2009 AEP Award Recipients

Alameda County Water District
Gerald Bretag, C.P.M., Purchasing Officer

Arizona Department of Administration
William Bell, Director

Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
Corry Slama, CPSM, C.P.M., CPPB, Chief Procurement Officer

ASU
Gina Webber, C.P.M., Associate Director of Purchasing

Baltimore County Public Schools
Richard L. Gay, Manager, RSBO

Bernalillo County
Lisa Sedillo-White, BA, Purchasing Director

Bristol City Council, Corporate Procurement Unit
John Charters, BSc(Hons), Dip Mgt., MCMI, MCIPS, Corporate Procurement Manger

Broward County Board of County Commissioners, Purchasing
Brenda J. Billingsley, Purchasing Director

Cal. State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Kathleen Prunty, C.P.M., Director, Procurement & Support Services

California Polytechnic State University, Contracts, Procurement & Risk Management
Matthew Roberts, C.P.M., CPPO, Director

California State University, Fullerton
Donald W Green, C.P.M. , Director, Contracts and Procurement

California State University, Long Beach
Charles W. Hughes, J.D., C.P.M., Director of Procurement & Support Services

Central Arizona Project
Doug Nicholson, Purchasing Supervisor

City of Allen, Purchasing Division
Debra Morris, CPPO, Purchasing Manager

City of Arlington Texas, Purchasing Division
Debra Carrejo, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Bryan
Joan Finkes, Purchasing Manager

City of Chandler
Robert Combs, CPPB, Purchasing & Materials Manager

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

City of Colton
Jennifer Sims, C.P.M., Purchasing Manager

City of Columbia, Purchasing Division
Kenneth Wiggins, CPPO, Purchasing Agent

City of Costa Mesa
Debbie Casper, C.P.M., CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor

City of Denton
Tom Shaw, C.P.M., A.P.P., Purchasing Agent

City of Edmond, OK
Brenda Mayer, CPPO, Purchasing Manager

City of Edmonton
Dan Lajeunesse, CPP, MBA, Branch Manager

City of Farmington, Purchasing Division
Edward Smylie, Purchasing Officer

City of Fort Lauderdale
Kirk Buffington, CPPO, C.P.M., MBA, Director of Procurement Services

City of Fort Worth
Jack Dale, C.P.M., CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Frisco
Tom Johnston, CPM, CPPO, Purchasing Manager

City of Garland
Carol Cooper, C.P.M., CPSM, CPPO, Director of Materials Management

City of Irvine, Purchasing Section
Tracy Hamilton, C.P.M., CPIM, Purchasing Agent

City of Kalamazoo
Nicholas Lam, CPPO, Purchasing Director

City of Las Vegas Nevada
Kathleen Rainey, Manger, Purchasing and Contracts

City of Lewisville
Todd White, C.P.M., Purchasing Manager

City of Livermore, Purchasing Division
Robert P. Federle, C.P.M., Purchasing Specialist

City of Lompoc
Ray Ambler, C.P.M., Purchasing & Materials Manager

City of McKinney
Debra J. Nye, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Mesa, Arizona
Edward Quedens, C.P.M., Business Services Manager

City of Mesquite, Purchasing
Michele Brand, Manager of Purchasing and Telecommunications

City of Miami, Purchasing Department
Glenn Marcos, CPPO, CPPB, FCPM, FCPA, Chief Procurement Officer

City of Milpitas
Chris Schroederr, C.P.M., A.P.P., Purchasing Agent

City of Miramar
Carlos A. Vilches, MBA, CPCM, CPPM, C.P.M., Director Procurement Dept

City of Mountain View
Tina Yoke, C.P.M., Purchasing and Support Services

City of Naperville, Procurement Services Team
Michael Bevis, CPPO, P.M.P.,  Chief Procurement Officer

City of Orange
Glenn Kaye, C.P.M., Purchasing Officer

City of Palm Bay Purchasing & Contracts Division
Bobbye Marsala, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., FCPM, FCPA, Purchasing Manager

City of Plano
Mike Ryan, CPPO, Chief Procurement Official

City of Port St. Lucie
Cheryl Shanaberger, CPPO, Deputy Director

City of Portland, Oregon Bureau of Purchases
Jeff Baer, CPPO, Director

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Dawn Haddon, CPPO, C.P.M., Purchasing Manager

