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2005 United States and Canadian Chapters of NIGP

United States

Arizona

Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP
Elizabeth G. Csaki, CPPB
President
AZ Dept of Economic Security
1789 West Jefferson Street
805Z
Phoenix, AZ 85007-0000
Ecsaki@azdes.gov
(602) 364-0197
(602) 542-4496

Copper Chapter of NIGP
Judy H. O'Hora, CPPB
President
Pima County Government -Procurement
130 W Congress Street
3rd Floor
Tucson, AZ 85719-0000
judy.ohora@pima.gov
(520) 740-3723
(520) 798-1484

Arkansas

Arkansas Chapter of NIGP
Renee V. Medlin
President
National Park Community College
101 College Drive
Pinkerton Administration Building
Hot Springs, AR 71913-0000
rmedlin@npcc.edu
(501) 760-4313
(501) 760-4398
www.arknigp.org/

California

California Chapter of NIGP
Michael J. Kolodisner, CPPO
President
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
1300 South Grand Avenue
Building A
Orange, CA 92705-0000
mkolodisner@mwdh2o.com
(213) 217-5659
(213) 217-7648
www.calnigp.org

Northern California Chapter of NIGP
Adena F. Huhmann, CPPB
President
Placer County
2964 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603-2640
ahuhmann@placer.ca.gov
(530) 889-4258
(530) 889-4274

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Timothy G. Wellmann, CPPB
President
City of Arvada
8101 Ralston Road
Arvada, CO 80002-0000
twellmann@ci.arvada.co.us
(720) 898-7094
(720) 898-7098
www.rmgpa.org/

Connecticut

Public Purchasing Association of Connecticut Chapter of NIGP
Michelle Knockwood, CPPB
President
Regional School District No. 17
PO Box 568
Higganum, CT 06441-0568
knockwood44@rsd17.org
(860) 345-4534
(860) 345-2817
www.ppac.us

Delaware

Delaware Public Purchasing Assoc., Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Hilda M. Balascio, CPPB
President
New Castle County
87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720-0000
hbalascio@co.new-castle.de.us
(302) 395-5255
(302) 395-5252
www.state.de.us/purchase/html/dppahome.htm 

District of Columbia - Washington, DC

Metropolitan Washington Chapter of NIGP
Cathy D. Ruth, CPPB
President
DC Public Schools
825 N Capitol St, NE 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20002-4210
Cathy.ruth@k12.dc.us
(202) 442-5128
(202) 442-5093
www.nigpmwc.org 

Florida

Central Florida Chapter of NIGP
Cheryl Olson, C.P.M.,CPM
President
Volusia County
123 W. Indiana Avenue
Room 301
DeLand, FL 32720-0000
colson@co.volusia.fl.us
(386) 822-5773
(386) 740-5158
www.nigp-cfc.org/

Central Gulf Coast Chapter of NIGP
Richard Brannon
President
Okaloosa County
602 C North Pearl Street
Crestview, FL 32536-0000
rbrannon@co.okaloosa.fl.us
(850) 689-5960
(850) 689-5970
www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/gcpc/

Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Rona M. Sandler, CPPB
President
Broward County Sheriff's Office
2601 W. Broward Blvd
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33312-0000
rona_sandler@sheriff.org
(954) 321-4551
(954) 765-4006
www.nigpmiami.org

Gulf Coast Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing Officers, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Lynn M. Banish, CPPB
President
City of North Port
5650 North Port Blvd
North Port, FL 34287-0000
lbanish@ci.north-port.fl.us
(941) 423-3121
(941) 423-3636

Mid-Florida Chapter of NIGP
Wendy Geltch, C.P.M., CPPO
President
Polk Community College
999 Avenue H, NE
Winter Haven, FL 33881
wgeltch@polk.edu
(863) 297-1083
(863) 297-1101
www.polk.edu/purchasing/website/nigp-midfl/midflindex.htm

North Florida Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Michael Clapsaddle
President
City of Jacksonville
117 West Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
mclap@coj.net
(904) 630-3682
(904) 630-7283
www.nf-pa.org/index.htm

Sarasota Bay Chapter of NIGP
Carol Lichon, CPPB
President
Sarasota County School Board
101 Old Venice Road
Osprey, FL 34229-0000
Carol_Lichon@srqit.sarasota.k12.fl.us
(941) 486-2183
(941) 486-2188

Southeast Florida Chapter of NIGP
Karen J. Walbridge, CPPB, C.P.M., A.P.P.
President
Broward County Bd. of County Commissioners
115 S Andrews Avenue
Room 212
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1016
kwalbridge@broward.org
(954) 357-5946
(954) 357-8535

Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP
Russ Rothman, CPPO
President
State of Florida
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 360E
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
russ.rothman@myflorida.com
(850) 487-8778
www.tallynigp.org 

