THE PURCHASING EXCHANGE

In This Issue

President’s Message

Member Spotlight

New Executive Board

December Luncheon

Transitional Board

Meeting

Committee Chairs

Reverse Trade Show

Volunteer’s Needed

World Class

Procurement

Mentoring Works!

Regional Conference

Recap

Scholarships

Manager and Buyer

of the Year Awards

Membership Report

Upcoming Events

Career Seminar I

Connected?

Sponsors Outgoing President, Irma Guzman received a lovely flower arrangement from newly installed President, Bill Munch at the December luncheon and awards ceremony

President’s Message By Bill Munch, CPPB

It has been a great 2015! We have a lot to be proud of as a chapter. Our professional development opportunities including our Regional Confer-ence are the envy of chapters across the country. We continue to offer local training and assistance to members seeking certification. All of these efforts help strengthen our profession and put us in a strategic posi-tion to benefit our organizations. I want to thank Irma Guzman for her service as President in 2015. I am also grateful to the rest of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors for their dedication to our chapter. I look forward to 2016 and welcoming two new Executive Board members, Joe Guy as Vice President and Heather Hodgman as Secretary. I am excited about what we are poised to accomplish this year. (Continued on next page)

The Official Newsletter of the Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP Jan/Feb 2016

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Betty Austin, CPPB

Congratulations to Betty who after 35 years of going to school finally graduated this past November with a degree in Business Science Management from the University of Phoenix. She had a few roadblocks along the way but she made it through. Her mother just recently had open heart surgery and she realized the struggles that she was going through. “Don’t take life for granted. Be kind. This world needs to create a shift of love and watch it transform”, and this is exactly what Betty is doing.

Betty has over 20 years’ experience in Purchasing, all of them with the State of Arizona. In 1985, she started her career at ADOT as a Contract Officer. After an interim move to California, Betty began work with AZ Department of Emergency and Military Affairs in 2001, and moved to her current role with Depart-ment of Administration in 2013 as the Set-Aside Contract Administrator.

Born and raised in Yuma, Arizona (yes, she’s a Yuma Criminal!!) Betty played on her school softball team and was part of the state championship team of 1977. In 2014, the team was inducted into the high school Hall of Fame. What an awesome accomplishment!

Betty is a proud mother and grandmother. She is currently raising two grandchildren (their mother, her daughter—was killed by a drunk driver) and also caring for two foster children. Betty’s motto “love one an-other and smile”.

Outside of work, Betty enjoys spending time with her family – after all, you can be here today and gone tomorrow. Love them, cherish them and don’t sweat the small things. She is truly a blessing to anyone who knows her. Betty absolutely loves reminding people to believe in themselves because that bright light and positive energy will shine on someone else that you touch - so live, laugh, and love.

President’s Message (Continued from previous page)

The two key words you will continually hear from me this year will echo what makes us successful in any public entity—transparency and collaboration. As President, I will strive to keep the lines of communication open and tap the talent of our membership. I will not only use all the brains I have, but all those I can borrow as well. One of My first duties as President is to appoint Committee Chairs and those assignments have been made. Our chapter is only as strong as those members who support its goals. Through the efforts of our committees, we continue to serve our membership and enhance an environment of professional development. We need your time and talent to continue our success. If you can help, contact the committee chair or click the "Join this committee" link at: https://www.aznigp.org/insidepages/committees/. The Committee Chair will re-spond to you once a request is received. Please be aware even if you served on a specific committee last year, you need to go to this link and request to be added again for 2016 in order to continue on the committee. Volunteers are important to our ongoing suc-cess, and help us serve our membership and advance our profession. I am so confident that it is going to be a stupendous 2016!

Sincerely, Bill Munch, CPPB AZNIGP President, 2016

Congratulations to our new board!

2016 Executive Board

President—Bill Munch, CPPB

bmunch@vsit.org 602-677-1988

Vice-President—Joe Guy, CPPB

guyj@mail.maricopa.gov 602-506-8718

Treasurer—Sharon Brause, CPPO

sharon.brause@mesaaz.gov 480-644-2815

Secretary—Heather Hodgman

hhodgman@ajcity.net 480-474-8500

Immediate Past President—Irma Guzman, CPPB

guzmani@mail.maricopa.gov 602-506-8715

Thank you! With the election of our new

board comes the departure

of two long standing board

members who have served

the chapter with devotion

and pride.

