UPPCC New Certifications
The Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) announces that 196 individuals successfully completed the fall 2011 UPPCC certification examinations administered Oct. 17-29, 2011. The Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) and Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) credentials are recognized throughout the public procurement profession as demonstration of an individual’s comprehensive knowledge of public procurement. Of the 196 newly certified individuals, 137 earned the CPPB certification and 59 earned the CPPO certification. This newest group of professionals brings the total number certified for CPPB and CPPO to 8,769 and 2,068 respectively.
CPPO
John D. Alge, CPPO
Ohio Public Defender Commission
Felix Alvarez, CPPO
North Texas Tollway Authority
Melissa W. Assha, CPPO
Manatee County, Fla.
Denni (Denise) Baumer, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Calif.
Amanda M. Baylor, CPPO
State of Illinois Procurement
David W. Boswell, CPPO, CPPB, SPSM, NMPC
City of Sarasota, Fla.
Judy A. Bowen, CPPO, CPPB
St. Johns River Water Management District, Fla.
Keasha L. Brown, CPPO
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Bridget A. Brubeck, CPPO, CPPB, CPA
State of Ohio, Department of Budget and Management
Christine C. Calhoun, CPPO, CPPB
Broward County Board of County Commissioners, Fla.
Fatima F. Calkins, CPPO, CPPB, FCPM, FCPA
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Fla.
Steve Campbell, CPPO
Denver International Airport, Colo.
Lynn W. Carmack, CPPO, CPPB
Augusta State University, Ga.
Melanie L. Carraher, CPPO, CPPB
State of New Hampshire
Alan B. Childress, CPPO
State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services
Diana L. Deatherage, CPPO, CPPB
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Fla.
Brenda S Derge, CPPO, CPPB, M.B.A.
State of Wisconsin
Michael J. Devocelle, CPPO
State of Illinois Procurement
Judith M. DeVries-Eppinga, CPPO, CPPB
Interurban Transit Partnership, Mich.
Mark Evangelista, CPPO, C.P.M.
Lake Metroparks, Ohio
Joan C. Finkes, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
San Jacinto River Authority, Texas
Michael G. Fleming, CPPO
Government of Alberta Canada Procurement Services
Richard J. Formella, CPPO, FAC-C III, DBIA
Department of Homeland Security, Ga.
Sean Fouts, CPPO
City of Columbus, Ohio
Anjelica M. Frazier, CPPO, CPPB, VCO
Town of Blacksburg, Va.
Peter Gonda, CPPO
City of Sunnyvale, Calif.
Cyd V. Grimes, CPPO, C.P.M.
Travis County, Texas
Shawn M. Harris, CPPO
City of Austin, Texas
Mark L. Hernandez, CPPO, CPPB, FCCN
Florida Department of Management Services
Sylvia A. Jacobs, CPPO, CPPB
Frederick County Government, Md.
Kelly L. Kozisek, CPPO, CPPB
Oregon State University, Ore.
John J. Maher, CPPO
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, N.Y.
Tina L. McBride, CPPO, CPPB
Idaho State Police
Rebecca D. McCurdy, CPPO, CPPB
City of Madera, Calif.
Robin H. McNeal, CPPO, CPPB
Charleston County School District, S.C.
Michael R. Mitchell, CPPO
New York City Economic Development Corporation, N.Y.
Susan R. Monaco, CPPO, CPPB
Fauquier County Government and Public Schools, Va.
Timothy W. Moore, CPPO, CPPB
Chesterfield County, Va.
Mary C. Nielsen, CPPO
State of Illinois Procurement
Roger A. Nondorf, CPPO
State of Illinois Procurement
Madeline E. Northcutt, CPPO, CPPB
St. Johns River Water Management District, Fla.
Shiela B. Perla, CPPO
Houston Community College, Procurement Operations Department, Texas
Michael P. Pounds, CPPO, CPPB
City of Coral Gables, Fla.
Andrea M. Rasco, CPPO, CPPB
City of Fayetteville , Ark.
Carmen D. Rein, CPPO
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Gary L. Reis, CPPO, C.P.M.
State of Illinois Procurement
Catherine J. Reisner, CPPO
State of Illinois Procurement
Carrie C. Roberts, CPPO, C.P.M. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Fla.
Andrew J. Shaw, CPPO, CPPB
Ohio Board of Regents
Adrian Stanciu, CPPO, AICP, LEED AP
City of Lakewood, Colo.
Christopher P. Steele, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., CPCP, CMA
Norfolk Public Schools, Va.
