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

Charlie Drehmer

Executive in Residence

Charlie received his MBA from DePaul and completed his PhD in Experimental Psychology in 2021. Charlie has been an adjunct professor for DePaul since 2009 and joined the faculty full time in August 2017.

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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Geoff Nyheim

CSL Executive Director and Executive in Residence

Full-time faculty leading shared learning with DePaul's Driehaus College of Business undergraduate and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business MBA students. Executive Director for Department of Marketing's Center for Sales Leadership responsible for program strategy and execution including student and corporate partner engagement, development, and outcomes. Career coach and workshop leader.

Richard Rocco

Associate Professor and Executive Director - Sales and Marketing Research Excellence

Business Experience: Healthcare/Medical Device, Consulting, B2B and B2C products. Dr. Rocco's Lecture Topics Include: Strategy, Sales Effectiveness, Sales Process, Sports Sales, Inside Sales, Communication, Coaching, and CRM/Sales Technology.

Clancy Ryan

CSL Co-Founder and Adjunct Professor

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...

Daniel Strunk

CSL Co-Founder and Executive In Residence

Business Experience: P&G, Polaroid, Ocean Spray, Quaker Oats, Glendinning Consulting

Lecture Topics: CRM Effectiveness, Category Management, Consumer Motivation, Household Management.

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.