Valarie Erwin served for

three years as Vice-

President, President and

Immediate Past-President.

Gary Barkman leaves after

serving four years as

Secretary.

Both have served on numer-

ous committees and will

continue to do so.

Thank you for your years of

service to our chapter and

your continuous dedication.

Gary Barkman

Our newly elected officers being sworn in at the December luncheon (Heather Hodgman not pictured but on speaker phone)

Valarie Erwin

Volunteer of

the Year for

2015 is...

Congratulations to

Larry Larson for be-

ing selected by the

Executive Board as

Volunteer of the

Year.

Larry was named

Volunteer of the

Year for his partici-

pation on numer-

ous committees but

especially his hard

work on the Schol-

arship Committee.

Well Deserved

Larry!

December Luncheon and Awards Presentation

The December Holiday and Awards Luncheon was held December 8, 2015 at the Hilton Doubletree in Tempe. We had a great turn-out and

everyone enjoyed the holiday festivities and award presentations.

Cooperative Committee members receiving their Certificate of Appreciation

AWARD PRESENTATIONS

Each year committee chairs and members are recognized for their dedica-tion and volunteering efforts. This year there was a total of 132 certificates presented to 63 different members. Their support and efforts is what makes our Chapter the best! Thank you committee volunteers for all your hard work during the past year.

Education & Professional Development Committee

Larry Larson Volunteer of the Year

December Luncheon and Awards Presentation

Click here to see more pictures from this event.

At the transitional board meeting, board members and committee chairs spent the day hard at work planning the schedule, preparing the budget, and coming up with new ideas and events for 2016. With the transition of the new board and new committee chairs, it’s a long day of brain storming and planning for the new year and incorporating their ideas and plans for the members. It is also a fun day as they get to participate in the luncheon and awards celebration, and also have a fun-spirited gift exchange.

Your Committee Chairs and Officers for 2016

TRANSITIONAL BOARD MEETING

Committee Chairs and Officers hard at work...

2016 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Awards & Scholarships

Joe Guy, CPPB

Budget & Finance

Sharon Brause, CPPO

Chapter of the Year Award

Irma Guzman, CPPB

Community Outreach

Crystal Wester, CPPB

Suzanne Alberts, CPPB

Cooperative

Gary Barkman, CPPB

James Foley, CPPO

Education and Professional Development

Telma C. Bearden, CPPO

Elections

Brandy Andersen

Governance

Gary Barkman, CPPB

Historical

Art Enriquez , CPPB

Legislative

Barbara Corella, CPPB

Marketing & Communications / Website

Cheryl Rentscheler, CPPO

Sharon Brause, CPPO

Membership & Member Outreach

Kristy Garcia, CPPB

Mentoring / Networking

Robert Schoepe, CPPO

Newsletter

Kristy Garcia, CPPB

Photography

Karie Ingles, CPPB

Pro-D Prize Drawings

Betty Austin, CPPB

Programs/Webinars

Irma Guzman, CPPB

Peggy Ferrin, CPPB

Regional Conference

Joe Guy, CPPB

Resource Library

Jess Romney, CPPB

Reverse Trade Show

Michael Greene, CPPO

Strategic Planning

Bill Munch, CPPB

Young Professional/Student Chapter

Peggy Ferrin, CPPB

Contact info for Chairpersons can be found at www.aznigp.org

NIGP CHAPTER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

AZNIGP Members Serving on NIGP Board / Chapter Ambassador:

NIGP Chapter Ambassador’s for Area 9:

Peggy Ferrin, CPPB—City of Maricopa

Victoria Cortinas, CPPB—City of Tucson

Peggy and Victoria were recently selected to serve as the NIGP Ambassadors representing Area 9 in the newly formed

NIGP Chapter Ambassador Program. Area 9 represents the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New

Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

5th Annual Reverse Trade Show What is a Reverse Trade Show? A Reverse Trade Show is a

new twist in the traditional way to host a trade show. It engag-

es buyers and suppliers in a rewarding new face-to-face for-

mat. Agency representatives sit behind tables while the Ven-

dors walk around the trade show floor stopping to talk and

learn how-to-do business with each agency representative.

The Vendors have an opportunity to talk about their products

and services and what they have to offer us. Agency repre-

sentatives get to meet many Vendors in a short amount of

time.

