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United States and Canadian Chapters of NIGP

United States

Arizona

Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP
Barbara M. Jewett CPPB, C.P.M.
President
Arizona Game & Fish Dept
2221 W Greenway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85023-4312
bjewett@azgfd.gov
(602) 789-3456
(602) 789-3922
www.aznigp.org

Copper Chapter of NIGP
Cherie A. Odeski CPPB
President
Tucson Unified School District
1010 E 10th St
Tucson, AZ 85719-0000
cherie.odeski@tusd1.org
(520) 225-6483
(520) 225-6082

Desert Southwest Chapter of NIGP
Rocky Brannan, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M
President
City of Yuma, AZ
rocky.brannan@ci.yuma.az.us
(928) 373-5118
(928) 373-5101
www.dswnigp.org

Grand Canyon Chapter of NIGP
Scott Richardson, CPPO, CPPB
President
Coconino County
Purchasing
219 E. Cherry Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-4695
srichardson@coconino.az.gov
(928) 779-6712
(928) 779-6893

Arkansas

Arkansas Chapter of NIGP
Howard Nesmith
President
Office of State Procurement
1509 W 7th Street, Suite 300
Little Rock, AR 72201-0000
howard.nesmith@dfa.state.ar.us
(501) 371-6054
(501) 324-9311
www.arknigp.org

California

California Chapter of NIGP
Joe De La Cerda
President
Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power
14401 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, CA 91401-0000
joe.delacerda@ladwp.com
(818) 771-3944
(818) 771-4116
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
http://www.sonic.net/cbetonte/nigp/index.htm

Society of Law, Contracts, and Procurement at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Student Chapter of NIGP
Matt Plaxton
President
Society of Law, Contracts, and Procurement at California State Polytechnic
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768-0000
plaxtonm@yahoo.com

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Linda Trimble CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Wheat Ridge
7500 W 29th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-0000
ltrimble@ci.wheatridge.co.us
(303) 235-2811
(303) 234-5924
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 06471-0000
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
ERP Project
800 Silver Lake Blvd
Dover, DE 19904-0000
janet.schukoske@state.de.us
(302) 734-6843
(302) 739-1755
www.state.de.us/dss/dppa/index.shtml 

District of Columbia - Washington, DC

Metropolitan Washington Chapter of NIGP
Yvette Henry CPPB
President
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement
441 Fourth St, NW
Suite 700 South
Washington, DC 20001-0000
yvette.henry@dc.gov
(202) 724-3968
(202) 724-1473
www.nigpmwc.org/

Florida

Central Florida Chapter of NIGP
Gale R. Johnson CPPB
President
Orange County - FL
400 E South Street, Second Floor (32801)
PO Box 1393
Orlando, FL 32802-1393
gale.johnson@ocfl.net
(407) 836-5636
(407) 836-5899
http://www.nigp-cfc.org/

Central Gulf Coast Chapter of NIGP
Richard Brannon
President
Okaloosa County
602 C North Pearl Street
Crestview, FL 32536-2750
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 CPPO, FCPM, FCPA
President
Jackson Health System
1611 NW 12th Avenue
East Tower B069
Miami, FL 33136-0000
TBlaine@um-jmh.org
(305) 585-5597
(305) 585-6445
www.nigpmiami.org

Gulf Coast Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing Officers, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Kathleen M. Lindback CPPB
President
Charlotte County Board of Commissioners
18500 Murdock Circle
Circle # 344
Port Charlotte, FL 33948-1094
kathy.lindback@charlottefl.com
(941) 743-1376
(941) 743-1384

Mid-Florida Chapter of NIGP
Wiley A. Storey CPM
President
Polk County Board of County Commission
2470 Clower Lane
Bartow, FL 33830-0000
buddystorey@polk-county.net
(863) 534-5615
(863) 534-0055
www.midflnigp.org

North Central Florida Chapter of NIGP
Shaad Rehman
President
City of Gainesville
200 E. University Ave.
Station 16, P.O. Box 490
Gainesville, FL 32602-0490
rehmans@cityofgainesville.org
(352) 334-5000
(352) 334-3163
www.ncfcnigp.org

