2015 AEP Award Recipients

Organization	Recipient	Credentials	Title
Alamo Colleges	Jeremy Taub		Assistant Director
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Mary Jo Childs	Esq., CPPO, CPCM	Supervisor of Purchasing
Arapahoe County Government	Keith Ashby	CPPO	Purchasing Manager
Arizona Department of Administration	Barbara Corella		State Procurement Administrator
Arizona State University	Jonathan Barber		Data Analytics Manager
Baltimore County Public Schools	Richard Gay	CPPO, RSBO	Purchasing Manager
BC Housing	Wende Kinch	SCMP, CPM, CPP	Senior Manager
Bernalillo County	Lisa Sedillo-White		Chief Procurement Official
Bi-State Development Agency d/b/a Metro	Larry Jackson	C.P.M., CPSM	Vice President of Procurement, Inventory and Supplier Diversity
Broward County	Glenn Marcos	CPPB, CPPO	Assistant Director, Purchasing Division
Cal Poly State University	Dru Zachmeyer	BA, JD	Assistant Vice President
Cal State Fullerton	Sally Yassine	C.P.M.	Associate Director
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Kathleen Prunty	C.P.M.	Director
California State University, Sacramento	John Guion		Director, Procurement and Contract Services
Central Arizona Project	Doug Nicholson	CPPB, CPM	Purchasing Supervisor
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District	Stephanie King		Purchasing Manager
Central Florida Expressway Authority	Claude Miller		Director of Procurement
Charlotte County Board of Commissioners	Kimberly Corbett	C.P.M., CPPB	Senior Division Manager - Purchasing
City of Airdrie	Paul Schulz	COA	Chief Administrative Officer
City of Allen	Debra Morris	CPPO	Purchasing Manager
City of Alpharetta	Shawn Mitchell	MBA, CMA, CFM	Budget & Procurement Manager
City of Anaheim	Carole Ayuso	CPPO, C.P.M., CPCP	Purchasing Agent
City of Arlington, Texas	Debra Carrejo	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Austin	James Scarboro	CPPO, CPCM,CPSM	Purchasing Officer
City of Burbank	Paul Herman	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Chandler	Christina Pryor	CPPB	Purchasing and Materials Manager
City of Clermont	Freddy Suarez	MPA, CPPB	Purchasing Director
City of Clovis	Robert Ford		General Services Director
City of College Station	Cheryl Turney	C.P.M, CGFO	Assistant Finance Director
City of Concord	Debbie Wellnitz	MBA	Purchasing Manager
City of Denton	Elton Brock	MBA, CTPM, CTCM, C.P.M.	Materials Management and Purchasing Manager
City of El Paso	Bruce Collins	CPPO	Purchasing Director
City of Farmington	Edward Smylie	CPPO	Chief Procurement Officer
City of Flagstaff	Rick Compau	CPM, CPPO, CPPB	Director of Purchasing
City of Fort Lauderdale	Kirk Buffington		Finance Director
City of Fort Worth	Jack Dale	J.D., CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Frisco	Tom Johnston	CPPO, C.P.M.	Director of Administrative Services
City of Garland	Gary Holcomb	CPPO, C.P.M	Director of Procurement
City of Grapevine	Robert Smeby	C.P.M.	Purchasing Agent
City of Houston	Lourdes Coss	CPPO, MPA	Chief Procurement Officer
City of Huntsville	Billie Smith	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Independence	Russell Pankey	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City Of Irvine	Tracy Hamilton	C.P.M., CPIM	Purchasing Agent
City of La Porte	Cherell Daeumer	CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Las Vegas	Yolanda Jones	C.P.M., CPPO	Manager, Purchasing and Contracts
City of Lewisville	Todd White		Purchasing Manager
City of Livermore	Douglas Alessio		Administrative Services Director
City of Lompoc	Ray Ambler	C.P.M.	Purchasing & Materials Manager
City of Memphis	Eric Mayse		Purchasing Agent
City of Mesa	Matthew Bauer	CPPO, CPPB, CPSM	Procurement Administrator
City of Mesquite	Le Sealey	CPPB	Manager of Purchasing
City of Mountain View	Tina Yoke	C.P.M.	Purchasing and Support Services Manager
City Of Naples	Gerald "Jed" Secory	CPPO / CPM / MBA	PURCHASING MANAGER
City of North Richland Hills	Jerry Lewandowski		Purchasing Manager
