AEP Award Recipients

2016 AEP Award Recipients

Organization	Recipient	Credentials	Title
Alamo Colleges	Karen Gottfried		Assistant Director
Alexandria City Public Schools	Sharon Lewis	M.P.S., CPPB, VCO, CPM	Director of Procurement
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Mary Jo Childs	Esq., CPPO, CPCM	Supervisor of Purchasing
Arapahoe County Government	Keith Ashby	CPPO	Purchasing Manager
Arizona State University	Jonathan Barber		Data Analytics Manager
Auburn University	Melissa Morris		Executive Director
Baltimore County Public Schools	Melanie Webster		Purchasing Manager
BC Housing	Wende Kinch	SCMP, CPM, CPP	Senior Manager
Bernalillo County	Dinah Esquivel		Chief Procurement Official
Bi-State Development Agency d/b/a Metro	Larry Jackson	C.P.M., CPSM	Executive VP Administration
Broward County	Brenda Billingsly		Director of Purchasing
Cal Poly State University	Dru Zachmeyer	BA, JD	Assistant Vice President
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Dr. Kathleen Prunty	C.P.M.	Director
California State University San Marcos	David Taylor	CPPO, C.P.M.	Director
Central Arizona Project	Doug Nicholson	CPPB, CPM	Contract and Procurement Services Supervisor
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District	Stephanie King		Purchasing Manager
Central Florida Expressway Authority	Robert Johnson		Manager 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 Arlington, Texas	Debra Carrejo	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Austin	James Scarboro	CPPB, CPPO, C.P.M., 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 College Station	Lisa Davis	C.P.M.	Purchasing Manager
City of Concord	Debbie Wellnitz	MBA	Purchasing Manager
City of Denton	Elton Brock	MBA, CTPM, CTCM, C.P.M., CPSM	Materials Management and Purchasing Manager
City of Edmonton	Dan Lajeunesse	MBA, SCMP	Branch Manager
City of El Paso	Bruce Collins	CPPO	Purchasing Director
City of Flagstaff	Rick Compau	CPM, CPPO, CPPB	Director of Purchasing
City of Fort Lauderdale	Jennifer Alvarez		Manager, Procurement & Contracts
City of Fort Worth	Jack Dale	J.D., CPPO, 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 Huntsville	Billie Smith	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
City of Hurst	Jerry Lewandowski	CPPO	Director of Purchasing and Risk Mgmt
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 McKinney	Lisa Littrell	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing 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 Naples	Gerald "Jed" Secory	CPPO / CPM / MBA / CPCP	Purchasing & Contracts Mgr
City of North Richland Hills	Scott Kendall	C.P.M.	Purchasing Manager
City of Olathe, KS	Stephanie Creed	CPPO, CPPB	Procurement Manager
City of Palm Beach Gardens	Mr. Km! Ra	C.P.M., CAP-OM, CPCP, FCCM	Purchasing and Contracts Director
City of Plano	Diane Palmer-Boeck	CPPO, CPPB	Director of Procurement and Project Management
City of Portland, OR	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	Todd Gastorf		Purchasing Manager
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	Kristina Peralta		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	David Boswell	CPPO, CPPB, SPSM	Purchasing General 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
City of Virginia Beach	Taylor Adams	CPPO	Purchasing Agent
City of Wichita	Melinda Taylor	CPM	Purchasing Manager
Clark County School District	Steve Staggs	C.P.M.	Director of Procurement
Cleveland Metroparks	Ronald Ciancutti	MBA	Director of Procurement
Cobb County School District	Barbara Bates	CPPB	Assistant Director
College of Charleston	Wendy Williams	CPPO, C.P.M., CPCM	Director of Procurement
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	CPPO	Purchasing Manager
Commonwealth of Virginia	Robert Gleason	CPPO	Director
Cornell University	Thomas Romantic		Senior Director
County of Alameda	John Glann	B.S.-Business Administration	Purchasing Manager
County of Kern	Carol Cox	C.P.M.	Purchasing Manager
County of Los Angeles	Gerald Plummer		Division Chief, Purchasing
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	CPPO, CPM	Director of Purchasing
County of San Diego	John Pellegrino	CPCM	Director, Purchasing and Contracting
County of San Luis Obispo	Will Clemens		Director
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	Director of Purchasing and Contracts
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)	John Adler	CPPO	Vice President, Procurement
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Gregory Spoon	CPSM	Vice President, Procurement & Materials Management
Davis School District	Lori Peterson	CPPO, C.P.M.	Chief Procurement Officer
Defence Construction Canada	Mélinda Nycholat	P. Eng.	Vice-President, Operations-Procurement
Denton County	Beth Fleming	CPPO, CPSM, C.P.M.	Director of Purchasing
Denton County Transportation Authority	Athena Forrester	CPPO, CPPB	Senior Procurement Manager
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	SPSM	Chief Procurement Officer
Frederick County Public Schools	Stephen Starmer	C.P.M.	Purchasing Manager
