines she has to run. She’s amazing, and I’m very glad to have her!”