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Third Quarter Newsletter 2017
I had hoped to share wonderful information about the NIGP Forum and Expo, however, due to Hurricane Harvey I had to cancel my trip. NIGP was very understanding and will be pushing my paid registration to the 2018 Forum.
Our third quarter meeting was the largest attended luncheon and an outstanding turn out to hear Fort Bend County Judge, Robert Hebert. His insight into Purchasing’s role during an emergency activation was informa-tive. As he stated, if you ever need additional information to support your request to your agency please let me know. Also wanted to thank everyone that brought a nonperishable food item(s) for the Houston Food Bank.
Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Board of Directors: President-Veronica Douglas from HCC, Vice-President-Damon Harris from Harris County, Secretary-Jaime Kovar from Fort Bend County. Reminder that the Treasurer position is a two-year term and will not expire until December 31, 2018. I encourage you to run for a position next year or if unable to commit to the Executive Board please notify Veronica of your desire to Chair a committee or work on a committee. Remember this organization is only as successful as the effort we put into it.
I look forward to seeing you all at the Expo on November 2nd, be sure to register or at our fourth quarter luncheon on December 7th. The last meeting for 2017 starts at 1PM not 11:30AM and we will be collecting toys for the Toys-for-Tots program.
At any time that you have any suggestions or concerns please reach out to me.
Debbie Kaminski 2017 President 281-341-8643 [email protected]
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The Newsletter of the Southeast Texas Association of Public Purchasing
The Public Purchaser
A Message From our President
Member
Spotlight
Who do you work for? City of Houston – Housing & Community
Development Department
What is your current title? Division Manager , Procurement Services
How long have you been with that agency? COH 33 years/Housing 1
year
How long have you been in public procurement? 33 years
What is one interesting thing about your job? I’m delighted to have the
ability to help provide single family home repairs, new homes and funding
for various agencies.
What was your most unusual procurement? Procur ing guard dogs
for the Solid Waste Management Department
How did you get into public procurement? I was hired as an Account-
ant I for GSD/Equipment Services Division. The Manager was very im-
pressed with my work so he asked me to supervise the Accounting and
Procurement section. After the COH segregated the duties I was hired by
PWE Procurement to supervise the automotive parts section
What was your first job? Central File Clerk-Mobil Oil Company
What was your first car? Ford Capr i
It’s your day off, what are you doing? Exercising, visiting the country
to visit my mother, family and friends and resting
What do you like to do outside of work? Assist others, very active in
my church, St Agnes March of Faith Ministries, sign in the Voices of Faith
Choir, teach “New Members Orientation” class and road trips
Tell us something about yourself that most of us don’t know: I am a
proud grandmother (a.k.a. Grand T) of grandson Dustyn Duaine, and soon
to be granddaughter, Avaya Renell
Tywana Rhone
SPECIAL PRAYER NEEDED
DUE TO
HURRICANE HARVEY
Rufus Crowder, Purchasing Agent of Galveston County, had to be rescued by boat
from his home in League City. He and his wife lost their furniture, photos, keep-
sakes, musical gear, etc. Their entire kitchen, bathroom cabinets and sinks and
four feet of sheetrock have come out of the house. In addition, they lost both of
their cars. Rufus as well as most of his neighbors did not have flood insurance
since they were not in the 100 year flood plan. No one could have predicted a
500 year flood event. Our prayers and thoughts are with Rufus, his family and
their neighbors.
Before and after of front of Rufus’ subdivision as
reported by the Galveston Daily News
Rufus’ daughter helping during the
storm as reported by the Galveston Dai-
ly News
THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT
VOLUNTEERED DURING
HURRICANE HARVEY
Javier Garcia volunteered with his church organization, Mormon Helping Hands,
This is the way the bishop told one story:
“Brothers today we had a very nice experience helping two families. Winston Roark told us that he was at his time of despair and knelt to pray that our heavenly father will send him help. We had just finished our first assignment with a neighbor family. And without asking, we're all headed to Winston's house. To see us all come and help him kneel and cry praising our heavenly father, which heard his prayer. We finished his whole house and threw out furniture and moldy sheetrock. Thank you team! To-day we were the hands of the Lord.”
THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT
VOLUNTEERED DURING
HURRICANE HARVEY
Lorena Sanchez with the Universi-ty of Houston Downtown volun-teered with her local church by donation clothing, assisting in sorting goods (clothing, non-perishable items, etc.) and distrib-uting to the residents affected by the storm.
Veronica Douglas with HCC and her son Trey volunteered at a local church where they sorted donated clothing and household items. This church was not their own church, but rather a church they found that was looking for volun-teers.
LaTanja Bolden with the City of Houston not only volunteered with cleaning up flooded homes, but also with the Red Cross in their main office where they promptly put her in the Procurement Section to purchase goods needed for shelters and staff.
THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT
VOLUNTEERED DURING
HURRICANE HARVEY
Tywana Rhone with the City of Houston participated in the recovery with her church family. They became an outreach center for those affected. They assisted with sorting donated items as well as purchasing items to give to families. They distributed perishable and non-perishable items, home goods, clothing, cleaning supplies, toys, etc. Their efforts were greatly appreciated and the event was named “Labor for Your Neighbor”
THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT
WORKED DURING
HURRICANE HARVEY
Maxine Carden who works for TxDOT has been and still is working at least 12 hours a day since right before the storm. She’s tasked with assisting counties and cities with residential clean up, scheduling fuel deliver-ies, ice deliveries, porta potties, etc. Thank you Maxine for all you do for us!!
Julie Blackmore with the City of Pearland worked at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) during the hurricane. Most days she was the Finance Section Chief and then transitioned to the Procurement Unit. I know the City thanks you for all you did!!