Tampa Bay Area Chapter of NIGP
Kendal E. Capaz, CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Tampa
306 E Jackson Street 2 E
Tampa, FL 33602-0000
kendal.capaz@tampagov.net
(813) 274-8856
(813) 274-8874
www.nigp-tampabay.org

Treasure Coast Chapter of NIGP
Betsy L. Iverson, C.P.M., UGA
President
Martin County
2401 SE Monterey Rd
Stuart, FL 34996-3322
biverson@martin.fl.us
(561) 288-5511
(772) 288-5414


Georgia

Coastal Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Bridgette H. King, CPPB
President
Savannah Chatham Co. Pub. Sch.
208 Bull Street
Room 213
Savannah, GA 31401-0000
Bridgette.King@savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us
(912) 201-5698
(912) 201-7648

Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Donna K. Kindon, CPPB
President
Gainesville College
PO Box 1358
Gainsville, GA 30503-0000
dkindon@gc.peachnet.edu
(770) 718-3616
(770) 718-3859
www.ganigp.org 

Governmental Purchasing Association of Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Kristin J. Harden, CPPB
President
Individual Member - Kristin Harden
PO Box 690
215 Truxton Street
Dublin, GA 31040-0000
hardenk@dlcga.com
(478) 277-5047
(478) 275-4452
www.gpag.net

Idaho

Idaho Public Purchasing Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Frank L. Pierce, CPPO, CPPB
President
State of Idaho
5569 Kendall St
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0075
frank.pierce@adm.idaho.gov
(208) 327-7322
(208) 327-7320
www.nigp-idaho.org


Illinois

Illinois Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Robert W. Partridge, CPPB
President
State of Illinois Procurement
322 E. Adams Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1403
bpartridge@ilsos.net
(217) 557-0907
(217) 785-5694
www.iappo.org

Midwest Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Christopher M. Rossman, CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Naperville
400 South Eagle
PO Box 3020
Naperville, IL 60566-7020
rossmanc@naperville.il.us
(630) 420-6051
(630) 305-5356
www.mapp-nigp.org

Indiana

Indiana Chapter of NIGP
Alan Eric Swedberg, CPPB
President
City of Indianapolis
302 W Washington Street, Ste 1522
Indianapolis, IN 46206-2308
eswedber@indygov.org
(317) 327-4321
(317) 327-4493

Kansas

Kansas Association for Public Purchasing Professionals Chapter of NIGP
Sharon D. Shockey, CPPB
President
City of Wichita
455 N Main
12 Floor
Wichita, KS 67202-0000
sshockey@wichita.gov
(316) 268-4412
(316) 219-6202
www.kappp.org 

Kentucky

Kentucky Public Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Jacqueline Q. Watkins, CPPB
President
KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services
275 East Main Street, 4E-C
Frankfort, KY 40621-0000
jackie.watkins@ky.gov
(502) 564-7736
(502) 564-5531
www.kppanigp.org/

Louisiana

Louisiana Chapter of NIGP
Dorene A. Bloodworth, CPPB
President
LA Dept of Environmental Quality
602 N. 5th Street
P. O. Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4303
Dorene.Bloodworth@la.gov
(225) 219-3824
(225) 219-3823
www.state.la.us/osp/NIGP/index.htm  

North Louisiana Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
John G. Adger, CPPO, CPPB
President
Caddo Parish Commission
505 Travis Street
Suite 850
Shreveport, LA 71101-0000
jadger@caddo.org
(318) 226-6903
(318) 226-6909
www.nlanigp.org

Southeast Louisiana Chapter of NIGP
Cecilie Halliwill, CPPB
President
Audubon Commission/Audubon Inst.
6500 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118-0000
challiwill@auduboninstitute.org
(504) 212-5325
(504) 866-1224

Maryland

Maryland Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Stephen J. Ports, CPPB
President
Anne Arundel County
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
5th Floor
Columbia, MD 21046-0000
PHPORT15@aacounty.org
(410) 222-7665
(410) 222-7624
www.mppainc.org  

Michigan

Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association Chapter of NIGP
Cheryl A. McCaffery, CPPB
President
County of Kalamazoo
201 W. Kalamazoo Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
camcca@kalcounty.com
(269) 383-8967
(269) 383-8862
www.mppoa.net

Minnesota

Minnesota Chapter of NIGP
Cindy L. Dahl, C.P.M.
President
St. Louis County
100 N 5th Avenue, West
Room 2
Duluth, MN 55802-0000
dahlc@co.st-louis.mn.us
(218) 726-2667
(218) 726-2672
www.mnnigp.org 

Mississippi

Mississippi Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing/Property Agents Chapter of NIGP
Carolyn E. Moore, CPPO, CPPB
President
Port of Pascagoula
PO Box 70
Pascagoula, MS 39568-0070
cmoore@portofpascagoula.com
(228) 762-4041
(228) 762-7476
www.magppa.state.ms.us/

