Meet the NIGP board

The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) Board consists of 15 leaders elected to guide the long-term success of NIGP and its member programs. Directors are elected by the members of the region they represent.

2010 – 2011 NIGP Board of Directors

President

Kenneth B. Koester, CPPO, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Director, Unified Purchasing Cooperative of the Ohio River Valley
Cincinnati, Ohio
At-Large Seat 15

First Vice President

Stephanie A. Creed, CPPO, CPPB
Director of Administrative Support Services
Arkansas State University – Beebe
At-Large Seat 14

Second Vice President

Bobbi L. Matthews, CPPO, CPPB
Senior Manager, Administrative Services
Portland, Ore.
At-Large Seat 17

Third Vice President

Marcheta E. Gillespie, CPPO, C.P.M., CPM
Deputy Director of Procurement
City of Tucson Procurement Department, Ariz.
Region 11 — Ariz., Calif., Nev., N.M., Utah

Immediate Past President

Paul J. Brennan, CPPO
Director of Purchasing
DGS — Purchasing Division
County of Rockland
Pomona, N.Y.
Region 1 — Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.Y., R.I., Vt.

Secretary

Rick L. Grimm, CPPO, CPPB
Chief Executive Officer
NIGP
Herndon, Va.

Treasurer

Edmund J. Grant, CPPO, CPPB, RPPO
Chief Financial Officer
Cape May County, N.J.

George M. Nader, Jr., CPPO
Purchasing Agent
County of Lehigh
Allentown, Pa.
Region 2 — Del., Washington, D.C., Md., N.J., Pa.

Barbara R. Johnson, CPPO, CPPB
Manager, Contract & Procurement Administration
Columbus Regional Airport Authority, Ohio
Region 3 — Ind., Ky., Mich., Ohio, W.Va.

Katherine S. Elgin, CPPO, CPPB
Chief Purchasing Officer
Town of Leesburg, Va.
Region 4 — Va.

Sandra A. Wright, CPPB
Director of Procurement Services
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Columbia, S.C.
Region 5 — Ga., N.C., S.C.

Donald G. Buffum, CPPO
Director, Procurement and Contracts
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Miss.
Region 6 — Ala., Ark., La., Miss., Tenn.

Keith K. Glatz, CPPO
Purchasing and Contracts Manager
City of Tamarac, Fla.
Region 7 — Fla., P.R., V.I.

Maria de Lourdes Coss, CPPO
Director of Purchasing
University of Illinois at Chicago
Region 8 — Iowa, Ill., Minn., Neb., S.D., Wis.

DeWight M. Dopslauf, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
Assistant Purchasing Agent
Harris County
Houston, Texas
Region 9 — Texas

Judith E. Meisel, CPPO, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
City of Olathe, Kan.
Region 10 — Colo., Kan., Mo., Okla.

Dave A. Davis, CPPO
Purchasing and Materials Manager
Washington State Department of Transportation
Olympia, Wash.
Region 12 — Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Mont., Ore., Wash., Wyo.

Gord J. Sears, CPPB
Manager of Purchasing
Town of Newmarket, Ontario
Region 13 — Canada

Kirk W. Buffington, CPPO, C.P.M., MBA
Director, Procurement Services
City of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
At-Large Seat 16

Volunteer leaders are essential to the ongoing success of NIGP. For more information about volunteer leadership opportunities, visit www.nigp.org.