Congratulations to New CPPOs and CPPBs!!

The Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) has announced the names of the latest public procurement professionals who passed their exams for CPPO (Certified Public Procurement Officer) and CPPB (Certified Professional Public Buyer).  The CPPO and CPPB designations are recognized throughout the public procurement profession.

Congratulations!  Congratulations to the 201 newly certified individuals for CPPB (including Karlie Beach of the City of San Marcos, Texas) and the 95 who recently earned their CPPO certification (including Kimberly Hankins of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services)!!  There are now 9,778 CPPB and 2,532 CPPO certified individuals.

Congratulations to Washington State!!! And a special congratulations to the following from Washington state who earned the CPPO and CPPB!!

• CPPO
• Pamela J. Kane, Snohomish County
• Patsy K. Best, City of Tacoma
• Sharon A. Rothwell, Port of Tacoma
• Colleen T. Bailey, City of Yakima

• CPPB
• Brenda J. Lacey,  Pierce Transit
• Patrisha S. Roth, Sound Transit
• Janet L. Bulman, City of Shoreline
• Dawn Michele Leischner, Port of Tacoma
• Elma B. Malloy, City of Vancouver
• Lynn Reude, City of Vancouver

Recognition at NIGP Forum:  Newly certified professionals who will be attending NIGP's Annual Forum in August in Philadelphia will be publicly recognized for their accomplishment at Forum.

List of newly certified professionals:

• By Name:  For a list of newly certified CPPOs and CPPBs by Name, go to http://www.uppcc.org/certified/May2014name.pdf.

• By State:  For a list of newly certified CPPOs and CPPB by State/Province, go to http://www.uppcc.org/certified/May2014Location.pdf.

Next exams:  The next examinations are scheduled for October 20 - November 1, 2014.  Applications for the October exam will be accepted by UPPCC through July 28, 2014.

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