Missouri

Mid-America Council of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
H. Arthur Roberson, CPPB
President
City of Kansas City
414 E 12th St
Room 2204 City Hall
Kansas City, MO 64106-2702
art_roberson@kcmo.org
(816) 513-1164
(816) 513-1156
www.macpp.org/

Missouri Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
William D. Noyes, CPPO, CPPB
President
MO Dept of Transportation
9000 Old Santa Fe Road
Kansas City, MO 64138-0000
william.noyes@modot.mo.gov
(660) 385-8245
(660) 385-1707
www.mappi.org 

St. Louis Metro Area Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Cindy Patton
President
St. Charles County Ambulance District
4169 Old Mill Parkway
St. Peters, MO 63376-0000
cpatton@sccad.com
(636) 441-1354
(636) 447-9060
www.stlmapp.org

New Jersey

Northern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP
Kevin V. Galland
President
Essex County
465 Dr Martin Luther Kind Blvd
Newark, NJ 07102-0000
kgalland@admin.essexcountynj.org
(973) 621-4432
(973) 621-6650

Southern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP
Philip J. Elston, RPPS
President
Cape May County Bridge Commission
3515 Bargaintown Road
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-0000
elstonp@algorithms.com
(609) 465-7806
(609) 465-8405
www.sjnigp.org

New Mexico

New Mexico Public Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Roberta M. Bruce, CPPO, CPPB
President
Eastern New Mexico Univ
52 University Blvd
Roswell, NM 88203-0000
roberta.bruce@roswell.enmu.edu
(505) 624-7127
(505) 624-7495
www.nmppa.org

New York

New York State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officials Chapter of NIGP
Donald C. Miller, CPPO
President
Dutchess County
27 High St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-0000
dmiller@co.dutchess.ny.us
(845) 486-3655
(845) 486-3659
www.nysampo.org/

NIGP-New York Chapter of NIGP
Frank Bello, CPPO
President
NYC Police Dept
51 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 11229-0000
fbello@nypd.org
(646) 610-5753
(646) 610-5129

North Carolina

Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Chris S. Payne, C.P.M., CLGPO
President
City of Greensboro
300 West Washington St.
PO Box 3136
Greensboro, NC 27402-0000
chris.payne@greensboro-nc.gov
(336) 373-2353
(336) 373-4393
www.cagponline.org/home.asp 

Ohio

Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Roger F. Myers, CPPB
President
City of Columbus
50 W Gay Street
Columbus, OH 43215-0000
rfmyers@columbus.gov
(614) 645-8518
(614) 645-7051
www.coopp.org

Ohio, Indiana, Northern Kentucky Chapter of NIGP
Roy M. Sigritz, CPPO
President
Montgomery County - OH
7615 Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45231-0000
sigritzr@mcohio.org
(937) 225-4699
(937) 496-3006

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Cindy K. Perryman, CPPO, CPPB
President
OK Dept of Central Services
2401 N. Lincoln Blvd
Suite 116
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-0000
cindy_perryman@dcs.state.ok.us
(405) 521-2131
(405) 522-1078
www.okapp.org/ 

Oregon

Columbia Chapter of NIGP
Paul R. Edwards, CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Hillsboro
123 W Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123-3999
paule@ci.hillsboro.or.us
(503) 681-6134
(503) 681-6213
www.columbiachapternigp.org/index.php/i/C6

Oregon Public Purchasing Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Craig L. Johnsen, CPPB
President
Port of Portland
PO Box 3529
Portland, OR 97208
craig.johnsen@portofportland.com
(503) 944-7354
(503) 548-5594
www.oppaweb.org 

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Maureen Wilson McIlvaine, CPPO, CPPB
President
Bucks County
55 E. Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-0000
mwmcilvaine@co.bucks.pa.us
(215) 348-6374
(215) 348-6379
www.pappainc.org/ 

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Chapter of NIGP
Fran DiBiasio
President
Town of Johnston
1385 Hartford Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919-7134
fdibiasio@johnston-ri.us
(401) 553-8808
(401) 553-8811

South Carolina

South Carolina Association of Governmental Purchasing Officials Chapter of NIGP
David L. Thomas, CPPO, CPPB
President
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
PO Box 2800037
Columbia, SC 29228-0037
d.thomas@columbiaairport.com
(803) 822-5076
(803) 822-5141
www.state.sc.us/scagpo/ 

Tennessee

East Tennessee Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
James N. Coffey, CPPB
President
Knoxville Utilities Board
4505 Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville, TN 37921-0000
ncoffey@kub.org
(865) 558-2512
(865) 558-2556

