Faculty and Staff
All faculty members have excellent academic credentials and significant business experience in sales and marketing. At the present time, our instructors teach seven different classes in multiple sections to accommodate the programs rapid growth. The faculty has deep expertise in marketing, sales, finance, communications, sales technology, leadership, organization development, strategic planning, consulting and general management.
Faculty and Staff
Nour Abusaad
Instructor
Receiving his MBA from DePaul in 2018, coupled with 15 years of hands-on experience working in consumer product goods, Nour brings a wealth of industry knowledge to the classroom. His expertise encompasses all aspects within the beverage industry specializing in Category Management. His deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends allows him to provide invaluable insights to students seeking to enter the dynamic and competitive world of consumer product goods. Nour currently serves as a Director of Category at Red Bull.
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Charlie Drehmer
Executive in Residence
Kevin Kearns
Instructor
Kevin is an accomplished senior revenue leader who has led 4 separate companies to strategic exits. He has successfully scaled multiple companies up to $2B+ scale, including Grubhub, Huthwaite, 4C Insights, and ShopperTrak. Adept at accelerating all aspects of revenue generation through adoption of value-based sales motion, metrics-based analytics, sales automation technology including AI, cross-functional optimization, and the implementation of effective go-to-market processes. Kevin serves on multiple advisory boards and is the author of...
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Deirdre LaVerdiere
Associate Director
Deirdre brings over thirteen successful years in sales to her position. She has worked in the telecommunications industry in distribution and in marketing services. Her passion for sales and marketing brought her to the Center for Sales Leadership where her knowledge of the corporate world has helped shape her position.
Deirdre has her B.A. degree from DePaul University in International Business and Marketing and M.A. in Marketing Analytic's. Double Demon!
Contact Deirdre at deirdre.laverdiere@depaul.edu
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Richard Rocco
Associate Professor, Executive Director Sales Leadership, and Executive Director Sales and Marketing Research Excellence
Clancy Ryan
CSL Co-Founder and Consultant
From entrepreneurial ventures to Fortune 500 companies, Clancy Ryan has earned the reputation as a leader and innovator in sales, finance and technology. Clancy currently serves as Vice President at The Washington Post . He was recently the Chief Revenue Officer for Punchkick Interactive after many years as the Vice President of Sales for the publicly traded firm Glu Mobile. During his career, he has managed sales teams and sales for The Discovery Channel, Penske Logistics & Leasing (Rollins), and Bank of America (Sky Financial). Clancy also founded 3D Wireless Games, which was...
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Daniel Strunk
CSL Co-Founder and Consultant
D. Joel Whalen
CSL Co- Founder and Director of Curriculum
D. Joel Whalen teaches at DePaul University’s Center for Sales Leadership. 20 brilliant DePaul University instructors teach his Effective Business Communication class. Joel has received business and teaching awards. He wrote Professional Communications Toolkit (Sage, 2006) and 4-Second PowerPoint Slides (Spenser & McGee, 2015). He teaches online at Hit-Play.net.
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