Paul Novak

Paul Novak, C.P.M., A.P.P., has been with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) since October 1988. During that time, he has been responsible for every aspect of the association. Just prior to being named executive vice president and chief operating officer, Novak was senior vice president and treasurer. In 2000, he was named the association’s chief executive officer.

Novak led the association in a major change in its governance which has resulted in the implementation of a leadership-based board of directors. The board is now made up of vice presidents and senior vice presidents who are the chief purchasing officers of major multinational corporations. Following this change, Novak led the organization in broadening its focus from purchasing into supply management.

As ISM, the association is leading the change of focus to be more inclusive in its view of the role supply management plays in today’s business environment.

Novak is a graduate of Michigan State University, having received his BA degree in 1967 and his master's degree in 1972. In addition, he has achieved his certificate in not-for- profit management from the Harvard Business School faculty. Novak was also the staff editor of the four-book knowledge series on purchasing management.

Novak is a frequent speaker concerning the future of supply management and the role it must play to ensure business success.

Dr. Ross Reck is the coauthor REVVED! An Incredible Way to Rev up Your Workplace and Achieve Amazing Results. He is also coauthor of the best selling The Win-Win Negotiator, Turning Your Customers into Your Sales Force, The X-Factor and the soon to be published Instant Turnaround!

A compelling and dynamic speaker, Dr. Reck has been featured at hundreds of meetings, conferences and conventions throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. His recent consulting clients include Hewlett-Packard, John Deere, American Express, Janssen-Ortho, Inc., the Chicago Cubs and Xerox.

Dr. Reck received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1977. From 1975 to 1985 he served a Professor of Management at Arizona State University. During his career at ASU he was the only two-time recipient of the prestigious “Teaching Excellence in Continuing Education” award and was identified by the university as an “Outstanding Teacher.” Since 1985 he has dedicated his full time efforts to positioning his clients for new heights of achievement.

Mike Taylor, C.P.M., has been in the Supply Chain profession 1973. His career includes purchasing responsibility for a custom fabricator of large hydraulic cylinders, commercial nuclear power plant construction and Federal Government contractors. This includes 11 years as a first-line manager as well as many years as a team lead.

Mike has purchased and/or managed the acquisition of a wide range of products and services for a commercial fabricator, nuclear plant construction and government contractors. Mike is presently a Supply Chain Specialist for Fluor Hanford, Inc. (FH), the Management and Integration Contractor at the Department of Energy Hanford Site. His team is responsible for acquisition, policies, professional and technical training, purchasing ADP systems; and for written and electronic procedures. Mike is a leader in the effort to make use of the Internet and electronic commerce in FH acquisition.

Mike's experience in leading, supervising and managing also includes volunteer organizations. He helped found the National Association of Purchasing Management, Columbia Basin (NAPM-CB) in 1980 and has held many offices in the Association as well as chairing the Pacific Northwest Purchasing Conference.

Mike’s professional experience includes presenting seminars, speeches and workshops at professional meetings, conference, supplier and public forums and company training programs.

Mike is the developer and owner of MLTWEB.COM and the PURCHASING TOOLBOX. A web site of resources and information for purchasing professionals. In December 2000, Mike's web site was recognized as one of the top 25 purchasing related web sites by iSource Magazine.

Darin Matthews, CPPO, C.P.M.

Darin has nearly 20 years of purchasing and supply management experience in state and local government, as well as private industry. He is currently the chief procurement officer for Metro, the regional government of Portland, Oregon. He has served on the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) Board of Directors since 2001, and was recently appointed to the Governing Board of the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC). He also served as a Board Member for the Public Procurement Research Center at Florida Atlantic University.

Darin speaks throughout North America on a variety of procurement topics, and his writings have been featured in Government Procurement, The Public Manager and The Journal of Public Procurement. He has authored books for NIGP’s Logistics and Transportation and Warehousing and Inventory Control, as well as the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. Darin has served as a panelist for the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) satellite seminar series, and has been a featured speaker for many ISM affiliates. He is the co-author of Effective Supply Management Performance, part of ISM’s book series for the new CPSM qualification program.

He is a Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) and a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business/Political Science and a Master’s Certificate in Acquisition Management. Darin is an adjunct instructor for Florida Atlantic University, and has lectured at the University of Victoria, Rose State College, and Cleveland State University.

Andrea Melius, C.P.M., CPCM

Andrea Melius, C.P.M., CPCM, is the Acquisition Policies Manager at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the Department of Energy. Her duties primarily involve managing contract compliance as it applies to subcontracts’ policies, procedures and training. Prior to joining Battelle in 1981, Andrea was a buyer at Washington State University in Pullman.

Andrea currently serves at a member of the Board of Directors for the National Contract Management Association and has been active in both NCMA and NAPM over her 30-year career. She holds professional certifications from both organizations. Andrea has a bachelors degree from Washington State University and an MBA from City University.

ELAINE WHITTINGTON, C.P.M., CPCM, A.P.P.

