U.S. Communities

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.

Auburn University

Melissa M Morris
Assistant Director
Procurement & Payment Services
311 Ingram Hall
Auburn University, AL 36830
(334) 844-7771
morrimm@auburn.edu

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

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

City of Kansas City

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

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

City of San Antonio

Norbert Dziuk
Purchasing Administrator
Riverview Towers, 111 Soledad, 11th floor
San Antonio TX 78205
(210) 207-4050
Norbert.Dziuk@sanantonio.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

Cobb County

Joe Tommie
Purchasing Director
Cobb County Purchasing Department
100 Cherokee Street, Suite 260
Marietta GA 30090
(770) 528-8435
joe.tommie@cobbcounty.org

Denver Public Schools

Wendy Scheidegger
Director of Strategic Sourcing
Denver Public Schools
900 Grant Street
Denver CO 80203
(720) 423-3346
(720) 423-3348 (fax)
wendy_scheidegger@dpsk12.org

Emory University

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

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

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

Great Valley School District

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

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

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

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