Marlon Addison

Advisory and Advancement Council Member


Marlon Addison '20 MS
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
Senior Sales Manager

Marlon AddisonFamily-1st-oriented Sales and Marketing Leader who thrives on the interdependency between Sales and Data Analytics. Over 20 years of experience in the Healthcare arena but drawn to Sales, Marketing and Education all while building and steadying relationships. Call him the “Sales Whisperer.”

Marlon pushes teams to listen for the things they are complimented on the most, what comes easy to and for you? Those things are your superpowers. Strategic and intentional, Marlon thrives when mentoring inside his company or externally. Mentoring high-schoolers, college students and young adults provides an unimaginable thrill as he learns as much from them as they do from him. He also volunteers and is on the Executive Parents Association Board at Doane Academy in Burlington, NJ as well as being on the Board of Directors at Land on Your Feet (LOYF) which focuses on STEM leadership and development for underserved communities (Gifting teachers and students with funding to highlight STEM agendas).

Marlon received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and American Literature from Felician University and his Executive Master of Science in Sales Leadership from our very own William Paterson University of NJ.

Areas of Interest:

Purposeful Speaker/Communicator
CRM/Salesforce Education
Advocate with strong NJ bonds
EOF (Educational Opportunity Fund)
Internal/External Mentor
Emotional Intelligence

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