Our Professional Affiliations

University Sales Center Alliance (USCA)

The Center for Sales Excellent & Customer Delight is a proud member of the USCA.

USCA's Mission

Our mission is to advance the selling profession through setting and monitoring sales program standards, sharing best practices, enhancing sales curricula, and preparing students for careers in sales.

USCA's Vision

Our vision is to be recognized as the international leader and standard bearer for increasing the prestige and credibility of the sales profession.

In April 2002, representatives from nine universities met during the National Conference on Sales Management to develop an organization that would increase the professionalism of the sales field, improve the status of sales as an academic discipline, and assist other universities in this mission.

The following September of 2002 these nine representatives held the first semi-annual USCA board meeting at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. As our membership ranks have grown (see Member Schools page) and interest in our mission advanced, the USCA has been able to assist many universities and interested sales faculty around the U.S. and internationally.

Research in sales and sales management has thrived. Preparing individuals for careers in the sales profession as professionals has resulted from USCA schools’ ability to attract talented young people and provide them with the learning and development trajectory that is one of the hallmarks of USCA schools.

Sales Education Foundation (SEF)

UNCW is proud to be listed among the SEF’s Top Universities for Professional Sales Education.

Beginnings

Since our beginnings in 2007, the non-profit Sales Education Foundation has promoted the benefits of university sales education both in academia and the corporate world – ultimately changing the world’s view of the term “sales.” SEF has planted the seed of providing sales education to multiple colleges and universities and has become a “primary search engine for all things Sales education.”

Support

SEF provides support for the establishment and growth of sales education at the university level by funding sales research grants, providing our Career Development Program, funding multiple sales-specific workshops, conferences and special interest groups and creating a platform for exchanging ideas and best practices.

Publication

Through the publication of our “Top Universities for Professional Sales Education” listing, featured in our Annual magazine we have given sales programs a place to promote their offerings worldwide. The Annual is the only magazine dedicated solely to promoting university sales education.

Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE)

The Center for Sales Excellence & Customer Delight is a proud supporter of the UNCW Chapter of PSE and works to actively engage the PSE in jointly-sponsored programs.

PSE's Founding Principles

Sincerity
Character
Knowledge
Competition
Ethics
Faith
Skill
Wisdom
Belief
Confidence
Work
Honor

PSE's Mission

The mission of Pi Sigma Epsilon is to develop the sales and marketing skills of its members through lifelong opportunities.

Professional Sales Advisory Board

Local Business Leaders

We have been fortunate to assemble a group of twenty outstanding local business leaders with wide-ranging experience in sales and marketing who have volunteered their time and effort in helping our Marketing Department and its students and faculty.

We rely on them to help us in the classroom with role plays and to help mentor and coach our students for competitions. Additionally, they support our faculty in ensuring we keep our courses relevant to today’s business world.

Marketing Advisory Board
	Stephen Bon Bon's Eye Marketing, Owner		Kristy Bryan nCino, Director of Global Sales Enablement
	Jorge Caceres Genworth Mortgage Insurance, VP Inside Sales & Customer Support		Thomas (Mitch) Cahn REEDS Jewelers, VP of Marketing
	Charles Chambers Merrill Lynch, Vice President		Robert S. Cooley, Jr. Apple Annie’s Bake Shop, CEO U.S. Army Reserve Chief of Staff, Brigadier General
	Micah Davis Live Oak Bank, Chief Marketing Officer		George DeLisle NVIDIA, DOD Sales Leader
	Dan Dehass Hendrick Automotive Group, Executive General Manager		Carolyn Fisher Novant Health, Director of Market Demand Generation
	Mike Gawinski Rulmeca, President		Elizabeth Kuronen PPD, Senior VP Corporate Communications & Branding
	Matt Magne SAS, Global Principal Product Marketing Manager		Brian Mikkelsen Red Hat, VP Global Sales Enablement & Development
	Megan Mullins Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, VP Marketing & Communications		John Rosar REVGEN, Founder and CEO
	Jonathan Rowe nCino, Chief Marketing Officer		Eric Sigmon District Manager, Sherwin-Williams
	Jacqueline Smith Systel, VP of Marketing & Business Development		John W. Sneed II Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau, VP of Sales and Services
	Solange ‘Niki’ Thompson Indochine Restaurant Group, Founder & Owner

Cameron Executive Network (CEN)

Volunteer Network

The Cameron Executive Network (CEN) is a volunteer network made up of current and retired business executives who are dedicated to enhancing the education and career development of Cameron School of Business students and alumni through individual mentoring. CEN is fortunate to have experienced executives from around the world involved in the professional development of our students. They provide a unique coaching platform whose positive impact on CSB students is priceless.

CEN's Core Activity

CEN's core activity is mentoring CSB students, but members may also participate in other activities, including:

helping students prepare resumes
teaching interviewing and networking skills
guest lecturing in undergraduate and graduate classes
serving as industry experts for program committees or discussion panels.

CEN's Members

Members of the CEN, as well as non-CEN local business leaders and sales professionals, provide an invaluable support network for The Center for Sales Excellence & Customer Delight and our Sales Concentration Students.