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2020-2021 Governing Board

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NIGP is grateful for the service and commitment of all our volunteer leaders.  

Kate M. Rotella, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, MPA

Director of Purchasing
Town of Manchester
Mystic, CT
Phone: 860-647-3033
Email: krotella@manchesterct.gov

Glenn T. O'Steen, CPPO, MBA

Vice Chair
Procurement Manager
Columbia County Board of Commissioners
Phone: 706-868-3302
Email: gosteen@columbiacountyga.gov

Kim Albritton, CPPB, FCCM

Director Financial Operations
St. Lucie County School District
Phone: 772-429-3972
Email: kimberly.albritton@stlucieschools.org

Jessica Baraket, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPCP

Purchasing Agent
City of Allentown, PA
Phone: 610-437-7624
Email: jessica.baraket@allentownpa.gov

Clarissa Clark, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB

Director of Purchasing
University of South Carolina
Phone: 803-777-7162
Email: clarkcg2@mailbox.sc.edu

Lisa Marie Cummins, CPPB, MBA

Purchasing Manager
City of Rochester Hills, MN
Phone: 248-841-2537
Email: cumminsl@rochesterhills.org

James E. Foley, CPPO, CPPB

Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Maricopa County
Phone: 602-506-8196
Email: James.Foley@Maricopa.Gov

 

David L. Keen

Thought-Leader
Chief Financial Officer
American Physical Therapy Association
Phone: 703-706-3131
Email: davekeen@apta.org

Lisa Mehalko, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPSM, CGAP

Director of Procurement
Georgia Technology Authority
Phone: 770-383-5197
Email: lisa.mehalko@gta.ga.gov

Steve Siesser

Thought Leader
Consultant & Tax Practitioner
SCS & Associates
Phone: 240-463-1898
Email: steve@taxlawmd.com

Rick L. Grimm, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB

CEO - National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
Phone: 703-429-2590
Email: rgrimm@nigp.org

Tara L. Acton, CPPB

Chair
Director of Procurement and Central Services
Mohave County, Kingman, AZ
Member Council Liaison
Phone: 928-753-0752 ext: 4194
Email: actont@mohave.gov

Jody Jacoby, NIGP-CPP, CPPO

Chair-Elect
Procurement Director
Metropolitan Council
Phone: 651-602-1144
Email:  jody.jacoby@metc.state.mn.us

Penny Owens, NIGP-CPP, CPPO

Non-Voting Advisor
Purchasing Agent
City of Knoxville
Phone: 865-215-2062
Email: powens@knoxvilletn.gov

Lori J. Bryant, NIGP-CPP, CPPB

Purchasing Director
Clarksville-Montgomery County
Phone: 931-920-7852
Email: lori.bryant@cmcss.net

Jeffrey E. Dansdill, CPPO, CPPB

Senior Contracts Manager
Hawaii Health Systems Corp. - East HI Region
Phone:  808-932-3112
Email: dansdill.j@gmail.com

Amy Flack, CPPO, CPPB

Senior Manager, Non-Capital Program
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
Phone: 813-801-6059
Email: aflack@tampaairport.com

Stacy Gregg, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Procurement Manager
University of South Carolina
Phone: 803-777-3596
Email: SG31@mailbox.sc.edu

Amanda L. Greer, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB

Statewide Procurement Analyst II
Kentucky Division of Engineering and Contract Administration
Phone: 502-782-8545
Email: Amanda.Greer@ky.gov

Kristen Hutto, NIGP-CPP, CPPB

Procurement Manager
State of South Carolina, Division of Procurement Services
Phone: 803-737-7685
Email: khutto@mmo.sc.gov

Zulay Millan, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, CPPO, FCCM

Assistant Manager - Procurement Division
Orange County - FL
Phone: 407-836-5633
Email: zulay.millan@ocfl.net

Carrie C. Roberts, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M.

