R.O. Whitesell & Associates is a long-term member in good standings with the Electronic Representatives Association, (ERA), the international trade organization comprised of qualified professional manufacturers’ representative firms.

​R.O. Whitesell & Associates is a member in good standings with the Manufacturers Agents National Association, (MANA).

Some of our Company managers have earned CPMR designation. The CPMR designation of the Manufacturers’ Representatives Educational Research Foundation, (MRERF), stands for Certified Professional Manufacturers’ Representative, and requires completion of the Institute for Professional Advancement’s certification program. The CPMR program covers all of the financial, legal, long range planning, succession and management issues inherent in operating a state-of-the-art professional multi-line field sales organization.