246 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LEADERS EARNED THEIR
NIGP CERTIFIED PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION IN 2023
INCLUDING 75 LEADERS WHO EARNED THEIR NIGP-CPP IN NOVEMBER 2023
Largest Class Since August 2021
January 8, 2024
As we welcome a New Year in 2024, we also celebrate the 246 leaders who earned their NIGP Certified Procurement Professional designation (NIGP-CPP) in 2023. This leadership-focused professional certification continues to gain respectability across North America as the professional procurement certification of choice – with 44% growth in approved applications and 18% growth in new certificants in the past six months. Today, there are NIGP-CPP leaders throughout 46 states and 5 Canadian provinces including 75 leaders from the November 2023 Class whom we have the privilege to honor here:
Alberta
Hafsa Qureshi – Airdrie
Clint Sampson – Calgary
Melanie Tyson – Leduc
Alaska
Cory Beal - Fairbanks
Carson Davis – Wasilla
Arkansas
Stephanie Celler - Little Rock
Barry Goldman - Little Rock
Arizona
Tara Acton - Kingman
Casey Adams - Tucson
Adetoun Ayo-Adeola - Phoenix
Claudia Leon – Phoenix
Gloria Lopez Toscano – Tempe
Toysha Martin - Phoenix
Abigail Medina Silas - Phoenix
Joey Molina - Phoenix
Sabina Moore – Phoenix
California
Jennifer Alford - Stockton
Matthew Benavides - Redwood City
Silvia Bonilla - Santa Ana
Janinne Boutte - Santa Ana
Teresa Bryant – Oakhurst
Juan Corral - Santa Ana
Ken Cutshaw - Canoga Park
Brittany Davis - Santa Ana
Brenda Haas - Santa Rosa
Haely Hernandez – Perris
Susan Kessel - Santa Ana
Connie Madarang - West Covina
Aramis Nahabedian - Port Hueneme
Kathleen Paclibar - Sacramento
Eva Pierce - Irvine
Verenice Ramirez - Duarte
Ann Shaw Rancho - Cordova
Susannah Shoaf - Temecula
Brandi Solarte - Santa Ana
Alex Strudley - Ben Lomond
Brandalyn Tramel - Windsor
Kimberly Vazquez – Chino
Georgia
Krystal Ashley - Jonesboro
Yolanda Broome - East Point
Sharonda Thompson - Albany
Nicole Weems - Decatur
Elaine Wilson-Beverly – McDonough
Illinois
Pamela Amoako - Chicago
CoMakiya Baskin-Smith - Chicago
Jovan Johnson - Chicago
Dorthea Lovelace - Lansing
Chaney Lovellette - Springfield
Melinda Macias - Loves Park
Lee Saulter - Oak Lawn
Ethan Sinnema – Chicago
Indiana
Vanessa Freeman – Ellettsville
Iowa
Zachary Gillen – Ankeny
Kansas
Stephanie Creed - Bonner Springs
Kentucky
Stacy Blank - Frankfort
Jennifer Miracle - Lexington
Kathy Robinson - Frankfort
Daniel Salvato - Frankfort
Travis Trent - Frankfort
Jessica Wright – Jeffersonville
Louisiana
Renee Anderson -Shreveport
Tammy Grant - Baton Rouge
Cecilie Halliwill Primeaux - New Orleans
Maine
Barrie Lighe – Biddeford
Maryland
Susan Arneson - Upper Marlboro
Dana Bowman - Fort Washington
Kris Chewlin - Largo
Jeffrey Davis - Baltimore
April Dickens - Bryans Road
De'Nerika Johnson - Upper Marlboro
James Knighton - Hyattsville
Christopher McDonald - Baltimore
Tamara Roberts – Laurel
Michigan
Samantha Gallimore - Laingsburg
Brittney Villarreal - Lansing
Minnesota
Kimberly Austin - Pillager
Robert Carey - Saint Paul
Laura Vedder - Saint Paul
Mississippi
Bobbie Green - Jackson
Karen Hatten - Brandon
Samuel Lemonis – Raymond
Missouri
Rachel Hogrefe - Jefferson City
Timothy Jones - Lee's Summit
Justin Long - Jefferson City
Renee Medlin Schumacher - Lebanon
Richelieu Sese – Independence
North Carolina
Penny Helms - Monroe
Chad Hicks - Boone
Jeffrey Howard - Asheboro
Ana Sostaric – Raleigh
Nebraska
Mikayla Johnson – Lincoln
Dana Smith – Lincoln
New Jersey
Mathias Banner - Newton
Alfred Sellu – Burlington
New York
Kimberly Christian - Queensbury
Vadim Fridkin - Brooklyn
Gina Klug - Smithtown
Christopher O'Connor - Lyons
Ashley Scutt – Geneseo
Ohio
Jace Bounds - Dayton
John Edmondson - Cincinnati
Nicole Eger - Centerville
Melissa Geswein
Oklahoma
Nathan Watson – Edmond
Ontario
Cholponai Amatova - Stouffville
Shannon Banks - Welland
Laura Case - Kitchener
Sarah Crooks - Peterborough
Nina Dang - Newmarket
Michelle Doiron - Newmarket