Registration is free for Agency Representatives. Please visit

the AZNIGP website for Registration Instructions:

www.aznipg.org

Save the Date! Monday, April 4, 2016

1:00 PM—4:00 PM, at Tempe Center for the Arts

PLEASE VOLUNTEER Volunteer opportunities are

available for

P.F. Chang’s (1/17/2016)

and

Pat’s Run (4/23/2016)

Visit our website at

www.aznigp.org for more infor-

mation and to sign up.

MEMBERS NEEDED

Members needed to serve on

Standing Committees:

Community Outreach

Cooperative

Mentoring

Regional Conference

Reverse Trade Show

Young Professionals

Sign up for any committee on

our website. CLICK HERE.

2015 Reverse Trade Show at Mesa Convention Center

NIGP Course: World Class Procurement

Practices

What an opportunity this

course was for our mem-

bers! Through a grant

funding provided by U.S.

Communities the NIGP

registration fee was paid

for 20 members to attend.

This workshop held on

November 2nd addressed

what is meant by “World

Class” and what practices

countless public agencies

are adopting to achieve

such status. Case stud-

ies shared in class illus-

trated many common

practices of agencies and

procurement profession-

als that are considered

World Class.

Our class was very di-

verse with a mix of pro-

curement staff from state,

school, city, and county

agencies. We had mem-

bers come from as far

away as Yuma and

Nogales. It was great to

share what other agen-

cies are doing and their

best practices.

Our instructor, Mr. Darin

L. Matthews, CPPO,

C.P.M., shared his nearly

20 years of purchasing

and supply management

experience. Darin is a

recognized expert in his

field and made this class

very enjoyable and inter-

esting.

Darin L. Matthews speaks throughout the US and Canada on a variety of procurement topics for many organizations including NIGP.

Mentoring Works! The mentor program is geared toward the professional development of procure-

ment practitioners. The goal is to match experienced professionals with partners

seeking to advance or expand their skills. We are looking for members who are

committed, encouraging, motivating, and supportive.

This program is perfect for the new procurement professional who wants to learn

more about government procurement and NIGP. You will be matched with a sea-

soned member who will guide you and help you set goals and help you achieve

those goals.

Gain knowledge from long-term members who have experience and wisdom and

develop a loyal network of supporters. Mentors gain satisfaction in sharing exper-

tise with others and can assist mentees with customized plans to meet member’s

goals.

Interested in being a Mentor or Mentee, please contact Robert Schoepe,

Committee Chair at rschoepe@azgfd.gov / 623-236-7457.

“MENTORING: Successful people never reach their goals alone”

XXVI Regional Conference The 26th Annual Regional Conference and Vendor Expo was held October

15, 2015 at the Mesa Convention Center.

Attendees enjoyed a productive and informative AZNIGP Regional Conference.

The all day event featured a vendor trade show, keynote speakers, luncheon

meeting, after hour social event, and more than a dozen thought-provoking class

sessions given by industry professionals.

The day was a huge success with 103 vendor booths and 238 members in attend-

ance. Plus more than 75 employee walk-ins from member agencies.

Our members also donated items to our charity organization, Maricopa Integrated

Health System Children’s Hospital (Arizona Children’s Center). Thank you for your

generous contributions!

Thank You Sponsor Vendors We want to thank our sponsor vendors for their participation and support.

Gold Sponsors: The Gordian Group, 1GPA, U.S. Communities, and TCPN.

Silver Sponsors: Sierra Auction, Arizona Gym Floors, A2Z Bus Sales, The

Hope Depot, and Wholesale Floors.

Without the assistance of these sponsors, and participation of all vendors, our

registration fee for this event would be much higher. Thanks to the vendors at-

tendance they help pay the conference expenses which help reduce the cost to

members.

Thank You Speakers Thank you to the many volunteer speakers who graciously took the time to share

their knowledge and help our members by providing valuable professional devel-

opment.

Christine Nobles, David Randolph, Dr. Kenn Sullivan, Jeff Peskuski, Karen

Fleetwood, Kurt Krause, Marcheta Gillespie, Matt Bauer, Matt Walker, Melissa

Jones, Michelle Hamilton, Paula Sliefert, Peggy Ferrin, Rob Rhoads, Scott

Patterson, Scott Richardson, Sharon Brause, Sheri Swain, and Victoria Cortinas.

Committee It is a huge undertaking to organ-

ize an event this size every year

but each year it gets done and it is

always better than the year before.

