The Fine Print
The Newsletter of the Maryland Public Purchasing Association, Inc.
January/February 2007
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE-
Mark A. Pemberton, CPPB, C.P.M.
Happy New Year!! Welcome 2007, here’s wishing you all a healthy and prosperous New Year.
It is with great pride and honor that I again accept the position of MPPA president for 2007. It is truly a pleasure to continue to serve this prestigious organization for another term. I graciously accept this responsibility and will represent the Association with dignity and respect.
We accomplished many good things in 2006; our new website was certainly a hit in Tampa. We are not about to rest, we have great plans for 2007. To continue to realize our true potential and achieve success, I will need your help. To start, I ask that everyone join me in welcoming in the 2007 Officers, Directors and Committee Chairpersons. Their dedication to this organization and our profession should be inspirational to us all. The MPPA is made better by their involvement. I challenge each and every members to increase there involvement in MPPA during 2007. There is always room for more members to be an active part of the Association. With the many positions and duties within the MPPA Board, there is sure to be an area of personal interest in which you could participate. The MPPA is a wonderful group of professionals so please don’t hesitate or be shy, we would welcome the additional involvement. Now is the time.
I would like to thank the following individuals for their exceptional service to the MPPA in 2006: Donita Hood, Teresa Lemon and Darla Herbold. I want you all to know that I sincerely appreciate your efforts. Thanks to out going Educational Chairman Rich Shelton and his assistant Mary Moser for the excellent contributions made to the Education program over the past few years. Also, a special thank you goes out to our 2006 Secretary, Maureen Dunn.
The new year will bring many changes and challenges. I look forward to both. Together, we can collectively continue to move this Association forward, accepting the changes and succeeding in the challenges. But I need your help; I need your involvement. As the legendary football coach Vince Lombardi said, “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work”.
I look forward to your commitment in 2007. How’s that for a New Year’s resolution? Best wishes to you all; see you at the meetings.
JANUARY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING –
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Brian D. Snyder, Facilities Chair
WHEN:Saturday, January 27, 2007 beginning at 4 pm
WHERE:The BWI Observation deck
DRESS:Business Casual
Further information will be provided on this special event.
RECOGNITION REPORT
Pam Jones, CPPB, MBA, CPM
Announcements
Please remember, if you’d like to forward information to be published (e.g., recent certification, promotion, etc.), please contact Pam at .
In Memoriam
Our deepest sympathy goes to Bill Hubbard (Anne Arundel County Public Schools) and to Darla Herbold (Howard County, MD), as well as their families for the recent loss of their Fathers.
Kudos On Your Accomplishments:
- Tony Reed, Office of State Procurement, Department of General Services, for his recent designation as a “Member at Large”, 2006-2007 Board of Directors, for the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO).
- Cheryl McLaughlin, Directorate of Contracting, Aberdeen Proving Ground, for her recent selection as the award recipient of the 2006, Secretary of the Army Awards for Excellence in Contracting, Outstanding Team Award for Installation Level Contracting Center. The Secretary of the Army will present Cheryl with her award on February 2007..
New Certification/Recertification
If you have recertification information, CPM, or other certification information you would like to share or recognize, please let me know.
CONGRATULATIONS to the following individuals:
New CPPB/CPPO (report from NIGP)
- Jack Gibala, CPPB, Program Manager II, Montgomery County, MD (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
- Penny Perrus, CPPB, Procurement Specialist II, Montgomery County, MD (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
- Jeffrey Steed, CPPB, Procurement Specialist II, Montgomery County, MD (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
- Melvin Burley, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Baltimore County Public Schools (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
- Melanie Webster, CPPB, MBE Officer, Baltimore County Public Schools (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
- Tammy Conrad, CPPB, Associate Buyer, Carroll County (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
- Judith Sherman, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Montgomery Community College (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
- Tomiesenia Wiles, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Montgomery Community College (New CPPB-Nov. 2006)
9.Helen Ashley, CPPB, Senior Buyer and Capital Projects Coordinator for Howard County (New CPPB-Dec. 2006) (not contained in the NIGP report)
Recertification News
- Teresa Lemon, CPPB, Retired, Howard County, MD (CPPB Recertification, Lifetime Status, Oct. 2006)
- Evangeline Bolder, CPPB, Howard County, MD (CPPB Recertification, Oct. 2006)
Take Advantage of Educational Aide Opportunities—Helen did:
Helen Ashley, CPPB, Howard County, MD was the first to apply and be approved for reimbursement of her CPPB application exam fee.
