| Todd Adams Director, Procurement UC San Diego Todd Adams is the Director of Strategic Procurement at UC San Diego, where he manages a team of Commodity Managers and Buyers who handle both Strategic Sourcing and Procurement for the University. Todd is also responsible for the social responsibility aspects of Procurement, including sustainability and small/disadvantaged business initiatives. Todd graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in Business Economics, and has 23 years of procurement experience. | |
| Charles Brooks Senior Contract Specialist University of Texas at Arlington Sr. Contract Specialist at the University of Texas at Arlington; MBA-CTPM-CTCM; 3rd term VP of the Fort Worth Chapter of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA); 3rd Term VP of the Fort Worth North Chapter of the Gideon's International. | |
| Frank Cavanagh Assistant Chief Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Frank joined the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division in 2015, where he serves as an Assistant Chief in the New York office. In addition to supervising an office of other federal prosecutors and staff, Frank focuses on criminal investigations in a wide variety of industries, and prosecutes companies and individuals involved in both domestic and international conspiracies to commit fraud, criminal violations of the Sherman Act, and related Title 18 conduct. Prior to his time at DOJ, Frank clerked for United States District Court Judge Joanna Seybert in the Eastern District of New York. He also spent several years in private practice at the law firms of Skadden Arps and Patterson Belknap, where he represented Fortune 100 companies in criminal investigations involving allegations of fraud and government corruption, and also represented defrauded insurers in litigations against the banks in connection with the 2008 mortgage crisis. Frank graduated from St. John’s Law School in 2007 and served as Editor-in-Chief of the St. John’s Law Review. | |
| Veronica Cook-Euell Supplier Diversity Program Manager Kent State University Veronica Cook-Euell is the Supplier Diversity, Program Manager for Kent State University where she is responsible for developing strategies to increase Minority business representation in securing contracts, driving Supplier Diversity Initiatives and serving as advocate and a liaison for diverse suppliers. Veronica received her Executive M.B.A. from Kent State University 2015, M. A. Degree in Psychology specializing in Diversity Management from Cleveland State University and a third Master’s Degree from Kent State University in Special Education with specialization in American Sign Language. | |
| Lisa Deal Asst VP & Chief Procurement Officer University of Florida Lisa has worked in purchasing since 1988 in private and public sector. Lisa began work in higher education in 1995, working for USF and UF where she is currently Assistant Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer. Her experience includes implementing a PCard program, an ERP and 2 eProcurement solutions. | |
| Bill Dillon Executive Vice President (Retired) NACUBO Bill Dillon is the recently retired Executive Vice President of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Prior to his role at NACUBO, Bill served as Business Officer for both Carnegie Mellon and Chatham Universities, and National Vice President of Market Development for ARAMARK Higher Education. His responsibilities at both Carnegie Mellon and Chatham included serving in the Procurement function. | |
| Krista Ferrell Executive Director NAEP Krista Ferrell is NAEP’s Executive Director. She brings a strong subject matter expertise of association management and strategic procurement to NAEP. In her role, some of the areas that Krista is focused on include: growing the NAEP membership through a strengthened value proposition, expanding professional development and member resources, and championing the strategic value of procurement in Higher Education and our member’s role in solving issues on a national and global scale. Prior to coming to NAEP, Krista was the Director of Strategic Programs and Deputy Director of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) through AMR Management Services, Inc. and before that, Ms. Ferrell was a Buyer Supervisor for the West Virginia Division of Purchasing. Krista attended Marshall University and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology with minors in history and biology. | |
| Melanie Freeman Director, Education & Events NAEP Melanie Freeman is NAEP’s Director of Education and Events. She is responsible for offering continuous learning opportunities to NAEP Members enabling them to respond to higher education procurement challenges. She helps develop programing for the annual meeting, supports regional meetings and oversees NAEP’s Procurement Academy along with a variety of Institutes and webinars. Melanie brings over 20 years of human resource management experience with emphasis on talent performance and development. Before coming to NAEP, she worked as a human resource consultant. Throughout this time, she was responsible for responding to numerous RFXs as most of the consulting work was awarded through Federal, State and private contracts. Her BS degree is in Early Childhood Education from Hampton University and she has a Graduate Certificate in Business with an emphasis in Human Resource Management. | |
| Erika Garms PhD CEO WorkingSmarts, Inc. Dr. Erika Garms helps leaders and teams work, manage, and innovate smarter. As CEO of WorkingSmarts, Inc. she translates powerful scientific research to everyday workplace practice, to shape healthier and higher-performing organizations. WorkingSmarts consults around people strategy and development, and delivers live and online accelerated development programs for professionals, managers, and leaders.
