ADVISORY BOARD

key government purchasing officials

The U.S. Communities Advisory Board is made up of key government purchasing officials from across the United States. The Advisory Board provides leadership and overall direction for the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance.

City and County of Denver


Jim McIntyre
Director of Purchasing
City and County of Denver Purchasing
201 W. Colfax Ave., Dept. 304
Denver CO 80202
(720) 913-8121
(720) 913-8101 (fax)
jim.mcintyre@ci.denver.co.us

Great Valley School District


Charles Linderman
Director of Business Affairs
47 Church Road
Malvern PA 19355
(610) 889-2125 X 2123
clinderman@gvsd.org

City of Houston


Calvin Wells, C.P.M.
City Purchasing Manager
901 Bagby Street Ste B113
Houston TX 77002
(713) 247-1684
(713) 247-1811 (fax)
Calvin.Wells@cityofhouston.net

Harford County Public Schools


Jeff LaPorta
Supervisor of Purchasing
102 South Hickory Ave.
Bel Air MD 21014
(410) 638-4083
(410) 638-4304 (fax)
jeff.laporta@hcps.org

City of Kansas City


Renee V. Haskin CPPO, MBA
Assistant Procurement Manager
Procurement Services Division
414 E. 12th St, 1st floor
Kansas City MO 64106
(816) 513-1260
(816) 513-1156 (fax)
renee.haskin@kcmo.org

Hennepin County


Christopher O. Gran, C.P.M.
Purchasing Manager
A-1705 Government Center
Minneapolis MN 55487-0175
(612)348-7930
Christopher.Gran@co.hennepin.mn.us

City of Los Angeles


Kenneth F. Desowitz, C.P.M.
Director of Supply Services
Dept. of General Services
111 East First St., Room 110, City Hall
Los Angeles CA 90012
(213) 928-9557
(213) 928-9515 (fax)
kenneth.desowitz@lacity.org

Los Angeles County


Gerald R. Plummer
Division Manager
Purchasing Division
1100 N. Eastern Ave.
Los Angeles CA 90063
(323) 267-2670
(323) 415-8673 (fax)
gplummer@isd.lacounty.gov

City of San Antonio


Denise Gallegos, C.P.M., CPPB
Procurement Administrator
111 Soledad, 16th floor
San Antonio TX 78205
(210) 207-4044
Denise.Gallegos@sanantonio.gov

Maricopa County


James E. Foley, MBA, CPPB
Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
320 W. Lincoln Street
Phoenix AZ 85003
(602) 506-8196
(602) 258-1573 (fax)
james.foley@mail.maricopa.gov

City of Seattle


Nancy Locke
City Purchasing Manager
P.O. Box 94687
Seattle WA 98124
(206) 684-8903
(206) 233-5155 (fax)
nancy.locke@seattle.gov

Miami-Dade County


Miriam Singer, CPPO, FCPM, FCPA
Director
Department of Procurement Management
111 NW 1 St, 13th Floor
Miami FL 33128
(305) 375-5502
(305) 375-2316 (fax)
singer@miamidade.gov

Cobb County


Mark D. Kohntopp, C.P.M.
Interim Purchasing Director
Purchasing Department
1772 County Services Parkway
Marietta GA 30008
(770) 528-8427
(770) 528-8428 (fax)
mark.kohntopp@cobbcounty.org

North Carolina State University


Jessica G. Dalton, CPM, CPPB
Purchasing Agent
Purchasing Department
Campus Box 7212
Raleigh NC 27695
(919) 515-6890
(919) 515-3511 (fax)
jessica_dalton@ncsu.edu

Denver Public Schools


Michael Thomas, CPPO, C.P.M.
Director of Purchasing
900 Grant Street, Room #301
Denver CO 80202
(720) 423-3346
(720) 423-3348 (fax)
michael_thomas@dpsk12.org

Salem-Keizer School District


LaVon Maskell
Purchasing Coordinator
3630 State Street
Salem OR 97301
(503)399-3083
Maskell_lavon@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Emory University


Rex Hardaway
Director of Contracts
1599 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta GA 30322
(404) 727-4332
rex.hardaway@emory.edu

San Diego Unified School District


Arthur S. Hanby, Jr., CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, A.P.P.
Director
Business Support Services
2351 Cardinal Lane, Building M
San Diego CA 92123
(858) 522-5808
(619) 542-5709 (fax)
ahanby@sandi.net

Fairfax County


Cathy Muse, CPPO
Director
Department of Purchasing and Supply Mgmt
12000 Gov't. Central Pkwy, # 427
Fairfax VA 22035
(703) 324-3206
(703) 324-3587 (fax)
cathy.muse@fairfaxcounty.gov

School District of Hillsborough County


Jean Bowman
General Manager of Purchasing
901 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa FL 33602
(813) 272-4374
(813) 272-4374 (fax)
jean.bowman@sdhc.k12.fl.us

Fresno Unified School District


Paul Rosencrans
Executive Director of Purchasing
4498 North Brawley Avenue
Fresno CA 93722
(559) 457-3460
(559) 457-6040 (fax)
Paul.rosencrans@fresnounified.org