Frederick County, Maryland	Diane Fouche	CPPB	Director of Procurement & Contracting
Fulton County Government	Felicia Strong-Whitaker	CPPO	Director
Fulton County Schools	Angela Young	CPPB	Executive Director
Georgia Building Authority	Rey Palma	CPPO, CPPB, MPA	Procurement Services Manager
Georgia Technology Authority	Charles Brooks		Director Procurement
Granite School District	Jared Gardner	CPPO, C.P.M.	Director of Purchasing/Warehouse
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
Houston Community College System	Rogelio Anasagasti	CPPO	Executive Direcotr, Procurement
Houston ISD	Richard Gay	CPPO	Procurement Officer
Howard County Public School System	Douglas Pindell	CPPO	Purchasing Director
Howard County, Maryland	Darla Herbold	CPPB, CPPO	Purchasing Administrator
Inter-American Development Bank	Marilyn Sussan	C.P.M	Division Chief
Iowa State University	Cory Harms		Director of Purchasing
Irvine Ranch Water District	Alex Aguilar		Purchasing Manager
Johnson County, KS	Robin Lynes	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Manager
Johnson County, TX	Ralph McBroom	C.P.N.	Purchasing Agent
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
McAllen Independent School District	Lorena Garcia	CPPB	Director of Purchasing
Miami-Dade County	Miriam Singer	CPPO, FCPM, PCPA	Chief Procurement Officer/Assistant Director
Mohave County	Allen "Tony" Burgett	CPPB	Procurement Officer
Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc.	Deborah Sandoval		Director of Outreach and Education
Montgomery County Maryland	Cherri Branson		Director
Montgomery County Public Schools	Barbara Regalia	CPPB	Team Leader
National Joint Powers Alliance	Jeremy Schwartz		Director of Contracts and Procurement/CPO
Newton County School System	Greg Goins	CPPO, CPPB	Procurement Coordinator
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District	Jacqueline Williams		Manager of Procurement Services
Northside ISD	George Ayala	MBA, CTPM, CTCM	Director of Purchasing
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System	Jay Yoho		Support Services and Procurement Manager
Old Dominion University	Etta Henry		Director of Procurement Services
Orange County Board of County Commissioners	Carrie Woodell	MPA, CFCM, CPPO, C.P.M.	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
Palm Beach County Sheriif's Office	Terence Feeney	CPPO	Chief Procurement Officer
Pima County	Mary Jo Furphy		Director
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners	Joe Lauro	CPPO	Director of Purchasing
Potter County	Vickie Shelton		Purchasing Agent
Province of Nova Scotia – Procurement Services	Chris Mitchell		Executive Director Procurement
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Ron Moraski		Director, Procurement Services
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority	Jana Vargas		Director, Procurement & Small Business Development
San Diego County Water Authority	Baldemar Troche		Administrative Services 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
Santa Rosa Junior College, CA	Laura Rivera	CPSM, C.P.M.	Director of Purchasing
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	Darci Garbacz	C.P.M	Director of Purchasing
Seattle City Light	Nelson Park	CPPO, CPPB	Procurement & Contracting Manager
Seminole County Board of County Commissioners	Ray Hooper	CPCM	Purchasing and Contracts Manager
Smith County	Kim Gould	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Director
Snohomish County	Bramby Tollen	C.P.M., CPPO, CPSM, CPSD, CPCM	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	CPPO	Chief Procurement Officer
State of Delaware	Dean Stotler	CPPO	Director
State of Iowa	Karl Wendt	CPPB, CPPO, CPSM	Purchasing Manager
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 City of Red Deer	Shelly Flahr	SCMP, CPPO, CPPB	Procurement Lead
The George Washington University	Donna Ginter	Ph.D., C.P.M., CPPO, CPPB, CPCP
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California	Cuauhtemoc (Mory) Torres		Unit Manager
The Port Authority of NY & NJ	Lillian Valenti		Chief Procurement Officer
The University of Iowa	Deborah Zumbach		Assistant VP and Director, Business Services
Town of Little Elm	Dawn Berry	CPPB	Purchasing Agent
Town of Oro Valley	Mark Neihart	C.P.M., CPPB	Procurement Administrator
Town of Prosper	January Cook	CPPO, CPPB	Purchasing Agent
Union Sanitary District	Roslyn Fuller		Purchasing Agent
University of California, Merced	Karen Meade	CPSM, C.P.M.	Director of Procurement Services
University of California, San Diego	Todd Adams		Deputy Director
University of Colorado	Sandy Hicks	CPPB	Assistant Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer
University of Florida	Lisa Deal		Procurement 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
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Kevin Beardsley	CPPO, CPPB	Director of Purchasing
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

Past AEP Recipients

2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996