Corporate Partners
Corporate Partners provide employment for program graduates and funding for program operations. Companies may join at the Platinum, Gold, or Silver sponsor level. All levels offer classroom talks and competition judging (Sweet 16 Sales Challenge and Chico State Sales Invitational). Class projects, advisory board involvement and competition case development are offered to Gold and/or Platinum levels. For more information about becoming a partner, please contact Thomas Villa, Corporate Director, at tpvilla@csuchico.edu. Interested in starting a career with one of our corporate partners? Sign in to Handshake(opens in new window) to view current employment opportunities!
Or, click on any of the company logos below to visit their website.
Socrates Partners
Platinum Partners
Gold Partners
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Silver Partners
For assistance filling out your application, please visit our office in Glenn 206 or email tpvilla@csuchico.edu.
Contact Us
Glenn Hall Room 206
Thomas Villa
Executive Director
tpvilla@csuchico.edu
916-223-2171
Kristen Chatham
Program Manager
kbchatham@csuchico.edu
Finn Blacker
Operations Assistant
fcblacker@csuchico.edu
Natalie Bourn
Corporate Relations Assistant
nibourn@csuchico.edu
Ashley Gay
Corporate Relations Assistant
agay@csuchico.edu
Chad Haller
Marketing Assistant
cthaller@csuchico.edu
Hannah Taft
Marketing Assistant
hetaft@csuchico.edu
Tyler Shaw
Operations Assistant
tshaw@csuchico.edu
Ian Howes
Operations Assistant
imhowes@csuchico.edu
Lia Vansoest
Competition Coach
lvansoest@csuchico.edu
David Gross
Competition Coach
dgross3@csuchico.edu
Annie Belter
Operations Assistant
acbelter@csuchico.edu
Leah Swaigen
Operations Assistant
laswaigen@csuchico.edu
Letter from the Executive Director
"The Seufferlein Sales Program (SSP) finished the 2022/2023 academic school year with 544 students enrolled in our program representing 64 different majors! Whether you are an engineering, IT, communications, liberal arts, computer science, really any major, we want you to come check out our 21 unit sales certificate." Read the whole letter for our Executive Director here.
A Student Athlete's Take on the SSP
