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2023 NIGP Certifications

Sheila Durham | Published on 2/14/2024

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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