Departments & Staff
Leadership Team
Name/Title | Contact Information |
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David Cho Chief Procurement Officer |
774-455-8751 dcho@umassp.edu |
Jillian Warren Executive Assistant |
774-455-8792 jwarren@umassp.edu |
Brian Girard Director, Procurement Operations |
774-455-8752 bgirard@umassp.edu |
Mike Durkin Director, Strategic Sourcing |
774-455-8783 mdurkin@umassp.edu |
Amanda Onwuka Director, Service and Quality |
774-455-8796 aonwuka@umassp.edu |
Anne Zuev Manager, Special Projects |
azuev@umassp.edu |
Procurement Operations
Our Procurement Operations team handle requisitions, purchase order, Bank Card, accounts payable (payment/invoice) travel & expense processing, and supplier management (diversity, registration, and risk) for the UMass system and our suppliers.
Name/Title |
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Lynne Ferrell, Accounts Payable Manager |
Amanda Gordon, Accounts Payable Supervisor |
Kendra Sheppard, Senior Accounts Payable Clerk |
Debra Hight, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Paula Cassanelli, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Juanita McKenzie, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Barbara Norton, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Gayle Johnson, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Jacqueline Quinlan, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Ashley Tejada, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Nicole Hatch, Accounts Payable Clerk |
Name/Title |
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Caitrin Merrill, Travel and Expense Manager |
Lori McKiel, Senior Travel and Expense Specialist |
Wanda Alston, Travel and Expense Specialist |
Name/Title |
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Kelsey McCauley, Procurement Manager |
Deb Fisher, Procurement Specialist |
John Golden, Procurement Specialist |
Caitlyn Riedle, Procurement Specialist |
Gene Wong, Procurement Specialist |
Name/Title |
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Rob Hyde, Bank Card Manager |
Angel Falcon, Bank Card Specialist |
Liane Hatch, Bank Card Specialist |
Danielle Young, Bank Card Specialist |
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.
Name/Title |
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John Healey, Contracts & Strategic Sourcing Manager |
Susan Cone, Senior Contract Specialist |
Elisha Alt, Contract Specialist |
Pam Giordano, Contract Specialist |
Anthony DeFabrizio, Contract Specialist |
Carrie Clifton, Contract Specialist |
Name/Title |
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Jill Lemire, Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Eden Medaglia, Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Toby Lau, Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Kimberly Mailloux, Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Muzaffar Kosimov, Strategic Sourcing Specialist |
Michael Boyle, Category Manager |
Alex Therkelsen, Category Manager |
Paul Burns, Category Manager |
Service and Quality
The Service & Quality team supports the system with business associates, data & analytics, procurement technology, training & communication services as it relates to procurement and accounts payable processes.
Name/Title |
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Maria McKinney, Senior Business Associate |
Garret Oliver, Business Associate |
Sumera Bhatti, Business Associate |
Name/Title |
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Neha Ajgaonkar, Senior Data Analyst |
Name/Title |
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Claudia Cortes, Training and Communications Manager |
Ashley Hunter, Senior Training & Communications Specialist |
Interns
UPST is 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.
Name/Title |
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Andrew Buroni, Procurement Operations Intern |
Raef Eddins, Bank Card Intern |
Abdallah Adam, Accounts Payable Intern |
Neeraj Kestikars, Supplier Relationship Intern |
Michael Sennott, Business Associate Intern |
Akshit Mehta, Data Analytics Intern |
Pratheeksha Narikkadan, Data Analytics Intern |
Riya Mehta, Business Associate Intern |
Avery Knott, Communications Intern |
Get Help
- Use our Request Assistance Form
- Case Management Self-Service
- Send an Email to upst@umassp.edu
(Subject must describe the request and body of the email provides the detail.) - Call the UPST Customer Service Team at 774-545-UPST (8778)
9am - 4:30pm