Todd Reed and Jason Poscovsky with the City of Sugar Land both worked with the EOC but remotely as both were unable to travel outside their neighborhoods due to massive flooding. Todd was the Finance/Administration Section Chief and Jason as the Deputy. Sugar Land residents thank you!!
Lesa Girouard and Natasha Stulberg with Brazoria County both worked at the EOC. They were both in the Resource Managers role. I know the County residents are grateful!
Debbie Kaminski with Fort Bend County worked at the EOC for 11 straight days where she was the Logis-tics Chief. Fort Bend County thanks you!
Request disaster assistance from FEMA at Disaster Assistance.gov
https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
NEED HURRICANE RECOVERY INFORMATION?
Below are helpful websites
Want to volunteer to help? Contact Volunteer Houston
http://www.volunteerhou.org/user/register/
Live in Fort Bend County and want to donate or volunteer? Contact Fort Bend Recov-
ers
http://www.fortbendrecovers.org/
SETAPP would like to help a family with gifts this Christmas season. The family does not have to be in a particular income bracket as Harvey did not discriminate as he hit the Gulf coast. Recovering from a Hurricane is costly and costs will accu-mulate for months to come. Our goal is to assist a family in celebrating Christmas with minimal worries and costs. All you have to do is recommend a family (that you know). Simply send Ada Hernandez the name of the family and identify each member along with their age and gender (parents included). The selection process will be simple and fair. We will draw the name in a lottery fashion of the winning family. SETAPP Board Members will review the details and determine how to move forward with assistance. If the family wishes to remain anonymous we’ll honor their wishes. We’re not trying to brand a family or make their situation more diffi-cult. We want a family to celebrate Christmas with ease and the support (not chari-ty) of SETAPP. Deadline for submittals is Friday, November 10, 2017.
SETAPP
SANTA
CONGRATULATIONS
2018 EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SETAPP members elected officers for 2018 during the 3th quarter meeting. CON-GRATULATIONS to:
President - Veronica Douglas (HCC)
Vice President – Damon Harris (Harris County)
Secretary – Jaime Kovar (Fort Bend County)
Procurement Gone Awry
The below article is from the Houston Chronicle
Click link to read ad: Fajita Fraud Ad
2017 Third Quarter Meeting
A big thank you to Fort Bend County Judge, Robert Hebert of Fort Bend County. Judge
Hebert did an excellent job providing behind the scenes insight of Hurricane Harvey.
Judge Hebert highlighted the unsung heroes (including Procurement Personnel) who
work to keep things moving in a positive direction during and after a natural disaster. It
definitely is a group effort.
SETAPP Expo & Roundtable
Thursday, November 02, 2017 7:30 AM – 2:00 PM
HCC SW College Auditorium 5601 West Loop South, Houston, TX
you must register by Friday, October 27, 2017 / 5:00 PM. Should you have questions regarding this event contact Veronica Douglas at [email protected]. To obtain 4 C.E.Us you must par-ticipate in the EXPO and Roundtable Discussion. This event is FREE and open to all public pro-curement professionals. You do NOT have to be member of SETAPP to participate. Please share this information with others.
Fourth Quarter SETAPP Meeting and Toy Drive
The next SETAPP meeting will be Thursday, December 07, 2017. Please note the start and end times have changed for this meeting only. This meeting will start at 1:00 PM and end at 3:00 PM.
Location: La Brisa Mexican Grill, 501 N. Wesley Drive, League City, 77573. There are only 60 open slots for this event. If you attended at least one SETAPP meeting in 2017 your meal is free. SETAPP will be accepting unwrapped, gifts to be donated to the Toys for Tots Toy Drive. Registration is now open so register early.
Upcoming Events
A VERY BIG, HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO DEBBIE
KAMINSKI for serving as President of SETAPP for 3 years
(2015 – 2017). Debbie is one of the original charter members.
SETAPP is a great success and strong in part of Debbie’s hard
work, commitment and dedication. You did a wonderful job as
President, Debbie. We appreciate everything you have done. Be
sure to give Debbie a “thank you” hug at our next meeting.
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST
2017 SETAPP Officers and Chairpersons
President
Debbie Kaminski, CPPB
Fort Bend County
Phone: (281) 341-8643 | Email: [email protected]
Vice-President
Veronica Douglas, CPPB, PSCMC
Houston Community College
Phone: (713) 718-5278 | Email: [email protected]
Secretary
Jaime Kovar
Fort Bend County
Phone: (281) 341-3724 | Email: [email protected]
Treasurer
Christopher Kaminski
Harris County
Phone: (713) 274-4419 | Email: [email protected]
Immediate Past President
Alan Phillips, CPPB, CTPM
City of Missouri City
Phone: (281) 403-8626 | Email: [email protected]
Awards & Scholarship Committee
Chairperson: Veronica Douglas, CPPB, PSCMC
Houston Community College
Phone: (713) 718-5278 | Email: [email protected]
Budget/Finance Committee
Chairperson: Christopher Kaminski
Harris County
Phone: (713) 274-4419 | Email: [email protected]
Education/Certification Committee
Chairperson: Debbie Carpenter
University of Houston Clear Lake
Phone: (281) 283-2150 | Email: [email protected]
Legislative Committee
Chairperson: Lucy Felan
Texas Department of Transportation
Phone: (409) 898-5750 | Email: [email protected]
Membership Committee
Chairperson: LaTanja Bolden
City of Houston
Phone: (832) 393-8752 | Email: [email protected]
Program & Facilities Committee
Chairperson: Regina Spencer, CPPB
City of Houston
Phone: (832) 393-8707 | Email: [email protected]
Public Relations Committee
Chairperson: Ada Herdandez
Metro
Phone: (713) 615-6205 | Email: [email protected]