Executive Director
Atlanta Public Schools
Phone: 404-802-2506
Email: carrie.roberts@atlanta.k12.ga.us

Katherine Tople, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Young Professional Designee
State Purchasing Officer
State of Illinois Procurement
Phone: 217-556-6626
Email: Ktople@ilsos.gov

Rick L. Grimm, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB

CEO - National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
Phone: 703-429-2590
Email: rgrimm@nigp.org

Arthur L. Moore, Jr., NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB

Chair
Chief Procurement Officer - Capital Development Board
State of Illinois Procurement
Talent Council Liaison
Phone: 217-494-9036
Email: Arthur.L.Moore@illinois.gov

Stacy Lynn Adams, NIGP-CPP, CPPB

Director of Statewide Sourcing
State of South Carolina, Division of Procurement Services
Phone: 803-737-4375
Phone: sadams@mmo.sc.gov

Cie Armstead

Thought-Leader
Phone: 708-715-7203
Cie.armstead@outlook.com

Keith I. Ashby, CPPO

Purchasing Manager
Arapahoe County, CO
Phone: 303-795-4435
Email: kashby@arapahoegov.com

Jeff De Cagna, FRSA FASAE

Thought Leader
Executive Advisor
Foresight First LLC
Phone: 703-348-0705
Email: jeff@foresightfirst.io

Alex Denis, NIGP-CPP, CPPO

Procurement Director
City of Miami Beach
Phone: 305-673-7490
Email: alexdenis@miamibeachfl.gov

Joan E. Graham, CPPO, CPPB

Executive Director
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Finance & Administration Cabinet, Office of Procurement Services
Phone: 502-564-8624
Email: joan.graham@ky.gov

Rebecca L. Kee, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB

CPO/Purchasing Agent
City of Virginia Beach
Phone: 757-385-8856
Email: RKee@vbgov.com

Victor Leamer, CPPB

Senior Buyer
Spokane County
Phone: 590-477-3693
Email: VLEAMER@spokanecounty.org

Jenn Myers, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Procurement Manager
City of Tucson
Phone: 520-837-4137
Email: jenn.myers@tucsonaz.gov

Christin Webb, CPPB, MBA, NIGP-CPP

Administrator
Shelby County Government
Phone: 901-222-2250
Email: christin.webb@shelbycountytn.gov

Rick L. Grimm, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB

CEO - National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
Phone: 703-429-2590
Email: rgrimm@nigp.org

Committee & Task Force Members

Members 2020-2021

  • Accreditation

    Theresa Webb, M.A. NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, CPSM, C.P.M., - Chair
    Retired Procurement Official

    Terry L. McKee, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M. - Vice Chair
    Information Technology & Procurement Director
    Knoxville's Community Development Corp - The Public Housing & Redevelopment Authority

    Michael E. Bevis, JD, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPSM, C.P.M
    Chief Procurement Officer
    City of Norfolk

    Sonya Collins, CPPB
    Chief Procurement Officer
    Great Lakes Water Authority

    Julia Denton, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    Procurement Specialist
    City of Ridgefield

     J. Kevin Beardsley, CPPO, CPPB
    Director, Purchasing Services
    Virginia Beach City Public Schools

    Kathleen Fisher, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, CPCP
    Senior Procurement Agent
    Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

    Lawrence L. Lee Martin, PH.D.
    Professor of Public Affairs
    University of Central Florida

    Nick Perrera, NIGP-CPP, CPPO CPPB
    Procurement Manager
    Arizona Department of Administration

    Dr. Alexandru Vasile Roman
    Professor
    CSUSB

    Richelieu M Sese, CPPB
    Procurement Specialist
    City of Independence

    Todd Slater
    Chief Content Officer
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement 

    Lisa Frank
    Global Practices Manager
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement 

     

  • Audit

    Audit

    Denise E. Badillo, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Director
    City of North Charleston, SC

    Mark Later, CPPO, MBA, CPA
    Director, Fiscal Operations
    State of Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, OH

    Tony Reed, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
    Deputy Secretary
    Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

    Katherine Torres
    Controller
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement 

    Fred Kuhn
    Chief Growth Officer
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement 

     

