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BOARD MEMBERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Past President Karen Main, CPPO, CPPB
(727) 582-6868
Professional Development
Tara Bohnsack, CPPO, CPPB
(352) 540-6243
Membership
Celeste Gibbons-Peoples, CPPB
(813) 274-8834
Programs
Mina Kaeding, CPPO,CPPB,
FCCM, PhD.
(813) 272-4326
Communications
Evy Romero, CPPB
(813) 301-7089
Golf Tournament
Jay Jackus, CPPO, CPPB
(727) 942-5615
Trade Show Chair
Karen Dewar, CPPO, CPPB
(727) 551-3406
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT…
Tampa Bay Area Chapter NIGP, Inc.
www.nigp-tampabay.org
2016 OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
KEVIN FRYE, CPPO, CPPB
VICE-PRESIDENT AMY FLACK, CPPO, CPPB
TREASURER
STEPHANIE BUNFORD, CPPB
SECRETARY
DAVE FECHTER, CPPB
Dear Chapter Members and Colleagues,
As we close out another scorching summer in the Tampa Bay Area and roll into hopefully a cooler autumn season for 2016 our Chapter I’m hap-py to report that we continue to exceed our expectations with our goals of providing educational opportunities, scholarship awards, community involvement and a positive financial picture for the year. As I always tell you in my updates our Chapter and the Board are only as successful as our member commitment and support of our events. Our recent September Luncheon continued our goal to provide members with educational opportunities and we had a great presentation by Lisa Premo from NIGP and our former Chapter President Theresa Webb who currently works for the City of Delray Beach, Florida. The topic of the presentation was “NIGP Global Best Practices – Specification Writing”. Lisa gave a great overview of the NIGP Global Best Practices initiatives that cover many procurement operational topics including specification writing and was very informative. That presentation and handouts are available on our website if you missed it. Another part of that September luncheon was the election of three Board positions. Tara Bohnsack (Pasco County BOCC) was elected Secretary, Rhonda Simmons (City of Tarpon Springs) was elected Communications Chair and Kathleen Fisher (Tampa International Airport) was elected Professional Development Chair. Congratulations to these three new Board elects and we look forward to your contributions to continue our TBAC NIGP success in the future! As I reported at our recent September Chapter Luncheon we are current-ly showing a positive annual financial balance of almost $19K. The im-pressive thing regarding this number is that we have already paid out most of the costs of this year’s scholarship awards including sending 18 members to the National NIGP Forum this year. I was unable to make it to Forum this year but heard great things about the event and hope that we are able to continue to send a large number of our members via scholarship award to next year’s event in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Our next big event/fundraiser scheduled will be our Fall Reverse Trade Show on October 14th at the University Area Community Development Center. Please make sure that your agency is signed up to participate at the RTS and please continue to contact your suppliers to register and visit us on October 14th! If you have any questions/concerns/suggestions regarding the Chapter’s operations please feel free to contact me via e-mail or phone.
Kevin Frye, CPPO, CPPB, Chapter President - 2016
Want to Get the Latest Quick Updates on Chapter News? Want to Show Off the Photos from
Chapter Meetings on Your Smart Phone?
OR VISIT:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NIGP-Tampa-Bay-Area-
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Tampa Bay Area Chapter NIGP, Inc. NEWSLETTER Page 3
Board Member Updates
TBAC Vice President There are still a few opportunities available in 2016 to earn valuable scholarship points such as at-
tending and participating in the Reverse Trade Show on Friday, October 14th, attending the December
luncheon, and writing an article for our newsletter.
In the next few weeks I will be working up the list of
scholarship points earned for each member so that you
can see what you have earned for the 2016 calendar
year. Please remember, if you had points in 2015 that
you ‘rolled’ over to 2016, you can combine them with
your 2016 points, however, they must be used in 2017.
If you are going to roll your 2016 points over to be used
in 2018, now would be a good time to start planning
your volunteer opportunities for 2017.
I would like to take a moment to thank each of the Chapter members that continue to volunteer, attend
events and meetings and take time out of their hectic schedules to promote our Chapter. It is because
of your dedication to the Chapter and our profession that the TBAC continues to grow and be suc-
cessful year after year.
Next year I will have the great opportunity of being your Chapter President and look forward to your
feedback. The Board will hold their annual planning meeting in the next few weeks to discuss ideas,
events and strategies for the upcoming year. Please don’t hesitate to email me any questions or sug-
gestions you may have so that they can be discussed with all the Board members.
Thank you again for all your support!
Amy Flack CPPO, CPPB Chapter Vice Present 2016
TBAC Treasurer Expenses for June, July, August, and part of September totaled $23,264.13 and our income was $18,389.88. Over the past few months, many scholarship reimbursements and chapter sponsored seminar subsidy reimbursements were paid. We have collected $5,640 in Reverse Trade Show registrations so far. Year to date, the Chapter has a net profit of $18,883.23.
