AEP Officer
Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, MPA, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, A.P.P., FCCM
[email protected]

2026 Evaluation Team


NATIONAL PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE

CHRISTINA PRYOR, CPPO, CPPB
Procurement and Supply Senior Manager
City of Chandler, AZ

ROBIN LYNES, CPPO, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
Johnson County, KS

ANGELA YOUNG, CPPB
Executive Director of Contracting
Fulton County Schools, GA

AMY FLACK, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Purchasing Specialist II
Tampa Bay Water

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS

BARBARA MASON, MBA
Purchasing Manager
City of Banning, CA

LISA MARROQUIN
Procurement and Contracts Manager
Moulton Niguel Water District, CA


FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS

MARK RAIFORD, CPPB, FCPM, FCPA
Senior Purchasing Agent
City of Eustis, FL

KATRINA HOUSE, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, PPA, FCCM
Certified Procurement Analyst
City of Tampa, FL

MIKERNA SAINTIL
Procurement Agent
Village of Wellington, FL

KATHLEEN FISHER, C.M., CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, CPCP
Director of Procurement
Jacksonville Aviation Authority, FL

FABIO HENAO, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Chief Procurement Officer
City of Altamonte Springs, FL

RYAN CANTERBURY
Sr. Procurement & Contracts Management Agent
Town of Palm Beach, FL

MEGAN MILLER
Contracts Supervisor
Orange County Government, FL

CARRIE ROBERTS, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M.
Purchasing Director
Pasco County, FL


NIGP: THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

CHERELL DAEUMER, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
City of LaPorte, TX

ROBERT BRUCE, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Director of Procurement
Howard County Public School System, MD


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROCUREMENT

DUANE M. BULLOCK
Manager, Supplier Diversity and Environmentally Responsible Purchasing
Pennsylvania State University, PA

TEXAS PUBLIC PURCHASING ASSOCIATION

TBD

CANADIAN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT COUNCIL / CONSEIL CANADIEN DES MARCHÉS PUBLICS

FRANCOIS EMOND, MBA, CPPO
Directeur général – Executive Director
Conseil canadien des marchés publics - Canadian Public Procurement Council, St-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada

POOJA NAGRA
Director, Procurement Services
City of Vaughan, Canada

CHERYL COMEAU
Manager, Procurement Services and Insurance & Risk Management
City of Airdrie, Canada

AT LARGE EVALUATORS

TALISA ADAMS, CPPO
Procurement Manager
City of Forest Park, GA

KIM AUSTIN, MBA, CPPB
Procurement Manager
Sourcewell, MN 

JESSICA BARAJAS, MAM
Supervising Buyer, Purchasing Department
San Bernardino County, CA

SHERRI BARNHARDT, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CLGPO, CPPB.
Procurement Manager
Sourcewell, MN

DUKAGJIN BASHA, CPPB, CPPO, NIGP-CPP, FCCM.
Assistant Procurement and Contracts Manager
Town of Palm Beach, FL

RANIQUE BEAS
Procurement Contract Manager
County or Orange, CA

JOE BENJAMIN, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Director of Purchasing
Pinellas County Schools, FL

JOANNA BOULD
Manager, Procurement
Long Beach Transit, CA

DEBRA BREWER, CPPO
Director of Procurement
Clayton County Public Schools, GA

STEPHANIE BRICE
Deputy Director of Procurement Services
Cobb County, GA

NICOLE CHAPMAN, J.D.
Director of Procurement, Contracts & Business Development
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, CA

MERRY CELESTE, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, CPM
Purchasing Director
Pinellas County, FL

LEILA COLE, NIGP-CPP
Purchasing Manager
City of Waxahachie, TX

WILLIAM CURRERI
Procurement Compliance Associate/Principal Legal Contract Specialist
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NY/NJ

BRITTANY DAVIS
Procurement Contract Manager
County of Orange/Health Care Agency, CA

ALLY DOBBINS, NIGP-CPP
Purchasing and Franchise Manager
City of Richardson, TX

VERONICA DOUGLAS, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Manager, Small Business Development Program
Houston City College, TX

DIANA DOTY
Procurement Specialist
Arizona State University, AZ

TRACEY EPPS, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
Procurement Services Manager
City of McKinney, TX

RICHARD EHLERT, CTCD, CTCM
Technical Advisor
Health & Human Services Commission, TX

KRISTY GARCIA, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Procurement Administrator
City of Mesa, AZ

