Regional Procurement Services
Mission, Vision & Values
Mission
The mission of the Regional Procurement Services team is to support the procurement needs of SUNY Plattsburgh and Potsdam. Our knowledgeable staff provide exceptional service to help our customers fulfill their needs while ensuring a fair and competitive process.
Vision
We will be the leader in SUNY shared procurement services, modeling a pathway to deliver cost savings, efficiencies, and compliance.
Values
- Professional — We will act in accordance with the obligations and responsibilities of the procurement profession.
- Responsive — We will act with timeliness to support the evolving needs of our campus communities.
- Organized — We will act in a coordinated manner to ensure efficient processing.
- Capable — We will act to improve our skills and evolve our services through innovation and ongoing education.
- United — We will act as one shared services team, supporting each other and our campuses.
- Respectful — We will act in a positive, patient, and understanding manner, recognizing the diversity of the customers we serve.
- Ethical — We will act with integrity, fairness, and honesty while holding ourselves accountable for our actions.
Our Staff
Sean Brian Dermody
Assistant Vice President, Regional Procurement ServicesOffice: 701 Kehoe
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Sean regarding:
- Procurement shared services
- Procurement strategic planning & priorities
- Policies and procedures
- Internal controls
- Freedom of Information Law requests
- SUNY and campus reporting
Sara Munson
Procurement Training and Outreach CoordinatorPhone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Sara regarding:
- Procurement customer service needs
- Training material and scheduling of on-demand trainings on procurement related topics at SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Potsdam
- Coordination of campus communication on behalf of procurement services office
- Develop and update procurement policies, procedures, and forms
Contracts & Purchasing Services Team
Jenna Beauregard
Director of Contracts and PurchasingPhone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Jenna about:
- Contracts and purchasing team lead
- Approval of campus contracts, agreements, permits, and purchase orders
- Formal solicitations (RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs)
- M/WBE administrator
- Project Sunlight coordinator
- Vendor responsibility determinations
Nancy Bennett
Office Assistant 3 (Calculations)Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Nancy about:
- Program administrator for procurement card (P-Card), non-employee travel (NET-Card), and travel card (T-Card)
- Jaggaer system administrator
- Purchase orders/requisition
- Contract encumbrances (AC-340)
Karrie Tremblay
Purchasing Staff AssistantPhone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Karrie about:
- Strategic sourcing identification, promotion, and development
- Preparation of formal solicitations (RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs)
- Reasonableness of price determinations
- Vendor responsibility review
- M/WBE and SDVOB compliance
Nicole Venne
Office Assistant 2Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Nicole about:
- Requisition and purchase orders
- Procurement card purchases
- Vendor management for new suppliers
- Property control
Payment & Travel Services Team
Susan M. Cobb
Payment Travel Services ManagerPhone: 315-287-2140
Email: [email protected]
Contact Susie regarding:
- Payment and travel services team lead
- Voucher authorizer
- Vendor and Travel payments
- Accounts Payable policies and procedures
Holly Garrand
Office Assistant 2Phone: 518-564-3604
Email: [email protected]
Contact Holly regarding:
- Employee out-of-pocket reimbursements and stipends (Plattsburgh)
- Inter-agency expenditure journals (Plattsburgh)
- Moving reimbursements (Plattsburgh)
- Procurement card audits (Plattsburgh)
- Travel authorizations (Plattsburgh)
- Travel reimbursements/vouchers (Plattsburgh)
- Travel/NET cards (Plattsburgh)
Natalie F. Gravlin
Program AidePhone: 315-287-2143
Email: [email protected]
Contact Natalie regarding:
- Travel authorizations (Potsdam)
- Travel reimbursement/vouchers (Potsdam)
- Travel/NET cards (Potsdam)
- P-card certifications (Potsdam)
- Employee reimbursements (Potsdam)
- Refund of appropriations (Potsdam)
Kirstin Menoff
Office Assistant 2Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Kirstin regarding:
- Purchase order and contract payment processing (Plattsburgh)
- Refund of appropriations (Plattsburgh)