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2006 United States and Canadian Chapters of NIGP

United States

Arizona

Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP
Loralei M. Poll CPPB
President
Arizona Department of Transportation
205 S 17th Avenue MD
612E
Phoenix, AZ 85007-0000
lpoll@azdot.gov
(602) 712-8737
(602) 712-3289

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
Stephanie A. Creed CPPB
President
Pulaski County
101 College Drive
Pinkerton Administration Building
Hot Springs, AR 71913-0000
screed@co.pulaski.ar.us
(501) 340-8390
(501) 340-8352
www.arknigp.org/

California

California Chapter of NIGP
Michael J. Kolodisner, CPPO
President
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2944
mkolodisner@mwdh2o.com
(213) 217-5659
(213) 217-7648
www.calnigp.org

Northern California Chapter of NIGP
April Pay, CPPB
President
Placer County
2964 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603-2640
apay@placer.ca.gov
(530) 889-4253
(530) 889-4274

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Dirk Banks, CPPO, CPPB
President
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
220 Water Avenue
Berthoud, CO 80513-0000
dbanks@ncwcd.org
(970) 622-2292
(970) 532-3396
www.rmgpa.org/

Connecticut

Public Purchasing Association of Connecticut Chapter of NIGP
Michelle B. Knockwood, CPPB
President
Town of North Branford
909 Foxon Road
PO Box 287
North Branford, CT 06471
purchasingassistant@townofnorthbranfordct.com
(203) 484-6005
(203) 484-6025
www.ppac.us

Delaware

Delaware Public Purchasing Assoc., Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Janet B. Schukoske, CPPB
President
State of Delaware Contracting
820 Silver Lake Blvd
Suite 100
Dover, DE 19904-0000
janet.schukoske@state.de.us
(302) 739-5569
(302) 739-3779
www.state.de.us/purchase/html/dppahome.htm 

District of Columbia - Washington, DC

Metropolitan Washington Chapter of NIGP
Yvette Henry, CPPB
President
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement
825 N Capitol St, NE 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20002-4210
yvette.henry@dc.gov
(202) 724-4980
(202) 724-1473

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/NIGP/default.htm

Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Thomas F. Blaine, Jr., CPPO, FCPA
President
Miami Dade County Procurement
111 NW 1st Street
13th Floor
Miami, FL 33128-1974
blainet@miamidade.gov
(305) 375-5375
(305) 375-2316
www.nigpmiami.org

Gulf Coast Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing Officers, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Janet K. Sheehan, CPPB, FCPM
President
Lee County Board of Commissioners
PO Box 398
Ft. Myers, FL 33902-0398
jsheehan@leegov.com
(239) 344-5450
(239) 344-5460

Mid-Florida Chapter of NIGP
Wendy Geltch, CPPO, CPPB, A.P.P.,C.P.M.
President
Polk Community College
999 Avenue H, NE
Winter Haven, FL 33881-0000
wgeltch@polk.edu
(863) 297-1083
(863) 297-1011
www.polk.edu/purchasing/website/nigp-midfl/midflindex.htm

North Central Florida Chapter of NIGP
Shaad Rehman
President
City of Gainesville
City Hall Building
200 E. University Avenue, P.O. Box 490
Gainesville, FL 32602-0000
rehmans@cityofgainesville.org
(352) 334-5000
(352) 334-3163
www.ncfcnigp.org

North Florida Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Michael Clapsaddle
President
City of Jacksonville
117 West Duval St, Suite 335
Jacksonville, FL 32202-0000
mclap@coj.net
(904) 630-3682
(904) 630-7283
www.nf-pa.org

Sarasota Bay Chapter of NIGP
Gerald M. Wilson, CPPB, FCPM, FCPA
President
Town of Longboat Key
501 Bay Isles Road
Longboat Key, FL 34228-0000
gwilson@longboatkey.org
(941) 316-1943
(941) 316-1656

Southeast Florida Chapter of NIGP
Keith K. Glatz, CPPO
President
City of Tamarac
7525 NW 88th Avenue
Tamarac, FL 33321-0000
keithg@tamarac.org
(954) 597-3567
(954) 597-3565
http://www.nigpsefl.org/

Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP
Janet A. Garrison CPPO, FCPA, FCPM
President
City of Tallahassee
300 S Adams St
Third Floor, Procurement
Tallahassee, FL 32301-0000
garrisoj@talgov.com
(850) 891-8401
(850) 891-0969
www.tallynigp.org 

Tampa Bay Area Chapter of NIGP
Kendal E. Capaz, CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Tampa
315 E Kennedy Blvd, First Floor
Tampa, FL 33602-0000
kendal.capaz@tampagov.net
(813) 274-8856
(813) 274-8874
www.nigp-tampabay.org

Treasure Coast Chapter of NIGP
Edward Parker, CPPB
President
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Avenue, Room 228
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982-0000
parkere@co.st-lucie.fl.us
(772) 462-1739
(772) 462-1704


Georgia

Coastal Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Margaret E. Disher CPPB
President
Chatham County Government
PO Box 8324
Savannah, GA 31412-0000
medisher@chathamcounty.org
(912) 652-7951
(912) 652-7955