North Florida Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Randy D. Wallis CPPB
President
St. Johns River Water Management District
4049 Reid Street
PO Box 1429
Palatka, FL 32177-0000
rwallis@sjrwmd.com
(386) 312-2337
(386) 329-4548
www.nf-pa.org

Sarasota Bay Chapter of NIGP
Mary Grace Tucker CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Sarasota
111 S Orange Avenue, Room 202
Sarasota, FL 34236-0000
Mary_Tucker@sarasotagov.com
(941) 951-3625
(941) 951-3627

Southeast Florida Chapter of NIGP
Keith K. Glatz CPPO
President
City of Tamarac
7525 NW 88th Avenue
Tamarac, FL 33321-2427
keithg@tamarac.org
(954) 597-3567
(954) 597-3565
http://www.nigpsefl.org/

Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP
Steven K. Updike CPPB, FCAP, FCCM, FCN
President
Florida Department of Revenue
4070 Esplanade Way, Suite 280
PO Box 8030
Tallahassee, FL 32314-8030
updikes@dor.state.fl.us
(850) 410-3247
(850) 921-1344
www.tacnigp.com 

Tampa Bay Area Chapter of NIGP
Patricia B. Wagner CPPB
President
City of Oldsmar
100 State Street W
300 Commerce Blvd
Oldsmar, FL 34677-3655
pwagner@ci.oldsmar.fl.us
(813) 749-1268
(813) 855-8962
http://www.nigp-tampabay.org

Treasure Coast Chapter of NIGP
Edward Parker CPPO, CPPB
President
School Board of Martin County
2845 SE Dixie Highway
Stuart, FL 34997-5037
parkere@martin.k12.fl.us
(772) 219-1255
(772) 219-1267

Georgia

Coastal Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Margaret E. Disher CPPB
President
Effingham County Board of Commissioners
601 N. Laurel Street
Springfield, GA 31329-0307
mdisher@effinghamcounty.org
(912) 754-2159
(912) 754-6097

Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Susan P. Franklin
President
Clayton County
7994 N McDonough Street
Jonesboro, GA 30236-0000
sue.franklin@co.clayton.ga.us
(770) 477-3589
(770) 477-3594
www.ganigp.org 

Governmental Purchasing Association of Georgia Chapter of NIGP
Barry Smallwood CPPO, CPPB
President
Bibb County
PO Box 4708
Macon, GA 31208-4708
bsmallwood@co.bibb.ga.us
(478) 621-6333
(478) 621-5864
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 60016-1234
lwidmer@nwmc-cog.org
(847) 296-9200
(847) 296-9207
www.iappo.org

Midwest Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Christopher M. Rossman CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
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
Barbara Ann Taylor CPPB
President
Indiana Chapter of NIGP
649 Runyon Road
Greenwood, IN 46142-0000
bataylor@dwd.in.gov
(317) 232-7471
(317) 233-6710

Kansas

Kansas Association for Public Purchasing Professionals Chapter of NIGP
Chris I. Dekat CPPB
President
Kansas State University
21 Anderson Hall, Room 21 - Purchasing
Manhattan, KS 66506-0100
cidekat@ksu.edu
(785) 532-5469
(785) 532-5577
www.kappp.org 

Kentucky

Kentucky Public Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Kathryn R. Lyles CPPO, CPPB
President
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Division of Purchases
200 Mero Street, Station - E4-15-02
Frankfort, KY 40622-0000
Kathryn.Lyles@ky.gov
(502) 564-4630
(502) 696-1914
www.kppanigp.org/

Louisiana

Louisiana Chapter of NIGP
Dorene A. Bloodworth CPPB
President
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
625 North 5th Street
P O Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4303
Dorene.Bloodworth@la.gov
(225) 219-3824
(225) 219-3823
http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/NIGP/index.htm  

North Louisiana Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Richard L. Wilkinson CPPB, CLSBO
President
DeSoto Parish School Board
201 Crosby Street
Mansfield, LA 71052-0000
rwilkinson@desotopsb.com
(318) 872-2836
(318) 226-6909
www.nlanigp.org

