National Sales
Bill Merrifield
Senior Vice President and Market Manager (NC & SC)
Bill is a graduate of Wake Forest where he was a two-time ACC Baseball Player of the Year. A member of the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame, his background includes five years in professional baseball (California Angel and Pittsburgh Pirate organizations) and two years in commercial real estate development prior to joining the sports marketing staff of his alma mater. Bill has been an integral member of the ISP Sports team since its founding in 1992. As a senior executive with the organization, he is vitally involved in all sales development and management. He was promoted in January 2009 to oversee the North and South Carolina region for national sales.
Patrick McCarthy
Vice President and National Sales Account Manager (Chicago) and General Manager Notre Dame Radio Network
Patrick joined ISP in December 2008. In his role he oversees the national accounts based out of our Chicago office and is also the General Manager of the Notre Dame ISP Radio Network. Prior to ISP, Patrick worked with ABC/ESPN radio as a Senior Network account executive. No stranger to selling sports programming, Patrick previously sold for the Chicago Bulls and White Sox on ESPN 1000. He is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University.
Mike McClure
Vice President National Sales and Market Manager (Florida)
Mike joined the ISP team in 2007 after a very successful stint with Pacer Sports & Entertainment, most recently as the company’s Vice President of Sponsorship Sales. He provided executive oversight of all corporate partnerships and inventory for the Indiana Pacers, Conseco Fieldhouse, the Indiana Fever and other special events. Prior to Pacer Sports & Entertainment, Mike served as Director of Sports Marketing for WTTV in Indianapolis. He graduated from Illinois State University’s College of Fine Arts in 1990.
Peter Mosienko
Vice President National Sales and Market Manager (West Coast)
Jeff Salisbury
Vice President for National Sales (Atlanta)
After successfully leading ISP properties at Wake Forest and Georgia Tech, Jeff was promoted to his current role in November of 2006. Jeff joined ISP in 1995 after spending three years in sports marketing with the University of Missouri. Jeff, who was promoted to an ISP Vice President in 2002, is a Wake Forest graduate and holds a Masters in Sports Management from the University of Richmond.
Sean Johnson
General Manager and National Sales Account Director (Dallas)
Sean joined the ISP team as the GM for the SMU property in May 2006 and a year later was promoted to his current position as GM for the C-USA property and National Sales Account Director. Before ISP, Sean worked for Host Communication where he served as a National Sales Account Executive - Collegiate. Prior to that position, he worked as the GM for the SMU property when Host had the multi-media rights. Sean brings a wealth of experience from working for the University of New Mexico in their Athletic Department in various roles. A two-time graduate of the University of New Mexico, Sean received his Bachelors in Business Administration and his M.S. in Physical Education.
Matthew Grandis
National Sales Account Manager (New York)
Matthew came to ISP Sports in April 2008 as a National Sales Account Manager. Operating out of New York, Matthew will be in charge of national sales efforts in the New York City area for all ISP properties. Matthew is no stranger to sports marketing and account management. Prior to joining ISP, he worked for Professional Sports Publications as a Sales Development Manager, The Sporting News as an Account Manager, and with ION Marketing as a Business Development Manager. Matthew earned a B.A. in Government & Law from Lafayette College. He has also run and completed four NYC Marathons.