Nashville-Middle Tennessee Chapter of NIGP
Sheila McClure Douglas, CPPB
President
Nashville Electric Service
1214 Church St, Suite 305
Nashville, TN 37246-0000
sdouglas@nespower.com
(615) 747-3823
(615) 747-3487

Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Angelyn C. McDonald, CPPB
President
Metropolitan Government of Nashville/Davidson County
222 3rd Avenue North
Suite 601
Nashville, TN 37201-1604
angie.mcdonald@nashville.gov
(615) 862-6664
(615) 862-6179
www.tappnews.com

Texas

Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex Chapter of NIGP
Janice K. Hughes, CPPB
President
City of Arlington-TX
PO Box 90231
201 E. Abram Suite 800
Arlington, TX 76004-0000
hughesj@ci.arlington.tx.us
(817) 459-6304
(817) 459-6334
www.dfwnigp.com 

El Paso del Norte Chapter of NIGP
Enrique Acosta
President
City of El Paso
2 Civic Center Plaza
El Paso, TX 79901-0000
acostaej@elpasotexas.gov
(915) 541-4267
(915) 541-4347

San Antonio Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Cheryl A. Pantermuehl, CPPB
President
City of San Marcos
PO Box 1087
San Marcos, TX 78667-0000
pantermuehl_cheryl@ci.san-marcos.tx.us
(512) 393-8175
(512) 392-4612
www.sappa.org/

Southeast Texas Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Cynthia E. Ellis, CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Houston Finance & Administration
901 Bagby, Room B206
Houston, TX 77002-0000
cindy.ellis@cityofhouston.net
(713) 247-1745
(713) 247-1703
www.setapp.org/ 

Texas Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Stephen R. Pina, CPPB
President
TX Attorney General's Office
PO Box 12017
Austin, TX 78711-2017
stephen.pina@cs.oag.state.tx.us
(512) 460-6135
(512) 460-6062
www.austinontapp.org 

Utah

Utah Chapter of NIGP
Gregory Maynard, C.P.M., MBA
President
Salt Lake City School District
440 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
greg.maynard@slc.k12.ut.us
(801) 578-8264
(801) 578-8262

Virginia

Capital Area Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
J. Peter Stamps, CPPO, VCO
President
VA Dept of General Services
Div. Purchases & Supply
805 East Broat Street
Richmond, VA 23219-0000
pete.stamps@dgs.virginia.gov
(804) 786-3853
(804) 786-5413
www.capa.state.va.us 

Virginia Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Nancy M. Davis, CPPO, VCO, CPPB
President
VA Dept of General Services
805 E Broad Street
P O Box 1199
Richmond, VA 23218-1199
nancy.davis@dgs.virginia.gov
(804) 786-0323
(804) 786-5712
www.vagp.org/

Washington

Washington State Chapter of NIGP
David A. Davis
President
WA State Dept of Transportation
PO Box 47415
Olympia, WA 98504-7415
davida@wsdot.wa.gov
(360) 570-6711
(360) 570-6725

West Virginia

West Virginia Chapter of NIGP
Roger L. Burdette, CPPB
President
Individual Member - Roger Burdette
4401 MacCorkle Ave, SE
Charleston, WV 25304-0000
rburdett@wvwcc.org
(304) 558-0260
(304) 558-6365

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Dean E. Helwig, CPPB
President
Individual Member - Dean Helwig
301 Troy Drive
Madison, WI 53704-0000
helwide@dhfs.state.wi.us
(608) 301-1320
(608) 301-1109
www.wapp.org/ 

Canada

Alberta

Canada West Chapter of NIGP
Bruce Everitt
President
City of St. Albert
Edmonton Public Schools
Centre for Education, One Kingsway Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5H 4G9
beveritt@st-albert.net
(780) 459-1669
(780) 459-1729
www.nigp-cwc.ca 

British Columbia

Cascadia Chapter of NIGP
John G. Billings
President
Public Works & Gov. Services Canada
401- 1230 Government Street
Victoria, BC V8W 3X4
john.billings@pwgsc.gc.ca
(250) 363-8028
(250) 363-3263

Nova Scotia

Atlantic Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Deborah I. Beck
President
Halifax Regional School Board
90 Alderney Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4S8
dbeck@hrsb.ns.ca
(902) 464-2000
(902) 461-0161
www.appa-aapa.ca

Ontario

Ontario Public Buyers Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Larry R. Gordon, CPPO, CPPB
President
Corp. of the City of Kitchener
200 King St W
PO Box 1118
Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
larry.gordon@city.kitchener.on.ca
(519) 741-2214
(519) 741-2222
www.opba.ca/ 

Saskatchewan

Assiniboia Chapter of NIGP
Charlotte Dusyk
President
Saskatchewan Property Mgt. Corp.
1840 Lorne Street, 2nd Floor
Regina, SK S4P 3V7
cdusyk@spmc.gov.sk.ca
(306) 787-6993
(306) 798-0700


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