Stephanie Bunford, CPPB Chapter Treasurer 2016
Tampa Bay Area Chapter NIGP, Inc. NEWSLETTER Page 4
TBAC Secretary
The Chapter Board held three (3) meetings during the third quarter. Below are dates and highlights on
priority items:
Chapter Board meeting dates:
July 20th at TIA
August 17th via conference call
September 16th – Rusty Pelican following Chapter Luncheon
Highlights of items discussed and/or approved and action taken during the third quarter included:
July and August disbursements for Chapter expenses
Forum Conference registration and airfare
Preparation for the upcoming Fall Reverse Trade Show including contest for theme and logo
Preparation for the September 16th Quarterly Luncheon including arrangements for a presentation
on Specifications
Nomination and election of a new Board Secretary and Communications and Professional Devel-
opment Chairs
Development of a Fall Planning Workshop for Board members
Mentor Program Standard Operating Procedures responsibilities draft
David D. Fechter, AICP, CPPB Chapter Secretary - 2016
Don’t get lost!
If your email address has changed due to
retirement or your agency has changed
your address, remember to update your
member profile with the most current in-
formation! If you have changed agen-
cies, please update as soon as your new
agency enrolls you as a member. If you
have any issues with signing on to our
new website or other membership ques-
tions please contact Membership Chair
Celeste Gibbons-Peoples with questions
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NIGP Forum Re-Cap
The 2016 NIGP Forum was held in National Harbor, MD on August 21—24th. Congratulations to our very own Mina Kaeding, CPPO, CPPB, PH.D, FCCM from
Hillsborough County Public Schools for winning this years Professional Buyer of the Year award. Way to go Mina!!!!!
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Congratulations Joe!!!
Joe's entry of "Connections that Count" received over 70% of the votes in our recent survey and
he will be receiving a check for $25.00 as his prize.
Below is a copy of the winning entry:
Thanks to everyone who participated with submitting a theme/logo for our contest and also for
casting a vote in our survey!
**The Reverse Trade Show will be held on Friday, October 14th**
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TBAC Chapter Board Election Announcements!!!
During our recent September Luncheon we held our annual elections with three posi-tions up for grabs. Thanks to everyone who participated in the election as candidates and those who voted at the luncheon. The following members were the winners of our Board Elections and they will be sworn in at our December luncheon:
Secretary: Tara Bohnsack - CPPO, CPPB Purchasing Director - Pasco County BOCC
Professional Development Chair: Kathleen Fisher - CPCP Procurement Agent – Tampa International Airport
Communications Chair: Rhonda Simmons – CPPO, CPPB, CPM Procurement Analyst – City of Tarpon Springs
Tampa Bay Area Chapter NIGP, Inc. NEWSLETTER Page 8
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Upcoming Classes for 2016
Effective Contract Writing ALL CHAPTER MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A 40% SUBSIDY AFTER
COMPLETION OF THE COURSE. Instructor – Michael Kolodisner
November 3, 2016 – November 4, 2016
Children’s Board of Hillsborough County 1002 E. Palm Ave. Tampa, FL 33605
Be on the lookout for the Professional Development Survey!!!
Additional Classes: Details: http://www.nigp.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx?Site=NIGP&webcode=SemSched
or contact Tara Bohnsack at 727-847-8194
Have any suggestions for speakers for our upcoming Chapter Meetings? If so,
contact Mina Kaeding at 813-272-4326
And in Other News….. The Tampa Bay Area Purchasing Cooperative is seeking submissions for their upcoming newsletter. There aren't
any requirements for the type or format of information to be included. Submit your ideas to
Karen Freytag at [email protected] by Monday, October 17th.
Website: http://tampabayareapc.wix.com/tbapc
Tampa Bay Area Chapter
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. 2016 Meeting Schedule
Send articles, recognitions, and/or pictures to: Evy Romero, Communications Chair
Email: [email protected]
Tampa Bay A rea Chap te r N IGP, Inc www.n igp - t ampabay .o rg
NOTE: THE NEWSLETTER IS ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE
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January 13, 2016 Board Meeting, 11:30-2:00 , Tampa International Airport Warehouse
February 17, 2016 Board Meeting: 10—12, WebEx
March 4, 2016 Chapter Luncheon, 11-2, Rusty Pelican
March 16—18, 2016 SPARX Conference, Herndon, VA
March 30, 2016 Board Meeting, 11:30-1:30, Tampa International Airport Warehouse
April 8, 2016 Trade Show, Tampa Convention Center
April 20, 2016 Board Meeting, 10-12, WebEx
May 11, 2016 Board Meeting, 10-12, WebEx
May 20, 2016 Golf Tournament, Seven Springs Country Club
May 22—25, 2016 FAPPO Conference, Orlando, FL
June 3, 2016 Chapter Luncheon, 11:30-2, Rusty Pelican
June 22, 2016 Board Meeting, 11:30-1:30, Tampa International Airport Warehouse
July 20, 2016 Board Meeting, 10-12, WebEx
August 17, 2016 Board Meeting, 11-1:30, Tampa Airport Warehouse
August 21—24, 2016 National Forum, National Harbor, MD
September 16, 2016 Chapter Luncheon, 11:30-2, Rusty Pelican
October 5, 2016 Board Meeting, 2-3:30, WebEx
October 14, 2016 Reverse Trade Show, University Center—USF Area
November 9, 2016 Board Meeting, 11-1:30, Tampa Airport Warehouse
December 2, 2016 Chapter Luncheon, 11:30-2, Rusty Pelican