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

Maryland

Maryland Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Mark A. Pemberton, CPPB, C.P.M.
President
Office of Procurement & Logistics Division
301 West Preston Street, Room M-6
Baltimore, MD 21201-2305
mark.pemberton@dgs.state.md.us
(410) 767-4430
(410) 333-5509
www.mppainc.org  

Michigan

Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association Chapter of NIGP
Scott N. Guzzy
President
Oakland County
2100 pontiac lake road
Waterford, MI 48328-
guzzys@oakgov.com
(248) 858-5484
(248) 858-1677
http://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) 726-1406
www.mnnigp.org 

Mississippi

Mississippi Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing/Property Agents Chapter of NIGP
Samuel L. Washington CPPB
President
Delta State University
221 Kent Wyatt Hall
Cleveland, MS 38733-0000
swshngtn@deltastate.edu
(662) 846-4045
(662) 846-4049
www.magppa.state.ms.us/

Missouri

Mid-America Council of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Mary H. Derrington CPPO, CPPB
President
City of Independence
111 E Maple
PO Box 1019
Independence, MO 64051-0519
mderrington@indepmo.org
(816) 325-709
(816) 325-7088
http://www.macpp.org/


Missouri Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Carmela E. Thornton CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
President
State of Missouri
301 W High Street, Room 630
PO Box 809
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0000
carmela.thornton@oa.mo.gov
(573) 751-3273
(573) 526-9815
www.mappi.org 

St. Louis Metro Area Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Diana L. Schoo C.P.M.
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)
Chris Prather
President
Jim Haining, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Clark County
Las Vegas, NV 89155-1732
jhaining@gmail.com
(702) 455-4258
 

New Jersey

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

Southern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP
Theresa Thompson RPPO, QPA
President
Atlantic City Convention Center Authority
2314 Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-0000
tthompson@accva.com
(609) 449-7113
(609) 348-3426
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
sylviag43@comcast.net
(505) 827-2360
(505) 827-2484
www.nmppa.org/insidepages/members.cfm

New York

New York State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officials Chapter of NIGP
Karen A. Storm CPPB
President
Albany County
112 State St, Rm. 940
Albany, NY 12207-2020
kstorm@albanycounty.com
(518) 447-7140
(518) 447-5588
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 10007-1209
rblender@dsny.nyc.gov
(917) 237-5353
(212) 788-7999

North Carolina

Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Sherri M. Barnhardt CPPB, CLGPO
President
Cabarrus County NC
PO Box 707
Concord, NC 28026-0707
smbarnhardt@cabarruscounty.us
(704) 920-2884
(704) 920-2881
www.cagponline.org/home.asp 

Ohio

Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Mark D. Hutchison CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
President
State of Ohio
4200 Surface Road
Columbus, OH 43228-1395
mark.hutchison@das.state.oh.us
(614) 466-2375
(614) 466-7525
www.coopp.org

Ohio, Indiana, Northern Kentucky Chapter of NIGP
Amy B. Hoh CPPO
President
Hamilton County - OH
138 East Court Street
RM 507
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1215
Amy.Hoh@hamilton-co.org
(513) 946-4314
(513) 946-4335

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Janice J. Hall C.P.O.
President
Oklahoma Office of State Finance
2209 N Central
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-0000
Jan.Hall@osf.ok.gov
(405) 521-4772
(405) 522-3042
www.okapp.org/ 

Oregon

Columbia Chapter of NIGP
Kathleen C. Hinick CPPB
President
City of Portland
1120 S.W. 5th Ave., Rm. #750
Portland, OR 97204-0000
khinick@ci.portland.or.us
(503) 823-6880
(503) 279-3991
www.columbiachapternigp.org/index.php/i/C6