City of Richardson, Texas
Pam Kirkland, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of Riverside
Art Torres, C.P.M., Purchasing Services Manager

City of Rochester Hills
Jean A. Farris, CPPB, Supervisor of Procurement

City of Roswell
Richard Brownlee, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of San Antonio, Purchasing & General Services
Janie B. Cantu, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing & General Services

City of San Diego
Hildred Pepper, Jr., CPCM, C.P.M., Director

City of San Jose
Mark Giovannetti, Division Manager

City of Santa Rosa
Jim Wright, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

City of Scottsdale Purchasing Division
Bill Yazel, M.S., Purchasing Director

City of South Lake Tahoe
Nancy S. Dawson, C.P.M., CPPB, Purchasing Manager

City of St. Petersburg
Louis Moore, CPPO, CPPB, Director

City of Sunnyvale
Peter Gonda, Acting Purchasing Officer

City of Tallahassee
Cathy Davis, CPPO, FCN, C.P.M., Procurement Services Manager

City of Tampa Purchasing Department
Gregory Spearman, CPPO, Director of Purchasing

City of Tempe
Michael Greene, C.P.M., Purchasing Administrator

City of Troy
Susa A Leirstein, CPPB, Purchasing Director

City of Tucson
Mark Nelhart, C.P.M., A.P.P., CPPB, Director of Procurement

City of University Park, Texas
Christine Green, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

City of Wichita
Melinda Walker, C.P.M., Purchasing Manager

City of Yuba City
Devin Barber, General Services Director

Clark County School District Purchasing and Warehousing
Bramby Tollen, C.P.M.,  Director

Clayton County Public Schools
Lonita Broome Collier, CPPO, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing & Risk Management

Cobb County School District
Alisa Morningstar, CPPO,  Director Procurement Services

Cochise County
Dave Seward, C.P.M., CPPO, Procurement Director

Collin County
Franklin Ybarbo, Purchasing Agent

Collin County Community College District
Cindy White, CPPO, CPPB, Director of Purchasing

Columbia County
Glenn O'Steen, MBA, Manager

County of Los Angeles/ISD
Gerald Plummer, Acting Division Manager

County of Placer
Jim Boggan, CPPO, CPPB, MBA, Purchasing Manager

County of Riverside
Robert J. Howdyshell, Director

County of Roanoke, Virginia
Rebecca Owens, MBA, Director of Finance

County of Rockland DGS - Division of Purchasing
Paul J. Brennan, CPPO, Director of Purchasing

County of Sacramento
Craig Rader, CPPB,  Purchasing Agent

County of San Diego
Winston F McColl, CPCM, Director, Purchasing and Contracting

County of Ventura
Rosa Ceniceros, Procurement Services Manager

Culpeper County
Alan H Culpeper, CPPO, VCO, Director of Procurement

DeKalb County, Georgia
Kelvin L. Walton, CPPB, Director

Denton County Purchasing Department
Beth Fleming, C.P.M., CPPO, Director of Purchasing

Department of General Services (VA)
Ron Bell, CPCM, Director

DFW International Airport
Greg Spoon, CPSM, Vice President Procurement & Materials Management

District School Board of Pasco County
Kendra Goodman, CPPB, Purchasing Agent

East Bay Municipal Utility District
Paul Ghere, Manager of Purchasing

Fulton County Government, Department of Purchasing & Contract Compliance
Felicia Strong-Whitaker, CPPO, Interim Director

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
Scott Callan, Purchasing Director

Harris County
Kelly E. Johnson, C.P.M., C.P.C.M., Purchasing Agent

Highlands County BCC
Gerald (Jed) Secory, MBA, CPPO, CPM,  General Services / Purchasing Director

Howard County Government Office of Purchasing
Darla Herbold, CPPB, CPPO, Purchasing Administrator

Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Cameron Langner, Manager of Contracts & Procurement

Inter-American Development Bank
Roger Ball, C.P.M., A.P.P., Division Chief

Iowa State University Purchasing Department
Nancy Brooks, Director

Irvine Ranch Water District
Alex Aguilar, Purchasing Manager

Johnson County, Kansas-Office of Financial Management
John Mahin, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