Thank you committee members for

all your hard work. It takes a small

village and a year of planning but it

is all worth it!

Bill Munch, Irma Guzman,

Sharon Brause, Gary Barkman,

Valarie Erwin, Andrea Stupka,

Becki McGlynn, Betty Austin,

Darryl Woodson, Crystal

Wester, Cheryl Rentscheler,

Heather Hodgman, Jess Romney,

Jane Albin, John Albin, Kristy

Garcia, Karie Ingles, Mary

Talerico, Peggy Ferrin, Suzanne

Alberts, and Vicki Fitzpatrick.

NIGP National Business Council

Your 2015 Regional Conference Committee

Rob Fiorilli, U.S. Communities

Becoming a 1st Round Draft Pick in the Procurement Game!

26th Annual Regional Conference and Vendor Expo was a success!

Click here to see more pictures from this event.

Scholarship Submission Guidelines:

Designed to assist members with a need for funds to help pay for continuing

education and professional development efforts

Maximum amount $1,000 in the same 12-month period

Must be an active and participating member

Use for:

Chapter Sponsored NIGP Courses

Chapter Sponsored Seminars and Workshops

College Purchasing Courses

CPPB/CPPO Test Fees

The Scholarship Application and Instructions are posted on the

Chapter website at www.aznigp.org under Documents and Files.

Submit all applications to the Vice President of AZNIGP, Joe Guy,

at guyj@mail.maricopa.gov.

Manager and Buyer of the Year Awards The time to nominate for Manager

and Buyer of the Year 2016 is

now!! Please take the time to cel-

ebrate the achievements and con-

tributions of our exceptional NIGP

Arizona State Capitol Chapter

members by submitting your nomi-

nation.

Nominations must be received

no later than February 5,

2016.

Members can self-nominate or

nominate another member.

All nominees must be an

active paid member.

Nominations must be submit-

ted in electronic format (via

email).

Instructions and Nomination forms

can be found under Documents

and Files at www.aznigp.org

Each award recipient will receive a

full-ride scholarship to NIGP

National Forum 2016.

2015 Manager of the Year, Matt Bauer

Submit your scholarship application now to attend the NIGP Seminar: Legal Aspect of

Public Purchasing being held February 22—24, 2016 at the City of Goodyear.

This is one of the fundamental courses that is a must for all Procurement profession-

als. Course fee for National Members is $700 and $900 for Non-Members. That is a

huge savings to your agency if you apply and receive a scholarship! Visit our website

for event details and registration information.

Membership Report Active Members = 398

Pending Members = 1

Expired Members = 0

Vacant Members = 6

New Members = 8

Please report any mem-

bers that have left your

agency so they can be

marked as expired and

your agency can get

credit for a vacant mem-

bership. You can apply

this vacant membership

to any new hire. (same

membership year only)

Membership renewals or

any new membership is

$40.00. All NEW mem-

bers receive a free lunch

voucher to attend a chap-

ter luncheon ($20 value).

Benefits to being a Chap-

ter Member include, free

webinars, networking op-

portunities, discounted

professional development

events, scholarship op-

portunities, and much

more!

Please contact Kristy

Garcia, Membership

Chair, to redeem free

lunch vouchers, remove

or add any members, and

with any questions or

help getting registered.

Kristy.Garcia@MesaAZ.gov

(tel) 480-644-5052

New Members, Rick Rask, Laela Pardo, and Ernestine Tesarek in attendance at the December luncheon

Welcome New Members Debbie Kartje

Arizona State Parks

Rosalia Castro

Valley Metro

Lee Ann Ashley

AZ Department of Corrections

Nila Henson

AZ Department of Education

Elena Snow

Maricopa County

Kelley Radford

AZ Department of Economic Security

Cheryl Glider

AZ Department of Economic Security

Lourdes Banuelos

Glendale Elementary School District

Dawn Silvernale

Maricopa County Parks & Recreation

Evan Karl

City of Mesa

Kandi Kawolsky

City of Phoenix

Stacy Wiesner

AZ Department of Transportation

Ernestine Tesarek

Town of Gilbert

Rick Rask

Town of Gilbert

Laela Pardo

Maricopa Integrated Health System

Cynthia Castillo

City of Chandler

We would also like to feature retirements. Let us know if you are getting ready to retire or

know of someone who has retired. Send us an email with the announcement and a

photo. Thank you!