TRACY GARCIA, MOL, CPM, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Procurement Manager
City of Tucson, AZ

ANABEL GARZA, MACC, CTCM, RTSBA
Purchasing Coordinator
Mission Consolidated Independent School District, TX

CANDY GOFF, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Procurement Specialist
Columbia County, GA

DODIE GOLDBERG, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, MCPP
Senior Buyer
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, CA

MYRA GREEN, M.A., M.ED.
Support Services Specialist
City of Little Rock, AR

RANDI HAIRSTON, MBA, CPPB
Assistant Director of General Services/Purchasing
City of Temple, TX

DANIEL HAMMER
Purchasing Director
Onondaga County, NY

CORY HARMS
Chief Procurement Officer
Iowa State University, IA

BRANDY HAZEL, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, MBA
Senior Purchasing Manager
City of Fort Worth, TX

LORI HEWELL
Purchasing Manager
City of Denton, TX

JENNIFER HYDE, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, FCCM, FCCN
Procurement Manager
Indian River County, FL

SEAN HYNES, CPPO, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Director of Procurement & Distribution Services
The School Board of Brevard County, FL

PATRICIA INNOCENTI, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Procurement Director
City of Fairfax, VA

 MITSY JONES-BAILEY, MCIPS, NISCL-CSCL/CSCMP, CPPB
Procurement Coordinator
Town of Witchurch Stouffville, Canada

STEVE KENNEDY, P.ENG.
Technical Specialist, Procurement
Defence Construction Canada, Canada

DIANA KERFOOT, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Director of Purchasing
Tucson Unified School District, AZ

ROSANNE LEMUS, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
City of Allen, TX

SPENCER LORD
Contracts Manager
Georgia Department of Transportation, GA

SCOTT LYONS
Sr. Deputy, Procurement
City of Richmond, VA

JENNIFER MCCOY, CPPO
Purchasing Manager
City of Riverside, CA

JASON MEINERT
Procurement Support Coordinator
City of Palm Bay, FL

ANGIE MORA, MPA
Administrative Officer
City of Ontario, CA

SHANEKA MORRIS, MPA
Contracts Administrator Supervisor
West Basin Municipal Water District, CA

NICOLE MUCHA, MA, CPSM, CPPO
Procurement Manager
North Texas Municipal Water District, TX

KIM MURPHY, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Asst. Director of Purchasing & Property Management
Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA

DANIEL MULLERY, MBA, LSSBB, VCO
Contracting Officer
City of Richmond, VA

JENN MYERS, MPA, CPPO, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Purchasing Director
City of Scottsdale, AZ 

HAYDEE NORA, MPA, CPPO
Sr. Procurement Contract Administrator
Central Arizona Project, AZ 

MICHAEL PARRISH, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Assistant Procurement Official
City of Plano, TX

CORI POWER, BBA
Purchasing Supervisor
City of Denton, TX

JIZELLE SANDOVAL
Purchasing Manager
City of Chino, CA 

LAURA SAMBRANO, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, CTCD
Procurement Administrator
City of San Antonio, TX

BETHANEY SCALF, NIGP-CPP
Contract Manager
Broward Sheriff’s Office, FL

SUSAN SERRANO, CPPO, CPPB
Purchasing Director
Brazoria County, TX

T.K. STASTNY, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Procurement Project Manager
Denton County, TX

LARI STAPLES, CPPO
Executive Director
Mohave Education Services Cooperative Inc., AZ

DEBBIE STORME
Administrative Officer, Senior
Broward County, FL

SHANA TERRY, CPM, CFCM, CPPO, CPPB, VCCO, VCO
Chief Procurement Officer/Director
Prince William County Government, VA

ANGELA THOMAS, CPPB, MBA
Senior Purchasing Agent
City of Orlando, FL

CELESTE WALKER-HARMON, MBA, CPSM, CPPO, NIGP-CPP, FCCM
Chief Procurement Officer
City of Coral Gables, FL

JENNIFER WRIGHT, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
Director of Purchasing and Contracts
Collin County Community College, TX

2025 Evaluation Team


NATIONAL PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE

CHRISTINA PRYOR, CPPO, CPPB
Procurement and Supply Senior Manager
City of Chandler, AZ

ROBIN LYNES, CPPO, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
Johnson County, KS

ANGELA YOUNG, CPPB
Executive Director of Contracting
Fulton County Schools, GA

AMY FLACK, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Purchasing Specialist II
Tampa Bay Water


CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS

BARBARA MASON, MBA
Purchasing Manager
City of Banning, CA

Lisa Marroquin
Procurement and Contracts Manager
Moulton Niguel Water District, CA

FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS

MARK RAIFORD, CPPB, FCPM, FCPA
Senior Purchasing Agent
City of Eustis, FL

KATRINA HOUSE, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, PPA, FCCM
Certified Procurement Analyst
City of Tampa, FL

MIKERNA SAINTIL
Procurement Agent
Village of Wellington, FL

KATHLEEN FISHER, C.M., CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, CPCP
Director of Procurement
Jacksonville Aviation Authority, FL

FABIO HENAO, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Chief Procurement Officer
City of Altamonte Springs, FL

RYAN CANTERBURY
Sr. Procurement & Contracts Management Agent
Town of Palm Beach, FL

MEGAN MILLER
Contracting Agent
Orange County Government, FL

CARRIE ROBERTS, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M.
Purchasing Director
Pasco County, FL


NIGP: THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

CHERELL DAEUMER, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
City of LaPorte, TX

ROBERT BRUCE, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Director of Procurement
Howard County Public School System, MD


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROCUREMENT

DUANE M. BULLOCK
Manager, Supplier Diversity and Environmentally Responsible Purchasing
Pennsylvania State University, PA


TEXAS PUBLIC PURCHASING ASSOCIATION

SHAWN M. WILLETT, CPPO, NIGP-CPP
Deputy Procurement Officer
City of Austin, TX

KIM GOULD, CPPO, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
Dallas County, TX


CANADIAN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT COUNCIL / CONSEIL CANADIEN DES MARCHÉS PUBLICS

FRANCOIS EMOND, MBA, CPPO
Directeur général – Executive Director
Conseil canadien des marchés publics - Canadian Public Procurement Council, St-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada

POOJA NAGRA
Director, Procurement Services
City of Vaughan, Canada

CHERYL COMEAU
Manager, Procurement Services and Insurance & Risk Management
City of Airdrie, Canada


AT LARGE EVALUATORS

KIM AUSTIN, MBA, CPPB
Procurement Manager
Sourcewell, MN
DAWN BERRY, CPPB
Purchasing Director
City of Celina, TX 
SYLVESTER DONELSON, JR.
Chief Procurement Officer
City of Portland, OR
DANIEL MULLERY, MBA, LSSBB, VCO

Contracting Officer
City of Richmond

 
NICOLE MUCHA, MA, CPSM, CPPO
Procurement Manager
North Texas Municipal Water District, TX
APRIL PAY, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Senior Buyer
County of Placer, CA
T.K. STASTNY, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Procurement Project Manager
Denton County, TX
DANIEL HAMMER
Purchasing Director
Onondaga County, NY

DIANA KERFOOT, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Director of Purchasing
Tucson Unified School District, AZ


ROSANNE LEMUS, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
City of Allen, TX

SPENCER LORD
Contracts Manager
Georgia Department of Transportation, GA

KIM MURPHY, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Asst. Director of Purchasing & Property Management
Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA

HAYDEE NORA, MPA, CPPO
Sr. Procurement Contract Administrator
Central Arizona Project, AZ

DIANA DOTY
Procurement Specialist
Arizona State University, AZ

CORY HARMS
Chief Procurement Officer
Iowa State University, IA

RANIQUE BEAS
Procurement Contract Manager
County or Orange, CA

DODIE GOLDBERG, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, MCPP
Senior Buyer
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, CA

JENNIFER WRIGHT, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
Director of Purchasing and Contracts
Collin County Community College, TX

JENN MYERS, MPA, CPPO, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Purchasing Director
City of Scottsdale, AZ

STEPHANIE BRICE
Deputy Director of Procurement Services
Cobb County, GA

JESSICA BARAJAS, MAM
Supervising Buyer, Purchasing Department
San Bernardino County, CA

SCOTT LYONS
Sr. Deputy, Procurement
City of Richmond, VA

CANDY GOFF, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Procurement Specialist
Columbia County, GA

BRITTANY DAVIS
Procurement Contract Manager
County of Orange/Health Care Agency, CA

TRACY GARCIA, MOL, CPM, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
Procurement Manager
City of Tucson, AZ

JIZELLE SANDOVAL
Purchasing Manager
City of Chino, CA

 

 
 

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