Erika has played a number of consulting and leadership roles including internal consultant, organization development unit manager, and management consultant with two large, global management consulting firms. Erika serves public sector and private sector organizations across many industries – from finance to food, education to energy, healthcare to high tech.
She earned a BA and an MA from the University of Colorado, a PhD from the University of Minnesota, and completed a post-graduate program with distinction from the NeuroLeadership Institute/Sussex University.
Garms is the author of, “The Brain-Friendly Workplace: Five Big Ideas from Neuroscience That Address Organizational Challenges” and the upcoming, “ManagementSmarts,” due out this year.
She consults and speaks regularly at conferences, company meetings, and management retreats across the U.S. and abroad. Erika is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and past Dean of the NSA Speakers Academy.
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| Lawanda Holliman CEO Everything Etiquette and You Lawanda J. Holliman, is the Founder of Everything Etiquette and You, LLC. Ms. Holliman has worked with senior leaders in government, universities and corporate organizations.
With more than 26 years’ experience working with organizations and senior professionals around the world, Lawanda Holliman provides a clear path to finding effective solutions for professional development and growth.
Through hands-on experience, she has developed the ability to formulate successful strategies for hundreds of companies’ compliance needs.
As a US Army Colonel (Ret.), Lawanda Holliman has the keys and lessons that can help you transform your organization’s culture and take it to the next level. | |
| Kelly Loll Executive Director of Procurement Services Florida International University Kelly Loll, C.P.M., Executive Director of Procurement Services, Florida International University. Ms. Loll has significant experience in the area of Regulatory Requirements, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Process Reengineering and has a clear understanding of what it takes to successfully implement change.
Ms. Loll has over twenty-five years’ procurement experience in state, local, higher education and consulting. Ms. Loll has over twenty years in leadership roles, including Knowledge Center Director for the State of Georgia and the Chief Procurement Officer for the State of Florida. Ms. Loll is currently the Executive Director of Purchasing for Florida International University, overseeing purchasing and contracts. Ms. Loll has implemented major process improvements based on best practices and saved over hundred million dollars for her agencies through strategic sourcing. | |
| Greg Long Director of Purchasing and Auxiliary Services Seminole State College of Florida Mr. Gregory Long started his career in Procurement in 1991. Through the years he has worked for Public K-12 Education, Higher Education, and Private industry for two Fortune 100 companies. He received his BS in Marketing from Virginia Commonwealth University and his Masters in Procurement and Acquisition and his Masters in Business Administration from Webster University.
Mr. Long holds a lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager certificate from the Institute for Supply Chain Management. He is the current chair of the Council of Purchasing Professionals for the State College System of Florida. Mr. Long resides in Longwood, Florida and is the Director of Purchasing and Auxiliary Services for Seminole State College of Florida. | |
| Kacy Marume Client Experience Manager University of California San Diego As the Client Experience Manager in UC San Diego's Integrated Procure-to-Pay Solutions, Kacy is responsible for developing communications, training, and outreach strategies on behalf of the organization, as well as overseeing the analytics and help desk operations. | |
| Lynn McAlpine Procurement Systems Coordinator University of Nebraska at Omaha Lynn is the Procurement Systems Coordinator at the University of Nebraska – Omaha. She is the current Vice president of the NAEP Great Plains region. Her jack of all trades position requires a high degree of daily organization, that she will be sharing with you. More importantly – Lynn is hoping you will share with her how you stay organized. | |
| Dr. Brian A. McGinley Jr. Assistant Director Texas A&M University-Commerce Dr. Brian McGinley is an Assistant Director of Procurement Services and serves as the Contracting Officer for Texas A&M University–Commerce. Prior to joining the University, Dr. McGinley began his career as a Procurement Specialist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi processing nonprofit and higher education grant awards for research and development. He then became a Lead for the NASA Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR), processing over 1,000 contracts and purchase orders annually with an annual program spend of over $100 million. He was part of the implementation team that oversaw the transition to electronic grant and contract documents. | |
| Aubrey Miller Compensation Data Analyst Clemson University Aubrey is a Compensation Analyst in the Human Resources Department at Clemson University. She joined Clemson in 2013 as the Business Data Analyst in the Procurement Department. With over 15 years of public procurement experience with state and local government agencies, she has presented at other NAEP and NIGP events.
