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President Brian Wilcox
Welcome to the website for the Middle Tennessee Public Purchasing Association!
MTPPA is a chapter of the
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing. Please use ourwebsite often as a source of information related to the important field of public purchasing.
If you are interested in joining MTPPA, please click on the “Join” button on the left of this
screen, or contact 2008 Vice President for Membership Stephen Yates at
for more information.
According to our
Chapter Constitution, the objectives of this chapter are:•
to establish cooperative relationships among its members for the development of efficientpurchasing methods and practices in the field of educational, governmental and public institutional
procurement;
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to encourage maintenance of ethical standards in buying and selling;•
to promote uniform public purchasing laws and simplified standards and specifications;•
to collect and disseminate useful information for its members;•
to promote the interchange of ideas and experiences within the purchasing professions;•
to encourage research and investigation and to sponsor such other activities as maybe useful inproviding its members with knowledge for efficient procurement; and
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to strive by all legitimate means to advance the purchasing profession.
Please help me keep our focus on these objectives this year.
My colleagues on the 2008 chapter board of directors (Vice President of Programs
KimHopkins
, Vice President of Professional Development Sheila Douglas, Vice President ofMembership
Stephen Yates, Secretary Ken Hackett, and Treasurer Sondra Howe) joinme in thanking the chapter for the confidence you have placed in us to provide leadership
this year. We are following in the footsteps of the 2007 board who for us are excellent
role models, and we aim to live up to the chapter’s high expectations.
Like any membership organization, MTPPA is strongest when each member is involved and
committed to the success of the chapter. Please do not wait to be asked to address a
need. Instead, I encourage you to step forward and offer your services.
I know I speak for the 2008 officers and committee chairs when I say we welcome your
comments and suggestions. Please do not hesitate to express them to any of us.
I look forward to your support and involvement in 2008.
Yours very truly,
Brian Wilcox, 2008 President, MTPPA
615/550-6614