City of Palm Beach Gardens	Mr. Km! Ra	CPSM, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., CAP-OM, CPCP	Purchasing and Contracts Director
City of Plano	Diane Palmer-Boeck	CPPO, CPPB	Chief Procurement Officer
City of Plant City	Joe Benjamin	CPPO, CPPB, FCCM	Purchasing Manager
City of Port St Lucie	Cheryl Shanaberger	CPPO	Director
City of Portland, Revenue & Finance	Christine Moody	CPO	Chief Procurement Officer
City of Rancho Cucamonga	Ruth Cain	CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Redlands	Dana Abramovitz-Daniel		Purchasing Services Manager
City of Richardson	Pam Kirkland	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Richmond	Ofelia Alvarez	CPPB	Senior Buyer
City of Riverside	Art Torres	C.P.M.	Purchasing/Risk Manager
City of Rochester Hills	Lisa Cummins	CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Roswell	Charise Glass	CPPB	Contract Manager
City of San Antonio	Troy Elliott	CPA	Finance Director
City of San Diego	Dennis Gakunga		Director - Purchasing & Contracting
City of San Jose, California	Mark Giovannetti		Deputy Director, Purchasing
City of Santa Clarita	Joseph Oerum		Purchasing & Risk Administrator
City of Sarasota	Mary Tucker	CPPO, CPPB, FCCN, FCPM, FCPA, FCCM	Purchasing Manager
City of Scottsdale	Jim Flanagan		Purchasing Director
City of Southlake	Sharen Jackson		Chief Financial Officer
City of St Petersburg	Louis S Moore	FNIGP, CPPO	Director, Procurement & Supply Management
City of Sunnyvale	Pete Gonda	CPPO	Purchasing Officer
City of Tampa	Gregory Spearman	CPPO, FCCM	Director of Purchasing
City of Tempe	Michael Greene	C.P.M.	Procurement Administrator
City of Tucson	Marcheta Gillespie	C.P.M., CPPO, CPPB, CPM	Director
City of University Park	Elizabeth Anderson		Purchasing Manager
City of Victoria, Texas	Gilbert Reyna, Jr	C.P.A.	Director of Finance
Clark County School District	Steve Staggs	C.P.M.	Director of Procurement
Clayton County Public Schools	Lonita Evans	CFO, C.P.M.	Executive Director of Business Services
Cleveland Metroparks	Ronald Ciancutti	MBA	Director of Procurement
Cobb County School District	Alisa Morningstar	CPPO	Procurement Services Director
Collin County	Michalyn Rains	CPPO CPPB	Purchasing Agent
Collin County Community College District	Cindy White	CPPO, CPPB	Director of Purchasing
Contra Costa County	David Gould	CPPB, CPPO	Procurment Services Manager
Contracting Services	Cuauhtemoc (Moty) Torres		Unit Manager
Cornell University	Thomas Romantic		Senior Director
Corporate Services	Dan Lajeunesse	MBA, SCMP	Branch Manager
County of Alameda	John Glann	B.S.-Business Administration	Purchasing Manager
County of Kern	Carol Cox	C.P.M.	Purchasing Manager
County of Loudoun	Cheryl Middleton	CPPB	Purchasing Agent/Manager of the Division of Procurement
County of Monterey	Michael Derr		Contracts/Purchasing Officer
County of Orange	Robert Richardson		County Procurement Officer
County of Placer	Brett Wood	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
County of Riverside	Lisa Brandl		Director
County of Roanoke, Virginia	Ashley King		Purchasing Manager
County of Sacramento	Craig Rader	CPPB, CPPO	Purchasing Agent
County of San Bernardino	Laurie Rozko		Director of Purchasing
County of San Diego	John Pellegrino	CPCM	Director, Purchasing and Contracting
County of San Luis Obispo, General Services	Cody VanDorn		Department Administrator
County of Sonoma	Linda Rodecap	CPPB	Purchasing Agent
County of Ventura	Rosa Ceniceros	CPPO	Procurement Services Manager
County of Volusia, FL	Jeaniene Jennings	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing and Contracts Director
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)	John Adler	CPPO	Vice President, Procurement
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Gregory Spoon	CPSM	Vice President, Procurement & Materials Management
Defence Construction Canada	Mélinda Nycholat	P. Eng.	Vice-President, Operations-Procurement
DeKalb County, Georgia	Scott Callan	CPSM	Director and Chief Procurement Officer
