Dave Dextraze, CET has been the Manager of Vendor Relations for RMA Trade for the past three and one half years, working closely with our Municipal Association partners across Canada, Sourcewell and Vendor/Supplier relationships. Our association partners include Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities ("SARM"), Central Source (formally Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association or "SUMA"), Association of Manitoba Municipalities ("AMM"), Local Authorities Services/Association of Municipalities Ontario (LAS/AM), Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (“NSFM”), Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities (“FPEIM”), Municipalities Newfoundland Labrador (“MNL”), Union of New Brunswick Municipalities (“UNBM”) and North West Territories Association of Municipalities. Prior to working with the RMA, Dave spent 26 years as the Director of Public Works for various municipalities in western Canada overseeing utilities, park, waste management, bridges, fleet management, and road infrastructure procurement functions. Dave represented one of the first municipalities to utilize a cooperative procurement contract for large equipment in Canada. Dave is one of the past presidents of the Alberta Municipal Supervisors Association (AMSA), and past Director for the Alberta Municipal Health and Safety Association as well as a past chair for the RMA Trade Advisory Committee.
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