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United States and Canadian Chapters of NIGP

United States

Arizona

Arizona State Capital 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
City of Tucson
255 W. Alameda, 6th Floor
Tucson, AZ 85701
cherie.odeski@tucsonaz.gov
(520) 837-4126
(520) 791-4735

Desert Southwest Chapter of NIGP
Larry A. Weeks
CPPO, CPPB
President
Yuma Educational Materials Management Consortium

1250 W 11th Street
Yuma, AZ 85364-0000
lweeks@yumaed.org
(928) 502-4754

(928) 783-3786
www.dswnigp.org

Grand Canyon Chapter of NIGP
Travis J. Lingenfelter C.P.M., A.P.P.
President
Mohave County Department of Procurement

Procurement
700 W. Beale St., 1st Floor East
Kingman, AZ 86402-7000
Travis.Lingenfelter@co.mohave.az.us
(928) 753-0752 ext. 5

(520) 753-0787
www.nigp-gcc.org

Arkansas

Arkansas Chapter of NIGP
Layton Perry
President
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W Markham, Slot 542
Little Rock, AR 72205-0000
ldperry@uams.edu
(501) 526-6570
(501) 686-7545
www.arknigp.org

California

California Chapter of NIGP
Joe De La Cerda
President
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
14401 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, CA 91401-0000
Joe.delacerda@ladwp.com
(818) 771-3944
(213) 367-2268
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

Society of Law, Contracts, and Procurement at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Student Chapter of NIGP
Raul Gutierrez
President
Society of Law, Contracts, and Procurement at California State Polytechnic
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768-0000
raulg909@yahoo.com

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Edward Bonnette CPPB, C.P.M.
President
City of Fort Collins
215 North Mason Street
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
ebonnette@fcgov.com
(970) 416-2247
(970) 221-6707
www.rmgpa.org/

Connecticut

Public Purchasing Association of Connecticut Chapter of NIGP
Jerry M. Gay CPPB
President
Town of Ridgefield
400 Main St
Ridgefield, CT 06877-4699
purchasing@ridgefieldct.org 
(203) 431-2720
(203) 431-2311
www.ppac.us

Delaware

Delaware Public Purchasing Assoc., Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Michael Sabol CPPB
President
Individual Member - Mike Sabol
State of Delaware
801 Silver Lake Blvd
Dover, DE 19904-0000
mike.sabol@state.de.us
(302) 739-9683
(302) 677-7049
http://gss.omb.delaware.gov/dppa/index.shtml

District of Columbia - Washington, DC

Metropolitan Washington Chapter of NIGP
Angela Turner
President
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement
441 Fourth St., NW, Suite 703 S

Washington, DC 20001-2714
angela.turner@dc.gov
(202) 724-5446

(202) 727-0245

Florida

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

Central Gulf Coast Chapter of NIGP
Richard Brannon CPPB
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/

Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Debbie Falestra CPPO, CPPB
President
City of North Miami
776 NE 125th Street
North Miami, FL 33161-0000
dfalestra@northmiamifl.gov
(305) 895-9887
(305) 891-1015
www.nigpmiami.org

Gulf Coast Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing Officers, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Patti Armbruster CPPB
President
Lee County Board of Commissioners
PO Box 398
Fort Myers, FL 33902-0398
parmbruster@leegov.com
(239) 344-5450
(239) 344-5460

Mid-Florida Chapter of NIGP
Wiley Storey CPPB
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
Jane E. Hurley CPPB, C.P.M.
President
City of Ocala
521 SE 26th Court
Ocala, FL 34478-1270
jhurley@ocalafl.org
(352) 351-6707
(352) 351-6710
www.ncfcnigp.org

North Florida Procurement Association of NIGP
Randy 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
George Earnest CPPB
President
Sarasota County
1660 Ringling Blvd, 3rd Floor
Sarasota, FL 34236-0000
gearnest@scgov.net
(941) 861-5121
(941) 861-5171

Southeast Florida Chapter of NIGP
Holly Raphaelson CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., FCPA
President
City of Sunrise
3495 N Hiatus Road, Suite 100
Sunrise, FL 33351-0000
hraphaelson@cityofsunrise.org
(954) 572-2202
(954) 572-2278
www.nigpsefl.org/

Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP
Janice Pursley CPPB, FCPA, FCPM
President
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3800 Commonwealth Blvd, MS 93
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0000
janice.pursley@dep.state.fl.us
(850) 245-2356
(850) 245-2412
www.tacnigp.com

Tampa Bay Area Chapter of NIGP
Linda Balcombe CPPO, CPPB
President
Pinellas County School Board
301 4th Street Southwest
PO Box 2942
Largo, FL 33779-2942
balcombel@pcsb.org
(727) 588-6179
(727) 588-6129
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
Joy Kerkhoff CPPB
President
City of Savannah
PO Box 1027
Savannah, GA 31402-1027
joy_kerkhoff@savannahga.gov
(912) 651-6422
(912) 525-1539

