Center for Sales Leadership + Education
Meet the team
Michael Oster
Director | oster398@umn.edu
Michael is responsible for helping to better prepare students for a variety of sales and marketing career opportunities, and to teach the newest and most relevant topics in the sales profession. Previously, Michael was a high school teacher, and spent over twenty years in various sales and sales management roles from large Fortune 500 Companies to a local privately held firm.
Abby Wilfert
Graduate Assistant | wilfe008@umn.edu
Abby completed an MBA at the University of North Dakota before returning to the Twin Cities to start a PhD in OLPD with an emphasis in Higher Education. She brings experience in career services, marketing communications, and entrepreneurship. Her current research pertains to career and leadership development through real-world practice, and she now helps to coordinate sales role play competitions and spread word about the CSLE.