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

Governmental Purchasing Association of Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Kristin J. Harden, CPPB
President
City of Dublin
PO Box 690
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
Diane Morrison, CPPB
President
City of Boise
150 N Capitol Blvd
PO Box 500
Boise, ID 82701-0000
dmorrison@cityofboise.org
(208) 395-7811
(208) 384-3905
www.nigp-idaho.org


Illinois

Illinois Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Lawrence Widmer, CPPB
President
Northwest Municipal Conference
1616 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018-0000
lwidmer@nwmc-cog.org
(847) 296-9200
(847) 296-9207
www.iappo.org

Midwest Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Jeffrey E. Dansdill, CPPB
President
Village of Arlington Heights
33 South Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005-1499
jdansdill@vah.com
(847) 368-5504
(847) 368-5998
www.mapp-nigp.org

Indiana

Indiana Chapter of NIGP
Teresa Deaton-Reese, CPPB
President
State of Indiana
302 W Washington Street, Ste 1522
Indianapolis, IN 46206-2308
tdeaton@idoa.state.in.us
(317) 233-3818
(317) 232-7312

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 

Mid-America Council of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Jackie Waggoner, CPPB
President
Douglas County
1100 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044-3064
jwaggoner@douglas-county.com
(785) 832-5286
(785) 838-2480
www.macpp.org/ 

Kentucky

Kentucky Public Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Jacqueline Q. Watkins, CPPB
President
Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services
275 East Main Street, 4E-E
Frankfort, KY 40501-0000
jackie.watkins@ky.gov
(502) 564-6746
(502) 564-2467
www.kppanigp.org/

Louisiana

Louisiana Chapter of NIGP
Dorene A. Bloodworth, CPPB
President
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
602 North 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
PO Box 1127
Shreveport, LA 71163-0000
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
Mark A. Pemberton, CPPB, C.P.M.
President
Maryland Department of Transportation
PO Box 8755
BWI Airport, MD 21240-0000
mpemberton@comp.state.md.us
(410) 865-1121
(410) 865-1337
www.mppainc.org  

Michigan

Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association Chapter of NIGP
Michelle Y. Sanders-Wilson, CPPB
President
City of Southfield
26000 Evergreen Rd.
P. O. Box 2055
Southfield, MI 48037-2055
mwilson@cityofsouthfield.com
(248) 796-5253
(248) 354-9174
www.mppoa.net

Minnesota

Minnesota Chapter of NIGP
Andrea Bolstad
President
Metropolitan Airports Commission
6040 28th Avenue, South
Minneapolis, MN 55450-2799
abolstad@mspmac.org
(612) 726-8163
(612) 725-6353
www.mnnigp.org 

Mississippi

Mississippi Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing/Property Agents Chapter of NIGP
Karen B. Hatten CPPA
President
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
PO Box 70
Pascagoula, MS 39568-0070
khatten@mema.ms.gov
(601) 360-0944
(601) 352-8312
www.magppa.state.ms.us/

Missouri

Missouri Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Toreen T. Parker, CPPB
President
St. Louis County
41 S Central Avenue
Clayton, MO 63105-0000
tparker@stlouisco.com
(314) 615-2530
(314) 615-0197
www.mappi.org 

St. Louis Metro Area Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Diana L. Schoo
President
St. Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376-0000
dschoo@stchas.edu
(636) 922-8387
(636) 922-8523
www.stlmapp.org

Nevada

Nevada Association of Purchasing and Supply Management (NAPSM)
(An NIGP Partner)
Jim Haining, Executive Director
14242 Deer Run Rd
Delta, CO 81416
(913) 488-0250
(866) 576-4488
www.napsm.org

New Jersey

Northern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP
John P. Davenport III, CPPB, RPPS, QPA
President
County of Hunterdon
71 Main Street
PO Box 2900
Flemington, NJ 08822
jdavenport@co.hunterdon.nj.us
(908) 788-1197
(908) 782-1679

Southern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP
Theresa Thompson, RPPS
President
Atlantic City Convention Center Authority
2314 Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-0000
tthompson@accva.com
(609) 449-7113
(609) 347-9186
www.sjnigp.org

New Mexico

New Mexico Public Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Ramona S. Gutierrez
President
New Mexico State Purchasing Division
1100 St. Francis Drive
Montoya Bldg, Room 2016
Roswell, NM 88203-0000
ramona.gutierrez@state.nm.us
(505) 827-2360
(505) 827-2484
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
Ronald W. Blendermann, CPPO, CPPB
President
New York City Department of Sanitation
51 Chambers Street
Room 801
New York, NY 11202-3511
rblender@dsny.nyc.gov
(212) 788-8000
(212) 788-7999

North Carolina

Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Ellis Wheeler, C.P.M., CLGPO
President
City of Raleigh
300 West Washington St.
PO Box 3136
Greensboro, NC 27402-0000
ellis.wheeler@ci.raleigh.nc.us
(919) 890-3240
(919) 890-3214
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
1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-0000
rfmyers@columbus.gov
(614) 645-8518
(614) 645-7051
www.coopp.org