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

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Penny Marchell, C.P.M., Senior Manager of Purchasing

Lewisville I.S.D.
Rick Coulter, RSTBA, Executive Director

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Colonus Mitchell, B.A., Chief Administrative Services Officer

Loudoun County Division of Procurement
Donald R. Legg, CPPB,CPPO, Purchasing Agent

Miami-Dade County
Miriam Singer, CPPO, Director

Mohave County
Travis J Lingenfelter, C.P.M., Procurement Manager

Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc.
Joseph Peeler, CPPB, Executive Director

Norfolk Public Schools
Christopher Steele, C.P.M., CMA, CPPB, CPCP, Senior Director

Oakland Housing Authority
Debbie D. Wellnitz, MBA, Contract Compliance Officer

Old Dominion University, Construction and Procurement Services
Rick Berry, CPPO, Executive Director of Construction and Procurement Services

Orange County Purchasing and Contracts Division
Johnny Richardson, Manager

Orange County Sanitation District
Marc Dubois, C.P.M., Contracts & Purchasing Manager

Pima County
George Widugiris, C.P.M., Procurement Director

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

Polk County Board of County Commissioners
Buddy Storey, C.P.M., CPPB, FCCM, Purchasing Director

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Ms. Lillian D. Valenti, Director, Procurement Department

Potter County
Sharon Page, A.P.P., CTPM, Purchasing Agent

Poudre School District R-1
Jerel Nielsen, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing and Materials Manager

Prince William County Public Schools Central Purchasing Office
Willie Frazier, Jr., CPCM, CACM, Supervisor of Central Purchasing

Princeton University Purchasing Department
Brian E. Rounsavill, C.P.M., A.P.P., Associate Director of Purchasing

Rensselaer Polytechnic institute
Ann Crislip, B.S., Director of Materials Management

Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Steven McMahon, Asst Superintendent Business

Salt Lake County
Richard L. Chamberlain, C.P.M., Division Director

San Bernardino County
Laurie Rozko, Interim Director

San Diego Association of Governments
Elaine Richardson, C.P.M., Contracts & Procurement Manager

San Diego Unified Port District
Garnet D Thompson III, Director-Procurement Services

San Jose State University
Alex Lebedeff, Purchasing Manager

School Board of Broward County, Florida
Robert Waremburg, CPPO, Director, Supply Management & Logistics

School District of Palm Beach County
Sharon Swan, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing

Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
Ray Hooper, CPCM, Purchasing and Contracts

South Florida Water Management District
Frank Haden, Procurement Director

State of Florida
Charles W. Covington, State Purchasing Director

State of Georgia, State Purchasing Division
Brad Douglas, BS, MBA, Commissioner

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

Texas Forest Service
Alan J Degelman, C.P.M., Purchasing Department Head

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Contracting Services
Michael Kolodisner, CPPO, Manager, Contracting Services

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Jeffery Bonnardel, C.P.M., Chief Purchasing Agent

Town of Flower Mound, Texas - Purchasing & General Services
January Cook, CPPB, Purchasing Agent

Town of Oro Valley
Brian Garrity, C.P.M., CPPB, Procurement Administrator

Travis County
Cyd Grimes, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

U.C. San Diego
Todd Adams, B.B.A., Senior Manager

Union Sanitary District
John Stiggins, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent

University of Minnesota
Karen Triplett, C.P.M., Director

University of Missouri
William M. Cooper, C.P.M., Chief Procurement Office & Associate Vice President of Management Services

University of Nevada Las Vegas
Sharrie Mayden, C.P.M., Director of Purchasing and Contracts

University of West Florida, Procurement & Contracts
David O'Brien, Associate V.P.

Utah Department of Transportation Procurement Services
Tracie Montano, CPPB, C.P.M., Procurement Services Manager

Washoe County Purchasing Department
Michael Sullens, C.P.M., Acting Purchasing and Contracts Administrator

Washoe County School District
Andrea Sullivan, C.P.M., Purchasing Supervisor

Williamson County
Robert E Space, CPA, CPPO, Purchasing Director

Yavapai Community College - Purchasing and Contracting Department
Denise Finn, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB,  Director