Tyler Gallea - Ajax
Savan Harsh - Niagara Falls
Mark Jones - Toronto
Jose Justino - Ajax
Nitin Lakhanpal - Newmarket
Jodi Leary - Ajax
Lynda Lewis - Bowmanville
Maria Lombardo - Bolton
Sherry Marr - Port Colborne
Brandy Out - Pembroke
Caterina Papa - Newmarket
Polina Semenov - Waterloo
Oregon
Kathryn Braeme-Burr - Portland
Richard Contreras - Portland
Julia Fraser - Portland
Kimberley Hankins - Salem
Craig Johnsen - Woodburn
James Olson - Portland
Kiersten Vanderhoof - Hillsboro
Lynnette Waite – Portland
Pennsylvania
Margaret Anthony - Allentown
Jason Crouch - Philadelphia
Rose Panetta – Allentown
Rhode Island
Alejandro Tirado – Providence
South Carolina
Katie Brown - Walhalla
Vernon Daniels - Columbia
Latoyia Davis - Lexington
Kenton Davis - Columbia
Scott Dobereiner - Lexington
Logan Hickey - Spartanburg
Ashley Kennedy-Shell - Columbia
Emmett Kirwan - Columbia
Joel Manning - Rock Hill
Victoria Moyer - Beaufort
Gary Porth - Cameron
Traci Tokarczyk - Summerville
Lucas Watford – Columbia
Tennessee
Gary Clay - Nashville
Scott Ferguson - Nashville
Michelle Lane - Nashville
Lindsey Parrish - Chattanooga
Cathryn Perdue - Germantown
Terri Ray - Nashville
Karisa Scott – Knoxville
Texas
Timothy Accountius - McKinney
Sana Amanullah - San Antonio
Jennifer Cook - Coppell
Michelle Croft - Austin
Tracey Epps - Denton
Erik Erwin - Frisco
Julie Gohlke - Schertz
Jo Ann Gunn - Fort Worth
Priscilla Harrington - Manor
Beverly Mendez - Austin
Sissy Norman Sabillon - Conroe
Michael Parrish Plano
Sue Pawlik - Bellaire
Jonathan Preiss - San Antonio
Katherine Rios - McKinney
Brandi Whittenton - College Station
Utah
Richard Straw – Salt Lake City
Virginia
Joanne Bryant Capron
Ethel Edwards - Virginia Beach
Amy Gardner - Suffolk
Annie Korn - Harrisonburg
Nebila Kurtu - Leesburg
Barbarann Martinez - Fairfax
Julie Turner- Suffolk
Kennedy Venaglia - Henrico
Amee Vyas - Fairfax
Linda Williams - Fairfax
Jessica Yost – Yorktown
Washington
Lionel Boisvert - Seattle
Nicona Butler - Ephrata
Alexander Clark - Tacoma
Clark Langstraat - Everett
Christopher Martinez - Olympia
LeAnna Sandy – Olympia
West Virginia
Heather DeHaven - Martinsburg
If you are considering professional certification, the unique focus of the NIGP-CPP…targeted specifically for procurement leaders…truly sets it apart. The NIGP-CPP is the only certification offering anchored in the Public Procurement Competency Framework that was developed from a research study funded by the Volcker Alliance. It offers the flexibility demanded by fast-paced professionals… no training prerequisites, four testing windows annually, a two-year period to pass the individually-scored modular exams, and six eligibility pathways that reflect a mix of educational achievements and relevant work experience. Equally unique, the NIGP-CPP is integrated into the NIGP Pathways portfolio of learning and credentialling that grows with your career in public procurement. For those professionals new to public procurement, professional certification is likely not the first step in your journey, but Pathways intentionally offers something for everyone so you can begin to be recognized for your learning well before you are eligible for certification.
As a reminder, the opportunity to ‘bridge’ to the NIGP-CPP from a current CPPO or CPPB designation administered by the UPPCC is quickly coming to a close. The bridge provides an opportunity for an eligible candidate to take and pass only Module B of the two-part NIGP-CPP exam. The final testing window is May 2024 and the registration period to schedule a May exam will close on March 31, 2024. After May 2024, current CPPO or CPPB holders can continue to apply for their NIGP-CPP under Pathway F which provides an abbreviated application process but will be required to successfully pass both exam modules.
To learn more about the value of the NIGP-CPP program, visit the NIGP Website by clicking here or join us for one of our monthly informative webinars on the NIGP-CPP and Pathways program.