2024 WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR PROCUREMENT LEADERS
ESPECIALLY IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
2024 also reflected exceptionalism as the NIGP Certification Commission conferred an additional 358 NIGP-CPP certifications to procurement leaders throughout North America. Today, more than 1,600 professionals have demonstrated their competency-based qualifications by earning their NIGP-CPP.
The Sunshine State continues to lead North America with the highest concentration of NIGP-CPPs…a total of 312 Florida leaders since the inception of the program in Spring 2020 including the 72 certificants listed below who earned their designation in 2024:
- Jenna Albers - Davie
- Anthony Alonso - Tampa
- Vincent Batista - Tampa
- Heather Beaudry - Melbourne
- Michael Benefield - Gainesville
- Frank Berger - Sarasota
- Jennifer Brewer-Dano - Fort Myers
- Paige Brutus - Clearwater
- Ginny Burr -Punta Gorda
- Tracy Carey - Riviera Beach
- Matthew Catoe - Fort Myers
- Merry Celeste - Clearwater
- Rayesha Cotton – Tampa
- Jamie DeMelo - Saint Cloud
- Dora Dixon - West Palm Beach
- Sabine Eliss - West Palm Beach
- Danielle Falkner - Saint Augustine
- Debra Feingold - Palm Bay
- Leticia Figueroa - Sanford
- Leslie Flores - Saint Cloud
- Vanessa Flores - Miami
- Latora Francis - Miami Gardens
- Shereece George - North Miami Beach
- Brian Grover - Kissimmee
- Michael Guild - Sanford
- Michael Hall - Sanford
- Alina Hernandez Fernandez - Orlando
- Maria Hernandez-Ron - Osprey
- Jonnae Hodge - Boca Raton
- Sarah Janssen - Clearwater
- Erin Jones - Bradenton
- Debra Kearns - Fort Myers
- Stephen Koontz - Sanford
- Christopher Laabs - Titusville
- Patricia Lewis - Ocala
- Sonia Lovett - Fort Lauderdale
- Marlyn Mahabeer - Fort Lauderdale
- Ramandeep Mann - Orlando
- Gayle May - Clearwater
- Andy Mogle - Avon Park
- Kristen Monnett - West Palm Beach
- Bhumika Nathoo - Orlando
- Damaris Nazario - Kissimmee
- James Norris - Rocklege
- Karen Olitsky - Gainesville
- Nicola Palmer - Tamarac
- Shawna Pateiro - Dunedin
- Alex Patton - Tavares
- Jill Poolman - Port Orange
- Mohammed Rahman - Plantation
- Nancy Riffe - St. Cloud
- Malia Rivera - Homestead
- Daphne Robinson - Ocala
- Christine Rodriguez - Summerland Key
- Cristiane Rodriguez - Fort Lauderdale
- Julie Rogan-Sutter - Port Charlotte
- Robert Rounds - Bunnell
- Surendra Samlalsingh - Fort Lauderdale
- Heidee Santiago-Rullan - Orlando
- Tasha Sapp - Stuart
- Brent Sargent - Tampa
- Melissa Schaar - The Villages
- Christine Shorey - Fort Lauderdale
- Lynn Stockman - New Smyrna Beach
- Stephanie Swinson - St Petersburg
- Catalina Tefft - New Port Richey
- Samuel Thompson - Sarasota
- Jessica Tyrrell - Miami
- Shelly Vongchanta - St Augustine
- Theodore White - Gainesville
- Bobbi Williams - Lauderdale Lakes
- Dorie Yepez - Orlando
The program’s reputation as the most relevant leadership certification will continue in 2025. The Commission recently reviewed the results of the 2024 Job Task Analysis survey which provided input from more than 1,000 leaders within the procurement community. The survey concluded that there are additional leadership competencies emerging within the public procurement profession that should be assessed. As a result, we anticipate that an expanded number of competency statements will be added to future NIGP-CPP exam modules by no later than the November 2025 testing window. (Candidates registering for exams prior to November should prepare based on the current 43 competency statements listed in the current Handbook).
The Commission will publish these additional competencies well in advance of the effective testing window; providing ample opportunity for candidates to prepare for the revised exam modules. At the same time, NIGP’s Content team will build learning programs and prep materials to support these additional competencies. The revised modules will also be incorporated into the next edition of the NIGP-CPP Certification Handbook – along with any policy changes affecting candidate eligibility, exam content, or re-certification requirements.
If you have been waiting for the right time to earn your NIGP-CPP, make 2025 your goal. There continues to be monumental shifts in the public procurement workforce with new team members joining public procurement organizations daily. This dynamic situation provides great opportunities for veteran team members to move up and take on leadership roles. Why not demonstrate your leadership competencies by earning your NIGP-CPP?