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08 October, 2025

Becoming A More Confident Leader with Impact

Last year, I retired from working in local government after 30 years. But that wasn’t the end of my career. ...read more
Last year, I retired from working in loc ...read more
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01 October, 2025

How Impact Helped Me Build a Procurement Department

When my supervisor first approached me about setting up Toledo Public Schools' purchasing department, I said, ...read more
When my supervisor first approached me a ...read more
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24 September, 2025

Taking My Seat at the Edge Table

I spent ten years teaching middle and high school math before transitioning into a role in local government. T ...read more
I spent ten years teaching middle and hi ...read more
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17 September, 2025

Embracing Leadership: My Journey at the NIGP Leadership Summit

As a senior Contract Administrator in Fayette County, Georgia, I work with administering every aspect of a con ...read more
As a senior Contract Administrator in Fa ...read more
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10 September, 2025

How Edge Helped Me Grow

When I was in college, I didn’t realize just how valuable my degrees in English and Communications would be ...read more
When I was in college, I didn’t realiz ...read more
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03 September, 2025

How Edge Helped Me Become a More Confident Leader

With 23 years of experience in both private and public procurement, you might assume I’ve seen it all. But o ...read more
With 23 years of experience in both priv ...read more
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27 August, 2025

The Power of Self-Discovery in Leadership: My Experience at Leadership Summit

I spent about a decade working in finance before starting my public procurement career. The transition was sup ...read more
I spent about a decade working in financ ...read more
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20 August, 2025

From Storekeeper to Strategic Leader: My Journey in Procurement and Through the Edge Program

My interest in procurement started back at Boise State. I was working as a storekeeper (essentially a warehous ...read more
My interest in procurement started back ...read more
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13 August, 2025

How Edge Helped Me Find the Confidence I Needed

I wasn’t sure if I would be accepted into the Edge program at the Leadership Summit because I had minimal le ...read more
I wasn’t sure if I would be accepted i ...read more

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