  • Awards

    Awards

    Brenda S. Derge, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, MBA, CPM
    Senior Purchasing Agent
    Wisconsin Department of Justice

    Victoria A. Cortinas, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., NIGP-CPP
    Senior Procurement Specialist
    Tucson Electric Power Company
    Tucson, AZ

    Amanda L. Greer, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, MBA
    Council Liaison
    Statewide Procurement Analyst II
    Kentucky Division of Engineering and Contract Administration

    Brooke Green
    Procurement Analyst
    Lee County Board of Commissioners
    Fort Myers, FL

    Jennifer Miller, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    Director of Procurement 
    City of Salisbury, MD

    June M. Nasby
    Buyer II
    City of Iowa City, IA

    Krystyna J. Owen, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Agent
    City of Norfolk, VA

    Kellie D. Pendleton, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Manager
    City of Plano, TX

    Andrea L. Philyaw, CPPO, PMP, CPPB
    Director, Procurement & Risk Management
    Loudoun County Public Schools
    Ashburn, VA

    Rick L. Grimm, FCIPS, CPPO, CPPB
    Chief Executive Officer 
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement 

    Cathie Patin
    Marketing Communications Manager
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement 

  • Certification Commission

    Certification Commission

    Carl Bonitto, CSCMP
    Commission Chair
    Manager of Purchasing and Risk Management Services
    Northumberland County, Cobourg, ON
    Phone: 905-372-3329 ext: 2261
    Email: bonittoc@northumberland.ca

    David Billingsley CPSM, C.P.M.
    Member appointed by FAPPO
    Chief Procurement Officer
    City of Orlando, FL
    Phone: 407-246-2897
    Email: DAVID.BILLINGSLEY@orlando.gov

    Sean Carroll
    Member appointed by NIGP
    Chief Procurement Officer
    State of New York Procurement
    Phone: 518-473-5294
    Email: sean.carroll@ogs.ny.gov

    Stacy Gregg, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Member appointed by NIGP
    Procurement Manager
    University of South Carolina
    Phone: 803-777-3596
    Email: SG31@mailbox.sc.edu

    Etta Henry, CPPO, CPPB
    Member appointed by NIGP
    Director of Procurement Services
    Old Dominion University
    Phone: 757-683-5889
    Email: ehenry@odu.edu

    Barbara Johnson, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, MPA
    Member appointed by NIGP
    Director of Procurement
    State of Ohio Department of Corrections (retired)
    Phone: 614-507-0358
    Email: brjohnson819@gmail.com

    Zulay Vincenty Millan, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, FCCM
    Member appointed by NIGP
    Assistant Manager - Procurement Division
    Orange County - FL
    Phone: 407-836-5633
    Email: zulay.millan@ocfl.net

    Kelly Loll Mayorga, C.P.M.
    Member appointed by NIGP
    Executive Director of Procurement Services
    Florida International University
    Phone: 850-921-7874
    Email: kelly.loll@fiu.edu

    Jack Pellegrino, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPCM
    Member appointed by CAPPO
    Director of Purchasing and Contracting
    County of San Diego
    Phone: 858-505-6565
    Email: jack.pellegrino@sdcounty.ca.gov

    Christina Pryor, CPPO, CPPB
    Member appointed by NPI
    Purchasing and Materials Manager
    City of Chandler, AZ
    Phone: 480-782-2403
    Email: christina.pryor@chandleraz.gov

    Annie Teav, CPPB
    Member appointed by NIGP
    eProcurement Support
    Multnomah County Purchasing, OR
    Phone: 503-988-5111
    Email: Annie.Teav@multco.us

    Dr. Mohamad G. Alkadry, Ph.D.
    Non-Voting Academic Advisor
    Professor and Public Policy Department Head
    University of Connecticut
    Phone: 959-200-3858
    Email: mohamad.alkadry@uconn.edu

    Dr. Adam Williams, Ph.D.
    Voting Academic Advisor
    Director of the Master of Public Administration Program and Assistant Professor of Public Administration
    University of Illinois at Springfield
    Phone: 217-206-7394
    Email: awill81@uis.edu

