UPPCC new certifications - Fall 2010

187 individuals successfully completed the fall 2010 UPPCC certification examinations.

February 1, 2011

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The Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) announces that 187 individuals successfully completed the fall 2010 UPPCC certification examinations administered Oct. 18-30, 2010. The Certified Public Procurement 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 187 newly certified individuals, 125 earned the CPPB certification and 62 earned the CPPO certification. This newest class of professionals brings the total number certified for CPPB and CPPO to 8,482 and 1,953 respectively.

CPPO

Charles R. Adams, CPPO
The Citadel, S.C.

Linda M. Austin, CPPO, Esq.
Franklin County Children Services, Ohio

Elizabeth Baum, CPPO
Portsmouth City Public Schools, Va.

Melvin E. Burley, CPPO, CPPB
Baltimore County Public Schools, Md.

Lori G. Clyde, CPPO, CPPB
Travis County, Texas

Mary Jane Comly, CPPO, CPPB
Fairfax County Government, Va.

Irene E. Costa, CPPO, CPPB
Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Fla.

Robyn M. Courtright, CPPO
Oconee County, S.C.

Hattie M. Crosby, CPPO
Maryland Department of Human Services Office of Technology for Human Services

Elizabeth B. Dooley, CPPO, CPPB
Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tenn.

Chris Ferris, CPPO, CPPB
Toronto District School Board, Ontario

Georgia A. Gillens, CPPO, CPPB
State of South Carolina

George H. Goodale, CPPO
City of Kansas City, Mo.

Barbara A. Grilli, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., FCCM
City of St. Petersburg, Fla.

Micky (Michelle) R. Gutzmann, CPPO
Metropolitan Council, Minn.

Fredrick W. Hahn, CPPO
State of Illinois Procurement

Jody S. Hall, CPPO, CPPB
Commonwealth of Kentucky

Maureen D. Hansraj, CPPO, CPPB
Miami Beach, Fla.

Karen B. Hatten, CPPO, CPPB, CPPA
Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Miss.

Robert Dale Hausenfluck, CPPO
Virginia Department of Taxation

Lanaee Hearns, CPPO, CPPB
St. Lucie County School Board, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Don E. Holmes, CPPO
Florida Department of Elder Affairs

Germaine E. Howson, CPPO
County of San Diego, Calif.

Roderick S. Jefferson, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
Santa Clara Valley Water District, Calif.

Angie F. Jordan, CPPO, CPPB
Darlington County School District, S.C.

Maciej Radoslaw Kadzinski, CPPO, CPPB
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Fla.

Mark A. Later, CPPO, CPA
State of Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Marsha Love-Brown, CPPO
City of Atlanta – DOA – P and D, Ga.

Michael P. Margulis, CPPO, C.P.M., C.A.P.
Hicksville UFSD, N.Y.

Lora B. Martin, CPPO, CPPB, FCPA, FCPM, FCCM
National IPA, Fla.

Victoria S. Mayle, CPPO, CPPB
St. Mary’s County Public Schools, Md.

Diane Yvette Mehaffey, CPPO
Hutto, Texas

Edward John Mellon, CPPO
Northern Virginia Community College

Patricia L. Morning-Lewis, CPPO
Broward County Board of County Commissioners, Fla.

Eileen S. Morris, CPPO, CPPB
City of Rockville, Md.

Thomas R. Nacos, CPPO, CPPB, CDT
Clark County School District, Nev.

Thomas G. O’Brien, CPPO, CPPB
Cook County Purchasing Department, Ill.

Janice Parker Watson, CPPO, CPM, CPCM
District of Columbia Department on Disability Services

Deborah S. Pearson, CPPO, CPPB
Aiken County, S.C.

John A. Poli, CPPO, C.P.M.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Drew Potts, CPPO
City of Baytown, Texas

Barbara J. Ryer, CPPO, CPPB
Maryland Department of Transportation

Jacqueline C. Saunders, CPPO
Memphis City Schools, Tenn.

David L. Schauer, CPPO, CPPB
Manassas City Public Schools, Va.

Wendi W. Sellers, CPPO, CPPB
Leon County, Fla.

Mark D. Shuman, CPPO, CPPB
Pinellas County School Board, Fla.

Rhonda Gail Simmons, CPPO, CPPB, CPCP, FCCM
Polk County Board of County Commissioners, Fla.

Corry A. Slama, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs

Mano A. Smith, CPPO, MPA, MBA
City of Atlanta, Ga.

Faye Smith, CPPO
City of Falls Church, Va.

Esmeralda R. Soto, CPPO, CPPB, B.S., B.A.
State of Illinois Procurement

Stephanie B. Suter, CPPO, CPPB
City of Lynchburg, Va.