Oregon Public Purchasing Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Christy S. Ellis
President
City of Dallas, Oregon
187 SE Court Street
Dallas, OR 97338-0000
christy.ellis@ci.dallas.or.us
(503) 831-3568
(503) 623-2339
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 18901-4318
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 Ave
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
Sandra A. Wright CPPB
President
South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201-1708
president@scagpo.org
(803) 898-3509
(803) 898-3505
www.scagpo.org 

Tennessee

East Tennessee Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Fred L. Martin CPPO, CPPB
President
Blount County
385 Court Street
Maryville, TN 37804-5906
fmartin@blounttn.org
(865) 273-5740
(865) 273-5746

Mid-TN Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Curry C. Corder CPPB
President
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
2941 Foster Creighton Drive
Nashville, TN 37204-3716
curry.corder@mnps.org 
(615) 271-1743
(615) 291-6374
www.mtppa.net

Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Susan D. White CPPB
President
City of Jackson - TN
City Hall
115 E Main
Jackson, TN 38301-6207
swhite@cityofjackson.net
(731) 425-8245
(731) 265-1869
www.tappnews.com

Texas

Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex Chapter of NIGP
Sara E. Hoglund CPPB
President
Collin County
200 S McDonald
Suite 230
Mc Kinney, TX 75069-5673
shoglund@co.collin.tx.us
(972) 548-4104
(972) 548-4694
www.dfwnigp.com 

El Paso del Norte Chapter of NIGP
Enrique Acosta C.P.M., A.P.P.
President
City of El Paso
3431 Keltner Avenue
EI Paso, TX 79904-0000
army_54bravo@yahoo.com
(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 Street
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 System
5000 Gulf Freeway
Bldg 3, Suite 169
Houston, TX 77204-5015
aaphillips@central.uh.edu
(713) 743-5671
(713) 743-0016
www.setapp.org/ 

Texas Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
John W. Dobrich CPPB
President
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
PO Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711-0000
john.dobrich@thecb.state.tx.us
(512) 427-6178
(512) 427-6179
www.austinontapp.org 

Utah

Utah Chapter of NIGP
Gregory Maynard CPPO, C.P.M., MBA
President
Salt Lake City School District
440 East 100 South, Room 118
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1891
greg.maynard@slc.k12.ut.us
(801) 578-8264
(801) 578-8262

Virginia

Capital Area Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Donald W. Colbert CPPB, VCO
President
Virginia Department of Transportation - Central Office
1401 E. Broad St
Richmond, VA 23219-2052
donald.colbert@vdot.virginia.gov
(804) 786-1094
(804) 225-4292

Virginia Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Donald R. Rainey CPPB, VCO
President
Virginia Department of Social Services
7 North 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3001
donald.rainey@dss.virginia.gov
(804) 225-3375
(804) 225-2509
www.vagp.org

Washington

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

West Virginia

West Virginia Chapter of NIGP
Beverly B. Carte CPPB
President
State of West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
State Capitol Complex Bldg 3
Charleston, WV 25305-0660
beverlycarte@wvdnr.gov
(304) 558-3397
(304) 558-2165
www.state.wv.us/admin/purchase/NIGPmeet.htm

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Linda Dupuis C.P.M.
President
Individual Member - Linda Dupuis
City of Green Bay
100 N Jefferson Street, Rm 101
Green Bay, WI 54301-5026
Lindadu@ci.green-bay.wi.us
(920) 448-3051
(920) 448-3050
www.wapp.org/ 

Canada

Alberta

Canada West Chapter of NIGP
Ken A. Sanford CPPB, C.P.P., C.P.M.
President
Edmonton Public Schools
Centre for Education
One Kingsway Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5H 4G9
ken.sanford@epsb.ca
(780) 429-8201
(780) 429-8216
www.nigp-cwc.ca 

British Columbia

Cascadia Chapter of NIGP
John T. L. Braybrook
President
University of Victoria
Saunders Annex - Room 110
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
jbraybro@uvic.ca
(250) 721-8332
(250) 721-8327

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 A. Lamb CPPB
President
Public Works and Government Services Canada
1900 Albert Street Room 500
Regina, SK S4P 4K8
dick.lamb@pwgsc.gc.ca
(306) 780-5591
(306) 780-5601


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