  • Chapter Ambassadors

    Chapter Ambassadors

    Area 1
    Sean Carroll, NIGP-CPP
    Chief Procurement Officer
    New York State Office of General Services

    Area 1
    Phil Goodwin
    Town of Hamden, CT

    Area 2
    Maureen Wilson McIlvaine, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Director
    County of Bucks, PA

    Area 2
    Lorie W. Newton, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Chesterfield County, VA

    Area 3
    Carl Bonitto, CSCMP
    Purchasing Manager
    Northumberland County, Cobourg, ON
    CANADA

    Area 3
    Penny M Owens, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
    Assistant Purchasing Agent
    City of Knoxville

    Area 4
    Samuel P. Lemonis, CPPB
    District Director of Purchasing
    Hinds Community College, MS

    Area 4
    William J. Tommie, Jr., CPPO
    Purchasing Director
    Cobb County, GA

    Area 5
    Karen M. Main, CPPO, CPPB
    Retired

    Area 5
    Joe Benjamin, CPPO, CPPB, FCCM
    Certified Senior Procurement Analyst
    City of Tampa

    Area 6
    Kara M. Daniel, NIGP-CPP
    Coordinator 1 - Purchasing
    City of Springfield - MO

    Area 6
    Ginger R. Line, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    Membership Development Administrator
    Sourcewell

    Area 7
    Leah Price
    Grand River Dam Authority, OK

    Area 7
    Debra J. Kaminski, CPPB
    Purchasing Agent
    Fort Bend County, TX

    Area 8
    Diane L. Seaton, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, CDT, MCA
    City of Portland, OR

    Area 8
    Alyssa Ellington, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    Ada County, ID

    Area 8
    Mr. Brian R. Smith, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
    Purchasing Manager
    Multnomah County, OR

    Area 9
    William (Bill) L. Munch, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Procurement Compliance and Training Officer
    Valley Schools Management Group 

    Jennifer Steffan
    Chapter Relations Manager
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement

  • Content Management

    Content Management

    Stephanie Dion, NIGP-CPP, CPPB - Chair
    Strategic Sourcing Specialist
    Manitoba Hydro

    Joe Benjamin, CPPO, CPPB, FCCM - Vice Chair
    Certified Senior Procurement Analyst
    City of Tampa

    Lorraine M. Hein, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    Director of Business
    Western Suffolk BOCES 

    Patricia M. Innocenti, NIGP-CPP, CPPO,CPPB
    Deputy Director
    Fairfax County Government

    Abdoul Kabaou, NIGP-CPP
    Purchasing Manager
    City of Little Rock

    Victor A. Leamer, CPPB
    Senior Buyer
    Spokane County

    Russell M. Pankey, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Procurement Manager
    City of Independence

    Shari L. Pine, CPPO, CPPB, CPM
    Public Works Purchasing Coordinator
    City of Olathe

    Pamela Simpkins, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, VCO
    Purchasing Manager
    City of Roanoke, VA

    Brett M. Wood, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Director
    Placer County

    Amber Yates, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Procurement Administrator
    Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority, AR

    Rick L. Grimm, CPPO, CPPB, FCIPS
    Chief Executive Officer
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement

    Todd Slater
    Chief Content Officer
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement
     

  • Diversity & Equity

    Diversity & Equity

    Sharon Reed
    Chair
    Procurement Manager
    Unified Government of Wyandotte County

    Hattie M. Crosby, CPPO
    Vice Chair
    Chief of Procurement & Contracts
    Maryland Environmental Services
    Millersville, MD

    Sharita LaChelle Bryant, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, VCM, VCO, VCA
    Procurement Management Account Executive
    Virginia Department of General Services

    Jeff E. Dansdill, CPPO, CPPB
    Member Council Liaison
    Senior Contracts Manager
    Hawaii Health Systems Corp.
    Hilo, HI

    Angela Edwards, CPPB
    Chief Administrator
    New York City Department of Education

    Tabatha Freedman, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Senior Procurement Analyst
    County of Volusia, FL