Employment: Over 15 years in the Public Procurement Industry
* Clemson University 2019-Present (Compensation Analyst)
* Clemson University 2014-2019 (Business Data Analyst)
* UNC Charlotte 2011-2013 (Procurement Officer)
* Heritage Builders 2008-2011 (Office Manager)
* City of Charlotte 2001-2008 (Procurement Officer/P-Card Manager)
Professional Skills:
* NAEP National Meeting Presenter 2019
* NAEP National Meeting Presenter 2018
* NIGP Membership Webinar 2017
* ACC Fiscal Officers Annual Meeting 2017 | |
| Greg Muller Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing UC San Diego Greg Muller is a commodity manager at UC San Diego overseeing resources for Housing & Dining as well as Facilities. He works within the Strategic Procurement group locally while partnering with the UC system to implement programs. His most recent project involved bringing a new bike share service to campus to facilitate transportation, alleviate parking headaches and move the University closer to its sustainability goals. Greg enjoys deep data dives, long chats about innovative new strategies and chocolate chip cookies. | |
| Rosey Murton Chief Procurement Officer Florida State University
Rosey Murton, CPPO, CPPB currently serves as the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at Florida State University (FSU) and President of NAEP. In her capacity as FSU CPO she is responsible for oversight of the University’s procurement and contract administration functions.
Prior to assuming her current positon, Rosey was the Director of Procurement Services for Wake Forest University and Executive Director of the Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative, a consortium of the Illinois’ nine public universities and housed at the University of Illinois. She has also served as the Director of University Sourcing at the University of Illinois.
Prior to joining the Strategic Procurement team at the University of Illinois, Rosey worked as a Contract Portfolio Manager for the State of Illinois. She also has significant experience in the private sector, including global procurement and strategic planning.
Rosey graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Masters in Business Administration.
Rosey has served on several collaborative committees including NAEP’s Board of Directors and Professional Development Committee, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation Purchasing Committee (CICPC) and the Midwest Higher Education Compact (MHEC) Technology Executive Committee.
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| David Rabiner President Rabiner Resources One of the most experienced professional speakers in the US, David's body of work spans more than a quarter century and totals more than 2,200 presentations in 13 countries and 46 states.
A popular speaker in the procurement profession, David has presented at the NAEP Annual Meeting twice, as well as as well as other procurement associations and chapters around the country. He is a master of helping professionals become more influential, as well as teaching both individuals and teams to perform at their highest levels.
His programs are fast, powerful, funny, and memorable, but most of all they create change, which is the hallmark of speaking excellence. | |
| Teresa Rausch Director, Procurement Operations University of Colorado Teresa joined the University of Colorado as Director of Procurement Operations in June 2016. She is responsible for purchasing, contracts and the small business program at CU. Teresa is a CU alumni and a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma from Arizona State University. | |
| Barry Swanson Chief Procurement Officer University of Kentucky Barry Swanson currently serve as Chief Procurement Officer for the University of Kentucky. Previously, Barry served as the Associate Vice Provost for Campus Operations/Chief Procurement Officer at the University of Kansas.
Currently Barry serves as President on the E&I Cooperative Board of Directors and previously served as the District V representative on the NAEP National Board of Directors and as co-President of the Great Plains Region.
Barry is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a degree in History and Political Science and has a Juris Doctor degree from the Washburn University School of Law. | |
| Duane Tucker Director of Strategic Procurement University of Colorado Duane Tucker joined the University of Colorado in 2008. As Director of Strategic Procurement, he has responsibility for the Supplier Relationship program, Strategic Sourcing, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Sustainability, and the Customer Relationship programs. He is Past President of the Rocky Mountain Region, and past chair and longtime member of the NAEP’s Scholarship Committee. He has presented many times at NAEP events and participated in multiple NAEP webinars. | |
| Shannon Wampler Director of Strategic Operations University of Virginia Shannon is the Director of Strategic Initiatives (and former Procurement Analyst) for the University of Virginia’s Procurement & Supplier Diversity Services, building the department’s information analysis, communications, and training outreach programs. | |
