SEI Announces Top 15 Alumni at Anniversary Celebration

Inductees into Hall of Honor Include Top Producers in Sales for Leading Companies

The Sales Excellence Institute celebrated its 15th anniversary by recognizing 15 alumni for its Alumni Hall of Honor.

The Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business kicked off a week of “sellebration” on May 3 to mark its 15^th anniversary, with an event to announce the Top 15 Distinguished Alumni.

The group is the first to be inducted into the SEI Alumni Hall of Honor and was selected by a committee based on sales performance, public service in the community and involvement with the program.

“We’re excited to honor so many terrific alumni and show what a fantastic group of people and a fantastic family we’ve developed here over the past 15 years.,” said Michael Ahearne, executive director of SEI.

SEI Top 15 Distinguished Alumni

Rafael Carrasco
Class of 1999
Broker/Owner, Carrasco Real Estate Co.

Travis Bruns
Class of 2000
Sales Manager, Crown Lift Trucks

Chad Dziedzic
Class of 2000
Regional Vice President, BlackRock

Kevin Laudadio
Class of 2000
Account Executive, BMC Software, Inc.

Gersson Rosas
Class of 2000
Houston Rockets, Vice President of Player Personnel

Marcus Smith
Class of 2004
Founder, President & Senior Agent, Boss Alliance Financial Group

Alim Hirani
Class of 2004
Director of Finance, Hilti

Markus Tolson
Class of 2005
Agent, State Farm

Tatiana Chavanelle
Class of 2001
Senior Manager- Treasury, KBR

Christin Taschery
Class of 2004
Senior Sales Professional – Metabolism Division, Sanofi Aventis, U.S.

Steven Chiara
Class of 2007
Sales Representative – OEM Markets, 3M

Edith Botello
Class of 2008
Store Manager, Mattress Firm

Marek Crabbs
Class of 2009
Sales Manager, Waste Management

Mary Yu
Class of 2006
Sales Consultant, Pulte Group

Marie Huynh
Class of 2009
Corporate Account Manager, EMC

For more information on the Week of Sellebration, click here.