    Latifah Jackson
    Contracts & Business Development Coordinator
    Edwards Aquifer Authority

    Ashley Kennedy-Shell
    Procurement Manager
    University of South Carolina

    Cherilyn G. Wadley, CPPB
    Contract Compliance Specialist Senior
    City of Austin FSD Purchasing

    Lisa Frank
    Global Practices Manager
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement

  • Leadership Development

    Leadership Development

    Lourdes (Maria de Lourdes) Coss, CPPO
    Chair

     Jack Adger, NIGP-CPP, CPPO,CPPB
    Assistant Purchasing Agent
    Harris County, TX

    Christine Coghill, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Procurement Director
    City of Groveland, FL

    Alex Denis, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
    Talent Council Liaison
    Procurement Director
    City of Miami Beach

    Maureen H Goulet, CPPB
    Director of General Services
    Town of Manchester, CT

    Allen Hunsberger, NIGP-CPP, C.P.M.
    Assistant Director
    County of San Diego

    Steve Johnson, CPPO, Assoc. DBIA
    Purchasing Director
    City of Tulsa

    Kerrie P Koopman, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Manager
    Frederick County Public Schools

    Danny Mays, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPSM, CPPB
    Director
    Maryland Judiciary

    Diane C. Palmer-Boeck, CPPO
    Chief Procurement Officer
    City of Plano

    Richard Pennington, NIGP-CPP
    General Counsel
    NASPO ValuePoint

    Stephanie B. Suter, NIGP-CPP, CPPO,CPPB
    Procurement Manager
    City of Lynchburg

    Christin Webb, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    Talent Council Liaison
    Administrator
    Shelby County Government, Memphis, TN

  • Mentorship

    Mentorship

    Marcheta E. Gillespie, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., CPM
    Chair
    (Retired)

    Shirley J Webb, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Vice Chair
    Deputy Chief Procurement Officer/SPO
    State of Illinois Procurement

    Kirk Buffington NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., CPFIM 
    Retired Finance Director
    City of Fort Lauderdale FL

    Sylvester L Donelson, Jr.
    Chief Procurement Officer
    County of Santa Barbara

    O’Linda A. Fuller, DCPC, CASA
    Senior Contract Analyst
    Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
    Washington, DC

    Keith K. Glatz, CPPO, FCPA, FCPM
    Purchasing & Contracts Manager
    City of Tamarac

    Christine M. Moody, CPPO, CPPB
    Contracts and Purchasing Manager
    City of Tigard, OR

    Whitney Mugford-Smith, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    Procurement Manager
    City of Wheat Ridge, CO

    David E. Nash, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Procurement Specialist - Retired

    Philip Saunders
    Capital Projects, Procurement & DBE Coordinator
    Washington State Department of Transportation

    Gregory K. Spearman, CPPO,FCCM
    Director of Purchasing
    City of Tampa

    Keith I. Ashby, CPPO
    Talent Council Liaison
    Purchasing Manager
    Arapahoe County

    Rebecca L. Kee, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    CPO/Purchasing Agent
    City of Virginia Beach

    Todd Slater, PhD
    Staff Liaison
    Chief Content Officer
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement

  • Pipeline & Placement

    Pipeline & Placement

    Brooke Smith
    Chair
    Purchasing Agent & Deputy
    Murray City Corporation

    Alena Croy, MBA, CPO
    Vice-Chair
    Purchasing Specialist
    City of Oklahoma City

    Jeri Bentley, CPPB
    Program Support Manager
    Maryland Dept. of Health, Baltimore, MD

    Tara Camp, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Manager - Non Capital & Materials Management
    Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

    Nathan Dawson
    Procurement Manager II
    State of South Carolina, Procurement Services

    Torry R. Huff, CPPB, VCCO, VCO
    Senior Procurement Specialist
    Fairfax Water

    Tonya Joyner
    Procurement Specialist I
    City of Virginia Beach

    Victor Leamer, CPPB
    Talent Council Liaison
    Senior Buyer
    Spokane County, WA

