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 Services
Office: 701 Kehoe
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Sean regarding:
- Procurement shared services
- Procurement strategic planning and priorities
- Policies and procedures
- SUNY and campus reporting
Internal Control
Lauren Currie
Internal Control Coordinator
Phone: 518-564-2538
Email: [email protected]
Contact Lauren regarding:
- Safecolleges annual compliance training program
- Implementation of administrative policies
- Internal controls programs
- Campus records management
- FOIL campus records access officer
- Small claims
Training & Customer Service
Sara Munson
Procurement Training and Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Sara regarding:
- Procurement customer service
- Training materials and scheduling of on-demand procurement trainings 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
Jenna Beauregard
Director of Contracts and Purchasing
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Jenna regarding:
- 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
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Nancy regarding:
- 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 Durkee
Contracts and Sourcing Specialist
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Karrie regarding:
- Strategic sourcing identification, promotion and development
- Preparation of formal solicitations (RFPs, RFQs, IFBs)
- Reasonableness of price determinations
- Vendor responsibility review
- M/WBE and SDVOB compliance
Mitchell Guanga
Procurement Assistant
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Mitchell regarding:
- Purchase orders/requisitions
- Affiliation agreements
- Property control
Tyler Andre
Office Assistant
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Tyler regarding:
- Purchase orders/requisitions
- Affiliation agreements
- Property control
Payment & Travel Services
Susan M. Cobb
Payment Travel Services Manager
Phone: 315-267-2140
Email: [email protected]
Contact Susie regarding:
- Payment and travel services team lead
- Voucher authorizer
- Vendor and travel payments
- Accounts payable policies and procedures
Benjamin Chapple
Administrative Assistant 1
Phone: 315-267-2144
Email: [email protected]
Contact Benjamin regarding:
- Receiving and processing vendor invoices for contracts (Potsdam)
- Receiving and processing vendor invoices for purchase orders (Potsdam)
- Receiving and processing vendor invoices for standing purchase orders (Potsdam)
Natalie F. Gravlin
Office Assistant 3 (Calculations)
Phone: 315-267-2143
Email: [email protected]
Contact Natalie regarding:
- Travel authorizations (Potsdam)
- Travel reimbursements/vouchers (Potsdam)
- Travel/NET cards (Potsdam)
- P-card certifications (Potsdam)
- Employee reimbursements (Potsdam)
- Refund of appropriations (Potsdam)
Stefanie Marchiano
Office Assistant 1
Phone: 518-564-3606
Email: [email protected]
Contact Stafanie regarding:
- Receiving and processing vendor invoices for contracts (Plattsburgh)
- Receiving and processing vendor invoices for purchase orders (Plattsburgh)
- Receiving and processing vendor invoices for standing purchase orders (Plattsburgh)