Elaine Whittington has been working in the purchasing field for over forty years. She spent twenty five years with Lockheed-Martin. She received her degree from UCLA and taught “Fundamental of Purchasing” in their Extension Program. She has done workshops and keynote presentations in many U.S. Cities as well and Australia, Mexico, Sweden, Germany and Canada, teaching both to students in the private and public sectors of the business world Currently, she serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Purchasing Management – San Fernando Valley, an affiliate of the Institute of Supply Management. She was the president of Los Angeles Affiliate of ISM in 1983-84. Elaine is a former president of ISM under the previous governance scheme (NAPM) and also the recipient of their esteemed J.Shipman gold medal award.

Lee Buddress, Ph.D., C.P.M.

Lee Buddress, Ph.D., C.P.M. is Robert G. Gleason Professor and Director of the Supply and Logistics Management undergraduate degree program at Portland State University . He is also responsible for the four-course Global Supply Chain Management specialization within the Master of International Management degree. In addition to his Ph.D. Degree in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University and undergraduate degree in Operations Management from the University of California at Berkeley, he has twenty years of supply and logistics management experience. He has received teaching awards from the School of Business Administration and the School of Engineering as well as awards from several professional associations for contributions to the supply management profession. He has appeared at every ISM International Conference for the last two decades.

Dr. Buddress is the author of one book and several chapters in various supply management reference works including the Handbook of Supply Management. He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Services and Operations Management and is a reviewer for The Journal of Supply Chain Management. His articles have appeared in a wide variety of supply and logistics-related journals and publications. His current research interests focus on supply chain management, forecasting and negotiation.

Susan Hayman joined Foss Maritime Company in 2006 as Vice President of HSQE, responsible for the Foss Health, Safety, Security, Quality and Environmental programs. She is a 1980 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a 1986 graduate of Harvard Business School.

Susan began her maritime career as a third mate for Exxon Shipping Company and has been in the maritime industry her entire career. For nine years she worked for Matson Navigation Company in various capacities including manager of Matson’s customer service center and Operations Manager for Matson’s Los Angeles container terminal. Prior to leaving Matson she was promoted to Area Manager for Southern California.

In 1998 she left Matson to join APL as Director, Terminal Operations. She was then promoted to Vice President of Operations for Europe based in London and then Managing Director, Central Europe based in Vienna. Susan returned to the U.S. in 2002 to become APL’s first Vice President of Global Security. She also became APL’s first Vice President for Environmental Affairs. Susan was recalled to Active Duty as a Commander in the Navy prior to joining Foss.

Dave Davis is the Purchasing and Materials Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Dave’s background is in supply management, international logistics and transportation developed during 28 years of public service.

A strong believer in life-long learning and professional development, Dave is a member of the Institute for Supply Management, NAPM-Western Washington, and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP). Currently serving on the NIGP Board of Directors representing region 12, he is a charter member and Immediate Past President of the Washington State Chapter of NIGP. Dave is a Certified Public Purchasing Officer and is participating in WSDOT’s Senior Leader Succession and Development Program.

Dave is a graduate of the University of Montana (BA), Boston University (MBA), and the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff Course. He resides in Olympia with his wife, Beth, and has 3 grown children.

Jim Borrow has been Executive Director of KCDA Purchasing Cooperative in Kent, Washington since July of 2003. KCDA is a non-profit purchasing cooperative whose members consist of K-12 School Districts and all other state and local government agencies. Prior to joining KCDA, he owned an industrial supply distribution company based in Seattle for twenty years, which he sold at the end of 2000. From 2001 – 2003 he worked as a consultant for Management Action Programs. Jim has broad experience in all aspects of supply chain management.

Jim is a member of the Washington Association of School Business Officials, serving on the Purchasing and Legislative Affairs Committees. He is also a member of ASBO International and NIGP.

A graduate of the University of Washington, with a degree in Business Administration, he also earned a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the UW in 2003.

Neva Peckham is a Contracts Specialist at the Office of State Procurement since 2004. She manages the Purchasing Card contract for the State of Washington along with the fleet card and travel-related contracts, air charter services and others.

Christine Warnock, CPPO, is the Purchasing Agent at the Office of State Procurement. Christine has over 18 years experience in government purchasing. She is active in the State Chapter of NIGP and multiple state-level committees and groups.

Pete Braun has over 34 years procurement and contract management experience working for companies that have government contracts. He has been an instructor of purchasing and supply chain topics for more than 20 years. He has designed, developed, and currently teaches company training courses for technical and procurement personnel on how to write a Statement of Work, the role of the Buyer’s Technical Representative and Supply Chain Processes.

Pete is a dynamic instructor. His courses are popular and are well attended by the technical personnel that attend them. Pete is a member of the Columbia Basin Chapter of ISM and is a member of NCMA. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.

	Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) earned in 1982
	NAPM District XI Professional Development Person of the Year, 1991
	NAPM Professional Development Person of the Year, 1991
	NAPM Presidential Citation in recognition of his commitment to the Association and the purchasing profession in 1998.
	NAPM District XI Education Person of the Year, 2000
	NAPM District XI Leadership Person of the Year, 2001
	ISM Pacific & NorthWest Forum, Sid Brown, C.P.M. Award of Excellence, 2003