    Jenn Myers, NIGP-CPP, CPPB 
    Talent Council Liaison
    Principal Contract Officer
    City of Tucson

    Emil (Charlie) Rosol, III, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Director of Procurement
    Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, OH

    Helen Leonard
    Staff Liaison
    Governance Manager
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement

  • Position Paper Steering Committee

    Position Paper Steering Committee

    Zac Christensen, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Director of Purchasing and Contracts
    Utah State Board of Education

    Meggan E. LaPorte, CPPO
    Chief Procurement Officer
    Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

    David Wheeler, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, FCCM
    Director
    Orange County Public Schools

    Carrie C. Roberts, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CAPM, C.P.M.
    Executive Director
    Atlanta Public Schools
    Member Council Liaison

    Belinda D. Sites, CMP, CAE, IOM
    Director, Community Engagement
    Staff Liaison

  • Scholarship

    Scholarship

    Rennette R. Apodaca, CPPO
    Executive Director Procurement and Accounts Payable
    Albuquerque Public Schools

    Jo Marie Brown, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Procurement Manager II
    State of South Carolina, Procurement Services

    Clarissa G. Clark, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
    Procurement Manager
    University of South Carolina

    Andrea Foren, CPPO, CPPB
    Purchasing Manager
    City of Fayetteville - AR

    Pamela R. Johnson Moore, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
    RFP Project Manager
    Alabama Dept. of Medicaid

    Maija M. Lampinen, CPPB
    Procurement and Contracts Manager
    Port of Everett

    Zulay Millan, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, CPPO, FCCM
    Member Council Liaison
    Administrator
    Orange County Florida – Procurement Division

    Arju Yudasto, MPA
    Contract Officer I
    City of Miami Beach, FL

    Helen Leonard
    Staff Liaison
    Governance Manager
    2411 Dulles Corner Park, Suite 350
    NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement 