Valerie J. Stueland, CPPO
City of Dayton, Ohio
Daniel G. Szajna, CPPO, CCA
State of Illinois Procurement
Marcia L. Todd, CPPO, CPPB
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Shawna D. Tubbs, CPPO, CPPB
City of Port Arthur, Texas
Margaret L. van Dijk, CPPO, J.D.
State of Illinois Procurement
Priscilla M. Wallace, CPPO, CPPB, VCO
Virginia Dept of Transportation
Brian W. Wilcox, CPPO
City of Franklin, Tenn.
Phoebe E. Yost, CPPO, CPPB
Maryland Aviation Administration, Md.
CPPB
Denise T. Adamo, CPPB
Eastern Suffolk BOCES, N.Y.
Sherri L. Adams, CPPB
Town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada
Julie Allen, CPPB
San Jacinto River Authority, Texas
Maria D. Alvarez, CPPB
Orange County, Fla.
Darrell L. Amos, CPPB, CITAM
Virginia Housing Development Authority
Angela Anderson, CPPB
Housing Authority of New Orleans, La.
Colleen E. Athey, CPPB
City of Austin, Texas
Ryan M. Balber, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Gary Barcelos, CPPB
City of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Christa J. Battaglia, CPPB
City of Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Soraya Belgrave, CPPB
Atlanta Department of Public Works – Transportation, Ga.
William M. Blount, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Deborah F. Boyd Freeman, CPPB, CASPP
Central Arizona College, Ariz.
Julie Brewer, CPPB
Kentucky Department of Corrections
Jacqueline R. Brunson, CPPB, VCO
Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Basdeo Budhram, CPPB
Miami Dade County, Fla.
Michael E. Burke, CPPB
Prince William County Service Authority, Va.
Farrah A. Bustamante, CPPB
Colorado State University, Colo.
Paula P. Buthod, CPPB
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Mo.
Susan J. Calhoun, CPPB, C.P.M.
State of Illinois Procurement
Samuel G. Carnucci, CPPB
Harford County Public Schools, Md.
Joan R. Carter, CPPB
Savannah Chatham County Public Schools, Ga.
Michelle R. Casey, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Connie S. Cassidy, CPPB
Orange County, Texas
Barry R. Chenault, CPPB
City of Newport News, Va.
Elizabeth Choate, CPPB
Kansas City Police Department, Mo
Susan A. Chojnacki, CPPB
Halton Regional Police Service, Ontario, Canada
Richard (Rick) A. Churbock, CPPB
City of Marietta – Board of Lights and Water Works, Ga.
Sharon D. Clanton, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Georgia M. Coats, CPPB
Houston Community College, Procurement Operations Department, Texas
David R. Condon, CPPB
City of Indianapolis, Ind.
Bebe G. Cordova, CPPB
Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Nancy L. Corwin, CPPB
City of Plano, Texas
Natalie R. Crook, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Lisa J. Cunningham, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Lenora S. Darden, CPPB
City of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Nicholas J. Datz, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.
Judy-Ann Davis, CPPB
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Md.
Tina S. Davis, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.
Richard W. Dawdy, CPPB
Camosun College, British Columbia, Canada
Diana D. DeLeon, CPPB
Collier County Board of Commissioners, Fla.
Brenda S. Derge, CPPB, M.B.A.
State of Wisconsin
Chandra DeSimone, CPPB
City of Littleton, Colo.
Michael P. Drea, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Michael D. Drottz, CPPB
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, Iowa
Sharon L. Eddings Dalton, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Don R. Enge, CPPB
City of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Nicole L. Erb, CPPB
State of Ohio
Masocorro Escareno, CPPB
Chicago Public Schools, Il.
Monica F. Ferguson, CPPB
City of Indianapolis, Ind.
Pamela B. Ferreira, CPPB
Houston Community College, Procurement Operations Department, Texas
David S. Forman, CPPB
County of Allegheny, Pa.
Trumekia D. Gatling, CPPB
Virginia Department of Transportation
Laurie A. Gaudet, CPPB
Corporation of the County of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Bette J. Gilliland, CPPB, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Alaska
Lisa L. Gold, CPPB
Town of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Sarah C. Gorsegner, CPPB
Eugene Water and Electric Board, Ore.
Gwyn R. Gurgens, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Irma Guzman, CPPB, BS, MBA
Maricopa County, Ariz.
Douglas J. Haffie, CPPB, J.D.
Sound Transit, Wash.
Dorothy L. Hale, CPPB
Baltimore City Public School System, Md.
Susan Harries, CPPB
Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada
Melinda G. Holmes, CPPB
City of Yuma, Ariz.