Ivory Swain, CPPO
Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Fla.

Jorge Talavera, CPPO, CPPB
Travis County, Texas

Garnet D. Thompson, CPPO
Port of San Diego, Calif.

Sharling P. Thompson, CPPO
Benedict College, S.C.

Terry Tyler, CPPO
State of Ohio

Mukesh P. Vasavada, CPPO
City of Baltimore Purchase Bureau, Md.

Ivan F. Viamontes, CPPO
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Fla.

Virginia Wilson, CPPO, MBA
County of Riverside, Calif.

Donald D. Wolfe, CPPO, CPPB
Snohomish County, Wash.

Jill L. Yellico, CPPO, CPPB
Academy School District #20, Colo.

CPPBs

Deborah A. Allen, CPPB
Corporation of the City of Oshawa, Ontario

Jenny Amnuayphon, CPPB
County of Los Angeles, Calif.

Raj Atwal, CPPB, C.P.P.
City of Brampton, Ontario

Deidra B. Baines, CPPB
City of Jacksonville, Fla.

Brigitte A. Baker, CPPB
Collin County, Texas

Cathy A. Barker, CPPB
University of Missouri System, Mo.

Matthew T. Bauer, CPPB
Maricopa County, Ariz.

Teresa L. Beaty, CPPB
Collin County Community College District, Texas

Wilfred (Lee) L. Bergman, CPPB
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind

Kari Bertrand, CPPB
Cambrian College, Ontario

Gregory S. Bickford, CPPB
Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Kristine Lynn Bigalow, CPPB
School District of Osceola County, Fla.

David W. Boswell, CPPB
City of Clovis, N.M.

Kathryn M. Braeme-Burr, CPPB
Multnomah County Purchasing, Ore.

Loren D. Breland, III, CPPB
Travis County, Texas

Matthew W. Brown, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement

Dan R. Bute, CPPB
The Adjutant General’s Department, Columbus, Ohio

Anthony E. Cannion, CPPB, CPPA, MPA, VCO
Norfolk State University, Va.

Theo E. Carrasco, CPPB, Ph.D.
City of Miami Beach, Fla.

Eun Kyung Choi, CPPB
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement

David A. Christianson, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.

Corinna Cooper, CPPB
Washington General Administration Purchasing and Contract Admin.

Allison Marie Angell Corbett, CPPB
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

Sue (Susan) A. Craven, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.

James Fred Davis, CPPB
Mississippi Department of Transportation

Sarah Denomy, CPPB
Ontario Lottery and Gaming, Canada

Judith M. DeVries-Eppinga, CPPB
Interurban Transit Partnership, Mich.

Frederick A. Dorsey, CPPB
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement

Randall F. Dublikar, CPPB
City of Columbus, Ohio

Lisa A. Emery, CPPB
Multnomah County Purchasing, Ore.

Deborah S. Faber, CPPB
Charlotte County Public Schools, Fla.

Jerri M. Farmer, CPPB
University of Central Arkansas, Ariz.

Carolann Fletcher, CPPB, A.P.P.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nev.

James E. Foley, CPPB
Maricopa County, Ariz.

Gladys Forero-Beltran, CPPB
Miami, Fla.

Diana M. Fredrick, CPPB
Missouri Department of Corrections

Mary S. Gehret, CPPB
Maricopa Association of Governments, Ariz.

Stephanie Givens, CPPB, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Clark County School District, Nev.

Jason R. Grove, CPPB
State of Alaska

Bill J. Grunloh, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement

Michael J. Hall, CPPB, VCO
Virginia Department of Transportation – Central Office

Erin Hamilton, CPPB
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Gail R. Harper, CPPB
State of Ohio

Brandie J. Harris, CPPB
Parker County, Texas

Rachel V. Hays, CPPB
West Virginia University

Kelly D. Hecimovich, CPPB
Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario

Thuy T. Hong, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.

Joseph Horvath, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement

Timothy J. Jenks, CPPB, OPBC, OCAC, OPAC
Oregon Department of Administrative Service

Cheryl M. Jessee, CPPB
School District of Osceola County, Fla.

Jennifer L. Jones, CPPB, FCCM
School Board of Brevard County, Fla.

Thomas J. Kelly, CPPB
City of Kansas City, Mo.

Christopher C. Kersey, CPPB
Hillsborough County Department of Procurement Services, Fla.

John C. Kida, CPPB
Henrico County, Va.

Keith R. Killourie, CPPB
Maricopa County Community College District, Ariz.