Are you a member of NIGP National? Join Today!

A $25 rebate is given to our Chapter for having non-National

members apply for and become new Agency or new Individual

Members of the Institute. This money can be used toward

scholarships, seminars, events and much more!

Join NIGP

ATTENTION MEMBERS!

Please visit www.aznigp.org to ensure your profile is up-to-date and that if you are a NIGP National

member, that the proper box is checked. (The Chapter pays NIGP different rates based on this!)

Also make sure your Job Title and Department are documented in the required fields.

You can also review your history and print attendance certificates under Review / Update Your

Profile then select the History tab.

Free NIGP

Webinars*

April 12, 2016

June 14, 2016

November 8, 2016

(Above are recordings of previously offered NIGP webinars and are hosted at City of Mesa and ADOT) *webinar topics tbd

NEWS FROM NIGP

Are you taking advantage of

FREE?

NIGP is offering webinars at

no cost to National Members.

That’s a $190 Value……..

FREE!

That’s free Recertification

Points!

Click here to read about free

webinars and upcoming top-

ics and dates.

www.nigp.org

Upcoming Events You Don’t Want to Miss (Calendar of Events)

Chapter Luncheon Meeting’s January 12, 2016—11:30 AM (Registration Now Open!)

May 10, 2016—11:30 AM

September 13, 2016—11:30 AM

December 13, 2016—11:30 AM

Professional Development Opportunities February 22-24, 2016—NIGP Seminar: Legal Aspects of Public Purchasing

April 18, 2016—NIGP Seminar: Principles & Techniques of Problem Solving

May 16-18, 2016—NIGP Seminar: Introduction to Public Procurement

June 20, 2016— Seminar: ABC’s of RFP’s

August 21-25, 2016—NIGP National Forum, National Harbor, MD

September 19-20, 2016—NIGP Seminar: Effective Contract Writing

October 20, 2016—Regional Conference & Vendor Expo

November 7, 2016—NIGP Seminar: Effective Negotiations

Career Seminar’s March 10, 2016—8:30 AM (Registration Now Open!)

August 9, 2016—8:00 AM

Events, dates, and times are subject to change. Please check the website for

current information, details and registration information. www.aznigp.org

MemberConnect List Serve Looking for advice or opinions from your colleagues? Need some assistance with creating documents, but don’t want to

re-invent the wheel? Here’s where you get help. Our MemberConnect service is a List Serve that automatically forwards email

from you to members who have subscribed to the service. Replies are also distributed to subscribers; it’s a great way to share

ideas and learn how other professionals deal with challenging situations.

To send a message to other subscribers, just e-mail MemberConnect@list.aznigp.org and the system will automatically

distribute your message.

March 10, 2016 Career Seminar

March Career Seminar featuring Tammy Rimes & Deanna Potter Traditionally our Career Seminars are a half day of training but this year the first

Career Seminar will be an all day event featuring motivational speaker and pro-

curement trainer Tammy Rimes. Working with small and large businesses, she

helps them learn the maze and obstacles of working with government clients. As

the former Purchasing Agent for the City of San Diego, the nation’s 9th largest

City, she also offers her expertise and knowledge to other public procurement

teams on successful procurement strategies and solutions. She gives presenta-

tions across the nation at procurement conferences and was a featured speaker at

our annual Regional Conference in 2013.

Through her work with small businesses and government contracts, she also of-

fers presentations on how to sell to government and how to maximize your sales

potential. She also gives inspirational “live your dream” presentations.

Tammy has partnered with trainer, speaker, and author, Deanna Potter to develop

a new presentation titled “Spring Training: How to Create a Winning Season for

Your Team!” and will be presenting to our chapter at the March Career Semi-

nar. Deanna specializes in Organizational Effectiveness training for governments.

In addition to their exciting presentation and training we will have our business

luncheon meeting and announce the 2016 Manager and Buyer of the Year as well

as Purchasing Month activities, new certified CPPB’s and CPPO’s, new members,

scholarship award winners, and much more!

Tammy is the Principal of Tammy Rimes Consulting

Purchasing Month

March is Purchasing Month so how are you celebrating? Let us know what your department is

planning and we will highlight your agencies Purchasing Month activities in our next newsletter.

And if your not planning anything, why not? This is your opportunity to celebrate the Procurement

profession to others in your agency and recognize your team.

Deanna Potter Potter Coaching & Consulting

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