Denton County	Beth Fleming	CPSM, C.P.M., CPPO	Director of Purchasing
Division of Administration	Paul Holmes	Esq.	Director
Eastern Municipal Water District	Daniel Howell	C.P.M.	Senior Director of Administrative Services
Fairfax County Public Schools	Roger Ball	CPPO, CPPB	Director
Florida State University	Ian Robbins		Chief Procurement Officer
Frederick County, Maryland	Diane Fouche	CPPB	Director of Procurement & Contracting
Fulton County Government	Felicia Strong-Whitaker	CPPO	Interim Director
Fulton County Schools	Angela Young	CPPB	Executive Director
George Washington University	Donna Ginter		Executive Director, Procurement
Georgia Building Authority	Rey Palma	CPPO, CPPB, MPA	Procurement Services Manager
Georgia Department of Human Services	Carla Byrd	CPPO, CPPB	Procurement and Contracts Director
Georgia Technology Authority	Charles Brooks		Director Procurement
Granite School District	Jared Gardner	CPPO, C.P.M.	Director of Purchasing/Warehouse
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority	Denise Schneider	CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, C.M.	Assistant Director Purchasing and Material Control
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners	Bryant Davis		Purchasing Director
Gwinnett County Public Schools	Matthew Mills		Director
Harris County	DeWight Dopslauf	C.P.M., CPPO	Purchasing Agent
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority	Edward Haines	CPPO, CPPB	Director of Procurement
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners	Scott Stromer		Director
Howard County Public School System	Douglas Pindell		Purchasing Director
Howard County, Maryland	Darla Herbold	CPPB, CPPO	Purchasing Administrator
Inland Empire Utilities Agency	Warren Green		Manager Contracts and Facilities Services
Inter-American Development Bank	Marilyn Sussan	C.P.M	Division Chief
Iowa State University	Nancy Brooks		Director of Purchasing
Irvine Ranch Water District	Alex Aguilar		Purchasing Manager
Johnson County, KS	John Mahin	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
La Joya Independent School District	Sylvia Zapata	CPPO, RTSBA	Director of Purchasing & Warehouse Operations
Lansing Community College	Seleana Samuel	CPPO	Director of Purchasing
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority	Penny Marchell	C.P.M.	Senior Manager of Purchasing
Manatee County Government	Melissa Wendel	CPPO	Purchasing Official
Maricopa County	Wes Baysinger	MBA, CPPO	Chief Procurement Officer
Maryland Environmental Service	Sally Long	CPPO, CPPB	Chief of Procurement and Contracts
McAllen Independent School District	Lorena Garcia	CPPB	Director of Purchasing
Mohave County	Annie Newton-Fruhwirth	CPPB	Procurement Director
Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc.	Deborah Sandoval		Director of Outreach and Education
Montgomery County Maryland	Pam Jones	CPPO	Division Chief
Montgomery County Public Schools	Barbara Regalia	CPPB	Team Leader
New Mexico State University	Rennette Apodaca	CPPO	Director
Newton County School System	Greg Goins	CPPO, CPPB	Procurement Coordinator
Norfolk Public Schools	Carol Robinson	CPPB, VCO, C.P.M.	Senior Director
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District	Jacqueline Williams	Chief Procurement Official	Manager of Procurement Services
Northside ISD	Eric Walls	CTPM	Director of Purchasing
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System	Jay Yoho		Support Services and Procurement Manager
Old Dominion University	Etta Henry		Director of Procurement Services
Omnitrans	Jennifer Sims	C.P.M.	Director of Procurement
Orange County Board of County Commissioners	Johnny Richardson	CFCM, CPPO	Manager
Orange County Fire Authority	Debbie Casper	C.P.M., CPPB	Purchasing & Materials Manager
Orange County Sanitation District	Marc Dubois	C.P.M.	Contracts, Purchasing and Materials Management Manager
Orange County Transportation Authority	Virginia Abadessa		Director, Contracts Administration
Pima County	L G Widugiris	C.P.M.	Director
