Dick Verrone

United States Marine Corps, 20 years, (active and reserve) retired as a Major; veteran of the Cuban Missle Crisis
Banking and Financial services, 32 years; Chief Credit Officer for three different banks, retired as Senior Executive Vice Prersident.
Executive in Residence, Cameron School of Business, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 28 years. Still teaching.

Education

MBA The Darden School, University of Virginia
B.S. In Business Administration, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
B.A. in English, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
The Executive Program, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Specialization in Teaching

Teaching Personal Finance and Financial Literacy class for past 28 years. I wrote the textbook, updated twice a year for accuracey. I also wrote two books on Risk Management for Community Banks.

Professional Service

Taught at Hoschule Bremen in Bremen, Germany for two summer sessions. Supervised UNCW students durring their study abroad experinece in Bremen.

Selected as Coordinator of International Executiver Relationships. In this capacity, I met with major companies in Europe to discuss the possibility of internships for CSB students who studied abroad. Executive contacts in the UK, Germany, France and Spain.

Community Engagement

Co-Originator and Co-Director of the Cameron Executive Network (CEN), started in 2002. CEN is a voluntary organization of active and retired business executives in the Wilmington and surrounding area. Executies are paired with each student CEN member and help them with internships, write resumes, and make business and job contacts. Executive/student relationaships can become lifetime relationships.

Speaker at Business Week for several years.