2011 AEP Award Recipients

Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, FL

Larry M. Sapp, CPM, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

Alameda County Water District, CA

Gerald Bretag, CPSM, C.P.M., Purchasing Officer

Arapahoe County, CO

Keith Ashby, CPPO, Purchasing Manager

Arizona Department of Administration, AZ

Jean Clark, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., CPM, State Procurement Administrator

Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, AZ

Corry Slama, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, Chief Contracting Officer

Arizona State University, AZ

Gina Webber, C.P.M., Associate Director of Purchasing & Business Services

Baltimore County Public Schools, MD

Richard Gay, CPPO, RSBO, Manager

Bernalillo County, NM

Lisa Sedillo-White, Purchasing Director

Bexar County, TX

Daniel Garza, Purchasing Agent

Broward County Board of County Commissioners, FL

Brenda J. Billingsley, Director of Purchasing

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona,  CA

Kathleen Prunty, C.P.M., Director, Procurement & Support Services

California State University, Fullerton, CA

Sally Yassine, C.P.M., Associate Director

California State University, Office of the Chancellor, CA

Tom Roberts, Director

Cameron County, TX

Michael Forbes, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

Central Arizona Project, AZ

Doug Nicholson, CPM, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, CA

Stephanie King, Purchasing and Materials Manager

Charlotte County Board of Commissioners, FL

Kimberly Corbett, C.P.M., CPPB, Senior Division Manager - Purchasing

City of Allen, TX

Debra Morris, CPPO, Purchasing Manager

City of Arlington, TX

Debra Twinam, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Chandler, AZ

Mike Mandt, CPPB, Acting Purchasing Manager

City of College Station, TX

Cheryl Turney, C.P.M., Assistant Director of Fiscal Services

City of Denton, TX

Elton D. Brock, MBA, CTPM, CTCM, C.P.M., Manager, Materials Management and Purchasing

City of Dunwoody, GA

Rich Hampton, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Edmonton, AB, CANADA

Dan Lajeunesse, CPP, MBA, Manager, Materials Management

City of Eugene, OR

Mia Cariaga, CPPB, Assistant Finance Director

City of Farmington, NM

Edward Smylie, Purchasing Officer

City of Flagstaff,  AZ

Rick Compau, C.P.M, CPPO, CPPB, Director of Purchasing

City of Fort Worth, TX

Jack Dale, C.P.M., CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Frisco, TX

Tom Johnston, CPPO, Purchasing Manager

City of Garland, TX

Carol Cooper, C.P.M., CPSM, CPPO, Director of Purchasing

City of Huntsville, TX

Billie Smith, CPPB, Procurement Manager

City of Irvine, CA

Tracy Hamilton, C.P.M., CPIM, Purchasing Agent

City of Kalamazoo, MI

Nicholas Lam, CPPO, Purchasing Director

City of Kansas City, MO

Cedric Rowan, C.P.M., Manager

City of Las Vegas, NV

Kathleen Rainey, Manager, Purchasing and Contracts

City of Lee's Summit, MO

William Ward, CPPO, Purchasing Manager

City of Lewisville, TX

Todd White, C.P.M., Purchasing Manager

City of Livermore, CA

Holly Brock-Cohn, Administrative Services Director

City of Merced, CA

Pamela Whala, C.P.M., A.P.P., Purchasing Supervisor

City of Mesa, AZ

Jim Ruiz, CPPB, Purchasing Administrator

City of Mesquite, TX

Michele Brand, Manager of Purchasing

City of Milpitas, CA

Chris Schroeder, C.P.M., A.P.P., Purchasing Agent

City of Mountain View, CA

Tina Yoke, C.P.M., Purchasing and Support Services Manager

City of Naperville, IL

Michael Bevis, JD, CPSM, CPPO, C.P.M., PMP, Chief Procurement Officer

City of North Richland Hills, TX

Jamie Brockway, MBA, A.P.P., Purchasing Manager

City of Olathe, KS

Judy Meisel, CPPO, CPPB, Procurement Manager

City of Orange, CA

Glenn Kaye, C.P.M., Purchasing Officer

City of Palm Bay, FL

Bobbye Marsala, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., FCPM, FCPA, Purchasing Manager

City of Plano, TX

Diane Palmer-Boeck, CPPO, CPPB, Chief Purchasing Officer

City of Port St. Lucie, FL

Cheryl Shanaberger, CPPO, Deputy Director

City of Portland, OR

Christine Moody, CPPO, CPPB, Chief Procurement Officer

City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Keri Hinojos, CPPB, Senior Buyer