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners	Candy Mancuso	CPPO	Interim Director of Purchasing
Potter County	David Harder	CPSM, CPPB	Purchasing Agent
Poudre School District	Jerel Nielsen	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing and Materials Manager
Prince William County Public Schools	Jim Totty	CPPO, C.P.M.	Supervisor of Purchasing
Province of Nova Scotia – Procurement Services	Dyane Horton		Governance Coordinator
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Ron Moraski		Director, Procurement Services
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority	Jana Vargas		Director, Procurement & Contract Services
San Diego County Water Authority	Mr. Baldemar Troche	CPSM	Purchasing Manager
San Diego Unified Port District	Matthew Earle		Chief Procurement Officer
San Diego Unified School District	Authur Hanby, Jr	CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, A.P.P.	Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer
San Jacinto Community College District (SJCCD)	Ann Kokx-Templet	CPPO, CPPB	Director
San Jacinto River Authority	Joan Finkes	C.P.M., CBBB, CPPO	Purchasing Manger
San Joaquin County	Jon Drake	C.P.M.	Director
Sarasota County Government	Edward Coyman, Jr	CPPO, CPPB	Procurement Official
School Board of Orange County, Florida	Roberto Pacheco		Sr. Director, Procurement Services
School Board of Palm Beach County	Sharon Swan	C.P.M	Director of Purchasing
Seminole County Board of County Commissioners	Ray Hooper	CPCM	Purchasing and Contracts Manager
Smith County	Kim Gould	CPPB	Purchasing Director
Snohomish County	Bramby Tollen	C.P.M., CPPO, CPSM, CPSD	Purchasing Manager
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority	Christopher Bross	CPPO, FCPM, FCCN	Procurement Manager
Spring ISD	Phillip Ellison	CPSM, C.P.M., RTSBA	Executive Director
State of Alaska	Jason Soza		Chief Procurement Officer
State of Nevada	Greg Smith		Chief Procurement Official
State of Utah Division of Purchasing & General Services	Nancy Orton	C.P.M.	Deputy Director
State of Virginia	Robert Gleason	CPPO	Director
Tacoma School District	Rosalind Medina	CPA	Chief Financial Officer
Tarrant County	Jack Beacham	C.P.M., A.P.P.	Purchasing Agent
Texas Department of Transportation TxDOT	Glenn Hagler	CPPO, CTCM,	Statewide Procurement Director
The California State University, Office of the Chancellor	Melody Kojima		Interim Director of CS&P
The City of Red Deer	Jelena Maric	CPPO	Corporate Lead, Procurement and Risk Management
The Port Authority of NY & NJ	Lillian Valenti		Chief Procurement Officer
The School Board of Charlotte County, Florida	Greg Herlean	CPPO, CPCM	Director
The University of Iowa	Deborah Zumbach		Director of Purchasing
Town of Little Elm	Dawn Berry	CPPB	Purchasing Agent
Town of Oro Valley	Brian Garrity	C.P.M., CPPB	Procurement Administrator
Town of Prosper	January Cook	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Agent
Travis County	Cyd Grimes	C.P.M., CPPO	Purchasing Agent
Union Sanitary District	Roslyn Fuller		Purchasing Agent
University of California, Merced	Karen Meade	C.P.M.	Director of Procurement Services
University of Colorado	Sandy Hicks	CPPB	Assistant Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer
University of Florida	Lisa Deal		Purchasing Director
University of Maine System	Kevin Carr	C.P.M.	Director of Procurement Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Sharrie Mayden	C.P.M.	Director of Purchasing & Contracts
Utah Department of Transportation	Paul Kikuchi	CPPB	Purchasing Agent
Washoe County	Michael Sullens	C.P.M.	Purchasing and Contracts Manager
Washoe County School District	Andrea Sullivan	C.P.M.	Director of Procurement & Contracts
West Virginia Purchasing Division	David Tincher	CPPO	Purchasing Director
Williamson County	Max Bricka		Purchasing Agent/ Director
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas in partnership with North Central Texas Council of Governments	David Setzer	CPSM, C.P.M.,CWE	Director of Workforce Development