Josh J. Klika, CPPB
Washington State Department of Transportation

Kenneth Ray Lawson, CPPB
Arlington County Public Schools, Va.

James L. Lee, CPPB
Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tenn.

Pamela G. Lemay, CPPB
Highlands County BCC, Fla.

Rick Lott, CPPB
Central Arizona Project, Ariz.

Tracy W. Lundberg-Schimpf, CPPB
City of Kelowna, British Columbia

Amanda G Madison, CPPB
Oklahoma County, Okla.

Gladys Marrozos, CPPB
Seminole County, Fla.

Neil D. McDonald, CPPB
School District of Osceola County, Fla.

James T. McLeod, CPPB
Charlotte Area Transit System, N.C.

Seth A. Meisinger, CPPB
Boulder County, Colo.

James C. Moering, CPPB
Oregon Department of Administrative Service

Jose M. Molina, CPPB
Maricopa County, Ariz.

Debbie M. Moore, CPPB
City of Homestead, Fla.

Kenneth E. Morrow, CPPB
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement

Cathy J. Moxley, CPPB
Washington General Administration Purchasing and Contract Admin.

Rosey Murton, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement

Athena Lynn Nance, CPPB
Missouri Department of Transportation

Michelle Newland, CPPB
Effingham County Board of Commissioners, Ga.

Lori Nordlien, CPPB
Oregon Department of Administrative Service

Sylvia Novela, CPPB
Miami Dade Fire Rescue Department, Fla.

Valentina E. Oakley, CPPB
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Linda L. O’Brien, CPPB
State of Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Deborah L Oppenheim, CPPB
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Fla.

Geraldine A. Osinaike, CPPB
North Texas Tollway Authority

Anthony (Tony) W. Parker, CPPB
Knox County, Tenn.

Robert W. Partridge, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement

Drexal D. Paulk, CPPO, CPPB, VCO, MBA
Richmond, Va.

Connie U. Pham, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.

Ruby Cam Binh Phan, CPPB
Corporation of the City of Vaughan, Ontario

Kimberly Piper-Cannon, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement

Ian F. Poellet, CPPB
Mt. Hood Community College, Ore.

William J. Ponko, CPPB
Central Florida Community College, Fla.

Wanda Pugh-Trice, CPPB
North Carolina State Ports Authority

Robert Purcell, CPPB
Portland State University, Ore.

Karen L. Purdy, CPPB
Clark County School District, Nev.

Rochelle M Ragas, CPPB
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas

Todd Reed, CPPB
City of Sugar Land, Texas

Lindel Reid, CPPB
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement

Charles M. Robinson, CPPB
State of Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Tracy L. Rogers, CPPB
State of Illinois Procurement

Brian Rothwell, CPPB
City of Palm Coast, Fla.

John F. Santiago, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.

David R. Santucci, CPPB
City of Coconut Creek, Fla.

Walter Schneider, CPPB
State of Ohio

Ron S. Shoram, CPPB
Fairfax County Government, Va.

Angela J. Simpson, CPPB
Tacoma Community College, Wash.

Shameka L. Smith, CPPB
Florida Department of Management Services

Melessia Spillman, CPPB
Seminole County, Fla.

Cheryl F. Starkey, CPPB
Sound Transit, Wash.

Mark Alan Stoffel, CPPB
Central Arizona Project, Ariz.

Rick Stoner, CPPB
State of Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Kimberlee A. Tarter, CPPB
State of Nevada, Nev.

Christine Taylor, CPPB, VCO, VCA
Tidewater Community College, Va.

Hugh R. Terrat, CPPB
City of Los Angeles, Calif.

Robin A. Thomas, CPPB
State of Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Shawna D. Tubbs, CPPB
City of Port Arthur, Texas

Georgina V. Usher, CPPB
Maryland Aviation Administration

Debra F. Velasco, CPPB
Oregon Admin Services – OPS Division

Pablo R. Velez, CPPB, Esq.
City of South Miami – Central Services, Fla.

Samanta A. Walters, CPPB
City of Atlanta-DOA – P and D, Ga.

Rachael M. Warren, CPPB
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Division of Administration Acquisition Services Dallas, Texas

Carol A. Wettersten, CPPB
Towson University, Md.

Susan L. Wheater, CPPB
Montrose County, Colo.

Donna S. Williford, CPPB
City of Kansas City, Mo.

Scott Wilson, CPPB
Travis County, Texas

Brett J. Wineinger, CPPB
City of Indianapolis, Ind.

Rebecca Witteman, CPPB
Waterloo Region District School Board, Ontario

Cathy V. Worley, CPPB
Wichita Public Schools, Kan.

John C. Wynne, CPPB
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

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