Departments & Staff
Leadership Team
Name/Title | Contact Information |
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Mike Durkin Chief Procurement Officer | 774-570-5424 mdurkin@umassp.edu |
Jillian Warren Executive Assistant | 774-528-0308 jwarren@umassp.edu |
Brian Girard Deputy Chief Procurement Officer | 774-275-3336 bgirard@umassp.edu |
Sara Veilleux Director, Strategic Sourcing | 774-268-4569 sveilleux@umassp.edu |
Procurement Operations
Our Procurement Operations team handles requisitions, purchase orders, Bank Card, accounts payable (payment/invoice), travel & expense processing, and supplier management (diversity, registration, and risk) for the UMass system and our suppliers.
Accounts Payable
Name, Title |
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Rob Hyde, Senior Accounts Payable Manager |
Lynne Ferrell, Accounts Payable Manager |
Amanda Gordon, Accounts Payable Supervisor |
Kendra Sheppard, Senior Accounts Payable Clerk |
Paula Cassanelli, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Barbara Norton, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Gayle Johnson, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Jacqueline Quinlan, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Sara Douglass, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Nicole Hatch, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Aubrey Gauthier, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Procurement and Bank Card
Name, Title |
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Kelsey McCauley, Procurement and Bank Card Program Manager |
Deb Fisher, Procurement Operations Specialist |
Ashley Tejada, Procurement Operations Specialist |
Caitlyn Riedle, Procurement Operations Specialist |
Gene Wong, Procurement Operations Specialist |
Liane Hatch, Bank Card Program Specialist |
Danielle Young, Bank Card Program Specialist |
Debra Hight, Procurement and Bank Card Program Specialist |
Supplier Relationship Management
Name, Title |
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Christine Escobedo, Supplier Relationship Manager |
Zach Gull, Supplier Relationship Specialist |
Cheryl Lavallee, Supplier Relationship Specialist |
Strategic Sourcing
This team supports the system with bid execution (sourcing) and contract development.
Contracts
Name/Title |
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Susan Cone, Contracts Manager |
Colin Foley, Senior Contract Specialist |
Elisha Alt, Contract Specialist |
Pam Giordano, Contract Specialist |
Carrie Clifton, Contract Specialist |
Adianna Barrett, Contract Specialist Consultant |
Strategic Sourcing
Name/Title |
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Bill Mannix, Strategic Sourcing Manager |
Alex Therkelsen, Category Manager |
Christopher England, Category Manager |
Jill Lemire, Category Manager |
Michael Boyle, Category Manager |
Kim Mailloux, Senior Sourcing Specialist |
Eden Medaglia, Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Evanthia Tully, Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Toby Lau, Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Interns
We are extremely proud of our internship program, which provides students from UMass campuses a way to learn hands-on business skills within all corners of UMass Procurement.
Our Interns
NAME/TITLE |
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Nathan Nguyen, Strategic Sourcing Intern |
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