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
Robert Perkins CPPO, CPPB
President
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
1410 N Hilton
Boise, ID 83706-1255
robert.perkins@deq.idaho.gov
(208) 373-0196
(208) 373-0315
www.nigp-idaho.org


Illinois

Illinois Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Catherine Link CPPB
President
County of McHenry
2200 N Seminary Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098-2695
celink@co.mchenry.il.us
(815) 334-4605
(815) 334-4680
www.iappo.org

Midwest Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Christopher Rossman CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
President
Kane County Purchasing Department
719 S Batavia Avenue
Geneva, IL 60134-0000
rossmanchris@co.kane.il.us
(630) 444-3186
(630) 208-5107
www.mapp-nigp.org

Indiana

Indiana Chapter of NIGP
Katherine Harrington CPPB
President
State of Indiana
Procurement
402 W Washington St, Rm W468
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
kharrington@idoa.in.gov
(317) 232-8115
(317) 232-7312

Kansas

Kansas Association for Public Purchasing Professionals Chapter of NIGP
Angela Hoobler
President
State of Kansas
Division of Purchases
900 SW Jackson St, Rm 102-N
Topeka, KS 66612-0000
angela.hoobler@da.ks.gov
(785) 296-5387
(785) 296-7240
www.kappp.org

Kentucky

Kentucky Public Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Kenneth Koester CPPO, C.P.M., A.P.P.
President
Unified Purchasing Cooperative of the Ohio River Valley
7615 Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45231-3107
koester_k@hccanet.org
(513) 728-7924
(513) 931-7202
www.kppanigp.org/

Louisiana

Louisiana Chapter of NIGP
Dorene Bloodworth CPPB
President
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
PO Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4303
Dorene.Bloodworth@la.gov
(225) 219-3824
(225) 219-3823
www.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/NIGP/index.htm

North Louisiana Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Richard Wilkinson CPPB, CLSBO
President
DeSoto Parish School Board
201 Crosby Street
Mansfield, LA 71052-0000
rwilkinson@desotopsb.com
(318) 872-2839
(318) 872-6245
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
Deborah Meehan CPPB
President
Baltimore County
400 Washington Avenue
Room 148
Towson, MD 21204-4665
dmeehan@baltimorecountymd.gov
(410) 887-4637
(410) 828-7914
www.mppainc.org

Michigan

Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association Chapter of NIGP
Lynn Zatalokin
President
Muskegon County

141 East Apple Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49442-3404
zatalokinly@co.muskegon.mi.us
(231) 724-6281

(231) 724-6593
www.mppoa.net

Minnesota

Minnesota Chapter of NIGP
Jerrilee DesJarlait
President
MN Dept of Health
1645 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108-0000
jerri.desjarlait@state.mn.us
(651) 917-4861
(651) 917-4878
www.mnnigp.org

Mississippi

Mississippi Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents Chapter of NIGP
Sharion Smith CPPB
President
Mississippi Fair Commission
1207 Mississippi Street
Jackson, MS 39202-0000
sharion@mdac.state.ms.us
(601) 961-4000
(601) 354-6545
www.magppa.org/

Missouri

Mid-America Council of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Brett Wood CPPB
President
Johnson County - KS
111 South Cherry, Suite 2400
Olathe, KS 66061-3421
brett.wood@jocogov.org
(913) 715-0593
(913) 715-0597
www.macpp.org/


Missouri Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
James Frerking CPPB
President
Individual Member - James Frerking
Higginsville Habilitation Center
PO Box 517
Higginsville, MO 64037-0517
james.frerking@dmh.mo.gov
(660) 584-4825
(660) 584-9475
www.mappi.org

St. Louis Metro Area Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Diana Schoo C.P.M.
President
St. Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Cottleville, 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 C.P.M., A.P.P.
President
UMC
jhaining@gmail.com
(702) 383-3606
www.napsm.org

New Jersey

Northern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP
Francis Decibus, QPA, RPPS
President
Bernards Township
1 Collyer Lane
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-1442
fdecibus@bernards.org
(908) 204-3065
(908) 766-5762

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
Eila McKinney CPPB
President
State of NM Public School Facilities Authority
2019 Galisteo, Suite B-1
Santa Fe, NM 87505-0000
dmckinney@psfa.k12.nm.us
(505) 988-5989
(505) 988-5933
www.nmppa.org

New York

New York State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officials Chapter of NIGP
Peter H. McMillan, CPPB
President
Town of Cortlandt
1 Heady Street
Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567
peterm@townofcortlandt.com
(914) 734-1046
(914) 734-1049
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
Karen Ruppe CLGPO
President
City of Charlotte
300 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC
kruppe@ci.charlotte.nc.us
(704) 336-2992
(704) 632-8254
www.cagponline.org/

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 River Valley Chapter of NIGP
Amy B. Hoh CPPO
President
Hamilton County - OH
138 East Court Street, Suite 507
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1215
Amy.Hoh@hamilton-co.org
(513) 946-4314
(513) 946-4335
www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/purchasing/oink/ 