City of Richardson, TX

Pam Kirkland, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Richmond, CA

Ofelia Alvarez, CPPB, Buyer II

City of Riverside, CA

Art Torres, C.P.M., Purchasing/Risk Manager

City of Rochester Hills, MI

Jean Farris, CPPB, Supervisor of Procurement

City of Roswell, GA

Richard Brownlee, CPPO, CPPB, Buyer III

City of San Antonio, TX

Janie Cantu, CPPB, C.P.M., Director

City of San Diego, CA

Hildred Pepper, Jr., CPPO, Director - Purchasing & Contracting

City of Santa Clarita, CA

Jon Bischetsrieder, CPPO, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

City of Santa Rosa, CA

Jim Wright, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

City of Scottsdale, AZ

Bill Yazel, Purchasing Director

City of St. Petersburg, FL

Louis Moore, CPPO, Procurement & Supply Management Director

City of Sunnyvale, CA

Peter Gonda, MBA, Purchasing Officer

City of Tampa, FL

Greg Spearman, CPPO, Director of Purchasing

City of Tempe, AZ

Michael Greene, C.P.M., Central Services Administrator

City of Tucson, AZ

Mark Neihart, C.P.M., CPPB, CPM, A.P.P., Director of Procurement

City of University Park, TX

Christine Green, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

City of Victoria, TX

Gilbert P. Reyna, Jr., CPA, Director of Finance

City of Wichita, KS

Melinda Walker, C.P.M., Purchasing Manager

City of Winter Park, FL

Carrie Woodell, CFCM, CPPO, C.P.M., FCPM, Purchasing Manager

City of Yuba City, CA

Spencer Morrison, Accountant II

Clark County School District, NV

Bramby Tollen, CPSM, CPPO, Director

Clayton County Public Schools, GA

Lonita Collier, CPPO, C.P.M., Director of Business Services

Cleveland Metroparks, OH

Ron Ciancutti, MBA, Purchasing Manager

Cobb County School District, GA

Alisa Morningstar, CPPO, Director of Procurement Services

Cochise County, AZ

David Seward, CPPO, C.P.M., Procurement Director

Collin County, TX

Franklin Ybarbo, Purchasing Agent

Collin County Community College District, TX

Cindy White, CPPO, CPPB, Director of Purchasing

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of General Services, VA

Richard F. Sliwoski, P.E., Director

County of Kern, CA

Jeff Frapwell, Asst County Administrative Officer for General Services

County of Los Angeles – ISD, CA

Gerald Plummer, Division Manager

County of Loudoun, Division of Procurement

Donald R. Legg, CPPO, Purchasing Agent/Manager of the Division of Procurement

County of Placer, CA

Jim Boggan, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

County of Riverside, CA

Robert Howdyshell

County of Roanoke, VA

Rebecca E. Owens, MBA, Director of Finance

County of Sacramento, Board of Supervisors, CA

Craig Rader, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent

County of San Bernardino, CA

Laurie Rozko, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing

County of San Diego, CA

Winston McColl, CPCM, Director, Purchasing & Contracting

County of Ventura, CA

Rosa Ceniceros, C.P.M., CPPO, Procurement Services Manager

Creighton University, NE

Joe Zaborowski, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, TX

Gregory Spoon, CPSM, Vice President, Procurement

DeKalb County, GA

Kelvin Walton, CPPB, Director and Chief Procurement Officer

Delta Diablo Sanitation District, CA

Denni Baumer, C.P.M., CPPB, Purchasing Manager

Denton County, TX

Beth Fleming, C.P.M., CPPO, Director of Purchasing

District of Columbia, Office of Contracting and Procurement, Washington, D.C.

James Staton, Acting Chief Procurement Officer

District School Board of Pasco County, FL

Kendra Goodman, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent

Frederick County Government, MD

Harold (Hal) E. Good, CPPO, Director of Purchasing

Fulton County Government, GA

Cecil Moore, CPPO, CPPB, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CPCM, Director

Fulton County Schools, GA

Angela Young, CPPB, Director

George Mason University, VA

William Hardiman, C.P.M., Director, Purchasing and Accounts Payable

Georgia Building Authority, GA

Rey Palma, CPPB, MPA, Procurement Services Manager

Georgia Technology Authority, GA

Charles (Chuck) Brooks, Director, Procurement Management Office

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, GA

Roslyn Forstot, Purchasing Director

Harris County, TX

Kelly Johnson, C.P.M., C.P.C.M., Purchasing Agent

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, FL

Janice Jardieu, CPPB, Procurement Manager

Howard County Government, MD

Darla Herbold, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Administrator

Inland Empire Utilities Agency, CA

Cameron Langner, Procurement Manager

Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.

Roger Ball, Chief, Administrative Services and Corporate Procurement Division

Iowa State University, IA

Nancy Brooks, Director of Purchasing

Irvine Ranch Water District, CA

Alex Aguilar, Purchasing Manager

Johnson County, KS

John Mahin, CPPO, CPPB, CPCP, Purchasing Manager

Lansing Community College, MI

Dr. Rebecca G. Beard, Ph.D., C.P.M., Director of Purchasing

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NV

Penny Marchell, C.P.M., Senior Manager of Purchasing

Lewisville I.S.D., TX

Craig Martin, Executive Director

Metro, OR

Darin Matthews, CPPO, C.P.M., Chief Procurement Officer

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, CA

Michael Kolodisner, CPPO, Unit Manager

Miami-Dade County, FL

Miriam Singer, CPPO, FCPM, FCPA, Director

Mohave County, AZ

Annie Newton-Fruhwirth, CPPB, Procurement Manager

Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc., AZ

William Brannen, CPPB, Director of Contracting Programs

Norfolk Public Schools, VA

Christopher Steele, Senior Director

Old Dominion University, VA

Rick Berry, FNIGP, CPPO, VCO, Executive Director, Construction and Procurement Services

