Letter From Our Executive Director
January 23, 2023
Welcome to the spring semester at beautiful California State University, Chico. Our campus is located in the heart of Northern California close to the amazing Sierra Nevada mountains, the rugged Pacific Coast and yes, Bidwell Park!!. We believe in relationship-based teaching that includes small class sizes and exceptional instruction.
The Seufferlein Sales Program finished an incredible 2022, exceeding 500 students enrolled in our program that represent 61 majors and supported by 39 corporate sponsors!. For the first time in our history, the Seufferlein Sales Program has over 100 active freshmen , which will allow us an even earlier opportunity to develop their skills and expand our relationships with these bright, young talented students.
During the 2022 academic school year, Seufferlein Sales Program students competed in 9 sales competitions where they were awarded over $46,000 of prize money and with our newly activated "Sales Books" initiative, received 206 FREE textbooks. Job placement for our graduating seniors is over 90% with an additional focus on finding corporations that want to hire our students both within and outside the United States. My sincere thanks to all of our corporate sponsors for their personal involvement and financial commitment.
Thank you to our leadership, faculty, Board and student staff that help guide and run this incredible program. During these economic times when corporations might be more conservative managing their employee headcount, I am convinced hiring a newly graduated Chico State Seufferlein Sales Program student is still the best decision to drive revenue, reduce expenses and if the business is public, drive shareholder value.
Welcome to the Spring Semester SSP Wildcats!!
Thomas P. Villa
Executive Director – Seufferlein Sales Program
For assistance filling out your application, please visit our office in Glenn 206 or email tpvilla@csuchico.edu.
Contact Us
Glenn Hall Room 206
(530) 898-3840
Thomas Villa
Executive Director
tpvilla@csuchico.edu
(916)223-2171
Kristen Chatham
Program Manager
kbchatham@csuchico.edu
Ashley Mills
Marketing Specialist
ammills@csuchico.edu
Juliette Guerin
Marketing Assistant
jguerin@csuchico.edu
Kelli Litchfield
Operations Assistant
kmlitchfield@csuchico.edu
Finn Blacker
Operations Assistant
fcblacker@csuchico.edu
Isabella Torrao
Operations Assistant
imtorrao@csuchico.edu
Natalie Bourn
Corporate Relations Assistant
nibourn@csuchico.edu
Christian Neiswonger
Competition Lead
cneiswonger@mail.csuchico.edu
Chad Haller
Marketing Assistant
cthaller@mail.csuchico.edu
Hannah Taft
Marketing Assistant
hetaft@mail.csuchico.edu
Tyler Shaw
Operations Assistant
tshaw@mail.csuchico.edu
Lia Vansoest
Competition Coach
lvansoest@mail.csuchico.edu
Letter from the Executive Director
"The Seufferlein Sales Program finished an incredible 2022, exceeding 500 students enrolled in our program that represent 61 majors and supported by 39 corporate sponsors!" Read the whole letter for our Executive Director here.
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