PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

What great things will take place with TAPP in 2017? | 3

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTDates for your calendar so

you can stay tuned. | 4

TRAINING SCHEDULE

No one is above learning to be the best continually | 5

TAPP TALK1st Quarter

2017

TAPP is committed to the development, support and promotion of the public procurement profession through premier educational and research programs, professional support, and advocacy initiatives that benefit members and constituents.

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CO N T E N T S

3PRESIDENTS

MESSAGE2017 TAPP Plans

4PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Upcoming meetings and other opportunities.

5TRAINING SCHEDULE

Features info on monthly  training events.

TAPP BOARD & OFFICERS

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 Board Members

 2015-17 – Carol Debish, CoA Energy

2016-17 – Kay Wagner, CPA-SPD

2016-18 – Sandy Fan, DIR

2016-18 – James Scarboro, CoA

 2017-19 – Danielle Lord, CoA

 2017-19 – Veronica Strong, OCA

 2017 Officers

President – Ann Tillman, TWC

Vice President – Cherilyn Wadley, CoA Energy

Secretary – Sonya Bebley, TLC-Lottery

Treasurer – Misti Shumate, TBPE

Past President – Ken Ming, TJJD

Welcome to every government entity procurement professional including city, county, higher

education, state agencies, etc. At 12/6/16 Holiday Lunch 2017 TAPP Plans were announced including

Keep TAPP acronym & change name; Minimum goal:  double TAPP membership; Procurement

Resources blog or FAQs posted online; and Develop TAPP (TX Association of Public Purchasers)

sponsorship program.

Currently, progress on 2017 TAPP plans are:  

A. Keep TAPP acronym & change name – welcomes contract specialists, but currently await NIGP

approval of TAPP’s request.

B. Goal:  Min is double TAPP membership – often government entities have more contract specialists

than purchasers, but pending TAPP name change hinders this goal.

C. Procurement Resources – revised name “Procurement FAQs”

D. Develop sponsorship program – TAPP members to attend NIGP courses pends action after TAPP

completes required NIGP reports.

Let’s make 2017 great year for TAPP by participation: in Monthly Professional

Development/General meetings; NIGP &/or TAPP training; and volunteer for TAPP Committees &/or

community service events. Reminder:  go to https://www.austinontapp.org/index.cfm often for TAPP

news and updates.

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

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1. TAPP members submit questions to SME panels;

2. Concept of long-time TAPP members – Kay Wagner & Ken Ming

3.;. If procurement question(s) – government entity procurement professional emails

FAQ@austinontapp.org;

4. Appropriate answer – team of experienced procurement professional TAPP members

discuss question & reach conclusion;

5. Answers (Not official legislation or rule) – based on collective thoughts, opinions, &

experience of TAPP’s team; and

6. Post answers – TAPP website for members to review & consider.

Ann Tillman, CTCM, CTPM, CPIM (APICS)

President

P R O F E S S I O N A L  

D E V E L O P M E N T Communications (standing)

 Sonya Bebley, Chair, TLC-Lottery 

Yolanda Gunter, Member, TWC 

Scott Merryman, Member, TLC-Lottery

Facilities (standing)

Kay Wagner, Chair, CPA-SPD

Membership (standing)

Anna Gomez, Chair, DFPS

 Carol Debish, Member, CoA

Professional Development (standing)

Rona Walton, Chair, RRC 

Myra Martin, Member, TREC

Scholarship(special short-term)

Misti Shumate, Chair, TBPE

Sandy Fang, Member, DIR

Ann Tillman, Member, TWC

APR   6

MAY 4

JUNE 8

NO GEN MEETING  IN JULY

AUG  10

 SEPT 14

OCT 5

NOV 9

  DEC 6  CHRISTMAS-

HOLIDAY  LUNCHEON

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TAPP COMMITTEES

This “TAPP Talk” is our 1st issue since 2010. News of it's upcoming release was during national Procurement Month

celebrated at TAPP’s March 9th  meeting with proclamations (posted on TAPP's website) from the City of Austin,  Travis

County and the Governor of Texas!

T H E R E ' S M O R E

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TRAINING SCHEDULE

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NEW THINGS ARE BREWING

T H E W R A P U P

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We are increasing our recruitment efforts for 2017!  If you know

someone in procurement here in Austin that doesn't know about TAPP,

now is a great time for them to learn of our great benefits.  

Go to  www.AustinOnTAPP.org for more information.