Kimberly E. Hopkins-Will, CPPB
Central State Industrial, Mo.
Jacqueline Huff, CPPB
DeKalb County, Ga.
Katrece L. Hyde, CPPB
City of Newport News, Va.
Tangela U. Innis, CPPB, VCO
City of Richmond, Va.
Kathleen H. Jaglin, CPPB
Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene
Darralyn N. Johnson, CPPB
City of Austin, Texas
Justin J. Johnston, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Georgiana N. Justiniano, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.
Rebecca L. Kee, CPPB
Arkansas Office of State Procurement
V. Martin Kelly, CPPB
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Mary B. Kent-Gehrt, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Anna M. Kershaw, CPPB
DeKalb County, Ga.
Donald C. King, CPPB
City of Eugene, Ore.
Rachel M. Kline, CPPB
El Paso County, Colo.
Susan M. Knotts, CPPB
City of Yakima, Wash.
Nester Komolafe, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Patricia A. LaCombe, CPPB
City of Maricopa, Ariz.
Qiana Lawrence, CPPB
City of Atlanta, Ga.
Suzanne Lee Yee, CPPB
Miami Dade School Board, Fla.
Tricia Leezer, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Jo M. Lipari, CPPB
City of Kansas City, Mo
Terry Y. Loo, CPPB
Cupertino Union School District, Calif.
Howard C. Marks, CPPB
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Fla.
Patricia B. Martin, CPPB
Newport News Public Schools, Va.
Michele A. Matalon, CPPB
Miami Dade Expressway Authority, Fla.
Jason A. McArthur, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Angela McClary, CPPB
Lee County Health Department, Fla.
Doug M. McCurdy, CPPB
Camosun College, British Columbia, Canada
Debra M. McNeil, CPPB
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
Carol P. McPatrick, CPPB
City of Homestead, Fla.
Daniel M. Millard, CPPB
City of Lakewood, Colo.
Sandra C. Moody-Upton, CPPB
Clark County, Nev.
Donald E. Moore, CPPB
County of Sonoma, Calif.
Judith A. Mosely, CPPB, CTPM
City of Arlington, Texas
Merrilie A. Munsey, CPPB
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Lorie W. Newton, CPPB
Chesterfield County, Va.
Vlad Opreanu, CPPB
Volusia County, Fla
Thomas A. Patterson, CPPB
City of Westerville, Ohio
Allison L.Patton, CPPB
Clemson University, S.C.
Catherine A. Payne, CPPB
Corporation of the County of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Frank J. Perez, CPPB
Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Roy P. Pierce, CPPB
County of Los Angeles, Calif.
Kimberly S. Porter, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Trish D. Rafuse, CPPB
Annapolis Valley Regional School Board, Nova Scotia, Canada
John E. Red Horse, CPPB
Pinal County, Ariz.
Michael G. Rigby, CPPB
State of Utah, Division of Purchasing
Charlotte T. Righetti, CPPB
Arizona Department of Corrections, Ariz.
Rian R. Risley, CPPB
County of San Diego, Calif.
Alfonso Rivas, CPPB
Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Amy L. Roberts, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Christopher J. Roberts, CPPB
City of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
David D. Rockhill, CPPB, C.P.M.
City of Branson, Mo.
Ryan M. Roovarrt, CPPB, CPM, CPSM, CCCM
Iowa Department of Administrative Services
Emil C. Rosol, CPPB
Cleveland Metroparks, Ohio
Teresa L. Rusk, CPPB
City of Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Cynthia L Shehorn, CPPB
Contra Costa County, Calif.
Silvia D. Silverman, CPPB
District of Columbia Department of General Services
James W. (Jay) Simpson, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Angel M. Slisz, CPPB
Heritage Centers, N.Y.
James H. Smith, CPPB
Peoria County, Ill.
Terique Smith, CPPB, ESQ.
Maryland
Heidi Solheid, CPPB
City of Minneapolis, Minn.
Julie A. Straus, CPPB
Waterloo Wellington CCAC, Ontario, Canada
Wendy Thanisch, CPPB
City of Indianapolis, Ind.
Sallie Traynor, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
Duane Tucker, CPPB
University of Colorado, Colo.
Myrna Vazquez, CPPB
Eastern Municipal Water District, Calif.
Georgene Wallin, CPPB
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Alaska
Jean Welsh, CPPB
Fairfax County Public Schools, Va.
Ryan O. Williams, CPPB
North Texas Tollway Authority, Texas
Lynn A. Wilson, CPPB
Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Linda J. Winter, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.
Holly A. Wood, CPPB
City of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Catherine L. Young, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement