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PAST LEADERS

  • Past Presidents/Governing Board Chairs
    • 2019-2020 Michael E. Bevis, JD, CPPO, CPSM, C.P.M, City of Norfolk, VA
    • 2018-2019 Michael E. Bevis, JD, CPPO, CPSM, C.P.M, City of Norfolk, VA
    • 2017-2018 Jack Adger, CPPO, CPPB, Denton County, TX
    • 2016-2017 Jack Adger, CPPO, CPPB, Bossier Parish Schools, LA
    • 2015-2016 Keith K. Glatz, CPPO, FCPM, FCPA, City of Tamarac, FL
    • 2014-2015 Donald G. Buffum, CPPO, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
    • 2013-2014 Marcheta E. Gillespie, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., CPM, City of Tucson, AR
    • 2012-2013 Bobbi Matthews, CPPO, CPPB, Port of Portland, OR
    • 2011-2012 Stephanie Creed, CPPO, CPPB, Arkansas State University - Beebe
    • 2010-2011 Kenneth Koester, CPPO, C.P.M., A.P.P., Unified Purchasing Coop Of Ohio River Valley, Cincinnati, OH
    • 2009-2010 Paul Brennan, CPPO, Rockland County, NY
    • 2008-2009 Kirk Buffington, CPPO, C.P.M., MBA, City of Fort Lauderdale, FL
    • 2007-2008 Edmund Grant, CPPO, CPPB, RPPO, County of Cape May, NJ
    • 2006-2007 Darin Matthews, CPPO, C.P.M., Metro, Office of Finance & Administration, OR
    • 2005-2006 Norma Hall, CPPO, CPPB, CPM, Office of Materials Management, SC
    • 2004-2005 Ronald Watkins, CPPO, City of Grand Junction, CO
    • 2003-2004 Jean A. Clark, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., CPM, AZ Department of Administration, Phoenix
    • 2002 Stephen B. Gordon, Ph.D., CPPO, Metropolitan Government of Nashville/Davison County, TN
    • 2001 William B. Irish, CPPO, C.P.M., County of Northampton, PA
    • 2000 Rick D. Berry, CPPO, City of Virginia Beach
    • 1999 Corrine A. Culver, Arizona Department of Transportation
    • 1998 Louis Moore, City Of St. Petersburg, FL
    • 1997 Glenn R. Cummings, Broward County Board Of Commissioners, FL
    • 1996 Sharon E. Seekins, City Of Mesa, AZ
    • 1995 James B. O’Neill II, City Of Fort Collins, Co
    • 1994 Larry N. Wellman, Fairfax County, VA
    • 1993 Thomas F. Blaine, Jr., Harris-Stowe State College, MO
    • 1992 Robert J. Sheridan, Warren County, NJ
    • 1991 J. W. (Bill) Adams, City Of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
    • 1990 Kenneth C. Trufant, District School Board Of Pasco County, FL
    • 1989 Curtis L. Walsh, Henrico County, VA
    • 1988 Robin J. Zee, State Of Maryland
    • 1987 Betty Y. Bingham, City Of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
    • 1986 William E. Peter, City Of St. Paul/County Of Ramsey, MN
    • 1985 Charles W. Hintze, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
    • 1983-84 Hugh M. Carleton, State Of Louisiana
    • 1982-83 Solon A. Bennett, City Of Austin, TX
    • 1981-82 Joseph J. Warnas, Maricopa County, AZ
    • 1980-81 Stanley D. Zemansky, City Of Baltimore, MD
    • 1979-80 James P. Arnold, City Of Chicago, IL
    • 1978-79 William B. Whitson, Nashville-Davidson County, TN
    • 1977-78 Herbert C. Damron, St. Louis Community College, MO
    • 1976-77 Donald F. Krueger, City Of Tampa, FL
    • 1975-76 T. Gordon Sandridge, Richmond Public Schools, VA
    • 1974-75 Douglas G. Judd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • 1973-74 Homer A. Foerster, Texas State Board Of Control
    • 1972-73 Robert G. Edgerton, Luzerne County, PA
    • 1971-72 Edwin W. Hyka, City Of Long Beach, CA
    • 1970-71 T. M. Galloway, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • 1969-70 Robert K. Lowry, City Of Ft. Lauderdale, FL
    • 1968-69 Thomas C. Iaia, City School District, Rochester, NY
    • 1967-68 William J. Burke, Texas State Board Of Control
    • 1966-67 Charles F. Sullivan, State Of New Jersey
    • 1965-66 George W. Warren, Jr., City Of Baltimore, MD
    • 1964-65 Andrew L. Lehrbaummer, City Of Milwaukee, WI
    • 1963-64 Rexford G. Wessells, District Of Columbia
    • 1962-63 G. Lloyd Nunally, Commonwealth Of Virginia
    • 1961-62 Verne O. Gehringer, County Of San Diego, CA
    • 1960-61 Otto R. Winter, City Of Philadelphia, PA
    • 1959-60 Ernest J. Brewer, City Of Atlanta, GA
    • 1958-59 O. Grant Brush, City Of Austin, TX
    • 1958 Joseph P. Spagna, City Of New York, NY
    • 1957-58 Maurice S. Park, County Of Dane, WI
    • 1956-57 John W. Huffman, City Of Richmond, VA
    • 1955-56 John G. Krieg, City Of Cincinnati, OH
    • 1954-55 Bernard L. Gill, City Of Madison, WI
    • 1953-54 C. L. Magnuson, State Of Connecticut
    • 1952-53 Leo Weil, City Of Cleveland, OH
    • 1952 Carl Riggs, State Of West Virginia
    • 1951-52 Arthur B. Gathright, Commonwealth Of Virginia 
    • 1950-51 Michael M. Donohue, County Of Allegheny, PA
    • 1949-50 John F. Ward, City Of Chicago, IL 
    • 1948-49 Joseph W. Nicholson, City Of Milwaukee, WI
    • 1947-48 W.Z. Betts, State Of North Carolina
    • 1946-47 Albert Pleydell, City Of New York, NY
    • 1945-46 Maurice G. Postley, New York City Board Of Education, NY
    • 1944-45 Alvin J. Holm, City Of Los Angeles, CA