Currently, there are two types of educational aid available to members, as follows:
(1) The Stanley D. Zemansky Scholarship Program--The new procedure captures the required information in an application format. We hope this will make applying for the scholarship more user-friendly and encourage more eligible MPPA members to apply. The instruction and application are on the MPPA website.
(2) The Certification Exam Reimbursement Program—This is a new educational tool, which started in 2006, to benefit MPPA members. MPPA has established educational aide to reimburse eligible MPPA members that pass their certification exam, and whose agencies do not pay for their certification exam, the cost of the exam fee. We hope this will encourage and aide more members in becoming certified in the Profession. Please visit the MPPA website to view the instructions and application.
MEMBERSHIP
Darla H. Herbold, CPPO
MPPA warmly welcomes the following professional purchasing practitioners who were accepted into membership on December 14, 2006, by the MPPA Executive Board:
Anita M. Jackson
Contract Specialist
Internal Revenue Service
4440 Bayhill Court (home address)
Waldorf, MD 20602
Phone: (301) 645-2286
Fax: None Provided
Email:
Primary Purchasing Responsibilities: Information Technology
Brenda J. Hayes
Procurement Administrator I
Maryland Transit Administration
1708 Hill Drive (home address)
Baltimore, MD 21244-2525
Phone: (410) 744-1748
Fax: None Provided
Email:
Primary Purchasing Responsibilities: Contracts for Professional Services and A&E
CRUISE WITH MPPA IN 2007
Karen R. Luther, CPPO
NOTE: As of this writing 23 of the 35 cabins have been booked and the excitement is building. Also, our Connecticut friend, Phyllis Prokop and her husband, Joe are also sailing with us; she’ll need the rest after hosting the 2007 NIGP Forum in Hartford.
The arrangements are made. Phil and I only need members and their families and/or friends to book their cabin aboard the ship, Grandeur of the Seas. We have reserved 35 various types of rooms (15 inside staterooms, 10 ocean view staterooms, 5 ocean view staterooms with a balcony). Our children are going with us, their spouse/significant other, and some friends and relatives---rooms are going fast, so get your reservation in early. Contact Susan Plumley at 240-313-7009 EXT 61318 at AAA for booking and additional information. You won’t want to miss this ship!
5 NIGHT BERMUDA CRUISE
THE M.P.P.A GROUP
October 28 - November 2, 2007
aboard Royal Caribbean Cruises' Grandeur Of The Seas
See pink-sand beaches, pastel houses, and shorts in every shade … all in Bermuda.
Itinerary
October 28 / Embark Baltimore, Maryland
October 29 / Cruising
October 30 / Kings Wharf, Bermuda
October 31 / Kings Wharf, Bermuda
November 1 / Cruising
November 2 / Disembark Baltimore, Maryland
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If Booked and deposited by Dec 31, 2006 an additional $25.00 per cabin discount will be applied.
Category / AAA Rates
D1 – Ocean view Stateroom with Balcony / $ 789
I – Ocean view Stateroom / $ 599
M - Inside Stateroom / $ 519
Rates, availability and itinerary are subject to change without notice. Rates are per person and based on double occupancy unless otherwise noted. Above rates do not include air unless otherwise noted. Government fees of $51.18 per person are not included. / DEPOSIT:
$ 100.00 per person, at time of reservation
FINAL PAYMENT:
Due August 4, 2007
AAA Mid Atlantic strongly recommends that you purchase travel insurance to protect your investment.
AAA is not responsible for errors or omissions.
For Reservation And Information, Please Contact Susan Plumley At
240-313-7009 EXT 61318.
#87162 - 10/24/2006
Notes regarding changes: If there is only one name change in a cabin, it is usually not a problem. However, if both people in cabin do not go and there are completely new names, here is what Royal Caribbean says…
If name changes are done BEFORE March 6, 2007… no fee or fare increase to do name change.
If name changes are done AFTER March 6, 2007… there may be a fare increase. It is based on inventory (how well selling).
If name changes are done AFTER August 4, 2007… no name changes allowed. You must cancel cabin and rebook new people in their own cabin. Cancellation penalties apply to people canceling (insurance is recommended) and there may be a fare increase for the new people booking.