Ohio, Indiana, Northern Kentucky Chapter of NIGP
Amy Hoh, CPPO
President
Hamilton County - OH
7615 Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45231-0000
Amy.Hoh@hamilton-co.org
(513) 946-4314
(513) 946-4335

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Alan C. Bodine CPPO, CPPB
President
Oklahoma State Treasurer
2401 N. Lincoln Blvd
Suite 116
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-0000
alan.bodine@treasurer.ok.gov
(405) 522-4239
(405) 521-4993
www.okapp.org/ 

Oregon

Columbia Chapter of NIGP
Diane L. Seaton, CPPB
President
City of Portland
123 W Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123-3999
dseaton@ci.portland.or.us
(503) 823-6987
(503) 823-5342
www.columbiachapternigp.org/index.php/i/C6

Oregon Public Purchasing Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Brian Woodall, CPPB
President
Tri-Met
4012 SE 17th Avenue
Portland, OR 97202-3940
woodallb@trimet.org
(503) 962-3055
(503) 962-3042
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
Darlyn B. Adams, CPPO, CPPB
President
Horry County Schools
PO Box 260005
Conway, SC 29528-0000
dadams@do.hcs.k12.sc.us
(843) 488-6942
(843) 488-6948
www.scagpo.org 

Tennessee

East Tennessee Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Susan D. Huskey, CPPB, CPA
President
Loudon County Purchasing
100 River Road
Box 110
Loudon, TN 37774-0000
huskeys@loudoncounty.org
(865) 458-4663
(865) 458-4871

Mid-TN Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Stan Melton, CIA, CFA, CGFM
President
Metropolitan Government of Nashville / Davidson County
222 Third Avenue North
Suite 601
Nashville, TN 37201-0000
stan.melton@nashville.gov
(615) 862-6669
(615) 862-6179
www.mtppa.net

Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Artie L. Prichard, CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Chattanooga
104 City Hall Annex
E 11th Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-4287
prichard@mail.chattanoogo.gov
(423) 757-5189
(423) 757-0949
www.tappnews.com

Texas

Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex Chapter of NIGP
Cynthia L. Smith, CPPB
President
Collin County Community College District
PO Box 90231
201 E. Abram Suite 800
Arlington, TX 76004-0000
clsmith@ccccd.edu
(972) 758-3872
(972) 758-3881
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) 541-4321
(915) 541-4347

San Antonio Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Cheryl A. Pantermuehl, CPPO, CPPB
President
City of San Marcos
630 E Hopkins
San Marcos, TX 78666-0000
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
Alan A. Phillips, CPPB, CTPM
President
University of Houston
5000 Gulf Freeway
Bldg 3, Suite 169
Houston, TX 77204-5015
alan@uh.edu
(713) 743-5671
(713) 743-5672
www.setapp.org/ 

Texas Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Arthur D. Huck
President
Texas Dept of Public Safety
PO Box 4087
Austin, TX 78767-0000
art.huck@txdps.state.tx.us
(512) 424-5893
(512) 424-5738
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
Kirby L. Battle VCO
President
Virginia Department of General Services
1111 E Broad Street
PO Box 1199
Richmond, VA 23219-0000
Kirby.Battle@dgs.virginia.gov
(804) 786-5414
(804) 786-0223
www.capa.state.va.us 

Virginia Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Timothy W. Moore, CPPB
President
Virginia Department of Education
805 E Broad Street
P O Box 1199
Richmond, VA 23218-1199
timothy.moore@doe.virginia.gov
(804) 225-3375
(804) 225-2509
www.vagp.org/

Washington

Washington State Chapter of NIGP
David A. Davis
President
Washington State Deptartment 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@brickstreet.com
(304) 926-3470
(304) 558-6365

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Scott D. Noffke, CPPB
President
Eau Claire Area School District
500 Main Street
Eau Claire, WI 54701-3770
snoffke@ecasd.k12.wi.us
(715) 852-3012
(715) 852-3004
www.wapp.org/ 

Canada

Alberta

Canada West Chapter of NIGP
Bruce Everitt
President
City of St. Albert
St Anne Street
St Albert, AB T8N 3Z9
beveritt@st-albert.net
(780) 459-1669
(780) 459-1729
www.nigp-cwc.ca 

British Columbia

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

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador and Prince Edward Island

Atlantic Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Blair Brewer
President
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
320 Esplanade
Sydney, NS B1P 7B9
blbrewer@cbrm.ns.ca
(902) 563-5015
(902) 539-9964
www.appa-aapa.ca

Ontario

Ontario Public Buyers Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Kimberly D. Dooling, CPPB
President
Town of Oakville
1225 Trafalger Road
PO Box 310
Oakville, ON L6J 5A6
kdooling@oakville.ca
(905) 845-6601
(905) 815-2019
www.opba.ca/ 

Saskatchewan

Assiniboia Chapter of NIGP
Richard Allan Lamb CPPB
President
Public Works & Government Services Canada
1840 Lorne Street, 2nd Floor
Regina, SK S4P 3V7
dick.lamb@pwgsc.gc.ca
(306) 780-5591
(306) 780-5601


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