Orange County Fire Authority, CA

Debbie Casper, C.P.M., CPPB, Purchasing & Materials Manager

Orange County Sanitation District, CA

Marc Dubois, C.P.M., Contracts, Purchasing and Materials Management Manager

Orange County Transportation Authority, CA

Virginia Abadessa, Director

Oregon Secretary of State, OR

Robin "Rob" J. Rickard, CPPO, OPBC, Chief Procurement Officer

Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, FL

Claude Miller, CCS, Director of Procurement

Parker County, TX

Deena Nichols, CPPO, Purchasing Agent

Pima County, AZ

L. George Widugiris, C.P.M., Director

Polk County Board of County Commissioners, FL

Fran McAskill, Budget and Procurement Director

Polk State College, FL

Wendy Geltch, C.P.M., CPPO, FCCM, FCPM, Director of Purchasing

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Lillian Valenti, Director, Procurement Department

Potter County, TX

Sharon Page, C.P.M., A.P.P., CTPM, Purchasing Agent

Poudre School District, CO

Jerel Nielsen, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing and Materials Manager

Prince William County Public Schools, VA

Willie Frazier, CACM, CPCM, MA, Supervisor, Central Purchasing Office

Princeton University, NJ

Mark Aanonsen, C.P.M., Senior Purchasing Agent

Orange County BCC, FL

Johnny Richardson, CPPO, CFCM, Manager, Purchasing and Contracts Division

Renewable Water Resources, SC

Denitsa Terzieva-McGuirt, CPIM, CPM, Purchasing Manager

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY

Paul Martin, Assistant VP Administration

Salt Lake County, UT

Richard Chamberlain, C.P.M., Division Director

San Antonio Water System, TX

Vick Garmon, Director

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, CA

Jana Vargas, Director, Procurement

San Diego Unified Port District, CA

Garnet D. Thompson, CPPO, Director, General Services & Procurement

San Diego Unified School District, CA

Arthur Hanby, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, A.P.P., Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer

San Jose State University, CA

Alex Lebedeff, Purchasing Manager

School District of Palm Beach County

Sharon Swan, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing

Seminole County, FL

Ray Hooper, CPCM, Purchasing and Contracts Manager

Smith County, TX

Kelli L. Davis, CPPB, Purchasing Director

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, FL

Christopher Bross, CPPO, Procurement Director

South Florida Water Management District, FL

Jessica (JJ) Flathmann, CPCM, Director of Procurement

Spring Independent School District, TX

Phillip Ellison, C.P.M., Executive Director

State of Alaska, Department of Administration, AK

Vern Jones, CPPB, Chief Procurement Officer

State of Georgia, Department of Administrative Services, GA

Sherrie Southern, Deputy Commissioner

State of Iowa, Department of Administrative Services, IA

Debbie O'Leary, Administrator

State of Maine, Department of Administrative and Financial Services, ME

Betty M. Lamoreau, Acting Director

State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services, OR

Dianne Lancaster, Chief Procurement Officer

State of Michigan, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, MI

Natalie Spaniolo, Acting Director

State of Utah, Department of Administrative Services, UT

Kent Beers, Chief Procurement Officer

Tacoma School District, WA

Ron Hack, CFO

Tarrant County, TX

Jack Beacham, C.P.M., A.P.P., Purchasing Agent

Texas Forest Service, TX

Alan Degelman, C.P.M., Purchasing Department Head

Town of Flower Mound, TX

January Cook, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

Town of Oro Valley, AZ

Brian Garrity, C.P.M., CPPB, Procurement Administrator

Travis County, TX

Cyd V. Grimes, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

Union Sanitary District, CA

John Stiggins, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

University of West Florida, FL

Wendy Baudin, MPA, Procurement Manager

University of California, Merced, CA

Cynthia Deegan, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing

University of Missouri, MO

Tony Hall, Chief Procurement Officer

University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV

Sharrie Mayden, C.P.M., Director

Utah Department of Transportation, UT

Tracie Montano, CPPB, Procurement Services Manager

Valencia College, FL

Ed Ames, Director, Procurement

Virginia Beach City Public Schools, VA

J. Kevin Beardsley, CPPB, CPPO, Director of Purchasing

Washoe County, NV

Michael Sullens, C.P.M., Purchasing & Contracts Manager

Washoe County School District, NV

Andrea Sullivan, CPSM, C.P.M., Purchasing Supervisor

Williamson County, TX

Robert Space, CPA, CPPO, Purchasing Director

Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, TX

David K. Setzer, C.P.M, Director of Workforce Development

Yeshiva University, NY

Jack Zencheck, MS, C.P.M., A.P.P., Chief Procurement Officer