Discussions with the leading minds in public procurement
2025.01.05: Wait, But Why? Ending The Year With My "Lifescape" Calendar
We only have four to five thousand weeks in our lives depending on your luck and genetics - and I think it is ok to remember that. I think it helps you be grateful with your time, and to make sure you are marking your path. Take a look at how I accomplish this.
2024.12.16: What's Your Why with Carlos Torres
My “Why” in Procurement is to work with customers and suppliers to make procurement a key business partner by increasing, creating, and ensuring value. - Carlos Torres, Procurement Process Consultant
2024.11.15: What's Your Why with Veronica Ambrose
In the context of public procurement, my "why" revolves around helping improve the lives of other public procurement professionals. - Veronica Ambrose, Marketing / Outreach & Engagement Senior Associate
2024.10.14: What's Your Why with Alex Van Dyck
What’s Your Why? To make government spending efficient and effective so we all benefit. “Every dollar saved matters.” - Alex Van Dyck, Practice Lead, Performance & Analytics
2024.09.16: What's Your Why with Cymel Abdul
“My "Why" in public procurement is because it’s inspiring and very rewarding.” - Cymel Abdul, Compliance as a Service (CaaS) Procurement Process Consultant
2024.08.19: What's Your Why with Marina Williams
What’s My Why? In public procurement, my "why" is “the Drive to Learn Everyday”. - Marina Williams, Platform Optimization Practice Lead
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2024.07.18: Change Agents Chat: Colin Erhardt from the Government Performance Lab for Harvard Kennedy School
Dustin Lanier and Colin Erhardt from the Government Performance Lab at Harvard Kennedy School delve into the Procurement Excellence Network! Here at Civic, we're avid supporters of their impactful initiatives, consistently highlighting their community resources and leadership efforts. Our discussion was truly enlightening! You can also listen to the podcast here.
2024.06.17: What's Your Why with Theresa Webb
Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Strategy: The Potential of Government Procurement to drive innovation and improvement. - Theresa Webb, M.A., NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., Sr. Procurement Project Consultant
2024.05.20: What's Your Why with Stephanie Creed
1. Lifelong Learning & Dynamic Environments 2. Making a Difference through Responsible Spending and 3. the Opportunity to Mentor and Help Others. - Stephanie Creed, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, Senior Procurement Process Consultant
2024.04.24: Change Agent Chat with Open Gov's Kathrin Frauscher
Dustin Lanier interviews Kathrin Frauscher from the Open Contracting Partnership, a global non-profit focused on improving public procurement through reform efforts powered by open data.
2024.04.15: What's Your Why with Karen Hatten
Celebrating Procurement Professionals by highlighting Civic Initiatives Karen Hatten as she shares her Procurement 'why'.
2024.04.01: Procurement Month What's Your Why with Mike Thornton
Continuing to celebrate Procurement Professionals and highlighting Civic Initiatives PaaS Practice Lead Mike Thornton as he shares why Procurement is important to him.
2024.03.26: Procurement Month What's Your Why with Nancy Sherriel Rush
In celebration of Procurement Month, Civic Initiatives team member Nancy Sherriel Rush shares why she enjoys working in Procurement.
2024.03.25: Procurement Month What's Your Why with Woody Fluharty
In celebration of Procurement Month, Civic Initiatives Deputy Chief Operating Officer Woody Fluharty shares why Procurement is so important to him.
2024.02.28: Change Agent Chats: Jack Pellegrino, Director of Purchasing & Contracting
Jack Pellegrino, Director of Purchasing and Contracting for the County of San Diego, and Dustin talk about the recent CAPPO conference, his path to San Diego, and his new effort for a master's level supply chain management program.
2023.08.04: Change Agent Chats: Chris Sawchuk, The Hackett Group
Interview with Chris Sawchuk, Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader for The Hackett Group, about the role of benchmarking in improving procurement operations, and the practical opportunities available to public procurement.
2023.07.07: Change Agent Chats: Leah McGrath, Executive Director, StateRamp
A talk with Leah McGrath about StateRamp's important mission in streamlining IT cloud standards, its impact on public procurement, and a new partnership with Civic Initiatives.
2023.06.21: Change Agent Chats: Rob Handfield and Andrea Stefano Patrucco
Rob and Stefano reviewed the data from the use of the Strategic National Stockpile during Covid in an extensive report. We talk about the paper and some of the recommendations coming out of it related to #supplychain for the US.
2023.05.02: Resourceful Procurement - NAEP Breakout Session with Ed Mills
A discussion with Ed Mills, Chief Procurement Officer for Colorado University, about "Resourceful Procurement: Leveraging Capacity and Creative Resourcing in Higher Education Procurement" and other important procurement topics.
2023.03.30: What's Your Why - Higher Education Public Procurement Panel
We talk to three leaders in Higher Education Procurement on Why they came into procurement, why they stay, and how we cultivate that interest in the next generation.
2022.12.30: Bringing Up The Next Generation of Procurement All-Stars with TJ Martin
An interactive discussion about "Bringing Up the Next Generation of Procurement All-Stars with TJ Martin.
2022.12.14: Procurement Through the Eyes of City Manager Harry Black
An hour long chat with Harry Black, the City Manager for the City of Stockton, California. Hear how Black's public sector career spawned from contracting and procurement into the C-suite.