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Association of Public Procurement Chapter of NIGP
Carlton Lee CPPB, CPO
President
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
3535 NW 58th Street, Ste 300
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4815
elee@okdrs.gov
(405) 951-3430
(405) 951-3566
www.okapp.org

Oregon

Columbia Chapter of NIGP
Gretchen Harold CPPB
President
Port of Portland
121 NW Everett Street
Portland, OR 97208
gretchen.harold@portofportland.com
(503) 944-7596
(503) 548-5910
www.columbiachapternigp.org/index.php/i/C6

Oregon Public Purchasing Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Kevin C. Yin CPPB
President
City of
Portland
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Rm 750
Portland, OR 97204-1914
kyin@ci.portland.or.us
(503) 823-6856

(503) 279-3994
www.oppaweb.org

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Kelly Laubach CPPB
President
County of Berks
Services Center, 13th Floor
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601-0000
klaubach@countyofberks.com
(610) 478-6288
(610) 478-6206
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
Wendy Williams CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
President
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424-1407
williamsw@cofc.edu
(843) 953-5506
(843) 953-5444
www.scagpo.org/ 

Tennessee

East Tennessee Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Dale Dubose CPPB
President
Knox County
1000 North Central Street
Knoxville, TN 37917-0000
dale.dubose@knoxcounty.org
(865) 215-5751
(865) 215-5778
www.gotoetpa.org

Mid-TN Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Brian Wilcox
President
City of Franklin
109 3rd Avenue South
Franklin, TN 37065-0305
brianw@franklin-gov.com
(615) 550-6614
(615) 550-0079
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
John Lemmond CPPB
President
City of McKinney
PO Box 517
Mc Kinney, TX 75070-0517
jlemmond@mckinneytexas.org
(972) 547-7586
(972) 547-7585
www.dfwnigp.com/ 

El Paso del Norte Chapter of NIGP
Paul Carson CPPB, C.P.M., A.P.P.
President
El Paso Water Utilities
1154 Hawkins Blvd
El Paso, TX 79925
pmcarson@epwu.org
(915) 594-5629
(915) 594-5575

San Antonio Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Teresa Crum CPPO, CPPB
President
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
8431 Fredericksburg Rd, Suite 200
San Antonio, TX 78229-0000
crumt@uthscsa.edu
(210) 562-6203
(210) 562-6290
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
alan@uh.edu
(713) 743-5671
(713) 743-0016
www.setapp.org/ 

Texas Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Jo Woten C.P.M., CTPM
President
Texas Department of Transportation
125 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2483
jwoten@dot.state.tx.us
(512) 374-5431
(512) 374-5480
www.austinontapp.org

Utah

UTAH Chapter of NIGP
Paul Mash
President
State of Utah Purchasing
3150 State Office Building

Capitol Hill
Salt Lake City, UT 84114

pmash@utah.gov
(801) 538-3026
(801) 297-3899
www.nigputah.org

Virginia

Capital Area Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Jan Giffin CPPB, VCO
President
Virginia Department of General Services
1111 East Broad Street
6th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219-0000
Jan.Giffin@dgs.virginia.gov
(804) 225-2377
(804) 786-5712
www.capavirginia.org

Virginia Assoc. of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Lisa Cumming CPPO, CPPB, VCO, C.P.M.
President
City of Hampton
One Franklin Street, Suite 345
Hampton, VA 23669-3570
lcumming@hampton.gov
(757) 727-2203
(757) 727-2207
www.vagp.org/

Washington

Washington State Chapter of NIGP
Karen Fitzthum CPPO, CPPB
President
King County
401 5th Avenue
MS CNK-ES-0300
Seattle, WA 98104-1598
karen.fitzthum@kingcounty.gov
(206) 263-9295
(206) 684-1470
www.wanigp.org

West Virginia

West Virginia Chapter of NIGP
Jonathon C. Hankins
President
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources
PO Box 5033
Charleston, WV 25361
jchankins@wvdhhr.org
(304) 558-0416
(304) 558-0941
www.state.wv.us/admin/purchase/NIGPmeet.htm

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Laura Forbes CPPB
President
Individual Member - Laura Forbes
Winnebago County
PO Box 2808
Oshkosh, WI 54903-2808
lforbes@co.winnebago.wi.us
(920) 236-4757
(920) 236-4799
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 Braybrook, CPPB
President
University of Victoria
891 Clarke Road
Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1C3
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
Gerry Wilson
President
Annapolis Valley Regional School Board
PO Box 340
121 Orchard Street
Berwick, NS B0P 1E0
president@appa-aapa.ca
(902) 538-4625
(902) 538-4753
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
Douglas P. Zimmer, CPPB
President
Regina Health District
4101 Dewdney Avenue
Regina, SK S4T 1A5
doug.zimmer@rqhealth.ca 
(306) 766-2764
(306) 766-2235


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