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Director, Information Technology Services Alliance, MPA, CTPE

Oakland University is a top-rated academic institution in southeast Michigan offering 132 bachelor’s degree programs and 124 graduate degree and certificate programs.

Board Member Affiliations: Educause WIT Women In IT Co Chair (2021) Educause IT Services and Procurement Management Steering Committee (2019- Present) Midwestern Higher Education Compact Leadership Advisory Group &Technology Committee Member (2019-present) International Certified Technology Procurement Executive Society, President Elect (2018) International Certified Technology Procurement Executive Society Board Member (2017) New Ideas and Innovation Chair, IT Procurement Summit (ITPS)- CAUCUS (2015) CAUCUS Advisory Board Member (2014) IT Sourcing and Procurement Summit, GSMI, Advisory Committee Member (2012) Professional Certifications: 2020 Oakland University Leadership Academy Graduate. Leadership Excellence Course Completion, Academy Leadership (2015) Certified Technology Procurement Executive (CTPE) (2013-Present) Presentations & Workshops: Cultivating Advocacy; Career jealousy and recognizing what triggers envy in the workplace. Women in IT Community Group, Educause ( July, 2021) Intentional Communication. Building a Culture of Innovation: A framework to promote innovation as an organizational priority, Co Author & Presenter, Leadership Academy (2021) Top 10 Skills for Future Ready IT Procurement & Sourcing Specialists- Project Lead/Panelist, Educause Annual Conference (10/28/2020) Automagically; Data Imports and Exports to the Cloud; Understanding Responsibility, Planning, & Managing Transfers to and from Cloud Providers, Co-Presenter, Merit Member Conference (2019) Integrating Human Resources- Artificial Intelligence and Human Capital Collaboration, Presenter, CAUCUS, IT Procurement Summit (2018) Collective Success, IT Procurement Partners , Co-Presenter, Merit Member Conference (2017) Contract and Statement of Work Workshop (2016), Co- Presenter, Merit Network Total Cost of Ownership for Cloud Computing Framework, Author, Educause (2014) SOW and RFP Templates & Sample Contract Language, Presenter, CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit (2013) Competitive Bidding Process; How to Analyze RFP Submissions, Workshop Presenter, GSMI (2012) Performance Tracking & Measurement of IT Purchase, Workshop Presenter, GSMI (2012) A Day in the Life of a Contract/Procurement Manager, Co- Presenter, CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit (2012) Committees and Subgroups Michigan Ace Women's Network (2020) Educause; Peer Mentoring CG (2019) Accessibility Committee (2018- Present) Specialties: Certified Software Manager Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Certified SCRUM Master Advanced Software Manager - Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)